The Welcome Drink Wiki (Please add your own experience)

ARGENTINA:
- Novotel Buenos Aires : Voucher provided for soft-drink or beer
- Mercure Iguazu Hotel Iru : Voucher provided, could be used for anything (even cocktails, despite small-print mentioned something else).

AUSTRALIA:
- Mercure Canberra - 2 drink vouchers for glass of ordinary house wine (waitress suggested the red would be a bad idea), beer, soft drink at Bar or Restaurant
- Novotel Canberra - 2 drink vouchers at Restaurant or Bar for beer, soft drink or any wine available by glass on menu - five whites, five reds a sparkling and a dessert wine
- Pullman Melbourne (Albert Park) - 2 drink vouchers, for any drink at the foyer bar.
- Rockford Adelaide - 2 drink vouchers for house red, white, sparkling, tap beer or soft drink
- MGallery Playford Adelaide - 2 vouchers, worth $8 to be used in the bar on any drink

AUSTRIA:
- Sofitel Vienna (voucher provided, any drink at the bar up to 15€)
- MGallery Hotel Am Konzerthaus Vienna (voucher provided, any drink at the bar)
- Mercure Vienna First (2 vouchers for red/white wine, beer or soft drinks)
- Mercure Salzburg Central (voucher for card holder only, wine, beer or soft drink)

BELGIUM:
- Sofitel Brussels Europe (voucher provided, any drink at the bar)
- Sofitel Brussels Louise (voucher provided, any drink at the bar)
- Pullman Brussels Midi (voucher provided, any drink at the bar)
- Novotel Brussels Midi Station (voucher provided, voucher states beer, wine soft drink only), staff argued that a G&T are two drinks but relented

BRAZIL:
- Sofitel Florianopolis (voucher provided, any drink at bar next to reception)
- Sofitel Copacabana Rio de Janeiro (letter provided to show at Horse's Neck Bar, any drink)
- Mercure Pinheiros Sao Paulo (voucher provided, soda/beer/wine)
- Ibis Expo Sao Paulo (voucher provided, soda/beer/wine)

CANADA:
- Sofitel Montréal Golden mile : Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything
- Novotel Toronto Centre: piccolo bottle of Henckell-Trocken delivered to room
- Novotel Mississauga: voucher provided, any drink at the bar
- Novotel Montreal Aeroport: vouchers for 2 guests offered, valid for softdrinks, beers, juice, house wine, can be combined in the restaurant

CAMBODIA
- Sofitel Phnom Penh : Voucher offered at check-in, usable for wine, soft drink, beer.
- Sofitel Angkor (Siem Reap) : Voucher offered at check-in, usable for wine, soft drink, beer but champagne can be obtained if you insist (the waiter usually ask management for approval).
- Sofitel Angkor (Siem Reap) : Vouchers for 2 guests offered at check-in, useable in main bar any drink to value up to US$10 per drink.

CHINA
-Sofitel Hyland Shanghai: Voucher for 2 guests provided at check-in, useable in main bar.
-Sofitel Chengdu Taihe: No voucher provided.
- Pullman Shanghai Skyway: voucher for cardholder only, only given water/softdrink/juice

COTE D'IVOIRE
- Sofitel Abidjan, voucher valid for everything.

CUBA:
- Mercure Sevilla Hotel: big bottle of mineral water delivered to room. (but welcome gift is a bottle of rhum)

FRANCE
- Hotel Scribe Paris managed by Sofitel: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything
- MGallery Hotel Baltimore Paris: Vouchers offered at check-in, usable for anything (Including the not-inexpensive cocktails)
- Sofitel Strasbourg : voucher valid for everything
- Pullman Montpellier : voucher valid for everything
- Mercure Abbeville centre : voucher valid for 1 person only, for beer, soft drink and wine.
- Sofitel Paris Arc de Triomphe: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything
- Sofitel Paris le Faubourg: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything
- Mercure Paris Opera Faubourg Montmatre: voucher valid for beer, wine, or soft drinks
- Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel: voucher for 2 guests, usable for beer, local wine, fresh juice on the top floor bar with panoview
- Mercure Mont Saint-Michel: voucher for cardholder only, almost everything in bar including cocktails
- Novotel Suites Paris expo porte de versailles: voucher for 1 guest, usable for beer, wine (when bar is closed usable for any drink from the "boutique gourmande")

