HotelChatter - Tag: Mercure Hotels

The Five Best Budget Brands in Europe

juliab — 2009-09-08T10:59:48-05:00

In need of a cheapo vacation? Thinking that the $100 and $150 deals we were talking about here are out of your price range this time round? It’s time to rediscover the joys of the budget hotel.

And while Europe doesn’t have quite as many as America (in other words, there isn't a choice of about five chain motels at every motorway exit), it’s still possible to know roughly what’s in store when you book into a budgie room. Here are our Five Best Budget Brands in Europe. Tune in tomorrow for our picks for the worst.

Accor is Running a Vietnam Super Sale, But You Have To Hurry

amandak — 2009-07-13T08:59:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/accorvietnam.jpg" class="top"> No time to twiddle your thumbs on this one: today is the last day of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Accor%20Hotels">Accor</a> sale on various hotels in gorgeous <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/browse/Asia/vn">Vietnam</a>.Similar to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/17/03140/2002/hotels/Accor_Tempting_Us_With_Three_Day_Sale_in_Oz_Kiwiland_and_Asia">Australasia-wide sale</a> Accor had going a few months ago, this one just runs for a few days, and the rates they're offering are up to 50% off standard. The deals work like this: at every <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Novotel%20Hotels">Novotel</a> in Vietnam that includes the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Novotel+Dalat/ian/181985">Novotel Dalat</a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Novotel+Nha+Trang/ian/277181">Novotel Nha Trang</a> the rates are just $45 a night across the country. At fancier Accor properties like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Mercure+La+Veranda/ian/249493">Grand Mercure Phu Quoc</a>or the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Residence+Hotel+And+Spa/ian/235126">La Residence Hue</a>, there's a flat rate of $75 a night in

Accor Tempting Us With Three-Day Sale in Oz, Kiwiland and Asia

amandak — 2009-02-17T10:31:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Accor_Logo.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Accor%20Hotels">Accor Hotels</a> in the Asia Pacific are getting ready for a three-day sale--they say there'll be a million rooms in 250 hotels up for grabs at rates discounted by more than 75%. The sale runs from February 24 to 26 and is for stays between April and July.This region includes Australia, New Zealand and Asia, and includes a bunch of hotel chains that are all branded to Accor: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Novotel%20Hotels">Novotel</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Mercure%20Hotels">Mercure</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ibis%20Hotels">Ibis</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/All%20Seasons%20Hotels">All Seasons</a> are among them.Right now at the <a href="http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/promotion/specials/coming-soon.shtml">super sale website</a> all you can see is a tantalizing "Coming soon", but we'll be there early on February 24. We're after an Adelaide hotel room in May and we'll let

Mercure Hotels Down Under Love the Environment

amandak — 2008-02-22T09:30:01-05:00

Hotels know that some guests are starting to prefer eco-friendly hotels, but the Mercure Hotels chain in Australia have decided that this particularly applies to business guests, and have launched a "carbon-neutral conferencing" option as part of the Mercure Meetings range of services.

That means that if you attend a conference being held at a Mercure Hotel in Australia, you can sit through the presentations with an easy conscience: because part of the conference package involves the hotel paying up for the full value of carbon offsets to emissions produced by the conference.

Beijing: Beijing's Hotel Preparation: Mercure Wanshang Opening Soon

amandak — 2008-01-22T09:05:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/TiananmenSquareBeijing.jpg" class="imgborder"> With those Beijing Olympics really knocking on the door, it's not surprising that we keep hearing about new hotels opening up in China. In February we are expecting the opening of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mecure+Wanshan+Beijing/local/1073">Mercure Wanshang Beijing</a>, west of the city center, with 281 rooms to add to the accommodation possibilities for Beijing.The Mercure Wanshang advertises itself as being close to all kinds of Beijing attractions, including Tian An Men Square, the Laoshan BMX Arena and even the Great Wall of China, but we're guessing that "close" here doesn't mean a two-minute stroll away. Interestingly only 43 out of the 281 rooms are being labeled as non-smoking rooms, so perhaps they are expecting a lot of local Chinese