HotelChatter - Tag: Ibis Hotels

Hayes: You're Definitely Not Paying for the View at the Ibis Heathrow

juliana — 2011-09-15T11:05:01-05:00

<![CDATA[You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/antiviewibisairport.jpg" class="top"> The good news this week is that Accor Hotels <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ibis

Bye, Bye A Club: Accor Renames Loyalty Program

juliana — 2011-09-13T13:58:24-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ibishotels.jpg" class="top"> Very big news for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/accor hotels">Accor Hotels</a> today. The company, which holds <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sofitel hotels">Sofitel Hotels</a> and other big European hotels under its umbrella, has announced a reorganization of its hotel brands, particularly in the budget spectrum, as well as a new loyalty program name. Once called the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/8/2/55749/36518/hotels/What_the_Heck_Is_the_A_Club_and_How_Can_We_Join_">A-Club</a>, the program is now going by the name Le Club Accorhotels. (Yes, Accorhotels is one word like that.) Hmm...we liked A-Club better but oh well. The biggest change is actually happening with the company's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ibis hotels">ibis</a> hotels. ibis hotels will become a "megabrand" for Accor with all seasons hotels now going by the name, "ibis styles" and with the Etap hotels going by the name,

What the Heck Is the A Club and How Can We Join?

Jennifer Kester — 2010-08-02T10:45:41-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/sofitelrio.jpg" class="top"> Stay at the Sofitel Rio, and you can join the A Club. When we first heard about the <a href="http://www.a-club.com/en/">A Club</a>, we wondered whether it was anything like the A-Team. We hoped it had something to do with Bradley Cooper. Alas, the two aren't related. But we couldn't be too bummed because the A Club is actually the new loyalty program for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Accor%20Hotels">Accor Hotels</a>, and we love hotel loyalty programs just as much as A-Team's pretty Face. A Club gives you rewards at more than 2,000 hotels worldwide, including the Sofitel brand. For every dollar or Euro spent at a Sofitel a Pullman, a Gallery Novotel, a Suite Novotel, a Mercure and an Adagio hotel, you'll

Hong Kong is Getting A Really Big Ibis Hotel

amandak — 2009-10-22T08:42:24-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Hong_Kong_Skyline.jpg" class="top"> Not content with having one hotel in Hong Kong, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ibis%20Hotels">Ibis Hotels</a> chain are preparing to build their biggest hotel in Asia in central Hong Kong. They say that the downtown area the hotel will be built on the corner of Bonham Strand West and Des Vouex Road West, if you know the spot is lacking in decent economy-level hotels and the Ibis should be the perfect fit.Come early 2012, the Ibis Hong Kong Sheung Wan should be ready for plenty of guests with its 550 rooms, along with a restaurant and bar. An Ibis hotel rarely costs an arm and a leg so it might be worth looking into with that central location.Ibis

The Five Worst Budget Brands In Europe

juliab — 2009-09-09T13:42:05-05:00

You’re headed to Europe and despite all the talk about airline deals, getting there has eaten up a lot of your budget. So you're going to stay on the cheap. Yesterday, we listed our Five Best Budget Brands in Europe so that you will know the best hotels to hit up and what you get for your money.

But you also need to know which ones to avoid. Sure, the prices are right at these budget brands but there are times you may want to pay a little more for your peace of mind.