Oct 3, 2013, 1:03 pm
Last edit by: Goldorak
This wiki is a quick reference resource for Sofitel hotel lounges. (There is a separate thread for non-Sofitel Accor hotel lounges.)
Please feel free to edit this wiki in order to (i) add content and (ii) experiment with ways to give a useful structure to the information in the thread.
The Sofitel website lists the following hotels as having a Club Millésime:
Others that spring to mind, including some branded as Club Sofitel rather than Club Millésime and some with ambiguous branding, are:
Please feel free to edit this wiki in order to (i) add content and (ii) experiment with ways to give a useful structure to the information in the thread.
The Sofitel website lists the following hotels as having a Club Millésime:
- Legend Metropole Hanoi. Pictures of the lounge and offering can be seen in post #53 here
- Rio de Janeiro Copacabana (now closed and no longer a Sofitel when reopens)
- Athens Airport
- Abidjan
- Budapest Chain Bridge. Pictures can be seen here
- Bangkok Sukhumvit - Very nice lounge with extensive breakfast. Pictures can be seen in the hotel dedicated thread
- Cairo El Gezirah
- Dubai Jumeirah Beach
- Dubai Downtown. Pictures of the lounge can be seen in the hotel review thread
- Philippine Plaza Manila
- Guangzhou Sunrich
- Shanghai Sheshan Oriental - Very large lounge, overrun on weekends. Large balcony for outside seating.
- Mumbai BKC
- Phnom Penh Phokeethra. Pictures can be seen here
- Angkor Phokeethra (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
- Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa sea & spa
- Rabat Jardin des Roses
- So Bangkok - Pictures can be seen in the hotel dedicated thread
- Macau Ponte 16 - Pictures can be seen in the hotel dedicated thread
- Dongguan Humen Oriental
- Abu Dhabi Corniche. Pictures of the lounge can be seen in the hotel review thread
- Shanghai Jing An Huamin (2013)
- Jinan Silver Plaza (new renovated lounge as Millesime Lounge starting 14 Oct 2013) - Pictures can be seen in the hotel's dedicated thread
- Auckland Viaduct Harbour (no lounge at this property)
- Nusa Dua Bali (pictures in post #74)
- Krabi
Others that spring to mind, including some branded as Club Sofitel rather than Club Millésime and some with ambiguous branding, are:
- Saigon Plaza -- several positive mentions for the lounge in the hotel's dedicated thread
- Heathrow T5 -- following the programme changes Platinum members now get access but may need to request it. United747 was underwhelmed by the lounge, located on ground floor, entry using keycard.According to the welcome letter the Heathrow T5 lounge offers:
06:30-10:00 light continental breakfast
15:00-16:30 afternoon tea
18:00-20:00 evening canapés (incl. alcohol)
- Gatwick
- Brisbane
- Melbourne on Collins -- NOW granting access as a Platinum benefit
- Sydney Wentworth (Australia)
Excellent full service lounge open 6:30am to 10:30pm, 7 Days a week. Private reception area with dedicated Club Sofitel checkin and checkout (go straight to the 5th floor on arrival). Continental+ breakfast served 6:30am-10:30am daily (extended to 11am on weekends and public holidays). All day refreshments. Afternoon tea with excellent desserts daily from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. Evening cocktails and canapes with extensive selection of food (including hot food) and alcohol 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Shower services available for early departure/late arrival. There are actually 3 large rooms that make up the club including an entrance so always a lot of space and natural light. - Sydney Darling Harbour
- Hyland Shanghai - great views of Najing Road. Limited evening canapes.
