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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nA relative new benefit Accor introduced is the “suite night upgrade”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- You receive two upgrades when achieving Platinum status<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Starting at 18,000 status points, you’ll earn one additional upgrade for every 4,000 status points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- You can receive up to 12 upgrades per calendar year<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- They are valid until the end of next year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
As you can reach Platinum purely with status nights, you could have zero status points but that doesn’t prevent you from getting the first two upgrades. There’s no shortcut for further upgrades other than spending money or subscribing to All Signature<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The way the upgrade works is very different to Marriott or IHG. To start with, the two upgrades are only valid on one night each, making it much less generous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secondly, you make a new reservation with <\/strong>the upgrade, instead of booking and then applying it later. As long as you have at least one upgrade in your account, you’ll see the option when searching for hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nIf you’ve checked the box, the search will return all hotel options where you can apply the upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nNote that many, but not all Accor hotels are participating and you can check the list on this page<\/a>. You can click an individual hotel to see the options, and some hotels may offer more than one suite type.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nHere’s the deal: you’ll book a suite directly, but only get charged at the rate of a lower room type which is mysteriously decided by the system. As the example above shows (from Raffles London<\/a>), you can choose to either book a Junior Suite at the price of a Deluxe Room, or book a Westminster Suite at the price of an Executive Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So it’s more like a discount. It works out best if you do need a suite e.g. for extra space, but otherwise Fairmont hotels are worthy considerations because Accor Platinum doesn’t get complimentary access to their Gold Lounge. The picture below is an example of Fairmont Peace Shanghai<\/a> where you get a suite at the Gold level.<\/p>\n\n\n