List of IC hotels that respect RA benefits on AWARD stays
 

Based on some discussion in another thread, I feel it might be useful to list experiences with IC hotels for RA's on award nights.

Perhaps a format that captures the 3 major benefits:
-Upgrade
-Complementary Minibar
-Club lounge access

So to begin:

Award night at IC Singapore:
-Upgrade: YES, studio suite
-Complementary Minibar: YES
-Club lounge access: YES

Award night at IC LE MOANA Bora Bora:
-Upgrade: NO
-Complementary Minibar: NO
-Club lounge access: NO

Award night at IC Mark Hopkins:
-Upgrade: YES, 1 bedroom Suite
-Complementary Minibar: YES
-Club lounge access: YES if not taking suite upgrade

Award night at IC Barclay:
-Upgrade: YES, Jnr suite
-Complementary Minibar: YES
-Club lounge access: Dont Know

Award night at IC Prague:
-Upgrade: YES, 1 bedroom Suite
-Complementary Minibar: YES, including snacks
-Club lounge access: YES

IC LeGrand

Upgrade: To a junior suite, which is a very large room for Paris, very well appointed. Same as when paying.

Minibar? -- free as an RA on award points including good Champagne. Minibar generally well stocked.

Club Floor: No/not offered, but then again I have not found that to be an RA benefit unless there are no suites to upgrade to. You can purchase access to the club for, I think 70 euros (for one)/120 euros (for a couple) per night. No special rate for RA's unlike the Mark Hopkins, for example.

Woah here - surely every IC hotel has to offer free mini-bar to RA's, regardless of reservation type, you shouldn't even have to enquire about it, just go ahead & take advantage of it - ergo it shouldn't even be a topic for this thread, plus Dino's Bora Bora stay should be reported to IC & compensation given, along with a good ticking-off by IC to the hotel? Or am I missing something?

There was another thread coverving the fact that RA desk says that RA benefits dont apply on reward nights, I was also told this by the RA desk, as have others hence Aj starting this thread :) it can be found here.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433611

Please lets not turn this thread into a debate and keep it on topic, I will edit out my and tristans comments out in a day or so so we have a great thread like the RA upgrades one :) if any one wants to start a new thread discussing the lack of benefits on reward nights by all means do so, but I will keep this one on topic :)

Cheers
Dino

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Award nights at IC de la Ville Roma:
-Upgrade: YES, large room (suite?) on fifth floor, nice view of the wedding cake
-Complementary Minibar: YES
-Club lounge access: N/A

Award nights at Hong Kong IC
Upgrade: somewhat. Only to pool view room, a little larger than standard
Minibar/Movie: yes
Gift: little box of choc., fruits
Club: no (they never upgrade to Club on paid rooms)

Award nights at Sydney IC
Upgrade: Nice corner suote (2 room) with harbour/opera view
Minibar: Yes (even champage)
Gift: Choc and bottle of red wine
Club: no

IC Houston (used a 2:1 certificate)
upgrade: yes, very nice room on the top floor (23rd i believe)
minibar: beverages, yes; snacks, no
club access, my experience was yes

Buenos Aires
Minibar- yes
Upgrade- Yes (to Club floor)
Club- Yes (result of upgrade)

London (free night tacked on to a paid stay)
Minibar- Yes
Upgrade- Yes
Club- N/A (I was in a Club room to begin with)

Is free mini bar only applicable in IC or are Holiday Inns included.

Any other award night upgrade experiences at HK IC?

Rio, yes, yes, yes

Le Grand, yes, yes, sometimes

Neither AMBASSADOR nor ROYAL AMBASSADOR benefits apply to stays at non-IC branded properties. This is always clearly stated in red on your reservation confirmation for HIs, HIXs, CPs et al.

Now moderator, for the integrity of this thread, leave this up for a couple of days and then please delete this and the original message I responded to.