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I would email the Le Meridien and ask them what could be done if you have noisy neighbors. Explain your last situation and what you are looking for on this trip. I think they would try and accommodate you.
That's a non-starter, unfortunately.
When we stayed at the Meridien, on the 2nd night there was a family a few doors down the hallway that returned to the hotel around 1 a.m., opening and closing doors for 10 minutes. The next morning, we asked the manager to be moved to another floor, but he said that he knew which family it was, and that he'd speak to them. That night, the same family arrived at 1 a.m. and quietly opened and closed doors for 5 minutes, still waking us. Again we spoke to the manager, but he said that the family was leaving that day so it wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately, another family took over their 1 a.m. duties that night. The interruptions in sleep took its toll over our entire trip, including a following leg in Paris. We swore we'd never return to the Meridien, despite the pleasant room, great location, and other niceties. I wish we had insisted on being moved after the first incident, but we didn't.
If MariaSF can reveal her secret for getting the 200€ rate at the Kempinski we'd be interested. :-)