Marriott Bonvoy hotels in London, UK
#3721
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 133
London Ritz/Marriott Redemption
Hi all,
On my way to London, and cannot for the life of me decide between these three hotels for award redemption:
The London Edition
Grosvenor House
London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
Curious to know if anyone has had any experience and can provide any help. I'm Gold so hoping that a room upgrade will be in my future.
Thanks!
On my way to London, and cannot for the life of me decide between these three hotels for award redemption:
The London Edition
Grosvenor House
London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
Curious to know if anyone has had any experience and can provide any help. I'm Gold so hoping that a room upgrade will be in my future.
Thanks!
#3722
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Delta Diamond, Marriott Ambassador & Lifetime Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, United Silver
Posts: 6,334
Hi all,
On my way to London, and cannot for the life of me decide between these three hotels for award redemption:
The London Edition
Grosvenor House
London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
Curious to know if anyone has had any experience and can provide any help. I'm Gold so hoping that a room upgrade will be in my future.
Thanks!
On my way to London, and cannot for the life of me decide between these three hotels for award redemption:
The London Edition
Grosvenor House
London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
Curious to know if anyone has had any experience and can provide any help. I'm Gold so hoping that a room upgrade will be in my future.
Thanks!
The J.W. Grosvenor House will upgrade you, even on an award stay. You also get the full benefits.
#3723
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jacobslide, as hockeyinsider says, forget about the Edition as no bennies other than free wifi.
Both the JW & PL are good choices. Since the JW is larger, odds of upgrades are better.
Cheers.
Both the JW & PL are good choices. Since the JW is larger, odds of upgrades are better.
Cheers.
#3724
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 69
I booked 7 award nights at JW Grosvenor House. The occupancy is listed as maximum 2, but that cribs are allowed. Will they allow us to stay here my wife and I and our baby? (1 year old) Do I need to email and confirm? Does anyone have this property's email address? Thanks.
Last edited by Chy; Jun 25, 2017 at 8:42 am
#3725
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 133
#3726
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"Crib/Play Yard : Portable play yard-type crib Complimentary"
Cheers.
#3727
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
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The London EDITION
Stats: 7 floors, 173 rooms (%Suites: 0%) | no CL | Category: Tier 4 | Built: 2013 | Last Remodel: 2013 (opened)
London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
Stats: 5 floors, 124 rooms, 28 suites (%Suites: 23%) | Concierge Lounge: yes | Category: 9 | Built: 1919 | Last Remodel: 2015
Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel
Stats: 8 floors, 420 rooms, 76 suites (%Suites: 18%) | Concierge Lounge: yes | Category: 9 | Built: 1929 | Last Remodel: 2008 (Wikipedia)
Stats: 7 floors, 173 rooms (%Suites: 0%) | no CL | Category: Tier 4 | Built: 2013 | Last Remodel: 2013 (opened)
London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
Stats: 5 floors, 124 rooms, 28 suites (%Suites: 23%) | Concierge Lounge: yes | Category: 9 | Built: 1919 | Last Remodel: 2015
Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel
Stats: 8 floors, 420 rooms, 76 suites (%Suites: 18%) | Concierge Lounge: yes | Category: 9 | Built: 1929 | Last Remodel: 2008 (Wikipedia)
I'm working on my review of the Park Lane from my family's stay there in April and, even booking 3 (three) award rooms for 6 days each, no upgrades were offered. Now clearly the probability of even one upgrade was unfortunately also low because of the length of stay, but one upgrade out of the three would have been nice. So a shorter award stay at Grosvenor House may net you the upgrade you desire - without having to fork over any additional GBP.
Also, as a Tier 4 Ritz Carlton equivalent property. you'll need 60K points/night versus 45K points/night at either the Park Lane or the Grosvenor House.
David
#3728
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 165
London: Best value
Platinum member staying in London for five days on points this August.
family vacation, two adults, two children.
What would you consider to be the best value (not necessarily the lowest cost) based on Platinum status, lounge access, location, etc.
I'm looking to use points, but I've also included the nightly rate without points.
thanks:
Grosvenor Square
180,000 + 180 GBP/night
or 616 pounds per night
Park Lane
180,000 + 400 GBP/night
or 690 pounds per night
Marble Arch
180,000 + 75/night
or 226 pounds per night
St. Ermins
160,000 +150 GBP/night
or 301 gbp per night
Regents Park
160,000 + 80 GBP/night
or 179 gbp per night
Kensington
160,00 +120 gbp/night
or 216 gbp/night
Hotel Maida Vale
points not available
175 gbp/night
family vacation, two adults, two children.
What would you consider to be the best value (not necessarily the lowest cost) based on Platinum status, lounge access, location, etc.
I'm looking to use points, but I've also included the nightly rate without points.
thanks:
Grosvenor Square
180,000 + 180 GBP/night
or 616 pounds per night
Park Lane
180,000 + 400 GBP/night
or 690 pounds per night
Marble Arch
180,000 + 75/night
or 226 pounds per night
St. Ermins
160,000 +150 GBP/night
or 301 gbp per night
Regents Park
160,000 + 80 GBP/night
or 179 gbp per night
Kensington
160,00 +120 gbp/night
or 216 gbp/night
Hotel Maida Vale
points not available
175 gbp/night
#3730
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Wesseling, NRW, Germany
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Greetings - Dirk
#3731
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 165
I think the reason behind the surcharge is the fact that he wants one room to fit four people, so that does not work with any standard room in London. Therefor if you specify four people you need to book a larger room that requires a surcharge per night on top of the points per night.
Greetings - Dirk
Greetings - Dirk
once you go to 3/4 people, hotel options are reduced, room type availability changes and the points level/price both increase. For example, with the Marriott Kensington, the only room type available is a junior suite, with a four person reward stay for the dates we've selected.
#3732
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,287
If it were me with a family of four, I'd choose St. Ermins for a base reward and then contact the hotel directly about paying a surcharge for a Family Room (two queens and a trundle bed).
No lounge but a wonderful breakfast. And nothing aids family harmony like two bathrooms.
No lounge but a wonderful breakfast. And nothing aids family harmony like two bathrooms.
#3733
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,012
Maybe someone can help with this...trying to decide between PL and JW Grosvenor. We are staying for a week on points. First trip to London, basically just being tourists. We are only gold so the lounge isn't a factor (though I suppose likelihood of an upgrade might be--we do not frequent Marriott so I'm unfamiliar with the chance of that even happening on points). I suppose my only hesitation on PL after reading the other thread is that it looks like a number of rooms face inward and don't get a lot of light. We would consider other properties as well; I briefly looked at the Renaissance but I believe the basic room there is a queen bed and I think that would be uncomfortable.
#3734
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MSN
Programs: Delta DM, Bonvoy LT Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,987
I'd pick Grosvenor as a gold for sure. Many more rooms thus much less likely to have a bad view like I did at PL.
#3735
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,012
Gold gets lounge access: http://www.marriott.com/marriott-rew...nefits/gold.mi
I'd pick Grosvenor as a gold for sure. Many more rooms thus much less likely to have a bad view like I did at PL.
I'd pick Grosvenor as a gold for sure. Many more rooms thus much less likely to have a bad view like I did at PL.