St. Regis Osaka & Special Promotion for Platinums good til 30 Dec 2010
Sep 8, 2010, 5:44 am
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St. Regis Osaka & Special Promotion for Platinums good til 30 Dec 2010
This is the link
http://www.starwoodhotelsjapan.com/j...language=ja_JP
It's currently in Japanese only. I'll summarize three most important points.
1. Use Code "SPGEXWD"for Sunday to Friday. and "SPGEXWE" for Staurday and Holiday
2. Promotion Period 2010/10/01 until 2010/12/30
3. 5000points extra for platinum member, plus 500 welcome amenity
Extra Details about platinum treatment in this property
1. No Club lounge and you get complimentary drinks from mini Bar instead
2. Free Internet
3. Free Breakfast at LA VEDUTA (Buffet Style)
4. Platinum Amenity
5. Free upgrade to Grand Deluxe Suite subject to availablity
6. SOTHY's is used as Bath Amenity at all rooms and suites
Some Extra information I just found:
SPG MEM OPENING SPCL. PACKAGE INCLUDES DAILY BREAKFAST, ST. REGIS OSAKA SIGNATURE BLOODY MARY WELCOME DRINK, SAKE RITUAL (UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2010) AT THE ROOF TOP GARDEN WITH COMPLIMENTARY ANTIPASTO FROM LA VEDUTA. ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF 5,000 BONUS STARPOINTS PER STAY FOR PLATINUM MEMBER / GUARANTEED UPGRADE TO GRANDE DELUXE ROOM (1KING/51 SQ METERS) OR GRANDE DELUXE PRIMIER ROOM (2DOUBLE/46 SQ METERS) FROM DELUXE ROOM (43 SQ METERS) FOR GOLD AND PREFERRED MEMBER..
Cheers
http://www.starwoodhotelsjapan.com/j...language=ja_JP
It's currently in Japanese only. I'll summarize three most important points.
1. Use Code "SPGEXWD"for Sunday to Friday. and "SPGEXWE" for Staurday and Holiday
2. Promotion Period 2010/10/01 until 2010/12/30
3. 5000points extra for platinum member, plus 500 welcome amenity
Extra Details about platinum treatment in this property
1. No Club lounge and you get complimentary drinks from mini Bar instead
2. Free Internet
3. Free Breakfast at LA VEDUTA (Buffet Style)
4. Platinum Amenity
5. Free upgrade to Grand Deluxe Suite subject to availablity
6. SOTHY's is used as Bath Amenity at all rooms and suites
Some Extra information I just found:
SPG MEM OPENING SPCL. PACKAGE INCLUDES DAILY BREAKFAST, ST. REGIS OSAKA SIGNATURE BLOODY MARY WELCOME DRINK, SAKE RITUAL (UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2010) AT THE ROOF TOP GARDEN WITH COMPLIMENTARY ANTIPASTO FROM LA VEDUTA. ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF 5,000 BONUS STARPOINTS PER STAY FOR PLATINUM MEMBER / GUARANTEED UPGRADE TO GRANDE DELUXE ROOM (1KING/51 SQ METERS) OR GRANDE DELUXE PRIMIER ROOM (2DOUBLE/46 SQ METERS) FROM DELUXE ROOM (43 SQ METERS) FOR GOLD AND PREFERRED MEMBER..
Cheers
Last edited by pelapela; Sep 8, 2010 at 7:13 am
Sep 8, 2010, 7:15 am
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Sep 8, 2010, 8:53 am
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We already have October 2010 reservations on FWNs so this will not apply for us. Have been in contact with the Hotel and confirmed they will provide all benefits which have also been noted in another FT thread on the prop which was sent to SAG (have no idea what that stands for) Platinum members. The net is I am getting the feeling this prop will at least in the beginning treat P members well. I say that with hesitation as we all know what happened with the St Regis Singapore. At the present yen exchange rate it just makes sense to use FWNs or maybe even points in Japan now. IMHO
Sep 9, 2010, 1:47 am
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We already have October 2010 reservations on FWNs so this will not apply for us. Have been in contact with the Hotel and confirmed they will provide all benefits which have also been noted in another FT thread on the prop which was sent to SAG (have no idea what that stands for) Platinum members. The net is I am getting the feeling this prop will at least in the beginning treat P members well. I say that with hesitation as we all know what happened with the St Regis Singapore. At the present yen exchange rate it just makes sense to use FWNs or maybe even points in Japan now. IMHO
Oct 4, 2010, 7:04 am
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Opened 3 Days Ago
Has anyone stayed here yet? I'll stay for 2 nights in December.
