Jun 8, 2015, 10:34 am
Last edit by: PTahCha
Hotel concierge does not respond to emails ([email protected]) - pick up the phone and call instead.
Lounge
120 EUR per room for Ambassadors
150 EUR per room for everyone else
Should be free for all RA's now, for sure if you are a regular guest
Must book club room for free access. Lounge access not part of the regular rate for suites.
Lounge access is included for free with all room categories when you book via a Virtuoso travel agent (see the Luxury Hotels forum if you need one)
Mini-bar
Mini-bar drinks complimentary to RA on both paid and award stays
Update Nov 12 Mini-bar is not complimentary on RA award stays unless you are a regular customer
Lounge
120 EUR per room for Ambassadors
150 EUR per room for everyone else
Should be free for all RA's now, for sure if you are a regular guest
Must book club room for free access. Lounge access not part of the regular rate for suites.
Lounge access is included for free with all room categories when you book via a Virtuoso travel agent (see the Luxury Hotels forum if you need one)
Mini-bar
Mini-bar drinks complimentary to RA on both paid and award stays
Update Nov 12 Mini-bar is not complimentary on RA award stays unless you are a regular customer
IC Le Grand Paris Master Thread [merged]
Nov 4, 2015, 6:01 pm
#1336
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: N/A
Programs: 100m swimming certificate level 5
Posts: 1,456
Maybe what you and TravelTheWorld66 missed is that there is a second floor. I don't understand how anyone could say it is small! There's a set of red-carpeted stairs leading up from next to the welcome desk and people going up and down throughout the day. But I also don't understand how anyone could miss all the food and drink and all day Champagne? 
I just didn't think it was all that great and would not pay for it. Also i feel the place needs a good old scrub!
Nov 5, 2015, 6:58 am
#1337
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Programs: UA 1K, DL Gold, IHG Diamond AMB, MR Gold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, National EE
Posts: 1,083
Nov 5, 2015, 12:10 pm
#1338
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Marina Del Rey, CA
Programs: AA EXPLAT, HYATT GLOBALIST, AS75K
Posts: 607
Now THAT'S a great score. Well done.
Nov 5, 2015, 3:30 pm
#1339
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: AZ FA+, A3 G, AB G | IHG RA, HGP D, FPC P, Accor P, BW D, HH D, Eleva, GHA P, 1862 Voyager
Posts: 1,852
So I had a great stay in the end!
Kept the Opera house view for the first night but it was unbearable. Not only was it rattling until 1+ AM, the next morning you get the guy singing in front of the opera house - he has not changed his repertoire since my last visit, and then shortly after that the brass / (funeral?) band playing on the steps.
So I switched rooms and they put me in a Junior Suite on the top floor - one with a long corridor separating the bedroom and the living area + a small shower area and separate luggage area in the middle.
Some issues with room service / house keeping that took a few calls but was resolved in the end
RA amenity not sent delivered, but once informed it was sent, together with a full bottle of champagne to celebrate the special occasion =)
Kept the Opera house view for the first night but it was unbearable. Not only was it rattling until 1+ AM, the next morning you get the guy singing in front of the opera house - he has not changed his repertoire since my last visit, and then shortly after that the brass / (funeral?) band playing on the steps.
So I switched rooms and they put me in a Junior Suite on the top floor - one with a long corridor separating the bedroom and the living area + a small shower area and separate luggage area in the middle.
Some issues with room service / house keeping that took a few calls but was resolved in the end
RA amenity not sent delivered, but once informed it was sent, together with a full bottle of champagne to celebrate the special occasion =)
Nov 6, 2015, 6:14 am
#1341
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,443
Imo there is no physical club room. Do you want an upsell to access the lounge? Price is 140 euro (120 euro if you are an Ambassador).
If you would book a club room, you typically get a nice superior or exec room, or for Ambassadors with luck an opera view room, or junior suite.
If you would book a club room, you typically get a nice superior or exec room, or for Ambassadors with luck an opera view room, or junior suite.
Nov 6, 2015, 6:17 am
#1342
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Antwerpen - Belgium
Programs: HHonors Diamond, Melia Silver, NH silver, H10 Class
Posts: 659
Imo there is no physical club room. Do you want an upselm to access the lounge? Price is 140 euro (120 euro if you are an Ambassador).
If you would book a club room, you typically het a nice superior or exec room, or for Ambassadors with luck an opera view room, or junior suite.
If you would book a club room, you typically het a nice superior or exec room, or for Ambassadors with luck an opera view room, or junior suite.
I have e-mailed the hotel and they say that Club access is now 120€ instead of 140€ (I have NO ambassador or other status).
"Dear Sir,
Thank you for your email.
If you book a Classic room, the Club access will ne be included. However you can enjoy all the service of the Club for 120€ per day instead of 140€. Breakfast, Snack and Tea time are served all day long.
You can pay the extra directly at the hotel."
Nov 6, 2015, 8:01 am
#1343
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Programs: UA 1K, DL Gold, IHG Diamond AMB, MR Gold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, National EE
Posts: 1,083
Thanks for the reply.
I have e-mailed the hotel and they say that Club access is now 120€ instead of 140€ (I have NO ambassador or other status).
"Dear Sir,
Thank you for your email.
If you book a Classic room, the Club access will ne be included. However you can enjoy all the service of the Club for 120€ per day instead of 140€. Breakfast, Snack and Tea time are served all day long.
You can pay the extra directly at the hotel."
I have e-mailed the hotel and they say that Club access is now 120€ instead of 140€ (I have NO ambassador or other status).
"Dear Sir,
Thank you for your email.
If you book a Classic room, the Club access will ne be included. However you can enjoy all the service of the Club for 120€ per day instead of 140€. Breakfast, Snack and Tea time are served all day long.
You can pay the extra directly at the hotel."
Nov 8, 2015, 5:53 am
#1344
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 26
Indeed the place does need a good scrub. Stayed 4-13 October with the resident club mouse. New lounge staff is trying very hard but something is missing. Told that the hotel is closing for 1 year for a complete makeover of all guest rooms & suites. The beautiful public spaces will remain. I think the competition is killing them---the new Mandarin & Shangri-La, the recently re-opened Ritz & Crillon. Will be interesting to see how the room pricing develops.
Nov 10, 2015, 3:27 am
#1346
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: LHR/DXB
Programs: Golden Circle, Skywards
Posts: 120
Nov 10, 2015, 5:07 am
#1347
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
Seeing as how the hotel is still bookable through next year, I'm guessing there was either a misunderstanding or it's a very long way off in the future. I'll try to ask the next time I'm there.
Nov 10, 2015, 10:21 am
#1348
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
I'm still waiting for the Carlton to close, 5 years from the first mention of it!
Given how the hotel is laid out, it would be pointless to close the whole thing just to do the rooms when you could close off each wing and run on reduced occupancy.
Given how the hotel is laid out, it would be pointless to close the whole thing just to do the rooms when you could close off each wing and run on reduced occupancy.
Nov 10, 2015, 12:19 pm
#1349
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
You may not be aware, but that's exactly what they did for the previous renovation. The entire hotel shut down for over a year as I recall. I'm sure they had their reasons.
Nov 10, 2015, 12:31 pm
#1350
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: YYZ / FRA
Programs: IHG RA; Avis First
Posts: 1,444
If I am not mistaken this was one of the IC locations that was bought last year and that they will be renovating a bunch of them.
I talked to one of the GMs from a EU IC, told me that the "top/key" IC locations will be the first to be renovated.
I talked to one of the GMs from a EU IC, told me that the "top/key" IC locations will be the first to be renovated.