Feb 11, 2016, 7:21 am
Last edit by: Starwood Lurker
Current list of Design Hotels available through SPG:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/design/directory/hotels/all/list.html
About:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/design/about/about-design.html
FAQ:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/design/support/faq/index.html
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/design/directory/hotels/all/list.html
About:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/design/about/about-design.html
FAQ:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/design/support/faq/index.html
SPG Launch of Design Hotels
Feb 9, 2017, 3:52 am
#361
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NYC, DUS
Programs: Mattiott Lifetime Titanium Elite, LH SEN, IB Emerald, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 564
Plus, reservations are not running very smoothly. Still struggle with corporate rates for some hotels and putting the SPG number on fine in advance...
(esp. at the Roomers in Frankfurt)
Feb 20, 2017, 1:37 am
#362
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Switzerland
Programs: Bonvoy LT Gold, IHG Gold, BAEC Silver, TP Silver
Posts: 1,495
I really like this collaboration with Design Hotels. In some cities, it offer so much more choices and for a wider range of budget (Paris for example).
So far I've stayed at:
The Cambrian Adelboden: very nice stay in the middle of the Bernese Alps
The STRAF Milan: alright if you manage to get a cheap price, better than the Four Points and better located. But can get noisy with the bar downstairs and you have to like the industrial/concrete design.
Next ones coming up:
Sir Savigny Berlin
Fresh Hotel Athens
So far I've stayed at:
The Cambrian Adelboden: very nice stay in the middle of the Bernese Alps
The STRAF Milan: alright if you manage to get a cheap price, better than the Four Points and better located. But can get noisy with the bar downstairs and you have to like the industrial/concrete design.
Next ones coming up:
Sir Savigny Berlin
Fresh Hotel Athens
Feb 21, 2017, 2:17 pm
#363
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Programs: Too many...and an Amanjunkie
Posts: 1,667
Two more Design properties joined SPG today:
LA MAISON hotel, Saarlouis, a Member of Design Hotels (Germany)...
LA MAISON hotel, Saarlouis, a Member of Design Hotels (Germany)...
Feb 22, 2017, 4:43 am
#364
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: London
Posts: 180
I really like this collaboration with Design Hotels. In some cities, it offer so much more choices and for a wider range of budget (Paris for example).
So far I've stayed at:
The Cambrian Adelboden: very nice stay in the middle of the Bernese Alps
The STRAF Milan: alright if you manage to get a cheap price, better than the Four Points and better located. But can get noisy with the bar downstairs and you have to like the industrial/concrete design.
Next ones coming up:
Sir Savigny Berlin
Fresh Hotel Athens
So far I've stayed at:
The Cambrian Adelboden: very nice stay in the middle of the Bernese Alps
The STRAF Milan: alright if you manage to get a cheap price, better than the Four Points and better located. But can get noisy with the bar downstairs and you have to like the industrial/concrete design.
Next ones coming up:
Sir Savigny Berlin
Fresh Hotel Athens
Feb 22, 2017, 7:47 am
#365
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 255
Oh, what's the Cambrian and Adelboden like?
Feb 22, 2017, 7:53 am
#366
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Switzerland
Programs: Bonvoy LT Gold, IHG Gold, BAEC Silver, TP Silver
Posts: 1,495
The room was spacious, with a balcony. I booked a room facing South, towards the mountains, overlooking the pool. The ones facing North will have a "view" on buildings....
Comfortable bed, nice bathroom with a shower. The spa area is great, with a mixed sauna, be warned haha. The outdoor pool is nice and good for relaxation but can get crowded very fast as it's quite small.
Now a tiny detail.... when you look at their photos, it looks like it's some kind of infinity pool with the Alps as a backdrop. You do get those but you see a lot of the houses from the village, the roofs, etc.... you would have to play with angles and asking your subject to stand right in front of a building in order to capture that perfect frame
Feb 22, 2017, 3:40 pm
#367
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Here there everywhere
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, BA Silver, Aegean Gold, Aeroplan 25k, AA EXP
Posts: 2,825
It's been about a month since the last property joined. Wonder if we have reached a point where there aren't many more properties interested or whether Marriott have changed the strategy for Design Hotel properties ?
Feb 25, 2017, 4:49 am
#368
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: London
Posts: 180
It's a nice hotel. The staff was great and friendly, escorting you to your room when you're done checking-in. Breakfast options are really good without being huge.
The room was spacious, with a balcony. I booked a room facing South, towards the mountains, overlooking the pool. The ones facing North will have a "view" on buildings....