HONG KONG:
- Novotel Century, Hong Kong (voucher provided, selected items from the bar, i.e. juices and beers). Given as Gold also.
- Park Lane, A Pullman Hotel: Two vouchers provided upon check-in: Good for a handful of imported beers, house wines, soft drinks and juices.
-Novotel Nathan Road -Vouchers provided. Good for beers, house wines and soft drinks and juices.
-Novotel Hong Kong Citygate - vouchers provided, good for everything except champagne

GERMANY
- Ibis Friedrichshafen Airport: voucher offered after requesting and receptionist checked a quick reference card of benefits by level. Able to use for a large wheat beer.
- Sofitel Berlin Kurfürstendamm: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for soft drinks, certain wines and beer
- Sofitel Munich Bayerpost: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything
- Mercure Dortmund Centrum: Voucher provided, valid for soft-drink or beer
- Mercure Hotel Kaiserhof Frankfurt City Centre: Just a letter explaining they have no bar, so could use the mini-bar. Can't remember if mini-bar had a beer, or just soft drinks.
- Pullman Munich: Voucher for each guest, large wine, large beer, soft drinks or spirits.

HUNGARY
- Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for local beer or wine
- Novotel Budapest Centrum: voucher for all guests(3), almost everything in bar including cocktails but not bottled wines

INDONESIA:
- Pullman Jakarta (welcome drink vouchers given; any drinks that you can choose on their bar menu)
- Mercure Jakarta Ancol (welcome drink vouchers given; any drinks that you can choose on their bar menu)
- Novotel Jakarta Gajah Mada (Welcome drinks vouchers were given; standard fruit punch given; no other options were given)
- Mercure Serpong Alam Sutera (no welcome drinks voucher; standard fruit punch given; no other options were given)
- All Seasons Jakarta Thamrin (no welcome drinks voucher but there are some lemon water on the receptions as welcome drinks)
- Ibis Serpong (Welcome drinks vouchers were given; can't recall what is the name of the welcome drinks, very standard; no other options were given)
- Novotel Semarang (no welcome drinks voucher; standard fruit punch; no other options were given)
- Novotel Palembang (no welcome drinks voucher; standard fruit punch; no other options were given)
- Ibis Semarang (no welcome drinks voucher & no welcome drinks given)
- Ibis Styles Jakarta Mangga Dua (no welcome drinks voucher & no welcome drinks given)
- Ibis Jakarta Senen (no welcome drinks voucher & no welcome drinks given)
- Mercure Surabaya (no welcome drinks voucher & no welcome drinks given)
- Mercure Bali Harvestland Kuta (1 Welcome drink given during check-in & no welcome drink vouchers)
- Ibis Styles Bali Kuta Circle hotel (1 welcome drink voucher & no welcome drinks given)
- Ibis Bali Kuta (no welcome drinks voucher & no welcome drinks given)
- Ibis Styles Bali Kuta Legian (no welcome drinks voucher & no welcome drinks given)
- Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua: welcome drink voucher offered proactively, good for beer or soft drinks only at lobby or pool bar.

ITALY
- Novotel Roma La Rustica: voucher for all guests, everything in the bar including cocktails and champagne

JAPAN
- ibis Shinjuku : now get a voucher but the choice is extremely limited (tea, coffee, juice)
- ibis Styles Kyoto : no welcome drink or voucher, although tea/coffee machine in the lobby "free for Le Club members"
- Mercure Tokyo Ginza : Bar now open so drinks vouchers given!

LAOS
- Ibis Vientiane (no vouchers and no welcome drinks given).

MALAYSIA
- Novotel Kuala Lumpur: voucher good for guava or orange juice or green tea
- Pullman Kuching: "mocktail" drink voucher for 2 given for lobby bar
- Pullman Bangsar: Welcome drink voucher for 2, including beer and wine.

