Vienna-Which hotel?
Jan 10, 2008, 7:52 pm
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Vienna-Which hotel?
I will be staying 3 nights in Vienna in February.Here's my question. I can stay at the Vienna Marriott using points with free lounge access for a totally free stay, the Intercontinental Hotel with points and lounge access for 55 Euro's per night or the Starwood Hotel Imperial for a cash and points and points only redemption of $300.00 and 36,000 points but no type of executive lounge access. All 3 hotels are in the general vicinity of where I want to be.Believe it or not, I am leaning towards the Hotel Imperial and spending the points and money based on my perception of the 3 hotels. What do you all think? What would you do? Thanks for all your opinions.
Jan 11, 2008, 12:15 pm
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I´d choose the Marriott for free.
The IC is one of the older ones and IMHO a hit or miss with the rooms. I stayed there 2 times and always got a not so good room (strong need for a renovation), so changed my business to Mariott and Hilton. On the other side - some of my friends with top status at IC never complained.
The Imperial is IMHO overrated. It is one of the fluffy old and well established hotels you´ll find in most older cities in Europe. Much patina and a decent service of course but with mostly smaller rooms. If you´d like to have a break from the typical international chain hotel you might choose it, but it´s not worth the extra spend of points and cash.
The Mariott offers decent and airy rooms, a nice lounge and a good location too.
The IC is one of the older ones and IMHO a hit or miss with the rooms. I stayed there 2 times and always got a not so good room (strong need for a renovation), so changed my business to Mariott and Hilton. On the other side - some of my friends with top status at IC never complained.
The Imperial is IMHO overrated. It is one of the fluffy old and well established hotels you´ll find in most older cities in Europe. Much patina and a decent service of course but with mostly smaller rooms. If you´d like to have a break from the typical international chain hotel you might choose it, but it´s not worth the extra spend of points and cash.
The Mariott offers decent and airy rooms, a nice lounge and a good location too.
Jan 11, 2008, 5:23 pm
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I will be staying 3 nights in Vienna in February.Here's my question. I can stay at the Vienna Marriott using points with free lounge access for a totally free stay, the Intercontinental Hotel with points and lounge access for 55 Euro's per night or the Starwood Hotel Imperial for a cash and points and points only redemption of $300.00 and 36,000 points but no type of executive lounge access. All 3 hotels are in the general vicinity of where I want to be.Believe it or not, I am leaning towards the Hotel Imperial and spending the points and money based on my perception of the 3 hotels. What do you all think? What would you do? Thanks for all your opinions.
