The HfP chat thread – Monday 7th December

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• Stanley says:

  7 Dec7 December 08:24

  Stayed at the Langley on saturday night. Spa was very good, but indoor pool closed for maintenance!! Ate dinner in the lounge/bar, as the restaurant is far too stuffy and soulless. Staff seemed v happy to have customers back. It’s still not up to the standards of the Four Seasons Hampshire though….

  Also, they said they were open over the summer for a private hire. Sounds like a film studio took the place for 3 months. They were very discreet about any other info though….

  • meta says:

    7 Dec7 December 08:37

    Indoor pool opening on 15 December according to reservation’s team!

  • Rob says:

    7 Dec7 December 08:50

    I think it was built to take guests from the film studios next door to be honest.

  • YC says:

    7 Dec7 December 08:53

    Any status upgrades on a ‘busy’ weekend?

    • Stanley says:

      7 Dec7 December 09:58

      They didnt even mention my gold status! And i’m pretty sure we were given one of the worst rooms they had…..

  • Harry T says:

    7 Dec7 December 15:16

    I was given a reasonable upgrade as Gold but they had just had a mass cancellation due to covid (this was in March). They also gave me 4pm checkout as Gold, which was very kind.

    I liked the Churchill bar, so didn’t bother with the restaurant.

    It may not be quite Four Seasons Hampshire but you can’t book the FS for 40,000 Bonvoy points!

• Stanley says:

  7 Dec7 December 08:58

  Yeh, its a great setup for long term private hire. Can just imagine Tom Cruise doing big bombs in to the outdoor pool…. Waitress said it was then re-classified as a “private residence” so all social distancing could be relaxed. But all residents and staff were tested 3 times a week…..

  • Anna says:

    7 Dec7 December 09:05

    I can’t believe they cancelled my 50th birthday weekend for Tom Cruise 🤣🤣🤣

  • Lady London says:

    7 Dec7 December 13:37

    In that case The Langley was pretty naughty when they cancelled existing bookings to clear the hotel for that and did not honour the same points per night people had booked at, to move to another date.

    • George K says:

      7 Dec7 December 14:49

      Golly. When was this, by the way?

      I’m -finally- booked for the 14-16th… looking forward to it!

• ChrisW says:

  7 Dec7 December 09:03

  Virgin 747 event sold out already.

  I think they really shot themselves in the foot by only having 50 tickets. Far more disappointed fans than lucky ones!

  • Rob says:

    7 Dec7 December 09:07

    The mistake was charging £50 and not £500. Distancing rules limit numbers.

    • MKB says:

      7 Dec7 December 09:09

      Fastest bot wins.

      It would have been better if they had done £5 raffle tickets with a random draw. Would have made a lot more money for charity.

      • ChrisW says:

        7 Dec7 December 09:14

        That is an excellent idea!

    • ChrisW says:

      7 Dec7 December 09:14

      Its a lot of set up for just one day though. Why not run multiple daily sessions for a week?

      • Rob says:

        7 Dec7 December 09:18

        It would mean all the people coming along to chat to guests would need to commit for a week.

        Virgin is also losing a lot of money on this. The PR is worth it for one day but not a week of losses.

        Let’s be clear. VS could have sold 5,000 tickets for this very easily. Even 500 slots would not have made much difference.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      7 Dec7 December 12:29

      Agree far too cheap considering the numbers but the expectations probably would have been higher if it was £500

      • Rob says:

        7 Dec7 December 12:52

        I think the sessions are quite comprehensively specced out so people know what they get, and it is all for charity at the end of the day. At £500 Virgin could probably have rustled up some memorabilia too. I get a feeling, knowing VS, they will deliver more than promised anyway.

• Catalan says:

  7 Dec7 December 09:07

  Well that went well.
  Virgin 747 Farewell tickets sold out within 2 minutes. Got on the website ok but the time slots showed ‘unavailable’ then ‘sold out’!
  Oh well 🙁

  • FFoxSake says:

    7 Dec7 December 09:19

    Got to payment page then it updated to sold out. Oh well. Happy for those who managed to get a pair of tickets for a great cause. Enjoy!

