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Submitted by Editor on Thursday, 17 April 2008

Accor Advantage Plus Card
We joined the Accor Advantage Plus scheme about two years ago when contacted by a tele-sales person. We were skeptical at first, as membership programs like this abound. However, through frequent use of the Advantage Plus card we have become big fans.

What do you get?

  • Up to 50% discount when dining in participating hotels and restaurants
  • One night’s FREE accommodation that can be used at participating hotels across Asia Pacific
  • Exclusive Member’s Only Rates with a minimum 15% discount off the best rate of the day available to the general public for accommodation
  • Plus 15% discount off car hire with Europcar; priority access to premium seats with Accor Great Seats and exclusive holiday packages
  • Dedicated member’s website and call centre
What does it cost?
Current rate as of writing is AU$279 per year for Australian residents (and NZ$284 for New Zealand residents).  A supplementary card is also available for members to give to a partner, for AU$174.
Is it good value?
We have found it be be excellent value. Depending on where you use the one free nights accommodation, you can pretty much cover the cost of joining in that one night. Add to this the substantial savings on meals and the card pays for itself very quickly. For example at our recent stay at the newly opened Novotel Forest Resort in Creswick we enjoyed a massive fully cooked breakfast for two adults and two children for a grand total of only $27.00 - that represents fantastic value for a family. That same weekend we used our card to reap the benefits of a dinner for two at Olims All Seasons Hotel in Canberra. Two generous main meals and deserts for a total of $30 - you don’t get any better than that!
If you would like to learn more visit the Advantage Plus site.Visit the Advantage Plus site

6 Comments »

  • Peter Harris said:

    Advantage plus value is diminishing with the ready availability of online discount bookings. Typically the Novotel rates are pretty simple room only with extra for parking etc so not so competitive. Also gift cards for novotels are not able to be redeemed for Advantage plus room rates so even if a member when using a gift card you may as well not be. Strange given that a gift card is cash that has alreday been handed over………..
    Seems that Accor may need to rethink some of their conditions.

    - 22 January 2009 at 10:45 am
  • Dan said:

    Dude the discount comes off the lowest available public rate or hotel advertised special, that means that it’s cheaper than the online discount bookings you refer to. Also advantage plus has their own last minute website for members that smash every other price you’d find anywhere. stayed at the novotel darling harbour last year for $63 for a standard room, that’s cheaper than a formule 1

    - 19 February 2009 at 12:18 am
  • Paul said:

    I joined Accor Advantage a year ago. It seems okay value. The reason we joined is because we live 2 minutes away from a participating hotel and thought we could take advantage of the meal discounts. Unfortunately the quantity and quality of the meals has seriously diminished and we will not be renewing our membership.

    - 20 March 2009 at 8:00 pm
  • Jeff Buckland said:

    Advantage Plus has been severely hobbled by an awful “Global” website that makes bookings nearly impossible. Their local site was once supberb offering a “wotif” like listing of days and prices for stays. Now you can only find a price for one night at one hotel. Comparison for many hotels and different nights needs pen and paper to record and many web page changes. The club newsletter offers “Red Hot” room prices but there is no way of finding which dates they apply to from the club web page. It’s usefulness as a membership for an occasional traveller is close to zero.

    - 23 July 2009 at 9:21 pm
  • Helen Fitzpatrick said:

    We have been members for a couple of years and I must say I won’t be rejoining this year. We also stayed at Darling Harbour and really enjoyed it, but it wasn’t any cheaper in reality.

    - 9 October 2009 at 8:02 pm
  • Doug Townsend said:

    Spent one week at Novatel, Nusa Dua in Bali two weeks ago and had a fantastic time there. Service was excellent and the friendliness of the staff was almost overwhelming. Only grudge was that they only offered 25% discount on food when we were expecting 50%. Apart from that everything was superb.

    - 28 October 2009 at 1:42 pm

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