benberg2013

I noticed changes to the Gold member and Silver member coupons.

- The seat upgrade coupons have been renamed to "Aegean and Olympic Upgrade coupons"
- The parking and Valet parking in ATH airport have been merged into "Athens Airport Coupons"
- Holmes place coupon is more detailed - "Studio classes, swimming pool or gym and access to jacuzzi or hamam for 7 consecutive days, for you and another person, 1 Spa massage"

There is a new section, for gold members only, "Starwood Hotels" with 13 different coupons - for benefits at 13 different Starwood hotels, which shows that the A3-SPG partnership was more than just points...

- The Westin Resort Costa Navarino - Unlimited use of the Anazoe Spa Heat experience for a day

- Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection Resort, Mykonos - 50€ discount for food & beverage

- Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens - 25€ discount on a Spa treatment

- Vedema, a Luxury Collection Resort, Santorini - 30€ discount at Alati restaurant

- Arion, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Astir Palace, Athens - Complimentary Internet access, 50% discount to access the Spa facilities, 20% discount to Spa treatments and an upgrade to the next room category.
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- The Westin Athens Astir Palace Beach Resort - Complimentary Internet access, 50% discount to access the Spa facilities, 20% discount to Spa treatments and an upgrade to the next room category.
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- Mystique, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Santorini - 30€ discount at Asea Restaurant

- The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, Costa Navarino - Unlimited use of the Anazoe Spa Heat experience for a day

- Blue Palace, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Elounda - 20€ discount at Asia Blue restaurant

- Vedema, a Luxury Collection Resort, Santorini - Complimentary 4th night stay

- Sheraton Rhodes Resort - 25€ discount at L'Onda or Thča restaurant


Silver members receive:

2 seat upgrades.
4 lounge accesses.
1 Holmes place coupon - "Holmes Place - Personal trainer session, studio classes and access to jacuzzi or hamam for 3 consecutive days"

There no longer seems to be any parking coupons for silver members, or any of the Starwood hotel benefits.

Jma12

wow! This is good news! ^

blackball

Wow, I will probably never use a single one of those Starwood coupons. Btw, what's up with the "complimentary internet access" in some of those hotel/resorts? They charge extra for it normally? :P

The seat upgrade coupons remain the only really awesome perk (given the parking coupons result in almost negligible savings).

I am still kinda upset we lost the 2 for 1 domestic flight coupons. I used both last year, and could've used them this year too... Oh well.

nk15

Why not, you can get Costa Navarino rooms for 300-1500 euro/night...

SPLP007

can anyone use the coupons? --
did silver ever get Starwood certif in past?

irishguy28

Nobody got Starwood certif in past!

No.

SPLP007

THANKS

vd0t

Thanks for the update!

frenchft

Well nothing interesting here... at least for SPG platinum members, useless benefits in overrated properties (-

ung1

Anyone used Holmes Place Spa? And what's this massage offer like - anything off their list of massages?

pewpew

And is the massage only for you or for your guest as well 🤔

mrgreen

I have recently used it!

Here my takeaways:

• Massage: for one person only, 30min back massage only
• Pool: To enter swimming pool you need flip-flops and a bathing cap. 4 lanes based on swimming speed. Sauna is right next to pool available and accessible. Jacuzzi is nice and relaxing
• Locker rooms: You need your own lock for locker rooms, there are no keys or keycards. A lock can be purchased there. There is a device to fast-dry one piece laundry.

Tennen

Any other Holmes Place users/experiences?

Anything else you have to bring, like towels?

And mrgreen (or anyone else), did you have to schedule an appointment for your massage, or did you just show up? How about gratuities?

Thanks!

mrgreen

Had to schedule

ung1

I went to the gym (not that impressive) but could get a massage appointment for an hour later since they had a cancellation. Would otherwise advise to pre-book.

They provide everything, and it was a really nice experience. I think you can choose what area you'd like the treatment for, for 30 minutes. Otherwise costs about 35 euros.