Accor Plus / Platinum, seeking advice

[tmdl]

Is the Accor Signature promo still running? If so, buy for one month. I think that will get you 1000 status points

I might give that a go

 

[DejaBrew]

Is the Accor Signature promo still running? If so, buy for one month. I think that will get you 1000 status points

It's running till December 2nd.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Hi, I am missing 4 nights or 571 Status points to re qualify for Accor Gold before 31 Dec 24, any ideas how to cheaply do it?

Cheaply? Book a qualifying ibis budget in Australia (e.g., ibis budget Sydney Olympic park). These can be booked for as little as $60/night. However, before doing so you’ll want to register for the ibis 50 year anniversary promotion which will get you 500 Accor points (~$15 AUD in value) on every stay at an ibis. Then purchase it through a portal like ShopBack to get 7% back. This would effectively make each night cost around $40/night.

If you haven’t used your free night you can use it now and that will count towards status provided you charge something to the room (e.g., a meal at the hotel restaurant).

I guess the other thing worth considering is how much Gold is worth and whether spending $300+ will get you any benefits. It does seem that Gold offers very little, maybe an upgrade here or there but not a lot else

I think you hit the nail on the head here. They stayed 6 nights this year at Accor properties meaning any benefits from status will be minimal at best. And with Gold not providing too much more over Silver there really isn’t much of an argument in going out of your way for it, even if you were travelling enough. I believe you can request a late checkout which even as a Platinum is far from a sure thing and maybe you get a welcome gift of some chocolates. Upgrades are possible but at the Gold level from my experience they were fairly rare. Platinum is a nice sweet spot since you do get free breakfast in Asia Pacific, lounges, 2 suite upgrade coupons, better luck at upgrades and better gifts but that requires staying 60 nights which can be a challenge.

-RooFlyer88

 

[billmurray]

The various Accor memberships and paid memberships are very confusing. Im looking at booking the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua for 9 nights in April - the basic room (with free cancellation and no breakfast) will cost $4000AUD.

Would there be any benefit in signing up to the current Accor Explorer sale for $239 and then trying to book the above accom? I think the only benefit is it may attract a 15% discount rate instead of 5% for my free tier?

 

[MELso]

The various Accor memberships and paid memberships are very confusing. Im looking at booking the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua for 9 nights in April - the basic room (with free cancellation and no breakfast) will cost $4000AUD.

Would there be any benefit in signing up to the current Accor Explorer sale for $239 and then trying to book the above accom? I think the only benefit is it may attract a 15% discount rate instead of 5% for my free tier?

If you've never signed up for Accor Plus, it's 40% off at the moment. Looking at the same random dates in April I plugged in, it was $3.8k for non-members, $3.6k for ALL Members and $3.3k for Accor Plus for a flexible room rate, and you'll get 20 status nights which, when combined with the nine nights you plan to stay, will put you one night off gold status (unless you already have a few nights under your belt).

 

[Daver6]

The various Accor memberships and paid memberships are very confusing. Im looking at booking the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua for 9 nights in April - the basic room (with free cancellation and no breakfast) will cost $4000AUD.

Would there be any benefit in signing up to the current Accor Explorer sale for $239 and then trying to book the above accom? I think the only benefit is it may attract a 15% discount rate instead of 5% for my free tier?

I think it brings the total discount to 10%, not 15%.

Accor Plus can give you a free night depending on which level you purchase, which you may or may not be able to use. If you're there for 9 nights and dining a lot there, the Accor Plus dining benefit and 15% of drinks could pay for itself.

$4k for a basic room seems pretty pricey though. Is it peak time?

 

[tmdl]

The various Accor memberships and paid memberships are very confusing. Im looking at booking the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua for 9 nights in April - the basic room (with free cancellation and no breakfast) will cost $4000AUD.

Would there be any benefit in signing up to the current Accor Explorer sale for $239 and then trying to book the above accom? I think the only benefit is it may attract a 15% discount rate instead of 5% for my free tier?

Ive got access to the Accor Travel Pros rates, usual they offer buy 2 nights get 1 free and the $100 usd perks on certain rates. send me a DM if interested. I booked in June this year and got a buy 2 get 1 free and the added perks including breakfast ect

 

[Townsend]

I will miss reaching Diamond this year by about 2000 status points. A couple of questions
1. Is it worth chasing Diamond, and
2. Any suggestions as to how I can reach this would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks

 

[kangarooflyer88]

I will miss reaching Diamond this year by about 2000 status points. A couple of questions
1. Is it worth chasing Diamond, and
2. Any suggestions as to how I can reach this would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks

Accor Signature