Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo

Early check in: N/A
Upgrade: No as hotel was full
Amenity: €85 credit toward food and beverage. Used at the Joel Roubichon restaurant.
Bonus amenity: Free daily pass to the Casino de Monte Carlo (€17 value/day)
Late check out: Not used, but proactively offered
Breakfast: Offered at the pool or main dining room. Breakfast was disappointing for such an expensive and luxurious hotel. Very small buffet with no hot options and eggs to order.

This hotel is gorgeous and is well worth a visit just to have a drink in the lobby if you happen to be in Monte Carlo. Room was average sized, well finished and maintained. Hotel gym is very nice (newly renovated with Technogym equipment). Service was absolutely outstanding in every aspect, anticipatory of our needs and unfailingly polite. (Example: staff saw us walking down the hall and pushed the elevator button for us before we got there, then asked if we needed anything. A Wow moment for me.)

If you're going to Monte Carlo, try lighting your wallet on fire and you'll have a good idea of the value you get for your money, relative to the rest of the world.