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[Flyfrequently]

Have a night in MEL to use my free night stay. Sofitel is out. Which novotel has the best breakfast spread? I love a good buffet!
Pullman on the park is priceiest cash option currently.
If there's barely any differences I should stay at the airport, it's most sensible

Cloud9 did a review on Novotel Melbourne Airport, also in the How Does Accor treat you thread #2296 or thereabouts are comments on Novotel @Cynicor
Staying 2nd December but won't do breakfast due to an early flight.

Also staying Pullman on the Park 28/11 with breakfast. If you choose either I would be interested in your thoughts.

 

[jase05]

Also staying Pullman on the Park 28/11 with breakfast. If you choose either I

we stay there a bit for football and I don’t think it or any hotel in Melbourne is worth going out of your way just for Brekky

 

[Flyfrequently]

we stay there a bit for football and I don’t think it or any hotel in Melbourne is worth going out of your way just for Brekky

Thanks @jase05
We are attending a function at Pullman that evening, an overnighter saves us the 70 minute drive home at midnight.
Brekky is how I lure Mr Flyfrequently into a night in the big smoke.
The way to a man's heart.....!

 

[Cynicor]

we stay there a bit for football and I don’t think it or any hotel in Melbourne is worth going out of your way just for Brekky

Ah, but I do! When you have 2 toddlers normally and breakfast is the leftover crusts of cold toast, anything is good.
But relatively, I may as well choose the best. I don’t get to sit and eat buffet Brekky much by myself. Last time would have been jan 2023

 

[mel-world]

Property:The Park Lane Pullman, Causeway Bay, HKG
Status: Platinum.
Room booked: Executive Room, City View
Room upgraded/type: Executive Room, Sea View
Rate: AUD 1408 Pre-paid - 3 nights incl Fees and Tax
Free internet: Yes
Free Breakfast: Yes
Early check in/late out: Not required
Welcome drink: Yes, Two Vouchers
Welcome gift: Large Fresh Fruit platter

This hotel was an excellent choice for our stay in HKG after a cruise down from Tokyo. From the moment we arrived, until checkout, the service and amenity we received exceeded our expectations. Although we arrived at 0900, our room was ready and we were offered breakfast in the lounge.

Causeway Bay is a very busy and popular area with many local and high end shops, only a couple of stops from Central and a lot cheaper than the main 5-star hotels near Admiralty or on the foreshore in Kowloon. It also had Victoria Park opposite, if you fancied a walk or jog.

This is the view from our room during the nightly laser show.



The best thing about the treatment we received was in the Lounge, where a cooked and buffet breakfast was served at your table, as were afternoon tea and unlimited drinks and snacks in the evening. I have rarely seen as many people welcoming you and serving in a hotel lounge.

The room was fine and well appointed, except for the bathroom that had to be separated from the room by blinds and had the most ridiculous placement of a bath and rain-forest shower. I tried to capture it in a photo but, to have a shower, you almost had to lean over the bath.



I would recommend this property - despite the bathroom - but it will become a Marriott early next year so this post will have to move.

 

[RareAir]

Property: Pullman Hill St Singapore
Status: Accor Gold +
Room booked: High Floor Executive King Room with lounge access
Room upgraded/type: No and didn’t ask. Only further upgrade available for Gold + would have been better view I suspect.
Rate: Used a corporate rate for this stay
Free internet: Yes
Free Breakfast: Yes
Early check in/late out: Yes, late check out granted to 2:00pm
Welcome drink: Yes, 2 on the app but they weren’t required with lounge access
Welcome gift: Yes, fruit platter and box of 3 types of honey (hard to tell if this was for room type booked or gold plus or every one got one)

Hotel is nice, only about 12 months old. Mix of tourists and business travellers. Well located in the city. Welcoming service, great pool and amenities (2 pools, I didn’t use rooftop). Rooms are small but well functioning and great shower. Decent lounge inside and outside areas with great service including plentiful but standard breakfast fare. 3 restaurants on site but I didn’t eat at any (so many other food options!)

