IHG Hotels that recognise status

[esquire]

Status: Platinum
Hotel: Indigo Paddington
Booked: Standard double with 1 queen
Rate: Points
Received: as booked (exec room)
Welcome Amenities: Welcome letter
Other: 2 bottles of water, free use of the "special offer" (14.95 GBP, 24 hours unlimited access to premium movies/tv/internet/adult movies!) on + 25% off resturant bill - which made for a very good value dinner.

 

[straitman]

Status: Platinum RA
Hotel: Holiday Inn Esplanade Darwin
Booked: Loft Suite
Rate: BOGO certificate. $358 per night for two nights then two nights free.
Received: Esplanade Suite
Welcome Amenities: Water, Wine and Fruit Platter

anat0l did a short video of the suite. See Esplanade Suite.

 

[Markmat]

Status: platinum
Hotel: Holiday Inn Auckland Airport
Booked: Standard RoomRate: Standard Corporate
Received: Standard Room
Welcome Amenities: Welcome Letter
Disappointing visit, basically received nothing

 

[anat0l]

Status: Platinum (no Ambassador)
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Frankfurt Airport
Booked: Standard Room (non-smoking)
Rate: Advance Purchase, EUR 59.00
Received: Standard Room (Priority Club Room)
Welcome Amenities: None. Well, was offered a free newspaper for the next day, but declined.

The room I got was on the first floor, which is close to everything but requires one to go up stairs (no lift to the floor). Only a short flight (about a dozen steps or so), but wouldn't be great if you had plenty of heavy luggage.

No free internet in rooms (in-room internet is wired, not wireless), but free wifi available if you go to the reception / lounge bar / eating area.

For a HIX, you really can't expect anything more than your room, so it delivered.

 

[smarty11]

Status: Platinum
Hotel: Holiday Inn Burswood Perth
Booked: Standard Room
Received: King Spa
Others: Welcome letter, Free Newspaper and offer of late check out (Didn't need the late check out)

 

[Isochronous]

What should I expect at Perth InterContinental next week?

 

[markis10]

What should I expect at Perth InterContinental next week?

What is your status, the IC is pretty average when it comes to upgrades unless you are a whale (big gambler).

 

[Isochronous]

What is your status, the IC is pretty average when it comes to upgrades unless you are a whale (big gambler).

Gold mate.

 

[Flashback]

Gold mate.

Platinums may get an upgrade, golds definitely will not.

 

[markis10]

Most upgrades at the IC Perth are only for Ambassadors, Plats might get a better view room (one that has less carpark) but thats about it, if you get an upgrade as Gold immediately go to the casino as your luck is in!

 

[smarty11]

Status: Platinum
10 Jul 11
IC Singapore
Booked: Standard Twin Room
Recieved: On request Upgraded to Business Rooms.. which I think just has a bowl of fruits (read 2 pieces of fruits) included.
Amenties: Nothing..IC is generally bad at recognising Platinum members in my experience.

Status: Platinum
15 Jul 11
Crowne Plaza Melbourne
Booked: Standard Twin Room
Recieved: First Standard Twin Room.. then question the Duty Manager.. She upgraded to Casino/River View Room.
Amenties: Later received a bottle of wine with welcome note..

 

[moofasa]

Status: Platinum Ambassador
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
Booked: King Room (PP BOGO)
Received: King Spa Suite
Others: Welcome letter, Free Newspapers (2/day) and late check out

 

[Fifa]

Status: Platinum
Hotel: HI Melbourne on Flinders
Booked: King bed Superior
Rate: PP BOGO
Received: King Suite
Welcome Amenities: Card from manager and Hilliers chocolates (2)

Half an hour free wireless internet in the lobby per day

 

[Fifa]

Status: Platinum
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Canberra
Booked: King bed Superior
Rate: PP Advance Purchase
Received: King bed Deluxe
Welcome Amenities: None

The deluxe rooms overlook the park and include free internet.
Breakfast - love the barista coffee and there's a Qantas Club pancake machine!

