Full breakfast courtesy of diamond (and ambassador) at a recent IC stay in Syd (not double bay). Reports that some properties only offer a partial breakfast.
I stayed at Indigo recently. It’s Japanese themed including the restaurant / room service, rooms are ok - small but recently redone. Check in is one floor up, food was horrendous and if staying there again I would never eat there.
I stayed at Voco BNE North Quay last Tuesday (4th). Room was on the 12th floor with river view. Upgraded from the non-river-view side as a "Platinum Elite". Two queen beds. Was very comfortable, clean and appeared recently renovated. Received acknowledgement at check-in and handwritten welcome in room. No in-room bar but not a problem. I arrived back from a QPAC event at 9.30pm and had not eaten. Even though the bar was due to close at 10 pm they happily prepared a couple of very good fresh prawn rolls (advertised as one of their specialties) for me and +1 and when more people returned to the hotel at 9.40pm and 9.45pm they all came to the bar and were happily served. I would return. Probably equivalent to Mercure. Reasonable value.
Check your “offers” page. Mine says I have until something like 27 Nov to complete the status match promo.
Wasn’t “5 nights”? Depending on when you registered, you may still have time for one more night? Otherwise, you can register for the new one but I think that’ll be another 5 nights (or whatever it is)…
I think I registered quite late on the off chance I could try for Diamond, hence my offer is still open to 23 Nov (I can see). Fortunately I’d done a fast track earlier that already extended my status to Dec 2023 but pissed with myself I didn’t double up on this offer - I’d be halfway to Diamond….
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I stayed at the Indigo as a Platinum. The rate was competitive, but based on a number of teething issues, I wish I hadn't defected from the HIX across the city...
Pretty bad. Some small but annoying things: no tea and coffee in the room, resolved by a trip to reception; plans from the refurb still in a drawer, with some sawdust, again not a huge problem. (The signs in the lift still said it was an Ibis.) But it was the fluctuating hot water temperature that was most frustrating, especially when showering. Made a report at the front desk and was told it would be fixed. Returned late afternoon to find the lights on (and the room not made up) so clearly someone had been in the room. Assumed that the matter had been resolved because there was no evidence or message to the contrary. Took a shower with the same problem resulting. Called reception. Told it had been fixed. "We have a log." Went down to reception. Explained my position to the duty manager (like how long had the hot water been tested?). He came up with various excuses, eventuating in him visiting the room. He apologised, but it was entirely unnecessary. I did feel that we were doing their user-acceptance testing, and I should have expected this with the discounted rate, but it wasn't made explicit. I felt they needed more of a soft launch to get everything up to speed.
Oh, and the reason why we were there (and not at the Hilton across town) so this is on topic was that I was doing the IHG Platinum challenge fast track. I've never had that happen at *any* Hilton brand.
Nope, I'm Hilton Platinum so it was only when I renewed for 2023 that I decided to try some others (where I have the choice). Some have been worth it (e.g. HIX Newcastle, as others have remarked). Indigo (based on one stay) reminded me of a W wannabe (from back in the day) without the polish.
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