Oct 12, 2010, 4:11 am
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I want to book one night with the 5.000 Platinum points... - Can I book over the phone? any english page? I can't understand japanese and google translate makes many problems..
Oct 12, 2010, 8:44 am
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However, as a "category 6" hotel: I don't think 5000 pts will get you a room... and if using points, best to call SPG reservations anyway with English easily available.
Oct 12, 2010, 9:45 am
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Oct 12, 2010, 10:34 am
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SD1k... I found the 'other' St R Osaka thread immediately after my post in this thread, but thank you anyway for linking>
Oct 12, 2010, 3:52 pm
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Yes there is an English home page & English speaking front desk staff to assist you with reservations.
However, as a "category 6" hotel: I don't think 5000 pts will get you a room... and if using points, best to call SPG reservations anyway with English easily available.
However, as a "category 6" hotel: I don't think 5000 pts will get you a room... and if using points, best to call SPG reservations anyway with English easily available.
Oct 12, 2010, 7:05 pm
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Anyway, moot point by splitting grammatical hairs, could be interpreted both ways.
Let me walk you through accessing the ENGLISH homepage:
1) click on the link provided by OP
2) at the TOP RIGHT of the JAPANESE homepage just to the LEFT of the ST R CREST LOGO is a drop down menu ( like this: 言語 2 Chinese characters or Kanji)
3) click on the drop down menu > click on ENGLISH to read about hotel etc
4) follow OP's directions when booking, and/or my suggestion of calling the hotel, asking for English speaking staff to assist you in verification of your online reservation ( as you don't speak OR read Japanese ) in which you are a SPG PLAT and want to make sure you will receive the 5000 bonus points for that stay
5) ENJOY your stay
Sincerely hope this helps....
Oct 13, 2010, 6:02 pm
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OK hoteleksperten.. I assume English is not your native tongue ( sorry in advance if this assumption is incorrect )... your original post did not state; ...."gets" 5.000 points as you just now made clear in quote, you had said, book "with" 5.000 platinum points...
Anyway, moot point by splitting grammatical hairs, could be interpreted both ways.
Let me walk you through accessing the ENGLISH homepage:
1) click on the link provided by OP
2) at the TOP RIGHT of the JAPANESE homepage just to the LEFT of the ST R CREST LOGO is a drop down menu ( like this: 言語 2 Chinese characters or Kanji)
3) click on the drop down menu > click on ENGLISH to read about hotel etc
4) follow OP's directions when booking, and/or my suggestion of calling the hotel, asking for English speaking staff to assist you in verification of your online reservation ( as you don't speak OR read Japanese ) in which you are a SPG PLAT and want to make sure you will receive the 5000 bonus points for that stay
5) ENJOY your stay
Sincerely hope this helps....
Anyway, moot point by splitting grammatical hairs, could be interpreted both ways.
Let me walk you through accessing the ENGLISH homepage:
1) click on the link provided by OP
2) at the TOP RIGHT of the JAPANESE homepage just to the LEFT of the ST R CREST LOGO is a drop down menu ( like this: 言語 2 Chinese characters or Kanji)
3) click on the drop down menu > click on ENGLISH to read about hotel etc
4) follow OP's directions when booking, and/or my suggestion of calling the hotel, asking for English speaking staff to assist you in verification of your online reservation ( as you don't speak OR read Japanese ) in which you are a SPG PLAT and want to make sure you will receive the 5000 bonus points for that stay
5) ENJOY your stay
Sincerely hope this helps....
:-( What do I do?
Oct 14, 2010, 1:44 am
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At this point I think it best that you call the hotel directly, and tell them that you tried but failed to be able to make a reservation online with the special code as a Plat member. Ask them to assist you in doing so....Good luck
Oct 14, 2010, 11:14 pm
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Call the SPG desk to book the reservation over the phone - I did this and was able to apply the code.