Polite service
Many special free services in the hotel (except free breakfast for two, use of conventional facilities and special hotel facilities) actually require you to be at least a senior member of the hotel group to enjoy. For example, the hotel's executive lounge and the free afternoon tea provided there, if you want to enjoy this service, you must first become a member of the hotel's gold card or above. Of course, there is another way to stay in the "executive room" of the hotel. Of course, many services provided by foreign five-star hotels need not be so strict.
Try to book through the hotel official website. Booking in official website is not necessarily more expensive than booking by agency. Official website will offer some discounts and package discounts. When booking in official website, it is easy to know the hotel benefits in advance so as to plan the whole trip in detail, but the agent will not display these benefits, such as "staying for 2 nights, getting 1 night" (staying for 2 nights, getting 1 night), so friends may spend more money on chartered cars and day trips.
Please try to get in touch with the hotel by email. This method can be said to be the most direct and surprising method for you. I once wanted to book the Bulgari Hotel in Bali, but on the date I chose, all the platforms showed that there were no rooms, so I sent an email to the hotel with a try attitude and asked if there were any vacancies. Two days later, I received a reply from the hotel. There happens to be an extra villa room that can be sold on the date I choose, and the hotel is willing to provide me with an extra discount. That's it.
Well, to sum up, it is best to become a senior member of the hotel group, then make a reservation through the hotel official website, and finally try to communicate with the hotel by email. Friends, please remember this.
Featured free service
For example, I stayed in this five-star hotel in Manila, Philippines. As long as the guests stay, they can enjoy the free childcare service provided by Gymboree Group. This is an essential service of a resort hotel, which can give parents who take their babies out to relax some more flexible space.
In addition, many foreign five-star hotels have their own exclusive tourist routes, some of which are charged and some are free. Sofitel Plaza Manila also offers free local "bamboo bicycles" rental service.
Many years ago, I stayed in a series of luxury hotels in Bali, and I felt that among the five-star hotels in Bali, tourists could enjoy the most unexpected free services.
First of all, the Kaman Daru Hotel near Ubud, because I booked the "Food, Prayer and Love" package specially launched by the hotel, including two nights' accommodation and related half-day tour service, so the half-day tour of the hotel was really cool. First, I had a "lunch in the river" in the hotel. A staff member rowed a boat to take me across the hotel. While eating lunch, I could also feed the fish. In the afternoon, I visited Ubud by bike with the hotel staff. First, I visited the location of "food, prayer and love", and then I went to the famous local witch doctor for divination. When I returned to my room at night, I was pleasantly surprised to find a "good night cake".
I think what is most worth mentioning is the "MundukModingPlantation" that many people are familiar with. Also, due to the shortage of hotel rooms, I reserved the best two-bedroom swimming pool room in the hotel for 2 nights. Upon check-in, I learned that guests staying in this hotel for 2 nights or more can enjoy the full service of personal butler, who is on call from 8 am to evening 10.
After breakfast, I asked the waiter if I could walk back to my room along another road. The waiter quickly called the housekeeper's little brother, who directly took me around the hotel and returned to my room from the path next to the pool. On the way, I visited the plantation of the hotel, coffee and various vegetables, as well as the river where local people specially washed clothes.
After I checked into the hotel, I gave up the chartered car. The hotel shuttle bus is the first one at 1 1 in the morning. The housekeeper told me that I could go out and go anywhere at any time. At that time, I thought it was the kind of car that started when someone left, but I didn't expect it to be a special car. The housekeeper was my driver.
On the last night, I warmed myself in the yard (there was a bonfire in the yard, and my little brother followed me out to see me. Maybe I was afraid of danger, maybe I needed something, but I didn't go back to my room to rest, so my little brother couldn't rest. We chatted for a while by the campfire and agreed to leave for the airport at 7 o'clock the next day. Because I couldn't catch up with the standard breakfast in the hotel, my little brother got up early and went into the kitchen to help me cook a meal.
5. After reading some of my experiences above, let's summarize the free services that are easily overlooked in five-star hotels:
Answer: Stay 2, get 1 or get sightseeing;
B. Additional booking discount: surprise discount given to guests by the hotel;
C. Honeymoon upgrade: Tell the hotel by email that you are traveling on a honeymoon, and there is a great chance to upgrade your room to a honeymoon room type;
D. Personal butler: 1 to 1 personal butler, on call;
E. Special car: not only includes shuttle bus, but also can be used as chartered car;
F. Exclusive tour route: the hotel's exclusive tour route, without additional reservation, even without tickets;
G. Road meal: specially prepared for guests who can't enjoy the hotel breakfast;
H. Free laundry: guests in executive rooms can usually enjoy free laundry service of 2 pieces per day;
First, child care: the child care service provided by the hotel;
J. Afternoon tea: Usually only guests staying in the executive room can enjoy it free of charge;
K. Check out and avoid rounds: basic five-star hotels come standard;
L.spa and manicure: spas in hotels generally have free experience projects;
free service
1. Right to use special facilities outside the hotel
Not every hotel has a complete coincidence.
