HOTP Melbourne - booked on the anyweekend anywhere rates in Dec last year, 10 - 14 Mar - confirmed exec room but took the paid upgrade to exec relaxation suite, 2 bottles of water and I hit the exec lounge for breckie and drinks every night.
BUT THEN......
Melbourne was just a taster to the beginning of a 2 week birthday trip ending up at the Conrad in Bali. All the tips from here and wheeling and dealing paid off and I couldn't contain my happiness.
I redeemed 3 nights on points, then when the upgrade request came thru it confirmed a Conrad Suites ocean view for nil cost, then extra for a swim out exec room and an extra 260.00 for a private pool Exec Suite, the triple upgrade came thru
. My personal assistant greeted me and escorted us to the Suite, right on the beach front, with a 4m x 10m private pool, waiting for me was a Birthday cake and a letter from the GM thanking me for spending my time with them. We hit afternoon tea at 3pm and no less than 12 different staff members said Happy Birthday to me in about 3 hrs between the afternoon tea and coughtails starting at 5pm, i'm sure the whole place knew. Full breckie each morning, afternoon tea and then coughtails every night, swimming in one of only 2 rooms with a private pool all day and relaxing. I truly did think i'd died and gone to heaven. Now all my birthdays will have to be spent here or else i'll be dissapointed! Late check out until 7pm and several spectacular meals here on the beachfront, 15% discount at the spa and also at the resturants, its low season atm, several people commented that it won't get busy again until easter/school holidays, so if you are thinking of sneaking off for a holiday to Bali do it now! Thankyou again to all the forum members that contributed to my 7 months of planning and plotting, I got Gold thru the fast track suggestions here at the forum, and it paid off just perfectly.
