Holiday Inn Jeddah Gateway
What is your IHG Rewards Club status?
Platinum Amb
Were you happy with the hotel/stay?
Very Delighted
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked:- Cheapest room using points (1 KING DELUXE NON SMOKING)
Received:- TRIPLE UPGRADES to 1 KING BED EXECUTIVE SUITE
How are the rooms?
- The Executive Suite is very spacious; 54 sqm.
- The view from the living room is very beautiful; especially the windows are very large.
- For those who aviation lovers; you could enjoy planes approaching Jeddah Intl Airport from your room; remarkably beautiful!
- The hotel is just opened for two months; definitely clean and new. ^^
What was your welcome gift?
- A HUGE Welcome fruit platter
- some Arabian dessert (Not desert; for sure
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- Mineral Waters
What was good and what was bad?
Good
- TRIPLE UPGRADES on award stay
- Very new property
- Close to the airport; and closer to Madinah. Very good for those who traveling for Umra.
- Polite staffs
- Very good breakfast; both in terms of quality and quantity. I should pay 105 SAR/person for the breakfast but the restaurant staffs exempted the breakfast charge for three of us. ^^^^
- Use the hotel car with driver for traveling around Jeddah (100 SAR/hour = 26 USD/hour) and also for Jeddah to Madinah (600 SAR for one-way); bit more expensive than using taxi but since the hotel has go out of way (triple upgrades; exempted breakfast charges) so I wouldn't mind paying more for other charges. The drivers are very careful and courteous. ^
Bad
Are you kidding? After receiving triple room upgrades & free breakfast ?? nothing is bad for sure.
Value for Money/Points? Would you return?
20,000 pts for 850 SAR (225 USD) room definitely good value. Sure!