Hilton returns to central Paris with Concorde Opera Paris. The hotel is Hilton HHonors category 9 and currently bookable on the Hilton websites. The website states HHonors benefits are provided, yet the hotel is not yet branded as Hilton. That is expected sometime in the next few months.
Concorde Opera Paris
The guest room sizes look to be small and smaller. An average hotel guest room is something like 325 square feet. Get ready for bijou Paris.
King Superior Room = 247 sq. ft.
Relax in typical Parisian decor in this 23 sq. meter/247 sq.ft. King Superior Room. Unwind in the spacious bathroom equipped with bathtub with shower and wake up on the comfortable king-sized bed. Stay connected with complimentary WiFi or choose one of the many satellite TV channels on the flat-screen TV. This stylish room also features an in-room safe, air conditioning and a mini-bar.
QUEEN GUEST ROOM = 182 sq. ft.
Enjoy your stay in this 17 sq. meter/182 sq.ft., Queen Guest Room decorated in French style and thoughtfully furnished. Have a restful night’s sleep in the queen-sized bed and refresh in the stylish bathroom with features a bathtub with shower. Stay connected with complimentary WiFi or choose one of the many satellite TV channels on the flat-screen TV. This quiet room also features an in-room safe, air conditioning and a mini bar.
SINGLE GUEST ROOM = 161 sq. ft.
Enjoy your stay in this 15 sq. meter/161 sq.ft. Single Guest Room decorated in French style and thoughtfully furnished. Have a restful night’s sleep in the double-sized bed and refresh in the stylish bathroom which has a bathtub with shower. Stay connected with complimentary WiFi or choose one of the many satellite TV channels on the flat-screen TV. This quiet room also features an in-room safe, air conditioning and a mini bar.
Queen One-Bedroom Suite = 430 sq. ft.
Be spoiled in this elegant 40 sq. meter/430 sq.ft. One Bedroom Suite with a queen-sized bed. Relax in the separate living room of this cozy suite that has retained many of the 19th century architectural features. Enjoy a welcome drink in the hotel bar and your complimentary breakfast in the morning. Stay tuned with free WiFi or choose one of the many TV channels on the flat-screen TV. Unwind in the spacious bathroom, many with natural day light, appointed with a bathtub and shower.
Rate Analysis
Hilton Worldwide has a limited time offer Summer Sale discount rate of 33% in Europe for weekend stays from June 27 to September 30, 2014. Unfortunately, Concorde Opera Paris is one of about 30 Hilton brand hotels in Europe where the discount is variable between 5% and 33% for this offer.
Concorde Opera Paris has a 10% discount using the prepaid, nonrefundable Summer Sale rate.
Friday June 27, 2014
Double Superior Room = 206 € ($281) or 112,439 HHonors points.
Queen One-Bedroom Suite = 314 € ($428) or 171,360 HHonors points.
The savings with the 10% off Summer Sale prepaid rate is not the best deal for this hotel. AAA rates may be canceled up to 4pm day of arrival.
Double Superior Room = $297 AAA rate
Queen One-Bedroom Suite = $452 AAA rate
Paying $16 to $24 more per night for a flexible reservation is a better deal in my opinion.
Standard award rates, when available, are 80,000 points per night through September 2014.
You might even want to wait until the renovation work is done before making this hotel your choice for Paris.
Hotel subject to improvement works. Access to public areas and facilities might be limited. Full rebranding to Hilton Paris Opera scheduled for Autumn 2014, Hhonors benefits granted already.
There is a TripAdvisor review this week, “The Good and Bad of it all” from an HHonors Diamond member who stayed in a small room, a suite and a recently refurbished room with a good perspective of the current state of the hotel.
Bottom line is there is once again a central Paris hotel for HHonors members.
Concorde Opera Paris, a Hilton hotel – sort of.
*****
Ric Garrido of Monterey, California is writer and owner of Loyalty Traveler.
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