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• josh says:

  1 Oct1 October 06:23

  I stayed once in amsterdam at Citizen M and would NOT repeat nor reccomend. . 3 star type hotel and very strict on check in and check out times (11 am and 3 pm). they will not let you check in or out outside of these times without paying quite bit extra. even if the hotel is relatively empty!!! The big US hotel chains (marriott, hilton, hyatt) almost always are flex on check in/out if r property is not full even if you dont have elite status!!! big difference for business travellers .

  • mkcol says:

    1 Oct1 October 08:55

    I think you mean “would not recommend for my specific check-in/out needs”.

    • r* says:

      1 Oct1 October 09:19

      Arent all recommendations based on personal opinions?

      • mkcol says:

        1 Oct1 October 14:58

        Indeed, however they didn’t bother to critique the rest of the hotel rather just the check in policy which they could circumvent but chose not to.

  • Rob says:

    1 Oct1 October 09:44

    I think you’re looking at this wrong. For a lot of people, paying extra to GUARANTEE early check-in or late check-out is a strong benefit. They can do this by denying it to anyone else.

• Huw says:

  1 Oct1 October 06:42

  Do you get the 10% off existing bookings I.e. a booking which have already been made but where stay is later this year?

  • Rob says:

    1 Oct1 October 09:43

    No. Need to rebook as the discount shows during the booking process.

• Tony says:

  1 Oct1 October 08:36

  We have a booking in Boston later this month, will we be able to get the extra 10% off and late check out if we get membership and add to the booking?

  • Rob says:

    1 Oct1 October 09:41

    No, you need to rebook to save on the room rate. I assume you would get the 10% off food and drink though.

  • Tony says:

    1 Oct1 October 09:41

    Contacted CitizenM and answer is NO, would need to cancel and rebook, still works out a good deal…

• JDB says:

  1 Oct1 October 09:33

  I stayed at the Copenhagen CitizenM in May and I thought it was quite good and very good value at £120 inc breakfast (vs other options that were more than double). I was on my own and in my view a double isn’t really big enough for two people but it was very light, clean and functional. The breakfast was a positive surprise as, unlike recent reviews of much more expensive hotels, there was freshly cut cooked or cured ham, three different whole fresh cheeses, proper croissants (in addition to decent cooked breakfast) and good real coffee made to order was also included.

  • Gordon says:

    1 Oct1 October 10:33

    @JDB- I think you have hit the nail on the head! Unless your company is paying for accommodation, budget cost effective properties are ok in my view.

    I have stayed at the Whitbread group’s premier inn hotels and find them satisfactory. A good all round breakfast option with everything you need for £10 and a child eats free with every paying adult.

    It would be good for Rob to make an article on comparison between budget and high end properties to see if the status benefits stack against the cost savings! But I guess this will need a lot of time to compile

    In this case the hotel was around 50% cheaper than other local properties and the breakfast was not lacking either because of the cost saving. So you have a cash credit already of £120! Would you get £120 worth of points on an alternative property that was double in price. I don’t think so.

    • Gordon says:

      1 Oct1 October 10:36

      @Rob just a thought, as I know hfp is not aimed at lower end travel and Properties.

      • tony says:

        1 Oct1 October 13:07

        I think this makes a lot of sense. I’ve stayed a few nights at APEX properties in London recently, which do a very good job in my opinion of bridging that gap between a Premier Inn and something like an upper-end full service Hilton, both in terms of price, quality and service. That’s if you take the glass half full approach, anyway. Otherwise it’s just like a Premier Inn with a free rubber duck to take away…

        Have my first stay at a Motel One coming up this week – let’s see how that goes.

    • Erico1875 says:

      1 Oct1 October 10:43

      Fried eggs. If only they did them

• Dan says:

  1 Oct1 October 10:54

  Great hotels for business travellers, I would disagree with the idea they are “capsule hotels”. Surely a capsule hotel wouldn’t have king sized beds and private bathrooms. It’s a small room concept which works well in busy metro areas. The working spaces are great, there is decent food and coffee available round the clock, and the WiFi is fast in all I’ve stayed at. Check in and out process is as fast as it gets. Not good for families for sure but as a business traveller these hotels are ahead of the pack.

  • Save East Coast Rewards says:

    1 Oct1 October 12:06

    To me capsule hotel suggests one of these ultra budget places some countries have where you have to slide into the bed and there’s only the minimum necessary space to sleep. There may be other capsules above or below you, you certainly couldn’t stand up.

    It’s like the press were calling Azumas ‘bullet trains’ before they were launched.

  • lumma says:

    1 Oct1 October 12:11

    I stayed in a “capsule hotel” in Ljubljana which had double beds in completely sealed rooms, but no ensuite. To be fair, I thought it was brilliant, especially how cheap it was compared to a traditional hotel. It was actually the top floor of a normal hotel that was about €140 a night and the capsules were €45.

• paulm says:

  1 Oct1 October 12:25

  thanks for flagging this Rob, have just applied as can use this later this year

• MKB says:

  1 Oct1 October 13:43

  The photographs of the London hotels suggest that they are not ideal if two people share a room as one person must climb over the other to get in and out of bed.

  They also seem to be offering a 6% discount for being a free, base-level member, so the paid membership is getting you only another 4% off the full rate if that’s the case.

  • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

    1 Oct1 October 13:50

    If only pillows and duvets were able to be moved around …

    • tony says:

      1 Oct1 October 14:02

      No, the bed in the citizenM (at least the 3 London ones) sits at one end of the room. The window runs down the long side, whilst there’s a wall at the head and foot of the bed.
      So unless you’re both 4’6″, one of you will be between the window and whoever you are sharing the bed with!

  • JRF says:

    1 Oct1 October 17:14

    My partner and I have stayed at two in London, two in Paris and also in Zurich and we loved them. Sure the rooms are small (although the one is Zurich definitely wasn’t but I think that hotel wasn’t a new-build) but they’re totally fine for a few days and really well-designed. And the communal spaces are great. Would highly recommend if you haven’t tried them.

• Angel says:

  1 Oct1 October 20:03

  The new York ones and the Amsterdam I stayed in (going often to Amsterdam) are perfectly fine bang for the buck. If company is paying – go with the better ones, if it’s your money and you are tourist/staying for a few days and not on hotel vacation, it’s a very good choice

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