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VOSGP
May i know how was your stay at Kimpton? If price or points between the 2 (Kimpton & Indigo) are pretty much the same, which one would you choose? and why, please? Thanks.
I had posted a comparison in the Kimpton thread but I'll elaborate a bit more. T
hey're completely different experiences. The Indigo always upgraded me to very large rooms; Kimpton upgraded me but the room was still around half the size of what I've had at the Indigo. As Kimpton is a newer property, I'd say the room there was nicer.
Kimpton is full service, with plenty of front desk staff, porters, concierge, etc. vs the Indigo, where there was usually just one or two people at the front desk. I never used the fitness center in either hotel but I used the pool at the Kimpton and enjoyed it. First time I ever packed a swimsuit for a Paris trip. I made it to the social hour a few times for a glass of wine - that's a Kimpton thing, of course, which you wouldn't have at the Indigo. I was traveling alone and there weren't many people to be "social" with, but the wine was good and the nibbles (cashews and olives) were the same every evening.
Can't compare the breakfast, since I never had it at the Indigo. It was good at the Kimpton but the buffet was exactly the same every day and could be improved. The hot items were lukewarm, the pastries were the same mass-produced baked goods you find in other hotels and the cheese selection was minimal, which surprised me, since those are foods that you'd expect to be particularly good in Paris.
Indigo was very quiet and I had no noise issues at the Kimpton other than the night when they had a DJ in the restaurant. I had a room facing the inner courtyard and it was loud enough that I couldn't get to sleep until it stopped around midnight.
I almost always spend Christmas week in Paris and was booked at the Indigo again for last year because the Kimpton was a lot more points. But when IHG had a one-day sale, the points for the Kimpton came way down, so I tried it. I'd stay there again if the point redemption was comparable, but if there was a huge disparity, I'd go back to the Indigo.