Kimpton Fitzroy London
Kimpton Fitzroy
What is your Rewards Club status? Spire Elite, Royal Ambassador and Inner Circle
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay? Yes
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive? Booked Park View Deluxe, upgraded to One Bedroom Suite
How are the rooms? The suite was great, I had a pretty crappy experience on my previous stay and only getting Kimpton IC encouraged me to give it another go
[if you are Spire]
How was your complimentary welcome amenity? A bottle of Malbec and a nice chocolate coffee cake.
Did you raid the minibar? Minibars are free at the Fitzroy and the contents vary by room type (the Superior room I had last time for instance had 2 bottles of water and some milk, this minibar had several soft drinks, beers, waters and fever tree drinks/mixers).
Were you offered a Chef's Taste at Dinner, If so, what did you receive? This property doesn't participate
Did you use the free spa credit / did the hotel participate? Not a feature of this property
What was good and what was bad? Great upgrade, the suite was fantastic and made this stay work well. However I attempted to buy a bottle of gin (Sipsmith full bottle at £30) only to find they were "sold out", finally agreed after much to and fro to take the half bottle chargeable in the room (normally £40) for £15. Also oddly bread with dinner arrived as toast and had to be replaced. This place still needs a bit more polish given prevailing room rates and applying IHG corporate discounts to Kimpton would make more sense, until then this remains a niche choice but a decent upgrade made this worthwhile
Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return? Worthwhile given the room type I ended up in but at over £250 per night it remains an occasional choice for me without corporate discounts, given other good IHG, Marriott or Hilton properties coming in a lot cheaper.