Originally Posted by
Ericka
We'd love to hear your opinions on this.
We're planning a family birthday party for my son at a city Peninsula. It's going to be a low key thing....pizza and cake in the room followed by a museum. We've booked a mid level suite specifically for the party. However, we're getting a few more positive RSVPs than we expected (happy problem). And we're hoping not to have to pay full price for one of the larger signature suites. Here's what we're thinking of doing.
- Contact GM two weeks before and lay out our past Peninsula stays.
- Explain nature of family party and how helpful staff has been in planning everything.
- Ask GM to give heads up to front desk staff that we would like to view available suite options upon arrival. And ask if they can consider us for any special "walk up" rates.
Does this approach seem good? Or tacky? We're already on an upgraded rate for our current suite, but the upgrades are not allowed after a certain level.
Thanks!
Ericka
I assume you don't want to hold the party in a function room. However, the hotel should be able to arrange living room type furniture and otherwise "style" a reasonably sized function room to resemble a suite. You could ask about suitable space with a fireplace and windows, for instance, and "en suite" restrooms. [Of course, this assumes that the hotel knows about your party plans and is supplying the F&B.]
Depending on how many guests you're having, other hotel guests might not appreciate so many people walking to and from your suite for the party. If the floor requires key card access, this will be inconvenient for you, although it will be somewhat inconvenient to communicate your room number to your guests, assuming that your specific suite isn't assigned and "hard blocked" in advance.