Originally Posted by
kangarooflyer88
Checked my account this morning and saw this:
The extended status for one year
Originally Posted by
kangarooflyer88
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?
It is up to availability , in some hotels you can buy that option during booking (ibis for sure and sometimes novotel) .
Usually its not a big deal , just ask at reception and they will tell you whats possible (but as said earlier , its not hard coded policy about specific times for late check-out)
in rare situations , if hotel will be full and/or your room is scheduled for someone else after you then you wont have it (or maybe 1h extra max)
Originally Posted by
kangarooflyer88
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
i heard about how good was SPG and how marriott essentially killed it during merger , i feel sad for old SPG members
I only suscribed to bonvoy cause i had to stay in 4points and moxxy , these brands are nice , i like it , i even got lot of flying blue miles from it , however i wont go further with marriott hotels , as they are often overpriced in other countries
Originally Posted by
kangarooflyer88
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.
+1000 !! i understood early on that its not worth the extra money and effort , cause you end up begging people to get the advertised benefits you are supposed to have , while some independant hotels are offering the services they want to , at the price they decided ... so thats why
About OTAs , its really sad that all these independant hotels need to rely on such "almost useless" vampires , rather than just gathering and creating their own platforms