AccorHotels debuts World-First Luxurious Orient Express Hotel
Dec 20, 2018, 9:48 am
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Bangkok have plenty of nice options for hotels ... and not just Accor hotels. Marriott also have plenty of good options
Even for non affiliated hotels like The Peninsula and soon Four Seasons
Even for non affiliated hotels like The Peninsula and soon Four Seasons
Dec 22, 2018, 5:18 am
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Jun 12, 2019, 12:02 am
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I am not sure why this hotel is not open yet given that EDITION was almost ready for opening a while back; it seems just changing the brand should not take over a year to do? They must be making some other kinds of changes.
Anyway I took a few pictures when I was walking over there a couple of days ago. If they change their mind and participate in Le Club then I might give it a try at some point, otherwise it's a no-go for me, and it limits the value of Accor Platinum / Diamond if top properties don't participate. Accor does not really have a hotel that competes with Park Hyatt, St.Regis, and Waldorf Astoria in Bangkok at this point in time. The best Accor has to offer is So Sofitel and Banyan Tree which are more akin to hotels a notch below such as Grand Hyatt, Athenee (Luxury Collection), W, and Conrad.
Anyway I took a few pictures when I was walking over there a couple of days ago. If they change their mind and participate in Le Club then I might give it a try at some point, otherwise it's a no-go for me, and it limits the value of Accor Platinum / Diamond if top properties don't participate. Accor does not really have a hotel that competes with Park Hyatt, St.Regis, and Waldorf Astoria in Bangkok at this point in time. The best Accor has to offer is So Sofitel and Banyan Tree which are more akin to hotels a notch below such as Grand Hyatt, Athenee (Luxury Collection), W, and Conrad.
Jun 12, 2019, 12:48 am
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The website for ALL lists Orient Express as being one of the new participating brands in the new program, alongside the Mantra brands (among others).
The ALL FAQ does state that Orient Express trains will not offer points.
The ALL FAQ does state that Orient Express trains will not offer points.
Jun 12, 2019, 12:59 am
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Nov 3, 2019, 6:09 am
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Accor pushes Bangkok's Orient Express opening to Summer 2020
Originally slated for a Quarter 4 - 2019 opening, they're implying (see below) an opening in Summer 2020. What went wrong?
9/27/2019
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...e-back-in-time
9/29/2019
https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stori...k-link-155842/
10/2/2019
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/article...-hotel-bangkok
10/7/2019 (This one appears to have (incorrectly) reported the old date.)
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business.../a-luxe-rescue
9/27/2019
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...e-back-in-time
AccorHotels is launching a slate of properties inspired by the iconic railway, starting in Bangkok in 2020.
https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stori...k-link-155842/
Accor SA, doing business as AccorHotels, is relaunching a slate of hotels with the Orient Express name. The first will open in Bangkok next summer, with 10 total properties by 2030.
10/2/2019
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/article...-hotel-bangkok
the Orient Express is returning in 2020, this time as a hotel.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business.../a-luxe-rescue
Accor will open the first Orient Express hotel in the King Power Mahanakhon Building, equipped with 154 rooms, later this [2019] year. The company wishes to drive the room rate to 7,000-9,000 baht a night, in line with the same tier of hotels downtown.
Nov 3, 2019, 9:07 am
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What's taking so long for a hotel that was pretty much ready to open last year?
Interesting that they mention room rates 7-9k THB considering that in the short period of time when the property was bookable as Bangkok EDITION on marriott.com the rates were upwards of 12k THB.
Interesting that they mention room rates 7-9k THB considering that in the short period of time when the property was bookable as Bangkok EDITION on marriott.com the rates were upwards of 12k THB.
Aug 27, 2020, 9:51 am
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I'm hearing rumors from sources in Bangkok that the Orient Express branding on the site hoardings around the hotel have disappeared some time ago, and that an Orient Express-branded hotel is no longer part of the project. An announcement is apparently coming soon, but if this hotel is cancelled and taking into account the current market state and Accor's lack of any other signings, then the launch of the Orient Express brand as a whole might be delayed if not outright cancelled.
khabah
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Aug 27, 2020, 1:39 pm
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If Thai authorities could just reopen their borders instead of the crazy policies they have in place...
. They are just destroying their entire economy and throw their people in poverty. 
. They are just destroying their entire economy and throw their people in poverty.
Aug 27, 2020, 8:21 pm
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Sep 21, 2020, 2:03 am
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I believe Orient Express MahaNakhon is now officially cancelled as per Accor. While the brand website still shows a general page for the Bangkok hotel, a new brand development fact sheet released a few days ago by Accor for August 2020 no longer has any mention of the hotel or a confirmed opening [whereas previous versions explicitly mentioned Bangkok]. Instead, it says the brand is in negotiation for five hotels in Paris, London, Rome, Milan and Florence.
Yikes.
khabah
Yikes.
khabah