- Xi An on Renimin Square - nice and cosy lounge
- Berlin Kurfürstendamm (opened 02/2014) -Small lounge, limits access at busy times to club rooms only
- Forebase Chongqing (26th floor, ok views, good food)
- Chengdu (Wanda/Taihe) (23rd floor, nice river-views, ok-ish food)
- Beijing (Wanda) nice, spacious lounge, food offerings rather strange though (and sometimes dried out)
- Hangzhou Westlake - lovely views of westlake, adequate little snacks in the evening (definitely not replacing dinner.), small but nice breakfast buffet in the morning -> egg dishes ON REQUEST (but not actively offered)
Sofitel master lounge thread
Apr 28, 2014, 5:41 pm
#46
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 452
Sofitel Berlin Kurfürstendamm
I have not seen anyone posted yet, so I thought I will make a quick post with some Information.
Elite recognition is quite good here, as platinum member they have already assigned a Club room to me when I arrived.
Club lounge open from 7am-10am on 11th floor and the staff at the club lounge were very friendly.
Continental Breakfast from 7am-11am during weekdays and weekends are served until 2pm (Breakfast at the restaurant or via Room Service will be charged at 28 Euro)
The lounge is not big, so depends on the time your visit, it can get a bit busy in the morning. Breakfast is Continental Breakfast (no eggs), not massive offerings, but decent choices and good quality.
Afternoon tea from 3pm: Very simple, a fresh made cake and some biscuits available.
Aperitif and snacks from 6pm-9pm: small appetisers (No hot food), cheese, bread, snacks, dessert, soft drink and alcoholic beverages.
Simple but good quality
I have not seen anyone posted yet, so I thought I will make a quick post with some Information.
Elite recognition is quite good here, as platinum member they have already assigned a Club room to me when I arrived.
Club lounge open from 7am-10am on 11th floor and the staff at the club lounge were very friendly.
Continental Breakfast from 7am-11am during weekdays and weekends are served until 2pm (Breakfast at the restaurant or via Room Service will be charged at 28 Euro)
The lounge is not big, so depends on the time your visit, it can get a bit busy in the morning. Breakfast is Continental Breakfast (no eggs), not massive offerings, but decent choices and good quality.
Afternoon tea from 3pm: Very simple, a fresh made cake and some biscuits available.
Aperitif and snacks from 6pm-9pm: small appetisers (No hot food), cheese, bread, snacks, dessert, soft drink and alcoholic beverages.
Simple but good quality
Jun 25, 2014, 6:14 am
#47
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,450
In advance of a stay next month (booked after Accor announced the "lounge access for Platinum members" benefit and before the Melbourne and Sydney Sofitels announced that they weren't playing) the Melbourne property offered lounge access for an additional 185 AUD per room per night (two guests).
Anything yet, Accor Concierge?
Anything yet, Accor Concierge?
Jun 25, 2014, 11:56 am
#50
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,450
Improvements coming in Australia?
A post over at AFF reports that the Sofitel Brisbane will be participating fully in Le Club from 1 July, including granting lounge access. If that happens it will be a major improvement.
Jun 25, 2014, 3:08 pm
#51
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia
Programs: Accor Diamond, Qantas Platinum
Posts: 485
A post over at AFF reports that the Sofitel Brisbane will be participating fully in Le Club from 1 July, including granting lounge access. If that happens it will be a major improvement.
Jun 25, 2014, 8:52 pm
#52
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: Marriott & SPG Plat, HH Diamond, Accor Plat, ex-Fairmont Plat, ex-Swissotel Eleva
Posts: 710
A post over at AFF reports that the Sofitel Brisbane will be participating fully in Le Club from 1 July, including granting lounge access. If that happens it will be a major improvement.
