Tag: intercontinental
Intercontinental Paris Le Grand: Timid upgrade but perfect service
For my Paris stay, and while my Marriott Ambassador renewal is ensured for 2023, I decided to break my piggy bank of IHG points to stay at the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand for two nights.
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I made my reservation a...
Intercontinental Adelaide: it does the job, but without passion
Adelaide's intercontinental hotel is the epitome of many of the brand's former hotels: solid but lacking in charm and personality, even a little old-fashioned.
In the absence of a Marriott hotel in Adelaide, I'm forced to look at the...
Intercontinental Paris Le Grand : Can really do better !
For this short stay in Paris, I chose to stay at the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand, an iconic hotel in the capital that faces the Opera Garnier.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Booking
I made the reservation at this...
Intercontinental New-York Times Square : Good experience
You probably know this from your previous readings on TravelGuys, but my expectations are very low when it comes to hotels in the US. But there are limits... After the disappointing experience of the Kimpton Muse, I expected a...
Intercontinental Chicago: Disappointing
For this last night in Windy City, I chose to stay in a hotel I already know: the Intercontinental! Yes, this is the very first hotel I stayed in here, in 2008!
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Booking
I...
Intercontinental Paris Champs-Elysées : Quite basic
After a hectic flight from London with more than an hour's delay on arrival and a cab that didn't wait for me, I arrived almost 2 hours and 45 minutes after my initial arrival time at the hotel.
As a...
How to get a premium status for cheap on a loyalty program?
Getting premium status on a loyalty program and the benefits that go with it is often seen as an impossible quest. And more often than not it is. But there are tricks to achieving status without too much effort.
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Smart rooms at Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG)
Intercontinental Hotels Group wants to reinvent the customer experience by putting artificial intelligence at the heart of its rooms.
IHG launches AI Smart Room
Developed in partnership with Chinese internet giant Baidu, the "AI Smart Room" aims to revolutionize interactions between...
Intercontinental Bordeaux: finally a hotel that meets the city’s standing
Since its revival some fifteen years ago, the attractiveness of Bordeaux has not wavered. However, the city has long lacked a hotel worthy of its "little Paris" status. A few 4-star hotels with "provincial" standards, but nothing that meets...