Lately, I’ve been writing a bit about the Accor Live Limitless (ALL) program. I’ve covered how to redeem Accor points, and I’ve also covered Accor elite benefits. In this post, I want to focus on what’s probably the most interesting aspect of Accor elite status, which is Accor Suite Night Upgrades.
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One can earn up to 12 suite upgrades each year, which are *confirmed* upgrades. For one who stays 50 actual nights, that's a pretty good batting average. As Ben illustrated, one can find some real sweet spots. I doubt a person in another program would experience the same batting average. The trade-off is that ALL's reward rate for paid stays is not as generous as the other programs. So, you do your math and find the best fit.
Yeah, the one year I was Accor Diamond, I ended up not using my suite upgrade vouchers because, each time I tried, I had to buy a more expensive room to qualify for the upgrade.
@ Fred -- Now, in fairness, to earn 12 you'd need to spend €12,600, which is no small chunk of change. While that's woth something, I'd argue that Hyatt is better in that regard. Globalist members can earn five suite upgrades, each of which can be used to confirm a suite upgrade at the time of booking for up to seven nights, whether paying cash or redeeming points.
Does Accor match Hilton Diamond? Are there credit cards that offer platinum status?
@ Michael -- Unfortunately there are no regular status matches, as far as I know. Sometimes there are opportunities through airline partners, but that's about it. From a US-centric perspective, the status is pretty hard to earn.
I had a 6 night stay at Pullman Danang Beach Resort as a Platinum so I made two reservations, first 2 nights with the junior suite applying the SNU then second with a superior room for the next 4 nights. When I arrived they ended up just letting my partner and I stay in the Suite for the whole time which was what I was hoping for! I don't always expect this to be the case, and it was my first time applying the SNU's so I'm not sure how successful this strategy will be for others.
There is certainly good value applying these at Fairmont’s to get a gold lounge suite. I was hoping to use mine at the newly opening Prague Fairmont but the prices are far too expensive, more like London/Rome pricing.
Instead I used mine to get a 82m2 duplex suite at MGallery Prague and saved $1000USD for the two days, no way I would spend that much otherwise. I also booked additional days at the hotel in a lesser room so the suite upgrade effectively incentivised me to stay there as it’s a good location.
I wish they would get the free breakfast sorted for worldwide access with Platinum/Diamond. Accor is great in Asia/Pacific but I tend more to IHG in Europe for breakfast and lounge access.
Not being US based I appreciate that Accor/IHG is earned status rather than brought via Cr card reducing some of the elite status bloat Marriot/Hilton have
If you buy the Accor Plus subscription in Asia/Pacific you’ll be given 20 nights credit - it sells for AUD$399 but different price in each country.
I had a 2 night stay using my SNU at Sofitel Melbourne. The app stated that I will get an upgrade to Junior Suite from the basic room, but the hotel gave me an additional upgrade to Prestige Suite due to my platinum status.
I've been an Accor Platinum member since 2020, and using Suite Night Upgrades (SNUs) used to be a real hassle — there was no way to apply them online, so you'd have to call in, check prices manually, and hope for the best.
Thankfully, Accor introduced the current booking system in 2022, making it much easier to apply SNUs at the time of reservation. I've used a few since then, and the savings have been good. For reference, here are some examples with approximate USD equivalents at today’s rates:
2022 : Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk – Paid 1,496 AED ($407) for a Panoramic Suite (retail: 2,640 AED / $719)
2023 : Raffles Jakarta – Paid 6,225,405 IDR ($377) for an Artist Suite (retail: 9,331,124 IDR / $565)
2024 : Fairmont Jakarta – Paid 5,590,200 IDR ($339) for a One Bedroom Suite (retail: 8,300,600 IDR / $502)
2025 : SO/ Auckland – Paid 484 NZD ($285) for a Loft Suite (retail: 970 NZD / $572)
If you want a fasttrack to Accor Platinum, look at the All Signature subscription (Absolute tier). Its a paid subscription that gives you status and reward points month by month + bonus rewards points every 4 months. The trick here is that the total value of the rewards points over a years time is more than the yearly $ cost of the subscription and you'll be only 2000 status points away from Platinum which you can easily earn by staying a week or so (depending on hotel cost).
Other options are the Accor Plus subscription or the Accor Voyageur subscription which each give 20 status nights (not stackable). But to get to gold and platinum on status nights is quite a jump in spending (unless you're in Asia and have the freedom to stay a month at a budget friendly Mercure or Ibis).