Nuremberg: Le Meridien or Arabella Sheraton [Master Thread]
Apr 23, 2006, 12:43 am
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Nuremberg: Le Meridien or Arabella Sheraton [Master Thread]
Going to spend three nights, two rooms, on a reward vacation for the family. Which hotel is better?
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Apr 23, 2006, 2:59 pm
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I would stay at the ArabellaSheraton (Carlton) Hotel. The rooms are very nice and newly renovated, nice SPA, nice Bathrooms.
The rooms at the LeMeridien are looking very old!! Not like a Grandhotel!!
The rooms at the LeMeridien are looking very old!! Not like a Grandhotel!!
Apr 23, 2006, 6:09 pm
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Originally Posted by MIKEM
Going to spend three nights, two rooms, on a reward vacation for the family. Which hotel is better?
We remember the staff as being especially gracious.
Aug 31, 2006, 9:39 pm
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Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nuremberg
I have a 6:20 am flight out of NUE in December. I'm planning on staying in Nuremberg the previous night to be closer to the airport. I have not been to NUE before and am looking for some advice.
Any reviews of this hotel? I can get a single for 96 Euro. I was also considering the Arabella Sheraton, but there is no availability.
What are my transport options to the airport? I will have a rental car, but was considering dropping it the night before. Does AVIS have drop off around 5am?
Thanks,
Any reviews of this hotel? I can get a single for 96 Euro. I was also considering the Arabella Sheraton, but there is no availability.
What are my transport options to the airport? I will have a rental car, but was considering dropping it the night before. Does AVIS have drop off around 5am?
Thanks,
Sep 1, 2006, 2:04 pm
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From personal experience, elite treatment at the Sheraton is better than at the Le Meridien.
I was travelling there the a few weeks ago with a friend who is Gold, and we were bluntly asked to pay the difference if we wanted any upgrade.
I was travelling there the a few weeks ago with a friend who is Gold, and we were bluntly asked to pay the difference if we wanted any upgrade.
Sep 1, 2006, 3:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Germanfflyer
Meridien to airport will take about 40 minutes with a taxi which would be the only option...
Sep 1, 2006, 3:15 pm
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Originally Posted by rcs85551
From personal experience, elite treatment at the Sheraton is better than at the Le Meridien. I was travelling there the a few weeks ago with a friend who is Gold, and we were bluntly asked to pay the difference if we wanted any upgrade.
Last edited by Flying Lawyer; Sep 1, 2006 at 3:22 pm Reason: typos
Sep 2, 2006, 3:09 am
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Originally Posted by Flying Lawyer
Appologies again for being rude again: The upgrades available for Golds are not really exciting but getting gold is not a real hurdle. For Platinums, Le Meridien in Germany AND in Nuremberg is great. I strongly believe that the statement "elite treatment at the Sheraton is better" is too general. The upgrades I receive eg at the Sheratons in Frankfurt, Duesseldorf or Munich are not really exciting, they do not to many suites available. Le Meridien in Frankfurt or Nuremberg or Westin in Berlin is by far better at least for Platinums.
1. This thread is about Nuremberg, not all SPG brands in general. Other cities are a different story, with different experiences.
2. I am Platinum, he is Gold. We were both asked to pay up for our respective rooms if we wanted anything other than the standard room we had booked.
3. Even for a Gold, the Gold member should be put in a "preferred" room if available. Only willing to produce this limited upgrade into a "preferred" room in exchange for cash is against SPG T&C.
4. Personal experience at the NUE Sheraton Carlton has been way better.
Sep 4, 2006, 8:09 pm
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I didn't try the LM there, but got a great upgrade to a bit suite at the Sheraton even on an award stay. Good staff, and a handy location very close to the train station and just outside the old city.
Nov 22, 2006, 2:32 am
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Nürnberg Le Méridien or Sheraton ?
I will be doing a two one night paid stays in December during the weekend.
Which property would you choose if you were a Platinum?
Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nürnberg or ArabellaSheraton Hotel Carlton.
Did a search, but couldn't find any info
Thanxs
balluballu
Which property would you choose if you were a Platinum?
Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nürnberg or ArabellaSheraton Hotel Carlton.
Did a search, but couldn't find any info
Thanxs
balluballu
Nov 22, 2006, 10:09 am
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Originally Posted by BalluBallu
I will be doing a two one night paid stays in December during the weekend.
Which property would you choose if you were a Platinum?
Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nürnberg or ArabellaSheraton Hotel Carlton.
Did a search, but couldn't find any info
Thanxs
balluballu
Which property would you choose if you were a Platinum?
Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nürnberg or ArabellaSheraton Hotel Carlton.
Did a search, but couldn't find any info
Thanxs
balluballu
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