Originally Posted by escape4

Interesting. So I guess Swissotel can afford to be stingy in different ways because they have the views, and some guests will continue to return nonetheless. Also it's clear that over time a paying lounge (Fairmont, Ritz Carlton) will generally be better than a lounge with free access to elites such as Hilton. The only problem is that Swissotel is trying to make themselves a Fairmont, in contradiction with the rules!