Originally Posted by
Flying Lawyer
To report back after my stay: Upgrade worked well from "Deluxe with view" to "Senior Suite" without any discussion. Upgrade was however not visible online. Staff apologized at check-in for poor offerings in the Club and strange opening times (which I found strange vice versa). Some light at the end of the tunnel: From today on, the club opens for breakfast at 6.30 in the morning. They will stay on my list of preferred Berlin hotels.
prev bookings as a norm something like
1)superior room (corp) rate => 98++ / received Junior Suite far tower => 160++
2)Junior suite (corp) rate => 160++ / received Full suite far tower 312++
3)euro 50 lounge upsell as RA , but still far tower suites
OK I will bite and try booking Deluxe + View ... As need end of April Berlin night (possbly 2nights)
booking rate comes out to what I paid as Superior Room + 50euro lounge upsell fee before
bookable (sunday) rates
o Superior Room => Adv 098 / Adv YR 095 / Flex 115 / Flex YR 111 / Corp(flex) 098++
o Deluxe View High => Adv 141 / Adv YR 137 / Flex 165 / Flex YR 160 /
Corp(flex) 141++
o Junior suite =
Corp Flex 160++
(NB :-No point booking Deluxe as Deluxe-High-View is only 12Euro more, especially to jump Club JS to Club Senior Suiute on upgrade path)
Possible Upgrade Rates
o Club JS => Adv YR 295++
o Club senior Suite =>
Adv YR 511++
Since the Club senior Suite now opened up for upgrades, it seems to me this policy of counting view, meaning I now need book deluxe+view for a JS actually costs IC Berlin more, if one looks at
hilited room rate differentials AND results in Full Suite when on a short sol stay a JS is fine, and even multinigh week stay fine as 2x separate rooms in JS at IC Berlin
a)Booked = DELUXE ROOM KING ON HIGH FLOOR WITH VIEW
b)corp rate = 141++
...
c)guess IC Berlin published RA upgrade plan is now one of Club senior suites priced at 511++ ? Go figure !
Note:- - booked the second day too , Deluxe-View 30++ euro more, club senior suite 90++ more maybe as Monday and first night was Sunday and normally less busy/pricey