 

[Hvr]

Status: Platinum
Hotel: HI Melbourne on Flinders
Booked: King bed Superior
Rate: PP BOGO
Received: King Suite
Welcome Amenities: Card from manager and Hilliers chocolates (2)

Half an hour free wireless internet in the lobby per day

I stayed here recently as a Gold member and arrived at about 10.00am (just flew in from BKK) hoping to leave my bag there until check in time. The very welcome greeting was "Hello Mr Hvr, welcome to our hotel, here is your room card, thank you for choosing our hotel. And we've upgraded you to a larger room (specified but I can't remember what it was)"

When I returned to my room later in the day the card and chocolates were there for me.

Yes I did report the very positive experience on my comments card including the name of the check in lady.

I'll be back there next month.

 

[ausnew]

Status: Platinum
Hotel: Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore
Booked: King Bed Deluxe Room
Rate: Std Corporate Rate
Received: 1st Night Double Bed Deluxe Room
...Yeah, like I would not be able to tell the difference between a Double and a King
After a quiet word to the duty manager
Received: 2nd - 14th Night Japanese Suite
This room is certainly different, but not well arranged. It had seperate areas for Toilet/Basin, Vanity Area, Wet room with bath (incl. freestanding shower), Lounge, WIR, Bedroom, and Balcony area shut off by Japanese screens. Overall the room was comfortable and clean, but in need of renovation

One thing that really annoyed me was the lack of power outlets - 2 for the whole suite !!!

 

[markis10]

I have a few:

Status: Platinum Royal Ambassador
Hotel: IC Sydney
Booked: King city view
Rate: PP 25% off no cert required
Received: King Club city View
Welcome Amenities: Choclates, fruit, water and a bottle of wine.

Status: Platinum Ambassador
Hotel: IC Melbourne
Booked: 1 QUEEN RIALTO[FONT=&quot][/FONT]
Rate: PP 25% off no cert required
Received: Courtyard Suite
Welcome Amenities: Choclates, fruit, water and a bottle of wine.

Was not a RA for a week when I made the booking, so I was surprised at the upgrade!

Status: Platinum
Hotel: CP Surfers
Booked: 1 Standard Room
Rate: 10% of BF
Received: Oceanview King
Welcome Amenities: Chocolates and discounted breakfast.


Status: Platinum
Hotel: HI Cairns
Booked: 1 Standard Room
Rate: Wotif (work did it )
Received: Oceanview King
Welcome Amenities: A card!


Status: Platinum
Hotel: HI TSV
Booked: 1 Standard Room
Rate: Advanced Purchase
Received: Suite
Welcome Amenities: Nil. (Normally its a bottle if wine).


Status: Platinum
Hotel: CP Darwin
Booked: 1 Standard Queen
Rate: PP BOGO
Received: Oceanview King suite
Welcome Amenities: Bottle of wine.


Status: Platinum
Hotel: HI Darwin
Booked: 1 Standard Room
Rate: Pointsbreaks
Received: Corner Suite
Welcome Amenities: Bottle of Wine and fruit platter.

 

[Sprucegoose]

IC Rialto Melbourne is always more generous than the souls at IC Sydney.

Welcome Card - how did you feel?

 

[Flashback]

Holiday Inn Valencia
Status: Club
Upgrade to Executive level, free Wifi

 

[anat0l]

Status: Platinum (no Ambassador)
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Perth
Booked: Standard Room
Rate: PP 25% off certificate. They were supposed to take the certificate (this wasn't a book-and-keep promo), but they didn't ask for it.
Received: Not sure what type of room, but I was "upgraded" to a higher floor room with a view of the Esplanade. (There are several floors of this hotel where the floor is a "ring" of rooms with various views, and then there are the higher floor rooms which are Esplanade-view rooms only).
When I was about to receive my room key, the receptionist saw the room I had, did a "double take", tore up the room slip and tapped away before giving me a new room slip and newly encoded key card. So not sure if the upgrade was proactive or not (it could be that it happened electronically after the check-in documents had been prepared).
Welcome Amenities: Welcome letter, two Crown Lagers. Both were delivered to my room after check-in and after I had entered the room for the first time.