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Property: Pullman Hill St Singapore
Status: Accor Gold +
Room booked: High Floor Executive King Room with lounge access
Room upgraded/type: No and didn’t ask. Only further upgrade available for Gold + would have been better view I suspect.
Rate: Used a corporate rate for this stay
Free internet: Yes
Free Breakfast: Yes
Early check in/late out: Yes, late check out granted to 2:00pm
Welcome drink: Yes, 2 on the app but they weren’t required with lounge access
Welcome gift: Yes, fruit platter and box of 3 types of honey (hard to tell if this was for room type booked or gold plus or every one got one)

Hotel is nice, only about 12 months old. Mix of tourists and business travellers. Well located in the city. Welcoming service, great pool and amenities (2 pools, I didn’t use rooftop). Rooms are small but well functioning and great shower. Decent lounge inside and outside areas with great service including plentiful but standard breakfast fare. 3 restaurants on site but I didn’t eat at any (so many other food options!)

I stayed here recently and didn't rate it. Very small rooms. The executive lounge had people walking around in it with bath robes during evening canapes (straight from the connected pool area) - can't say I've seen that before in the lounge. Should have been kicked out but were not.

 

[RareAir]

I stayed here recently and didn't rate it. Very small rooms. The executive lounge had people walking around in it with bath robes during evening canapes (straight from the connected pool area) - can't say I've seen that before in the lounge. Should have been kicked out but were not.

Yes agree the pool being so adjacent to the lounge did provide for some very “casual” attire.

 

[Daver6]

Property: Pullman Hill St Singapore
Status: Accor Gold +
Room booked: High Floor Executive King Room with lounge access
Room upgraded/type: No and didn’t ask. Only further upgrade available for Gold + would have been better view I suspect.
Rate: Used a corporate rate for this stay
Free internet: Yes
Free Breakfast: Yes
Early check in/late out: Yes, late check out granted to 2:00pm
Welcome drink: Yes, 2 on the app but they weren’t required with lounge access
Welcome gift: Yes, fruit platter and box of 3 types of honey (hard to tell if this was for room type booked or gold plus or every one got one)

Hotel is nice, only about 12 months old. Mix of tourists and business travellers. Well located in the city. Welcoming service, great pool and amenities (2 pools, I didn’t use rooftop). Rooms are small but well functioning and great shower. Decent lounge inside and outside areas with great service including plentiful but standard breakfast fare. 3 restaurants on site but I didn’t eat at any (so many other food options!)

I stayed here recently and didn't rate it. Very small rooms. The executive lounge had people walking around in it with bath robes during evening canapes (straight from the connected pool area) - can't say I've seen that before in the lounge. Should have been kicked out but were not.

Do the rooms have a proper desk and desk chair?

 

[RareAir]

Do the rooms have a proper desk and desk chair?

No. There is a chair, a small table and an even smaller stool. Would not be conducive to doing much work.

 

[aikman]

Have a night in MEL to use my free night stay. Sofitel is out. Which novotel has the best breakfast spread? I love a good buffet!
Pullman on the park is priceiest cash option currently.
If there's barely any differences I should stay at the airport, it's most sensible

My ranking is
1. Novotel Melbourne Airport
2. Novotel on Collins
3. Novotel Melbourne Central
4. Novotel South Wharf

Overall its pretty much the same spread with minor differences except for #4. They didn't even have any eggs on display, you had to find a staff member, order some, they'd disappear in the kitchen and who knows how you'd get your eggs after they were cooked.

 

[Cloud9]

My ranking is
1. Novotel Melbourne Airport
2. Novotel on Collins
3. Novotel Melbourne Central
4. Novotel South Wharf

Overall its pretty much the same spread with minor differences except for #4. They didn't even have any eggs on display, you had to find a staff member, order some, they'd disappear in the kitchen and who knows how you'd get your eggs after they were cooked.

I'd concur with this list; but I'd give South Wharf a number 7 with three empty spaces above it, personally. Really wasn't a fan. Front of house just felt totally cold and clinical when I checked in and checked out.