MACAU
- Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16: voucher valid for limited selection at lobby bar

MEXICO
- Ibis Cancun Centro: vouchers given for limited choice in the bar, softdrinks/water/juice

MOROCCO
- Ibis Casablanca City Center: They don't have vouchers but receptionist informs the bar and one can choose soft drinks.
- Sofitel Marrakesh Palais Imperial: Voucher valid for any drink on the long menu, at the bar outside, by the lobby

NETHERLANDS
- Ibis Amsterdam Airport: room key and vouchers prepared before arrival: booked two twin rooms and vouchers were good for 4 drinks. Awesome. All 4 used for large beers in the restaurant. All staff seemed knowledgeable and relaxed about their use.
- Sofitel Legend the Grand Amsterdam: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything

NEW ZEALAND
- Novotel Auckland Airport: one/two drink voucher/s depending on how many people booked for the room; for house wine or beer or soft drink in the bar or restaurant.
- Novotel Christchurch: two drink vouchers (for two guests) for house wine or beer or soft drink in the bar.
- Novotel Rotorua: two drink vouchers (for two guests) for house wine or beer or soft drink in the bar.
- Pullman Auckland: two drink vouchers (for two guests) for house wine or beer or soft drink in the bar.
- Sofitel Auckland: two drink vouchers (for two guests) for house wine or beer or soft drink in the bar.
- IBIS Christchurch: two drink vouchers (for two guests) for house wine or beer or soft drink in the bar.

PERU
- Novotel Lima: voucher for 2 guests, valid for softdrinks, water, juice and pisco sour
- Novotel Cusco: voucher for 2 guests, valid for almost everything, including fresh juice and pisco sour

PHILIPPINES
- Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for beer, juice or soft drink

POLAND
- Ibis Krakow Stare Miasto: Voucher offered at check-in, able to use it for beer, wine, coffee, tea or soft drinks
- Sofitel Warsaw Victoria: Two vouchers (for two guests) offered at check-in. Usable for every drink including the (very tasty) cocktails.
- Novotel Warszawa Airport: voucher offered at check-in (valid for soft drinks & local beers, bottled & on tap).
- Novotel Gdańsk Marina: voucher offered at check-in (valid for soft drinks and 1 type of local beer on tap i.e. Żywiec).

ROMANIA:
- Pullman Bucharest World Trade Centre: voucher for 2 guests, valid for softdrinks, bottled juice, local beer only

SINGAPORE:
- Ibis Bencoolen: voucher good for one draft beer.
- Sofitel So: voucher valid for everything (2 persons).
- Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort and Spa: voucher valid for cocktails, mocktails, wine, beer, soft drinks, tea or coffee
- Novotel Singapore Quay: voucher valid for everything except champagne

SOUTH KOREA :
- Pullman Ambassador Seoul (welcome drink vouchers given; you can choose anything from the menu as long as the price is under 18,000 Won or around 13 Euros/drink)
- Ibis Busan (welcome drink vouchers given; you can choose coffee, tea, or soft drinks)
- Novotel Ambassador Daegu: welcome drink vouchers given; only reservation: does not include Premium whiskies, but includes standard whiskies such as Chivas 12 yo

SPAIN
- Ibis Barcelona Centro: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for soft drinks only
- Ibis Barcelona Plaza Glories: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for soft drinks and beer
- Mercure Madrid Plaza de Espana : voucher offered at check-in valid for everything except Champagne, but in practice no bar...so just a few drinks available in a fridge in front desk back office.
- Novotel Barcelona City: voucher offered at check-in valid for soft drink, beer or wine at the nice roof top pool bar. Included a sparkling wine option.

