Each post has been much more helpful than the Hotel in Question.
Prior to checkin, a simple question "would you mind explaining to me your guest loyalty program was met with: "oh we dont have anything to do with that its handled by a separate company"
A subsequent call to IHG line I was...
Stay at a crowne plaze hotel for 5 days and spend lets say 2k - you receive 20000 point, have the same stay at the more expensive intercon Hotels and for your loyalty you are awarded 2000 points only. Stay a day or a year spend a million or a dollar and its all the same!
Who are they kidding...