  • Mikee says:

    7 Dec7 December 09:19

    I managed to select a time and then entered a queue but wasn’t successful. Eventbrite website does say multiple dates although the 12th is the only date currently showing. Maybe they will add more dates bearing in mind this one sold out so quickly.

    • ChrisW says:

      7 Dec7 December 09:23

      They can’t be surprised that 50 tickets sold out so quick!

      • Mark says:

        7 Dec7 December 19:27

        Same here. Chose tickets got to payment page then gone…..

• Vit says:

  7 Dec7 December 09:22

  Data point: Fenwick £20 off seems to work fine with cumulative. I say “seems” as I did not order cumulatively but Fenwick charged the items on dispatch.

• ian_h says:

  7 Dec7 December 09:22

  I’ve seen lots of comments on here about using our bendy friend to get into ernies draws, has anyone any experience of using the same flexible friend into ernies ds account?

  • Holam says:

    7 Dec7 December 10:24

    yes works fine for all NSI products

    • ian_h says:

      7 Dec7 December 10:36

      brilliant cheers Holam

      • Jonathan says:

        7 Dec7 December 11:09

        Just make sure you understand which underlying cards play ball & the potential implications of hitting it too hard. It’s not quite as simple as some might make out…

        • memesweeper says:

          7 Dec7 December 13:02

          +1

  • Track says:

    7 Dec7 December 11:30

    If I worked at Curve, I would reach out to NS&I with a list of users for further checks.

    • Lady London says:

      7 Dec7 December 13:39

      Seriously? why would a turkey want Christmas to come early?

    • the_real_a says:

      7 Dec7 December 15:11

      That would be like a vegan working at a Turkey farm.

    • Brian W says:

      7 Dec7 December 22:49

      @Track, you’ve really not thought this through before posting I’m afraid! Those that have can fully understand why Curve would not reach out to NS&I. #Handthatfeedsyou

  • mark2 says:

    7 Dec7 December 14:27

    Yes, simpler to operate too.

• Also says:

  7 Dec7 December 10:16

  Anyone have hotel recommendations for Vilnius? Will be paying cash but always happy to earn some points from the booking. Statuses from Amex Plat and IHG in case that affects suggestions. Thanks.

  • Fraser says:

    7 Dec7 December 10:41

    Radisson Blu Royal Astorija overlooking town square, a little bit of a hike from the train station. Good recognition of Gold status.

  • johnny_c-l says:

    7 Dec7 December 11:44

    Crowne Plaza is OK, had a good upgrade from them in the past. Location is a bit out of the way, I seem to remember it being a 20 min walk to the centre. Next to the hotel is a big park which is nice for a morning walk/run.

  • The real John says:

    7 Dec7 December 12:23

    A new HGI opened about a year ago if you want something cheaper

  • Kirsty says:

    7 Dec7 December 12:26

    We stayed at the Kempinksi and absolutely loved it. Great location and beautiful hotel.

  • Denis says:

    7 Dec7 December 12:42

    Amazing hotels located in the very heart of old town: Pacai, Narutis, Stikliai, Astorija. Crowne Plaza next to Vingio Park (perfect for morning runs) is good too. There is also a brand new Hilton Garden Inn in the centre of Vilnius. Enjoy!

  • Also says:

    7 Dec7 December 15:22

    Thanks all! Much appreciated

  • RH says:

    7 Dec7 December 22:59

    Avoid the strip climb where you have to go downstairs to get in – I got eye-dropped in there when I was a young lad! 😀

    • RH says:

      7 Dec7 December 22:59

      *club

• Rma says:

  7 Dec7 December 10:24

  Re a previous comment by MattB about the difficulty of accessing MMB without clicking in ‘accepting change’, I managed to do this by using the old version of MMB and not the new version which BA are pushing. The old version shows the flight details, new seats etc.
  This new version of making you click on ‘accept change’ before you can see the details has similarities with the system some passengers encountered when they were trying to obtain refunds and found themselves inadvertently accepting vouchers.

  • Lady London says:

    7 Dec7 December 13:48

    How did you access the old version of MMB, please?

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