SWITZERLAND:
- Ibis Zurich City West: Voucher for soft drinks, beer, house wine
- Novotel Geneva Centre: voucher provided for any drink

TAIPEI
- Hotel Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport: Voucher for soft drink, house wine, local beer

THAILAND:
- Ibis Sathorn, Bangkok voucher provided;Soft Drink, Juice, Coffee(hot/cold), Tea, Chang Beer(Gold&Plat), Red/White house wine(Plat)(7/2015)
- Ibis Siam, Bangkok, voucher provided: Soft Drink, Juice, Coffee, Tea, Chang Beer, Red/White house wine (Silver, Gold, Plat) (2/16)
- MGallery Hotel Muse, Bangkok (no voucher, sweet non alcoholic drink at check in)
- Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit :no voucher provided; Welcome drink list same as drink list in evening happy hour (8/2015)
- Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for signature cocktail, prosecco, white wine, red wine, beer or soft drink
- Sofitel So Bangkok: in addition to the mocktail they offer every guest, a welcome drink voucher provided (soft drinks, wine, beer and a limited menu of spirits, cocktails) 2/2016

- Mercure Chiang Mai: Voucher only for soft drink or orange juice; No beer

- Hotel De La Paix Hua Hin: no voucher provided; 2 Fresh Coconut at room (6/2015)
- Ibis Hua Hin: Voucher for any drink, cocktails included
- Novotel Hua Hin: voucher provided; redeem at any outlet (6/2015)

- Mercure Pattaya Ocean Resort, Pattaya : 1Voucher/Room, 2Drinks/Voucher, Silver to Platinum, At lobby bar, Soft drink only, exclude smoothies (1/2015)
- Mercure Pattaya : no voucher, Orange juice at check in (7/2015)

-Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra: welcome drink voucher for each guest good for cocktails, beer, wine or soft drink.

TURKEY :
- Novotel Trabzon (no welcome drink vouchers given; but after being asked, I could choose any drinks from their menu)
- Mercure Topkapi: 2 people staying 2 nights, 2 drink vouchers given (beer, cider or wine)
- The Elysium Istanbul MGallery: Voucher for two provided at check in for use in bar or restaurant (house wine, beer or basic spirits)


