New Amex cashbacks offers: £50 at Hotel du Vin / Malmaison & £150 at Air France

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• Gordon says:

  11 Oct11 October 04:19

  I skipped down to the picture of the The Oxford Malmaison and thought that looks like a prison wing? Then I saw the reference to it actually being a converted prison. Bet the rooms are small….

  • Anne says:

    11 Oct11 October 06:01

    They’re not, or at least the ones in the converted cell block aren’t as they’re made up of three of the old cells each.

    Fascinating place, we stayed there in June.

  • daveinitalia says:

    11 Oct11 October 07:14

    There’s a bucket in the room instead of a toilet.

    • The real Swiss Tony says:

      11 Oct11 October 07:48

      The presentation of the porridge at breakfast is very interesting… (or certainly was when we stayed there)

• Reg C says:

  11 Oct11 October 06:16

  Does the £175 have to be spent on a room?Or would a £175 meal and drinks evening at du Vin qualify?

  • Rob says:

    11 Oct11 October 07:01

    In theory a room but may well work on food. Depends if restaurant has a separate credit card account.

• elguiri says:

  11 Oct11 October 06:53

  Will the Malmaison offer work on food spend instead of overnighting?

• The real Swiss Tony says:

  11 Oct11 October 06:59

  I also got £10 off every time I spend £50 on my BAPP (first 3 txns)

  • lumma says:

    11 Oct11 October 11:27

    I’ve got the same on my rewards credit card

• Paul says:

  11 Oct11 October 07:43

  While I am always mystified why anyone shops at Heathrow (certainly since the end of duty free) it is clear that they must as Heathrow rewards are never generous indicating that Heathrow don’t feel it necessary to incentivise spending.

  • Rob says:

    11 Oct11 October 07:47

    Dunno Paul, perhaps some of us have jobs and so can’t pop down to Bond Street on a whim and the chance to pop into all of the top brands at the airport is actually useful ….

    • The Original David says:

      11 Oct11 October 07:53

      I’ve discovered this exciting new thing called internet shopping…

      • Blair Waldorf Salad says:

        11 Oct11 October 10:14

        Many luxury brands avoid e-commerce as part of the price is to justify the fussing and fawning that occurs in store.

        • Londonsteve says:

          11 Oct11 October 11:11

          Not to mention that when you’re dropping that kind of dosh, actually trying something on to make sure it fits like a glove is really rather important. Having said that, I find the idea of shopping at the airport to be anathema; you’re under inherent time pressure and constantly clock watching. There’s no time to browse and take your time to choose in a relaxed environment. It’s also taking away lounge time and you have to factor in arriving even earlier. “Yes darling, we really must arrive at T3 5 hours before our short hop to Billund,” doesn’t go down very well.

  • JDB says:

    11 Oct11 October 11:55

    Many brands have airport exclusives (different at different airports) that attract shoppers. e.g. Hermès scent counter in T5 has a better selection than Bond Street or online plus some travel exclusives. Some of the top brands are there to be seen, but many have quite extraordinary sales figures.

• Andrew says:

  11 Oct11 October 08:54

  “Heathrow Rewards is offering up to 2,500 bonus points when you buy clothing at the airport before 30th April.”

  “you can collect up to 2,500 extra points* on fashion until 25 October with Heathrow Rewards.”

  • Rob says:

    11 Oct11 October 09:10

    Not having the best week am I ….

• Steve says:

  11 Oct11 October 13:14

  Think the comparison to Hotel Indigo sells these brands a bit short in terms of the service and on the quality of their buildings/ fixtures and fittings.

• pigeon says:

  11 Oct11 October 13:22

  Would recommend the Old Bank or the Randolph ahead of Malmaison in Oxford.

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