The other month, Sebastian wrote (read more here here) about lack of benefits letters at some hotels.
So, the Fabulous Fridays piece this week is about the Club and Platinum benefits at the Plaza Athenee hotels in Bangkok (Starwood affiliated) that are well spelled out.
You can access Plaza Athenee’s website here.
Here are the benefits:
Conclusion
Like Sebastian, I have never understood why some hotels prefer to be vague about the club or elite member benefits they offer. Shouldn’t be too difficult to print out a clear benefits card like the one above that they give you at the Plaza Athenee.
Personally, I really value the laundry benefit that many hotels, although not all, offer in the region. If someone likes to have adult beverages, it is great to have this option at the hotel’s F&B outlets as well in addition to the club lounge.
The restaurant breakfast buffet at this hotel is one of the better ones. Well worth the visit if someone has bit time on their hands.
This hotel is in the process of dropping its’ Le Royal Meridien branding and moving under the Luxury Collection (both under Starwood). They have renovated all the rooms and suites. Really nice hotel now. Well worth a stay.
I recently stayed at the Conrad Istanbul and whilst we didn’t get a benefits letter (like we usually do in Asia) we did get a personally signed note from the General Manager and the various benefits (water, ironing etc) associated with an exec room.
Interested in the Luxury Collection brand, how did you know they are in the process of droppping Meridian branding? Seems like top secret information !
I was just chatting with number of people. The same group also owns the Le Meridien hotel in Surawon and Hilton/DoubleTree hotels in Sukhumvit.
The way the hotel organizes and presents le club or platinum benefits, and the style of (renovated) room/suite really remind me of Keraton at The Plaza, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Jakarta. I guess, this hotel well deserves that LX brand. Anyway Keraton was an excellent hotel and one of the best club lounge offerings that I’ve seen in SPG hotels. Keraton also offers an excellent discount for massage treatment for plat members. 🙂
I have stayed at the Keraton and definitely liked the PLT package there. It is still pricey hotel compared to the others nearby.
Almost chose the Keraton but went with JW Marriott and Shangri-La, Shangri-La spa has 30% off before 4pm, was nice.
Can you convert Luxurty Collection points to Marriott Rewards ?
Luxury Collection is part of Starwood that is now owned by Marriott. The programs are still separate. You, can, however, move points between programs at 1:3 ratio (SPG to Marriott).