Accor Hotels

In an earlier article, we briefly compared nine of the best rate guarantees that are offered across the major hotel chains. In this article we look at the Accor Best Price Guarantee in a little more detail.

Amex has launched a new targeted offer for spending at select Accor properties and the headline news here is that this offer covers brands that sit in the middle and the higher ends of Accor's portfolio (Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel, etc...) and it isn't limited to properties in the United States or even the Americas. Properties all over the world will trigger this offer.

A look at nine of the more important hotel best rate guarantees, tables showing how all nine compare and a quick discussion surrounding some of the issues you can have with these guarantees.

The Accor sale for most regions of the world is a bit of a disappointment as most properties require a stay of 3-nights or more for the discounts to kick in. In the Americas, however, things look a lot better with savings of up to 50% on offer and no minimum stay requirements.

At the time of my stay a the Sofitel T5, England was under its second lockdown of 2020 (a lockdown which has ended today) so there isn't much point in writing a full review of the property as a lot of what the Sofitel usually offers wasn't available while I was there. Still, the rooms don't change because there's a pandemic raging outside, and a lot of the current safety precautions will be with us for some time to come, so I thought I'd share my thoughts on the Sofitel as I found it in the middle of last month.