Originally Posted by
trustful88
I didn't hear anything about that? Possibly the Platinum perks are slightly diff. They are also a newly SPG managed hotel, so things are subject to change.
When are you going? Will we overlap?
I don't think we'll overlap as I'm in Cusco 9/11-9/13 and visiting MP on 9/12. I'll be in Lima 9/9-9/11 and 9/13-9/14.
Originally Posted by
Thunderroad
I've read Tripadvisor reviews mentioning the 9 a.m. check-out time. It will be interesting to see if PdI adjusts this for SPG Golds and Plats.
Not to get you worried, but you might want to look into booking your AC train tickets in advance. I've read that sometimes they sell out. The Peru Rail site is pretty easy to use; if you have questions the customer service reps (or at least the one I spoke with) are pretty good and skyping them is cheap. I also erred on the side of caution and got our MP entrance tickets via the travel agency (Tikary) based at TdI rather than waiting until we got to Peru. I don't think the mark-up was bad...maybe $10-15 per ticket???
I already booked my train tickets with PeruRail. I guess I lucked out and didn't have any problems with my CC. I gave up ordering MP tickets through the official site. The site is absolutely awful to use (seriously, a flash site?) and when I got to the payment page my CC got denied. I was very frustrated and decided to go through an agency as I didn't want to waste any more time.
It would be nice if we could get late checkout. If not, I'll have to book an earlier flight to LIM. I'm sure there are people like me who will leave the next day after doing a full day at MP, so any late checkout would be greatly appreciated.