Checked my account this morning and saw this:
Originally Posted by
fifty_two
Not much in fact , besides late check out and welcome drink .
The late check-out I do value, though. 11 AM is far too early to check out at a hotel, and I've been spoiled at Marriotts where I could easily get 2 PM, often 4 PM check outs on that final day. Out of curiosity, how does late check out work for Accor? Does each property have their own late check out time that you can request or is there a uniform standard like Marriott?
Originally Posted by
fifty_two
The grass might seems greener elsewhere but the industry's standards are going down . Regarding benefits due to status , it often depends on the hotels if applied or not , unless hard coded into the terms and conditions
This has been my experience with Marriott at least. As a lowly Gold I'm lucky if I get a welcome drink at some properties never mind upgrades. Hilton does seem to be a bit more consistent when it comes to benefits, namely the complimentary breakfast benefit for us Golds here in Australia.
Originally Posted by
fifty_two
Only cause of covid they decided to offer more incentives for people to stay in hotels , like extra/bonus points (every big player does it now frequently) , fast track (IHG , Accor, Bonvoy) or status match (hilton honours) . I missed the fast track of bonvoy in Q1 2022 , but i dont regret it now when i see prices in other countries and what their CEO thinks out loud about customers . Meanwhile I managed to get status matched by Hilton (but because they decided to exclude accor , i had to use the fast track of IHG to be eligible) and next week i will reach HH platinum
You aren't missing our much with Marriott status. The whole program went down the tubes when Marriott merged with SPG. Prior to the merged as a SPG Gold member I could count on getting lounge access or breakfast at most hotels, late checkout, upgrades, etc. Ever since then the story has been that of the stripping of benefits for us mid-tier elites from removing breakfast to reducing the late check-out benefits from 4 PM to 2 PM, is it any wonder why many people don't care about earning status at the chains anymore and just stick to whatever is the cheapest highly rated hotel on an OTA? My philosophy when it comes to booking is I'll book directly with a chain if the rate is cheap and if the hotel is good. Otherwise, I'll stick with the OTA.
-KangarooFlyer88