The Bodrum EDITION - Turkey [Master Thread]
May 8, 2022, 1:35 pm
#121
Join Date: Aug 2015
Programs: Virtuoso Luxury Travel Agent; Bonvoy Titanium Elite; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 663
If the breakfast is the same as previous years, even at 25 EUR per person, it's a bargain. Truly one of my favourite Bonvoy breakfasts ever.
May 9, 2022, 6:06 pm
#122
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: ZRH
Programs: QR Gold / M&M FTL / Marriott Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 650
Unfortunately, with covid, it was cancelled.
Now that I can travel there, I feel not very welcome anymore, like a second zone customer with my point booking
even if the amount of points inflated compared to my first attempt in 2020 (280K).
May 9, 2022, 6:46 pm
#123
Join Date: Feb 2020
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Previously I booked with points this hotel during summer 2020 (200K Points), at this time it was not segregated, this property was always including breakfast for all customers.
Unfortunately, with covid, it was cancelled.
Now that I can travel there, I feel not very welcome anymore, like a second zone customer with my point booking
even if the amount of points inflated compared to my first attempt in 2020 (280K).
Unfortunately, with covid, it was cancelled.
Now that I can travel there, I feel not very welcome anymore, like a second zone customer with my point booking
even if the amount of points inflated compared to my first attempt in 2020 (280K).
May 10, 2022, 4:59 am
#124
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Bay Area, CA
Programs: MB Titanium, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb, UA Silver
Posts: 185
To clarify, 25 EUR only applies to the traditional Turkish breakfast set (just pastries, jam, fruits, and salads), and exclude items like menemen, sucuk, Element juice, coffee/tea, etc which will be charged per item instead of eat whatever you want at a fixed price.
It's not all bad still. I've ordered an Element juice, menemen, and Turkish coffee on top of the traditional Turkish breakfast set for around ~$35 in total and I feel like I can't eat any more for the rest of the day.
May 10, 2022, 6:12 am
#125
Join Date: Dec 2013
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May 10, 2022, 6:32 am
#126
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May 10, 2022, 7:11 am
#127
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Breakfast is definitely a bummer no doubt, but for a hotel which costs 1000 EUR per night in the summer, if we have to spend 50 EUR extra per couple for breakfast it's not something hugely material in the grand scheme of things (5% only), therefore it would not lead me to say "I am not welcome anymore" unless there were other service issues during the stay. This is what I would like to know - is there is something else going on.
May 10, 2022, 7:16 am
#128
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True enough that free breakfast is not an elite benefit at Editions. But it appears that breakfast is included on all paid stays. If that's the case it's traditionally been a violation of rules for the property to charge for breakfast only on points stays, e.g., Al Maha.
May 10, 2022, 9:29 am
#129
Join Date: Feb 2020
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Posts: 1,768
Interesting point, I didn’t appreciate that.
May 10, 2022, 9:55 am
#130
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Can you point out where exactly it is a violation in T&C? If so, I can bring this up to the hotel right?
May 10, 2022, 7:54 pm
#131
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Breakfast is definitely a bummer no doubt, but for a hotel which costs 1000 EUR per night in the summer, if we have to spend 50 EUR extra per couple for breakfast it's not something hugely material in the grand scheme of things (5% only), therefore it would not lead me to say "I am not welcome anymore" unless there were other service issues during the stay. This is what I would like to know - is there is something else going on.
May 10, 2022, 8:13 pm
#132
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: ZRH
Programs: QR Gold / M&M FTL / Marriott Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 650
Compared to what I've read on reviews of past stays from blogs and in here, breakfast now only runs from 8am-12pm instead of being available until crazy hours like 4pm.
To clarify, 25 EUR only applies to the traditional Turkish breakfast set (just pastries, jam, fruits, and salads), and exclude items like menemen, sucuk, Element juice, coffee/tea, etc which will be charged per item instead of eat whatever you want at a fixed price.
It's not all bad still. I've ordered an Element juice, menemen, and Turkish coffee on top of the traditional Turkish breakfast set for around ~$35 in total and I feel like I can't eat any more for the rest of the day.
To clarify, 25 EUR only applies to the traditional Turkish breakfast set (just pastries, jam, fruits, and salads), and exclude items like menemen, sucuk, Element juice, coffee/tea, etc which will be charged per item instead of eat whatever you want at a fixed price.
It's not all bad still. I've ordered an Element juice, menemen, and Turkish coffee on top of the traditional Turkish breakfast set for around ~$35 in total and I feel like I can't eat any more for the rest of the day.
This is not the price the problem, it's the segregation, points vs cash.
The change was also not announced when I booked the stay.
Seem a new strategy from this hotel.
May 20, 2022, 2:58 am
#133
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 9
Are there any benefits at this property for platinum/titanium members? F&B or Spa discounts? What are food/spa prices like for the 2022 season? Also are things priced in EUR rather than TRY? Trying to set expectations as I feel the omaat review is likely giving a false sense of value
May 29, 2022, 6:49 am
#134
Join Date: May 2018
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Are there any benefits at this property for platinum/titanium members? F&B or Spa discounts? What are food/spa prices like for the 2022 season? Also are things priced in EUR rather than TRY? Trying to set expectations as I feel the omaat review is likely giving a false sense of value
May 31, 2022, 9:06 pm
#135
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Posts: 185
Morena lunch and beach club menu. Apologies in advance that some of them are blurry. Compared to OMAAT's review, lots of the items' prices are doubled or even tripled!
I didn't receive special discount on food & spa as a Platinum, but I was proactively upgraded to the Premier Room with Sea View and free bottle of wine and cookies as welcome gifts. I have the spa and in-room dining (including breakfast) menu PDF's on my blog.
I didn't receive special discount on food & spa as a Platinum, but I was proactively upgraded to the Premier Room with Sea View and free bottle of wine and cookies as welcome gifts. I have the spa and in-room dining (including breakfast) menu PDF's on my blog.
