In December I wrote about the other Hotel Indigo in Berlin and how much I had liked it. My latest trip allowed me to visit the other hotel, located in the former East Berlin part of the city. I arrived quite later (10.30pm) but the hotel was expecting me and had all my registration card…
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‘Business or Pleasure?’ – The answer can mean a 5% higher hotel bill in Berlin
Berlin has introduced a new Hotel Tax of 5%, aimed at tourists. Checking in to a hotel last night I was asked this question, but luckily had seen the poster about the new tax. Answering ‘Business’ solicits are form you have to fill in with details of your employer, but it does save the 5%…
Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin – as part of IHG’s The Big Win promo.
I have stayed at the Intercontinental in Berlin before – you can read about my Club Intercontinental stay here. On this occasion as the stay was really for The Big Win promo from IHG I picked the cheapest room – a Superior Room. My guaranteed one room upgrade as an Intercontinental Ambassador member, the put…
Indigo Hotel, Berlin – as part of IHG’s The Big Win promo.
A few days ago I wrote a piece about Berlin probably being one of the most cost effective cities to stay if you want to qualify for IHG’s The Big Win promo in Q1 of 2014. You can find my reasoning here. Amongst the points I made were that IHG has a lot of properties…
Updates on Berlin Airport(s)
There are two news articles from the German press which caught my attention this week, both relate to the new Airport in Berlin. Brandenburg. You may recall that it was supposed to open last year but that problems with the construction of the new terminal has caused a delay. No firm date for the opening…
Hyatt weekend bonus – 2,000 points (most) properties in Germany, Poland and Switzerland
Collect 2,000 additional Hyatt Gold Passport Points during your stay in Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Mainz, Warsaw and Zurich. Hyatt Gold Passport holders will earn 2,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points per stay and a free upgrade to the next available room category (subject to availability). Simply book an eligible rate between 1 February and 30…
Grand Hyatt Berlin, reclassifies it’s Suites
Almost a year ago I wrote about a stay at one of my favourite Hyatt’s – the Grand Hyatt Berlin. This post explains how my Diamond Gold Passport Suite upgrade secured me a room that was not really a suite. It appears now that the Diamond Gold Passport members using their suite upgrades are now…
Tegel Airport, Berlin closed yesterday morning – wrong type of cleaner!
I am in Mainz for the weekend and noticed on TV here a much under-reported story from Berlin yesterday. Tegel Airport – the old Berlin airport that should have been closed months ago had the new Brandenburg airport been ready – was evacuated yesterday morning after 50 people became ill. It appears that the cleaners…
Intercontinental Berlin – Review
I am a member of the Intercontinental Ambassador programme which offers as part of the pack a 2-for-1 voucher which can be used at Intercontinental brand hotels. I have always liked the Intercontinental Berlin, however, the 2-for-1 voucher changed its terms a year ago which reduced (read increased) the number of rates which it could…
Flying from Berlin on BA? Don’t panic!
The BA online Arrivals and Departures web page gave me a fright this morning. Checking on my flight before leaving for the airport I pulled up this: As you might imagine PANIC ensued! However, looking more carefully at the almost unreadable line – who chose blue ink against a red background? – you see that…
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