Reply To: Accor All Plus Card – 20% off between September 4th to 20th, 2024

[direttore]

Yeah, I saw it in the email too. And wondered about it.

I bought Ibis business on the old deal 2 years ago. Got instant Gold.
Then through spend, I hit Platinum last year.

I’ve only stayed 17 nights this year. But expect to renew platinum again on the basis of status points (which are based on total spend including bar and restaurant).

So 20 status nights would make no difference to me. But where can we find out what they call “midscale/economy” vs “luxury/premium”?

These days I stay the most at Tribe in Canary Wharf and Sofitel T5. But Novotel and Mercure are much more available across Europe…

EDIT: Found this – https://group.accor.com/en/brands

So Sofitel is Luxury (I’ve stayed in St James, T5 and Washington DC – I would say luxury varies massively between them!) and Pullman is premium (which the St Pancras one is often overpriced – but it has a lovely bar, good staff and spacious rooms in a well connected part of town)

Not sure if it’s worth it.

For maths – average night at T5 has been about £180, Pullman has been around £250.
So £135 would need MINIMUM 6 nights at Pullman or 8 at Sofitel before it starts paying for itself.

On the other hand if you don’t currently have status and would use T5 before flying – probably well worth it. The other thing to bear in mind is that at Platinum – T5 has a private lounge with a free happy hour from 1800-2000 daily and I ALWAYS get two room category upgrades there.