UNITED KINGDOM :
- Sofitel London Gatwick (welcome drink voucher given; choose from beer, wine or soft drinks)
- Sofitel London Heathrow (welcome drink voucher for each guest: choose from beer, limited selection of wine or soft drink in main bar only.
- Ibis Hotel London Excel Docklands (welcome drink voucher given; could choose any drink from the bar)
-Ibis Heathrow: voucher for 1 drink
- Ibis London Wembley Stadium (welcome drinks voucher given, choice of coffee/tea/beer/wine/soft drinks)
- Ibis Styles Birmingham Centre (welcome drink voucher given; could choose any drink from the bar)
- Novotel London Brentford (no welcome drink voucher offered, had to plead for one - when finally given could choose from beer, wine and soft drinks)
- Novotel London Brentford 2nd opinion (stayed here twice, drink voucher proactively given, all drinks bar cocktails and sparkling wine/champagne)
- Novotel London Paddington (welcome drink voucher given; choose from beer, wine or soft drinks)
- Ibis Styles Leyton (London): nothing offered, and I wasn't fussed, hotel is a bit of a dump.
- Mercure Bolton Last Drop Village - 1 voucher which I had to ask for.
- Mercure Wigan Oak: 2 people: 2 drink vouchers (due to 2 LeClub members) (beer/cider/wine)
- Mercure Stratford upon avon: 2 people, 2 nights: 2 vouchers (beer, wine, single spirits)
- Mercure Royal Hull: 2 people for 2 nights: 2 vouchers (tap beer or house wine, my OH does not drink beer or wine and they refused to serve a cider, so we got a soft drink)
- Mercure London Watford: 2 people: 2 vouchers (due to 2 LeClub members) (house wine only or beer/cider, requested a specific wine and they did not accept)
Mercure London Watford: 2 people, 2 vouchers, offer of anything bar champagne or cocktails
- Mercure Windsor: 4 people/2 rooms: 2 vouchers (due to 2 LeClub members) (used on any drinks, we took 4 drinks at the bar and they removed the 2 most expensive ones)
- Mercure Oxford Eastgate: One drink per person (clearly stated on the print of the drink voucher)
- Mercure Exeter Southgate: One drink voucher per adult (house wine, single spirits or draught beer).
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart: One drink voucher per person
- Mercure Newbury Epcot Park: Voucher for 2 guests, large wine, beer or soft drinks.
- Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall: Voucher for 2 guests, large wine, beer, spirits or soft drinks.
- Novotel London Excel: 2 people: 1 or 2 drink vouchers - not consistant (wine, beer or cider)
- Novotel Nottingham East Midlands: 2 people: 2 drink vouchers (due to 2 leclub members) (wine, beer or cider)
- Novotel Nottingham East Midlands: 2 drinks vouchers valid for anything except champagne/sparkling wine
- Novotel Edinburgh Park: 1 voucher per room for one drink, anything on drink menu including large wine measures.
- Novotel Manchester West: 1 voucher per room for one drink, anything on drink menu.
- Novotel Bristol: 1 voucher per card holder for one drink, anything on drink menu including large wine measures.
- Novotel Coventry North: 2 guests, 2 vouchers, for bar or restaurant, beer, wine or basis spirits.
- Novotel Southampton: 1 voucher per card holder for one beer, wine or soft drink.
- Novotel Cardiff Centre: 2 guests, two vouchers, house wine, spirits, beer. Excludes cocktails.
- Ibis Styles Barnsley: no voucher
- Ibis Cardiff Gate: no voucher
- Ibis styles Birmingham Center: 2 people: 2 drink vouchers (due to 2 leclub members) (wine, beer or cider)
- Ibis London Euston: 2 people: 1 or 2 drink vouchers - not consistant (Wine, beer or cider)
- Ibis London Barking: 3 people/2 rooms: 2 vouchers (due to 2 LeClub members) (Beer, cider or wine)
- Ibis Coventry Center: 2 people: 2 drink vouchers (due to 2 LeClub members) (Beer, cider or wine)
- Novotel London Waterloo: 1 drink voucher choice of anything except champagne
- Novotel Birmingham Centre: 1 drink vouchers choice of anything except champagne
- Novotel London Heathrow: drink voucher included soft drinks, beer or wine. (And beer included cider when I asked) 1 voucher initially given, when I mentioned that my partner was joining me later, a second was given after verifying the room was booked for 2.
- Novotel London Heathrow: Voucher for all 4 guests, beers, wine, basic spirits or soft drink.
- Novotel Wolverhampton: Voucher valid for all adult guests, advised good for majority of drinks except a few premium cocktails.

USA
- Sofitel Miami: Voucher offered at check-in, able to use it for anything
- Sofitel New York: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything
- Novotel New Yok : Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything
- Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette square : Voucher offered at check-in (or sometimes placed in the room), usable for anything
- Sofitel Chicago water tower : Voucher offered at check-in, usable for anything
- Sofitel Los Angeles Beverly Hils: One voucher per guest for use in main bar only, wine, beer or soft drinks.

VIETNAM
- Hotel Pullman Saigon Centre: Voucher valid for any drink, at any bar, including their Sky Disco.
- Hotel des Arts Saigon MGallery Collection: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for soft drink, local beer and house wine.
- Mercure Da Nang: No welcome drink voucher provided and I didn't ask.
- Pullman Hanoi: 1 welcome drink given but only when asked. It was only for one person which I felt was mean so I insisted that it should be for 2 people and eventually they gave another one. Choice of wine, beer, soft drinks.
- Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi: Welcome drink in the form of a letter waiting in room upon arrival but seemed to be offered to everyone staying there rather than just Plats. Limited choice of drinks.
- Sofitel Plaza Hanoi: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for a specific menu consisting cocktails, beer, wine and soft drinks at lobby bar or Summit lounge.
- Sofitel Saigon Plaza: Voucher offered at check-in, usable for soft drink, beer, wines and selected cocktails
- Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi: Drink voucher for 4 guests at checkin, useable in Club bar, Angelina or Bamboo Bar for any drink except top end liquors and a few of the most expensive cocktails.
-La Residence MGallery: Drink voucher for 4 guests at checkin, useable in main bar or pool. Anything on the drink menu.
-Royal Hoi An MGallery - Drink voucher for 2 guests at checkin, useable in main bar or pool. Anything on the drink menu .