Originally Posted by
pb9997
Goldorak
Thank you for the time educating me in the French savoir faire.
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The OP may bear a loss, but ultimately, also according to your own remark of French way of vivre
I certainly do not think that my post pretended to educate anyone, and I fail to see what's was related to French
savoir faire or
way of vivre in my comment about behavior of mid-range Accor hotels in France.
Originally Posted by
pb9997
I have been educated that in France I ought NOT to start choosing an Accor property, better choose Hilton or the best price offered in town. That simple.
It's certainly not as simple as that. Plenty of Accor hotels in France are doing a great job. You mention Hilton : there are tons of very bad Hiltons, especially in their domestic market (USA). The same can be said with every hotel chain. Where Accor is significantly failing IMO compared to other chain is the compliance with their rules and LCAH : hotels are never (or so rarely) sanctioned in case of non-compliance so the development of a "do-not-care" attitude with some of them. There are also historical reasons : France being the initial market of the group (everything started there), some franchisés have specific contracts inherited from that period which give them likely more power and freedom. But that's not an excuse and Accor should be stronger with those.
Originally Posted by
pb9997
When enough customers do it, either Accor rectifies the situation or their revenue may flow from different Geos.
Originally Posted by
pb9997
PS - In Amsterdam, at a central location, Ibis Styles upgraded my room to a very nice view and I had a FULL bottle of wine with two glasses in my room waiting when I arrived; Checked in at 11am. There is something very wrong when Ibis Styles, that cost less, are better hoteliers than Mercure four star properties.
I fully agree with those 2 statements.