Originally Posted by
yosithezet
Since you are there, can you verify that the lounge will not be accessible? If this is the case I'll likely stay elsewhere during this period.
I just finished my stay here, overall it was very nice and on-par with previous visits. I received a Diamond upgrade to an RC room on the 7th floor with a pretty poor view. One thing I was wondering is why, as part of the renovations, they don't move the club and RC rooms to the top floors (which are now considered "Gold Passport" floors)? Then they'd be able to improve upon the club and also offer a seamless transition without downtime. In any case, the rooms are still pre-renovation. In fact, the only main differences I noticed were in the lobby so far.
On check-in, I did get a letter about the renovations. Here's an excerpt (emphasis mine):
As you may be aware, the hotel has been going through extensive renovations. From January - March 2009, each floor (6F - 9F) being renovated will be closed off during the process and great care has been taken to minimize any inconvenience to all guests. The hotel will function as normal with the usual quality services being offered and all public areas, restaurants and function spaces are not affected except for the Regency Club Lounge (9F) and Boulogne (2F) which will suspend operations during this period.
During these renovations, the hotel will only be able to offer privileged upgrades to our Guest Rooms and View Rooms. For more information on planned alternative Regency Club Lounge services, kindly contact our Concierge or Front Office receptionists who will gladly assist you.
I'm curious what type of 'alternate arrangements' will be made for RC guests/diamonds during this timeframe. FWIW, the proper e-mail address for the hotel is
[email protected]; the one on the website doesn't seem to work.