If you stay regularly at Accor hotels like Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Pullman and Ibis in the Asia Pacific region, the Accor Plus subscription program could save you money and offer additional benefits.

Costing $399 per year, or complimentary for American Express Platinum cardholders, Accor Plus Explorer membership comes with numerous advantages including a free annual hotel night and up to 50% off dining at Accor properties. These benefits are available in around 22 countries in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand.

Since August 2023, Accor Plus members also get a bonus of 20 Status Nights each year with the Accor ALL program. That’s enough for guaranteed Accor Live Limitless Silver status, which normally requires 10 Status Nights or a spend of €800 per year.

The bonus Status Nights are also a solid fast-track towards reaching Gold status, which requires 30 Status Nights annually. This means that Accor Plus members can get ALL Gold status by staying just 10 nights per year in Accor hotels.

Accor Plus benefits

Key benefits of Accor Plus Explorer membership include:

• A complimentary night each year at one of over 1,000 Accor hotels in Asia Pacific (although room availability can be limited)
• 10% off the best available room rate at participating Accor hotels
• Access to “red hot room” deals & early access to global Accor promotions
• Up to 50% off food when dining at Accor hotels in Asia Pacific
• 15% off drinks bills in Asia
• Automatic head-start of 20 Status Nights each year in the Accor ALL loyalty program

The benefits of ALL Silver status aren’t exactly groundbreaking but include some niceties like late check-out and a welcome drink when staying at any Accor-affiliated hotel (including some brands and in some countries that don’t participate in Accor Plus).

A full list of benefits is available on the Accor Plus website.

Which hotels participate in Accor Plus?

The benefits of membership are available at many Accor hotel brands, but only in the Asia Pacific Region.

The following hotel brands participate in the program:

• Banyan Tree
• Sofitel, Sofitel Legend & SO/Sofitel
• Fairmont
• MGallery
• Art Series
• Mondrian
• Pullman
• Swissôtel
• Angsana
• Mercure & Grand Mercure
• Quay West
• Peppers
• The Sebel
• Mantra
• Cassia
• Novotel
• BreakFree
• Ibis, Ibis Styles & Ibis Budget

And the benefits are available when staying at any of the above hotel brands in the following countries in the Asia Pacific region:

• Australia
• Cambodia
• China
• Fiji
• French Polynesia
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Laos
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• New Zealand
• Philippines
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Is Accor Plus worth joining?

Many Australian Frequent Flyers believe Accor Plus is worthwhile, particularly for the annual free hotel night, room discounts and food and beverage discounts. Depending on where you redeem the free night, the value of that benefit alone could cover much of the $399 annual subscription.

But, as with any membership, you would need to be staying at least semi-regularly at Accor hotels in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and/or the Pacific Islands to maximise the benefits and discounts.

For Amex Platinum cardholders, nonetheless, complimentary Accor Plus membership has been a popular benefit since it was introduced in 2018 – not least for the free hotel night.

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include economics, aviation & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

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