Jul 1, 2014, 12:19 pm
#53
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: KLM Gold
Posts: 5
I stayed in a Sofitel last week and Hotel had to get more info on my Platinum card, as it was 'no real Platinum card' They got send the following Shareholder benifits. What i was missing is that Platinum/Shareholder get lounge access ? Is lounge access part of the benefits ? Lounge is not mentioned on below ?
http://imagetwist.com/4vcicvosomuj/plat_shares.jpg.html
http://imagetwist.com/4vcicvosomuj/plat_shares.jpg.html
Jul 1, 2014, 1:01 pm
#54
Moderator, Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles & Accor ALL
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: BRU
Programs: TK*G, Accor ALL Platinum
Posts: 7,586
I stayed in a Sofitel last week and Hotel had to get more info on my Platinum card, as it was 'no real Platinum card' They got send the following Shareholder benifits. What i was missing is that Platinum/Shareholder get lounge access ? Is lounge access part of the benefits ? Lounge is not mentioned on below ?
http://imagetwist.com/4vcicvosomuj/plat_shares.jpg.html
http://imagetwist.com/4vcicvosomuj/plat_shares.jpg.html
Jul 1, 2014, 3:31 pm
#55
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,450
To the extent that Platinum members get lounge access, yes. See this thread for notes on exceptions (Australia, with Brisbane and Gold Coast about to start behaving).
Jul 10, 2014, 9:21 am
#57
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: AB Gold, LH FTL, ST ElitePlus, HH Gold, LeClub Plat, Melia Gold
Posts: 130
Sofitel Berlin Kurfürstendamm
I have not seen anyone posted yet, so I thought I will make a quick post with some Information.
Elite recognition is quite good here, as platinum member they have already assigned a Club room to me when I arrived.
Club lounge open from 7am-10am on 11th floor and the staff at the club lounge were very friendly.
y
I have not seen anyone posted yet, so I thought I will make a quick post with some Information.
Elite recognition is quite good here, as platinum member they have already assigned a Club room to me when I arrived.
Club lounge open from 7am-10am on 11th floor and the staff at the club lounge were very friendly.
y
EDIT: At least during the week-end there was more choice for breakfast than described previously, including eggs à la carte.
Last edited by Andoreasu; Jul 15, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Sep 20, 2014, 8:49 pm
#59
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: ZRH
Programs: QR Privilege Club Gold; Accor LeClub Platinum
Posts: 658
Just stayed at the Sofitel Forebase Chongqing. They have a nice lounge on the 26th floor with good views.
Breakfast is from 6:30 to 10 am, nice selection of fruit, bread & french pastry, some hot dishes (bacon, sausages, mushrooms, baked beans, dim sum, congee), cold cuts, cheese, salad... and eggs on order (but didn't quite catch what they offer except fried with an option of "on one side or on both sides")
Afternoon tea offers nice selection of sweets and fruit (lovely macaroons, creme brulee, little cakes, .. but missed the exact time.
Wine and bar were already set up when we got there at around 5pm, closes at 8pm. Nice buffet again, they also went around with a plate of some more hot stuff once (little quiches, bacon wrapped asparagus, baked chicken, dumplings..), sadly they didn't have them on the buffet, so i only got to have one each.. at some point they also brought a nice plate of sushi in.
Most of the food was never stocked up, but then again the lounge was so empty, they never really ran out of anything.
Service was always attentive.
A big surprise for a city so deep in the mainland
Very good experience.
Breakfast is from 6:30 to 10 am, nice selection of fruit, bread & french pastry, some hot dishes (bacon, sausages, mushrooms, baked beans, dim sum, congee), cold cuts, cheese, salad... and eggs on order (but didn't quite catch what they offer except fried with an option of "on one side or on both sides")
Afternoon tea offers nice selection of sweets and fruit (lovely macaroons, creme brulee, little cakes, .. but missed the exact time.
Wine and bar were already set up when we got there at around 5pm, closes at 8pm. Nice buffet again, they also went around with a plate of some more hot stuff once (little quiches, bacon wrapped asparagus, baked chicken, dumplings..), sadly they didn't have them on the buffet, so i only got to have one each.. at some point they also brought a nice plate of sushi in.
Most of the food was never stocked up, but then again the lounge was so empty, they never really ran out of anything.
Service was always attentive.
A big surprise for a city so deep in the mainland
Very good experience.