Some benefits of the American Express Platinum card Fine Hotels and Resorts program are not well known. Here are the 6 most interesting secret benefits that you can use on your next stay.
The basics of Fine Hotels and Resorts are fairly straightforward - book a hotel stay with American Express Platinum Travel and enjoy a free breakfast. There are some less well known features of the program that you can use to your advantage
Some benefits of the American Express Platinum card Fine Hotels and Resorts program are not well known. Here are the 6 most interesting secret benefits that you can use on your next stay.
American Express takes the Fine Hotels and Resorts experience seriously, and wants each hotel to provide the Welcome Letter and the FHR Survey form at check-in
You must also get a Welcome letter detailing your benefits, and a Survey form to get your feedback at the end of the stay. You must receive both of these at check-in
Traveling alone? You still get FHR benefits for 2 people
The FHR breakfast benefit is for 2 people. Some hotel amenities are also for 2 people. For both of these types of benefits, even if you travel alone, the 2 person benefit applies
If the benefit is for 2 people, even if you check-in alone
Invite a friend for breakfast!
So, if you're traveling alone, and you have a friend in town, invite them for breakfast, or the Dinner for 2 benefit (if that's the FHR amenity at your hotel). American Express will pick up the tab!
Any Amex product with the American Express logo on it works. If they have a name on them, then it must be the name of the person who booked, but Amex gift cards work too.
Surprisingly, Travelers Checks can all be used to settle your bill!
You MUST pay the whole bill with Amex products though.
The ONLY way to get FHR benefits is to book through Amex Platinum Travel
You can't walk up to reception and check-in and get FHR benefits.
What you can do though is call American Express travel using the number on the back of your card (or get the hotel staff to do it if your not in your home country), and book a room with Amex Platinum Travel and then immediately check-in once the call is over.
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