When staying in Armani, Dubai, you can enjoy a dedicated passage and directly enter the DubaiMall next to it. Not only is the walking distance short, but you don't have to walk in the sun in broad daylight. You can also stay in Jumeriah (any hotel, from the most luxurious sailboat to the lowest business five-star hotel, you can enter Wild-wadi Water Park for free, and the per capita ticket is saved 100 or more. There is a similar snowfield in Changbai Mountain in China. The check-in fee of a high-star hotel usually includes the admission fee for skiing for two people, so the housing is actually very cheap.
In addition to the facilities of the city hotel, the private beach of the resort hotel is also included. Compared with the hustle and bustle of public beaches, the quality and service of private beaches in hotels are often improved by several grades. I remember the deepest contrast was once on the private beach of Ayana Hotel in Bali, which was not too different from the public beach next to it. The other time was in OiaCanavesSuite, santorini Island, where the guests enjoyed the sea view, which was completely different from the sea view that the public area of Oia main road was separated from the roofs of hotels.
In addition to completely exclusive facilities, many high-star hotels will give priority to catering, SPA and other services.
2. Protocol service
Some high-end resort hotels will arrange exclusive butlers to take care of your daily itinerary, from restaurant reservation, amusement project reservation to picking you up when you have heatstroke after playing. In fact, it is equivalent to the standard concierge of a five-star hotel and becomes the concierge for your private use. The service is more thoughtful.
3. Spa offers
Some five-star hotels offer spa discounts or even free experiences for guests. I have experienced a free double SPA in AKV in Madai before (although you are usually invited to make an appointment for the next service after the experience, it is really comfortable, and I really continue to make an appointment. You can make an appointment with a masseur and technique according to the experience. I've also experienced Banyan Tree Bali 10% or 20% guests (I forgot the special price). Many hotels have them. Some of them put small cards with discount instructions directly in their rooms, while others didn't know until they asked in the SPA. You can pay attention.
4. Cosmetics
All toiletries can be taken free of charge, and they will all be very good toiletries. Many hotel groups have their favorite brands of toiletries, such as Asprey Purple Water favored by Ritz-Carlton (an ancient luxury brand favored by the British royal family), Rose3 1 of LELABO favored by fairmont (a niche perfume brand, Sofitel seems to have both Lanvin and Hermes, and I have forgotten which one loves Bulgari) and so on. )
Of course, there are also some non-group high-star hotels that occasionally take their own brand of bath products. For example, Armani provides a full set of ArmaniPrive, and it is oversized.
Although it is not to instigate people to take advantage of bath products in five-star hotels, you can take some small bottles with you every time you travel to prevent you from using bath products you don't like in hotels.
Hide menu
This is not necessarily available in every hotel. Most of the hidden menus are eggs that can be ordered in different ways during breakfast (if there is an omelet shop, there will be no hiding, but in Banyan Tree Bali, in addition to the breakfast on the buffet table, there is also a free a la carte breakfast, which needs to be hidden with the waiter. They are extremely rich in variety, from the most common fried eggs and waffles to lobster truffle scrambled eggs, foie gras porridge, steamed eggs with scallops, salmon bread and so on. You can also choose your favorite tea and coffee from the menu.
By the way, when all five-star hotels treat you to tea or coffee for breakfast, it's not just standard breakfast tea. There are often several kinds of teas for you to choose from. Just ask the hotel.
6. Luggage
The coverage is from the moment you get off at the hotel to the moment you leave the hotel. Usually, after getting off the bus and checking in, there is no need to handle the luggage, which will be sent directly to the room by the concierge. If there is too much luggage when you leave the hotel, or the resort hotel is too far away, you can ask the concierge to take the luggage directly from the room and send it to the car.
However, in foreign hotels, it is best to tip a little for this service. Especially in many resort hotels, their hotels are very big. It is very tiring to send luggage from a distance and help you check the air conditioning and introduce facilities after entering the house.
7. Send postcards on behalf of others
Although it is not the exclusive service of five-star hotels, five-star hotels must have it. Give the postcard to the front desk or concierge, and they will send it directly for you, which can save the trouble of finding a post office or mailbox. If you don't buy stamps at the time of purchase, some hotels can also help you buy stamps by paying stamp fees.
8. Executive floor special service
Guests on the executive floor enjoy free afternoon tea and mini-bar. Usually, platinum members of hotels will be upgraded to executive floors and suites.
9. Welcome drinks
It's also standard, sometimes champagne, sometimes special. Help guests enter a relaxed environment after entering the hotel.
10. The hotel can confidently concave its shape.
Nobody said this ~? Although staying in high-star hotels pays attention to services and facilities, there are also many hotels that are scenic spots and even historical and cultural heritage. After becoming a hotel guest, you can take photos with more confidence than sneaking in to visit.
For example, Alfonso XIII Hotel in Seville itself is the king's palace and a world cultural heritage, and people who take pictures can be seen every day. As a guest, you should not be prevented from entering the charming atrium to play confidently:
1 1. Pillow menu
As many people have said before, various pillow menus can be provided. I once tried to get a lavender pillow, which was very interesting ~
In addition, there are swimming pools, gyms and business centers. This is the standard of a five-star hotel. Among them, Bizctr Once, he gave me a hard hand, booked a high-speed rail ticket in Europe, and found that the ticket had to be printed the night before departure. It's very late at this time, thanks to Bizctr. Hotel, this little oversight will be solved ~