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IC's & RA Club Access Master Thread
After having both great experiences with IC club's and also not so great experiences being denied access for free, I am using a concept that the Hilton forum has to bring clarity and transparency to which IC's grant free access to RA's without charge. I know this impacts my stay decision (e.g. perhaps I'll stay at a Hilton as a diamond where I know I can get Exec lounge access if I know I won't get IC club access).
I'll do my best to peruse the IC RA experience thread, but will appreciate any/all posts. I'll sort the first three posts in: free access, choice, and charge. Should be self explanatory. Any IC's without a lounge will be included if they give breakfast coupons. Data is only valid from Dec 2011 onwards. ----------------------- Free Club Access for Paid stays (or free breakfast if no lounge): North America IC Atlanta Buckhead IC Boston - offering again as of Jan 2013 (previously not given in Sept 2012, latest report Mar 14) IC Cancun - as of Feb 14 IC Chicago O'hare - no lounge, but breakfast cpns IF you ask (Feb 14 report of no cpns) IC Cleveland Suites - no lounge, but breakfast coupons IC Dallas IC Houston IC Las Vegas Palazzo - free VIP lounge access, no free access to Prestige lounge IC Las Vegas Venetian IC Miami - includes award stays IC Miami Doral IC Milwaukee - no lounge, breakfast cpns IC Montreal - as of Mar 14 IC New Orleans IC San Francisco IC San Francisco Mark Hopkins IC San Juan - if lounge is open, mixed reports on breakfast cpns IC Toronto Centre - note alcohol is not free (affirmed by GM in May 14, but 1 report in April of no access) Central America & Carribbean IC Costa Rica - San Jose (includes award stays as of Aug 2013) IC Guatemala City IC Managua IC Panama Playa Bonita IC Panama Miramar IC San Salvador South America IC Buenos Aires - includes awards as of Oct 12 (awards no UG but club) IC Mendoza - no club but breakfast certs for Amb & RA IC Santiago de Chile - includes award stays as of Jan 12 IC Sao Paulo Europe IC Davos - incldues award stays (report as of Jul 14) If lounge closed get breakfast certs. IC Frankfurt - policy changed in March 2014 to include club, affirmed by Jun 14 post IC Kiev IC Istanbul Ceylan - includes award stays (as of Jul 2012) IC Paris Le Grand - includes award stays (mixed reports, latest Jun 14) IC Prague - includes award stays (Nov 13) IC Vienna - Previously 70€, as of Feb 14 UG and lounge. Several reports confirm this in Jun/Jul 14. Middle East IC Amman Jordan - recent report of choice, able to get on award/paid stays as of Sep 13) IC Aqaba - includes award stays (as of Sep 2013) IC Bahrain - includes award stays (as of Jan 2013) IC Beruit IC Oman Muscat IC Riyadh - UG to club room only with club access IC Tel-Aviv - both paid/award Africa IC Johannesburg IC Nairobi Asia-Pacific IC Bali - need to confirm, but not given for award stays IC Cambodia Phnom Penh IC Beijing Beichen - includes award stays IC Beijing Financial Street IC Chengdu IC Chongqing IC Dalian IC Hangzhou IC Hanoi Westlake - used to be choice, now suite and club IC Ho Chi Minh Asiana Saigon - paid is suite and club, award club only IC Hong Kong - Recent change in 2014, club is given IC Hua Hin Resort IC Huizhou IC Jakarta - excludes award stays IC Manila - includes award stays (as of spring 2012) IC Nha Trang Vietnam - lounge not open as of Jul 14, so lobby bar drinks and free breakfast at restaurant IC Qingdao IC Resort Jiuzhaigou - breakfast cpnswhen lounge is closed) IC Seoul COEX - 1 level UG plus club (no club on award stays starting Feb 13, $100 SGD extra) IC Seoul Grand Parnas - 1 level UG plus club (no club on award stays starting Feb 13, $100 SGD extra) IC Shanghai Puxi - not given for award stays, as for Feb 14. Jul 14 info says 1 level UG (club floor) plus club IC Shenzhen IC Suzhou IC Tangshan IC Tokyo Bay - includes award stays IC Wuxi IC Yokohama Grand Australia & Oceania IC Adelaide IC New Zealand Wellington |
Choose upgrade or club access
Choice:
North America IC Austin IC Cleveland Carnagie Avenue - default is club room (ask for upgrade) Central America & Carribbean South America Europe IC Bucharest - UG to suite or can pay 20€ with prem room (as of Mar 13) IC Budapest - recent change from UG and club access as of Nov 2012 IC Dusseldorf - 80€/day + 2 level UG, or choose UG + 1 level UG. Book breakfast rate get both. Free minibar snacks. Middle East IC Dubhai Festival City IC Abu Dhabi Africa Asia-Pacific IC Bangkok - suite or club IC Grand Stanford (Hong Kong) - you can get Harborview room with club access, or suite with no access IC Manza Beach Resort (Japan) as of Mar 13 IC Nanjing IC Saigon - though both for frequent guests IC Sanya - award stays reports of club room with access IC Shanghai Expo (as of Oct 2012), Feb 14 data says 575 RMB/day IC Shanghai Pudong - though recent reports indicate no UG to suites, will only UG to Club room with access IC Singapore - premier room or club (also applies to award stays) Australia & Oceania IC Sanctuary Cove Australia - as of Mar 14 IC Sydney |
