Holiday Inn Bilbao
Holiday Inn Bilbao
What is your Priority Club status?
Platinum
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes
Which room did you book ...
Standard
and which upgrade did you receive?
Executive on the highest floor
How are the rooms?
Nice and big enough, very bright and better than average HI
Highest floor was all executive rooms
How is the exec. lounge?
NA. There seems to be pool outside though.
What was good and what was bad?
+ Upgrade without asking, I had to wait as I was checking-in early
+ Nice room, albeit on opposite side to town
+ Room in good condition, even if bit dusty as they must have cleaned it in hurry for me
+ Very good house red wine and dirt cheap in their bar. I seldom buy anything from HI restaurants, but this is Pais Vasco so I dared try.
-/+ A bit further away from old town, but actually not that much if you are OK to walk 1-2 kilometres. There as fairly good bus connection from Guggenheim museum nearby the hotel too.
- Some Asian young people were noisy at night due to them having wedding.
- Construction work was going on at rooftop very late, but it did not bother really
- WiFi doesn't work on the highest floor, the coverage is bad unless you step downstairs
Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
Good value. Nothing special here, but better than expected for a HI. I will most probably return another time.