How Special is the Special Winter Offer From Concorde Hotels?

Where: 45 Boulevard Raspail, Paris, France, 75006

October 30, 2009 at 9:29 AM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Well, hello Paris. And Berlin. And Prague. And even Marbella. Christmas shopping on the Continent is looking pretty promising this year. The latest lot to offer special winter deals are the folk at Concorde Hotels. But is it worth it?

The Winter Offer which starts 1 November and ends March 31 promises bed, breakfast and a �surprise gift� if you stay two nights or more. And the rates sound pretty good � Prague from �80 ($118/�72), Berlin from �136 and Paris from �148.

Except we just looked up rezzie rates for a couple of properties, and looks like you can do better by simply paying up front, if all you want is a room with no added extras.

For a weekend stay in November, The Hotel Lutetia in Paris (shown above and where Dita Von Teese stayed at the beginning of the year) will cost you �203 ($300/�182) per night on the Winter Offer. That gets you a room for two, breakfast, and a ticket to the Louvre and a trip on a Bateau Mouche for you both.

But if you�re happy to pay up front and forego any refunds, you can nab a double for �184 ($272/�165) with the Super Saver offer. Yes it�s room only, and heinous Paris prices mean that a croissant and a caf� au lait at the local brasserie will probably add up to the extra �19, but if you�re not a brekkie person, it�s not a bad deal.

Likewise, the Hotel Casa Marcello in Prague has a Winter Offer deal of �70.60 ($105/�63) per night with breakfast, a welcome drink and a bottle of wine thrown in. Whereas the Super Saver will give you a bed for �63.47 ($94/�57).

Ok, it�s not a huge difference in either case, and we�d probably go for the Winter Offer at the Lutetia, seeing as Louvre tickets alone cost �9 and the breakfast buffet is ace there, but we do wish that when hotels announce "special offers" (or "amazing rates" as they did in this case), they really were special.

Rant over. If you want to book, go to www.concorde-hotels.com/winter2009.

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