Comfortable bed, nice bathroom with a shower. The spa area is great, with a mixed sauna, be warned haha. The outdoor pool is nice and good for relaxation but can get crowded very fast as it's quite small.
Now a tiny detail.... when you look at their photos, it looks like it's some kind of infinity pool with the Alps as a backdrop. You do get those but you see a lot of the houses from the village, the roofs, etc.... you would have to play with angles and asking your subject to stand right in front of a building in order to capture that perfect frame
The room was spacious, with a balcony. I booked a room facing South, towards the mountains, overlooking the pool. The ones facing North will have a "view" on buildings....
Comfortable bed, nice bathroom with a shower. The spa area is great, with a mixed sauna, be warned haha. The outdoor pool is nice and good for relaxation but can get crowded very fast as it's quite small.
Now a tiny detail.... when you look at their photos, it looks like it's some kind of infinity pool with the Alps as a backdrop. You do get those but you see a lot of the houses from the village, the roofs, etc.... you would have to play with angles and asking your subject to stand right in front of a building in order to capture that perfect frame
Mar 1, 2017, 10:52 am
#369
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 255
8 new Design Hotels just went live on spg today!
The Dominican, Brussels (Cat 4)
Almyra, Paphos (Cat 5)
Hôtel Les Roches Rouges, Saint-Raphael Agay (Cat 6, not open yet)
Hotel Zoo Berlin (Cat 5)
Myconian Kyma, Myknos (Cat 5)
Hotel Viu Milan (Cat 6, not open yet)
Torre de Palma Wine Hotel, Monforte (Cat 5)
AnaYela, Marrakesh (Cat 5)
The Dominican, Brussels (Cat 4)
Almyra, Paphos (Cat 5)
Hôtel Les Roches Rouges, Saint-Raphael Agay (Cat 6, not open yet)
Hotel Zoo Berlin (Cat 5)
Myconian Kyma, Myknos (Cat 5)
Hotel Viu Milan (Cat 6, not open yet)
Torre de Palma Wine Hotel, Monforte (Cat 5)
AnaYela, Marrakesh (Cat 5)
Last edited by thomasito; Mar 1, 2017 at 11:37 am
Mar 1, 2017, 8:57 pm
#370
Join Date: Oct 2004
Programs: HHonors, Delta
Posts: 222
I really like this collaboration with Design Hotels. In some cities, it offer so much more choices and for a wider range of budget (Paris for example).
So far I've stayed at:
The Cambrian Adelboden: very nice stay in the middle of the Bernese Alps
The STRAF Milan: alright if you manage to get a cheap price, better than the Four Points and better located. But can get noisy with the bar downstairs and you have to like the industrial/concrete design.
Next ones coming up:
Sir Savigny Berlin
Fresh Hotel Athens
So far I've stayed at:
The Cambrian Adelboden: very nice stay in the middle of the Bernese Alps
The STRAF Milan: alright if you manage to get a cheap price, better than the Four Points and better located. But can get noisy with the bar downstairs and you have to like the industrial/concrete design.
Next ones coming up:
Sir Savigny Berlin
Fresh Hotel Athens
Mar 2, 2017, 3:41 am
#371
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Switzerland
Programs: Bonvoy LT Gold, IHG Gold, BAEC Silver, TP Silver
Posts: 1,495
Mar 3, 2017, 8:06 am
#372
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globlist, Hilton Silver, Amtrak Select Plus, UA Silver
Posts: 2,025
Are there Plat lounges at these design hotels or at least breakfast? Thinking of staying at the Cosmo Hotel, Berlin. Any insight will be greatly appreciated.
Mar 3, 2017, 8:13 am
#373
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Switzerland
Programs: Bonvoy LT Gold, IHG Gold, BAEC Silver, TP Silver
Posts: 1,495
https://www.starwoodhotels.com/prefe...view#InnerPage
You earn points, nights, rooms can be redeemed and you get bonus welcome points, that's about it but it's not too bad for places that don't have good SPG options.
And most Design Hotels are quite new and well.... stylish/design.
Mar 3, 2017, 9:47 am
#374
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globlist, Hilton Silver, Amtrak Select Plus, UA Silver
Posts: 2,025
Thanks!
Mar 3, 2017, 12:57 pm
#375
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NYC, DUS
Programs: Mattiott Lifetime Titanium Elite, LH SEN, IB Emerald, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 564
Nice hotel - but the location is a little bit too remote for me.
You get free wifi and a water. And a nicer room (depends on availability)
BUT you only get night/points credit when you book through an SPG Channel (no 3rd parties - even for my corporate rate at the roomers I do not receive any credit as I cannot book it through spg.com/app/etc.)