No Free Access
Paid access or pay for breakfast (if no lounge):
North America IC Baltimore Harbor Court - no lounge IC Cozumel - no lounge (no RA benefits on award stays) IC Chicago Magnificent Mile - no lounge IC Las Vegas Palazzo - no free access to Prestige lounge, but free access to small VIP lounge IC Los Angeles Century City - no lounge IC Monterey The Clement - no lounge, no coupons offered any more IC New York Barclay - no lounge IC New York Times Square - no lounge IC Scottsdale Montelucia - no lounge IC Tampa - no lounge IC Toronto Yorkville - no lounge IC Washington DC Willard - no lounge Central America & Carribbean South America Europe IC Amsterdam - no lounge, confirm pay for breakfast IC Athens - 50€ plus tax/day IC Berchtesgaden - no lounge IC Berlin - no lounge access, can pay 39€/day for RA, 49€/day for Amb IC Geneva - no lounge IC Hamburg - no lounge, breakfast is 50% off IC London Park Lane - 79£ as of Mar 13 IC Madrid - no more club starting Feb 2013, 80€/day charge (data as of Jul 14) IC Malta - as of Mar 13 IC Moscow - 50% discount at 1775 RUB (normally 3450 RUB) IC Paris Ave Marceau - no lounge, no breakfast coupons, drink cpn if dinner is purchased IC Porto - no lounge, no breakfast coupons IC Rome - no lounge, need to confirm if breakfast is free IC Warsaw - no more club as of Mar 13 Middle East IC Marsa Alam - no lounge Africa IC Mauritius - no lounge Asia-Pacific IC Kuala Lumpur - 2 level upgrade only, thus only way to club is book Premier (Deluxe -> Premier -> Grand Premier -> Club -> Exec Suite) IC Mumbai - no lounge IC Samui - no lounge, but reports of free breakfast IC Shanghai Pudong IC Tokyo ANA - As of Aug 2012 no more club IC Tokyo The Strings - As of Aug 2012, no more club IC Tokyo Yokohama - 2500 JPY/day Australia & Oceania IC Bora Bora Le Moana - no lounge IC Bora Bora Thalasso - no lounge IC Melbourne Rialto - Club no longer offered as RA benefit as of Jan 13. Club offered for $30 AU. IC Moorea - no lounge IC Tahiti - no lounge, need to confirm breakfast |
I appreciate the effort on this, I would find an updated list very helpful!
The Clement in Monterey, CA USA does not have a lounge (and no longer offers breakfast coupons) IC Cozumel does not have a lounge IC New Orleans gives access IC Austin gives access I know when I went there wasn't a lounge, so they gave snacks/drinks at the bar, but I thought that the IC Cancun DOES have one now (reopened?) and allows RA access? Does Bali actually give club access to RAs? I've always paid for a club room there... |
Originally Posted by TheBeerHunter
(Post 18454499)
I appreciate the effort on this, I would find an updated list very helpful!
The Clement in Monterey, CA USA does not have a lounge (and no longer offers breakfast coupons) IC Cozumel does not have a lounge IC New Orleans gives access IC Austin gives access I know when I went there wasn't a lounge, so they gave snacks/drinks at the bar, but I thought that the IC Cancun DOES have one now (reopened?) and allows RA access? Does Bali actually give club access to RAs? I've always paid for a club room there... If anyone finds any errors please post them here or PM me. |
North America:
IC Toronto Yorkville - no lounge mxm135 :) |
Shanghai Pudong and Expo are choice, club or suite
Beijing Financial Street, free Hangzhou, free Wuxi, free Dalian, free |
Berlin not free
Hi,
in Berlin you pay 39.99 EUR per day as RA to get club access, 49.99 or 59.99 as AMB. Marc |
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IC Warsaw offers a choice of Club access or room upgrade, as do IC Singapore and IC Sydney. Great idea for a thread, by the way ^ |
IC Tel Aviv
Hi, The IC Tel Aviv gives RA's Club access on paid or award nights.
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IC COEX Seoul
Free lounge on paid stay (no idea about reward stay)
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IC Bucharest
Free lounge on paid stay (no idea about reward stay)
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mnredfox, does your list also include hotels that offer RAs a choice of EITHER club access OR suite upgrade? From my experiences, that's what most ICs offer nowadays as I rarely receive both club access and suite.
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Originally Posted by mister__big
(Post 18456819)
mnredfox, does your list also include hotels that offer RAs a choice of EITHER club access OR suite upgrade? From my experiences, that's what most ICs offer nowadays as I rarely receive both club access and suite.
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I think you must take out Berlin of the list with free access. Suppose you corrected after the input here, but forgot to withdraw Berlin.
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