Olav Laudy

Review of InterContinental New York Time...

Pay the price for luxury, get the mediocre stay.

Pay the price for luxury, get the mediocre stay.

The bill is laughable. For every night of room charge, there are 6 additional charges, one being 'a destination fee of 30 dollars per night'. On top of that, 2 additional tax items for the mandatory destination fee.

What does this 'destination' fee get you? 1) a discount at a mall nearby, where if you go and show you that you stay at Intercon, the answer is: sorry, we don't have vouchers available. When telling the Intercon concierge, she shurgged and continued reading her phone. 2) a bus tour or entrance at Ripley for 1 person. If you ask for the voucher, "the concierge has gone for the day".

As ambassador member, I was promised 1) a room upgrade (didn't get). 2) daily water (got one mini bottle the first day. The last day I asked for water, 1 hour later they hadn't still delivered). 3) welcome amenities (which was a sour pear and an apple). All with all, my bill ended up being 800 dollar for 2 days.

Ow, and breakfast for two. 35 dollar + tax + mandatory 18% tip, leaves you at near 90 dollars, and then only your day is about to start.

Also, a cocktail in their bar: 23 dollar which gets you a glass that is 50% filled with a huge cube of ice.

This is a total no go for me. I will not continue my ambassador membership. Bye bye Intercontinental.