Property: Pullman Sydney Airport
Status: Accor Plus Platinum
Room booked: Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed
Room upgraded/type: Executive King Room (no bath tub) top floor
Rate: DSO=RED HOT ROOMS ACCOR PLU, ROOM ONLY
Free internet: Yes and super fast (uploaded 12 GB hour long trip report to Youtube in ~ 30 minutes)
Free Breakfast: Yes (as Accor+Platinum member)
Early check in/late out: N/A
Welcome drink: Yes (1 voucher)
Welcome gift: 2 bottles of water
Arrived at the Pullman around 7 PM yesterday and promptly checked in. Gentleman checked me in promptly and offered an upgrade to top floor executive king room (with the only caveat being no tub). As I didn't really plan on taking a bath I decided to give it a go:
Having previously stayed at the Pullman Sydney airport in a Deluxe room (upgraded from a Superior) I must say that it isn't earth shattering the upgrade to the executive room. It's a slightly better room with the main advantage being the top floor. Pro tip: when checking in, ask for a room which faces the airport to get some get plane cough on your stay. The main advantage I can see from this room is the inclusion of the Nespresso machine which IIRC wasn't in the Deluxe room I stayed at last time. Then again, some would argue that the lack of a bath is a downgrade.
One nice thing that finally seems to be coming back is the mini-bar:
One area I was somewhat disappointed with was the lack of a welcome gift for Platinum elites (aside from the two 330 ml bottles of water sitting in the room). Frankly this is one of the worst welcome gifts I have received staying at any Accor property in Australia (aside from perhaps an ibis budget which doesn't provide ALL benefits). I appreciate the upgrade to a "nicer" room, but I mean c'mon! This is Pullman, heck even the Comfort Inn I stayed at in Las Vegas gave me a bag of chips and cookies as a welcome gift for being a valued Choice elite in 2019!
The hotel has an executive lounge as others have pointed out which I think is located near the mobius grill. Since I got to the hotel relatively late and had a couple of items to work on before getting to bed I didn't really have a chance to experience the lounge although the welcome letter did say they serve canapes till 6:30 PM.
Breakfast is served at the mobius restaurant on the ground floor. It's a buffet affair which quite frankly wasn't too impressive. A couple of hot menu items (see plate) some asian noodle stuff, fresh fruit and bread. I'd put that around an Ibis in terms of selection and food quality although there are a couple of things that set it apart from your run of the mill ibis. First, the server collects your hot drink order and delivers it (and a glass of water) to where you are sitting. Second, there are some extra yogurt and drink options you wouldn't ordinarily find (i.e. coconut yogurt). That being said for a hotel that claims to be high end, one would expect something more substantial for breakfast:
Would I stay here again? Absolutely, but... the price better be right. I'm certainly not gonna spend more than $150/night staying at a property like this when I could find better properties in the CBD or stay at cheaper properties that offer more amenities (i.e. HI Express).
-RooFlyer88