Westin Grand Arabellapark, Munich / München, Germany [Master Thread]
Oct 30, 2011, 6:11 am
#92
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Sorry, but I don't know! But it isn't known only by me...
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/15313833-post61.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/17356995-post88.html
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Last edited by Forstbetrieb; Oct 30, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Oct 31, 2011, 1:10 am
#95
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AFAIK it was the last years ( 2009 and earlier ) always possible to get breakfast ( as a platinum ) in the restaurant " ZEN " for free. Even to me it was never offered officially, but I could do breakfast all the time downstairs, even if the breakfast was not in the rate.
Oct 31, 2011, 11:59 pm
#96
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Annoying
BTW: You have to pay the full price if you want the breakfast in the Restaurant " ZEN ".
There is until now no other solution founded by the hotel.
IMHO they should offer a special price, because the continental in the lounge is free, may be 5 or 10 extra for breakfast in the Restaurant, if they need it...
EasyDining [ http://easy-dining.de/ ] will also end this month, so the cardholders can only renew their membership until next year November.
What negative surprise will come next???
There is until now no other solution founded by the hotel.
IMHO they should offer a special price, because the continental in the lounge is free, may be 5 or 10 extra for breakfast in the Restaurant, if they need it...
EasyDining [ http://easy-dining.de/ ] will also end this month
, so the cardholders can only renew their membership until next year November. What negative surprise will come next???
Nov 29, 2011, 7:50 am
#97
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Munich, Germany
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What about the holiday period 24.12. to 1.1. The Executive Lounge doesn't open before 10am and in the fine print it says breakfast will be in the ZEN Restaurant. In this case it should be for free for plats or shouldn't it?
Nov 29, 2011, 8:13 am
#98
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Holiday Restaurant Closures 2011
From December 25 through December 31, 2011 and again from January 2 through January 8, 2012, ZEN Restaurant will be closed for dinner. Paulaners Wirtshaus with Biergarten
will also be closed for lunch from December 24 until December 31, 2011 and again on January 6, 2012. Please contact the hotel for further information.
Executive Club Lounge Holiday Hours for 2011
From December 24, 2011 until January 1, 2012, our Executive Club Lounge will be open from 12pm to 9pm. During this time, breakfast for Executive Club guests will be served at the atrium restaurant. Please contact the hotel for further information.
Nov 30, 2011, 2:56 am
#99
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Germany
Programs: SPG Platinum
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I have been there during the holiday period last year, as a Plat. The Lounge was closed in the morning, so we got breakfast in the ZEN restaurant for free.
Apr 12, 2012, 11:53 am
#101
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
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Aug 9, 2012, 10:36 pm
#102
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: UK
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We stayed here for three nights last week. The hotel is a bit of 70s/80s eyesore from the outside but is very nice inside. No upgrade was forthcoming other than to a high floor but our smallish regular room (30sq m?) was very comfortable and we didn't get any noise from outside or from our neighbors (if we had any). Noise from the doorway could be a problem - no effective sound insulation there. Luckily we didn't get much passing traffic.
We visited the lounge each day, sometimes three times (b'fast, afternoon tea plus evening drinks)! It is a very nice lounge though could benefit from comfier seating. Food offerings are very impressive and the red wine was OK. Breakfast was very nice. We also ate at the German bar on the ground (or -1 level) floor and that was relaxed and nice.
We walked into the park a couple of times and recommend it highly. A stroll to the lake took around 20 minutes. We had a go on the pedalo - lots of fun for 10 minutes or so. They also hire bikes by the lake and we regret not getting around to doing this. Cycling around the huge park would have been great. We also ate and drank at the large beer garden by the Chinese Tour in the park. A very nice experience.
Getting into and back from central Munich was very easy by underground or by tram.
We visited the lounge each day, sometimes three times (b'fast, afternoon tea plus evening drinks)! It is a very nice lounge though could benefit from comfier seating. Food offerings are very impressive and the red wine was OK. Breakfast was very nice. We also ate at the German bar on the ground (or -1 level) floor and that was relaxed and nice.
We walked into the park a couple of times and recommend it highly. A stroll to the lake took around 20 minutes. We had a go on the pedalo - lots of fun for 10 minutes or so. They also hire bikes by the lake and we regret not getting around to doing this. Cycling around the huge park would have been great. We also ate and drank at the large beer garden by the Chinese Tour in the park. A very nice experience.
Getting into and back from central Munich was very easy by underground or by tram.
Sep 4, 2012, 12:01 am
#103
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Florida
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Is this hotel offering breakfast for free in the Zen for Platinum members now? I'm Platinum for Life and staying using points next week.
Sep 4, 2012, 12:28 am
#104
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Only lounge breakfast was for free on my last stays. For the breakfast at the ZEN I have to pay the full price. No special upgrade price because they don't offer continental breakfast at the ZEN...
Sep 4, 2012, 1:51 am
#105
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Florida
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This is a bit disappointing since many European properties are offering full breakfast.