Accor Family Second Room 50% doesn't add up ?

[Mikeynz]

HI,

We are a family of 4, so getting the Accor Family offer of the second room @ 50% off sounds great, one catch every time I find it on offer, it seems to be like only a 10% discount on the second room - I understand it has to be the full price which is the 50% off, but I still find most of the time it is cheaper to buy 2 rooms by itself than the family offer - is there somthing I am missing ? or have people used it in the past and got the discount they advertise ?

Thanks

 

[MEL_Traveller]

HI,

We are a family of 4, so getting the Accor Family offer of the second room @ 50% off sounds great, one catch every time I find it on offer, it seems to be like only a 10% discount on the second room - I understand it has to be the full price which is the 50% off, but I still find most of the time it is cheaper to buy 2 rooms by itself than the family offer - is there somthing I am missing ? or have people used it in the past and got the discount they advertise ?

Thanks

Yeah, i’m not sure you’re missing anything! We noticed this with the 30% and 40% off ‘sales’… it was off the full unrestricted and fully flexible price… not the lowest non-refundable. So the actual savings can be quite minimal.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge on the 2nd room discount can chime in

 

[Flyerwin]

It's 50% off retail and also doesn't include fees and taxes, so as you say, it's not a true 50% off the 2nd room, but I've found it's still cheaper than two separate rooms in most cases - do your own comparison, and pick the cheaper option.

 

[Mort]

I’m currently using the 50% off second room deal for a stay at movenpick wellington.

From my calculations it worked out a bit cheaper than getting 2 separate rooms, maybe not 25% but perhaps between 15/20%. the bonus for me though was as platinum both rooms received breakfast and both were upgraded.

 

[samh004]

Sorry to hijack this thread but seemed related. I have a booking for later this year at a Novotel in what would essentially be a suite for a gathering of sorts. There are two similar suites at this property and if numbers swell, I might need the second one too. So long as kids were indicated as staying, would I be able to get the second suite at half the regular fully flexible rate, minus taxes? I had a brief look at the terms of the offer and couldn't see exclusions, but perhaps I missed it, or it's buried?

As I've currently also, only got a booking for one room, I presume I would need to call Accor (or the hotel?) to add the second room at the appropriate time under the offer? Loathe to cancel and rebook completely.

 

[Flyerwin]

The discount for the second room should show up if you put in the correct number for adults and kids when booking online. I find I have to experiment - I always start with just 2 adults and no benefits to see the full options then start adding kids and choosing 1 or 2 rooms to see all potential rooms.