What is your IHG Rewards Club status?
Platinum Royal Ambassador
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked cheapest advance rate + points and was upgraded to Sky View Room.
As Studio Suite was fully booked, I received breakfast for free during all my stay, which was just perfect for me (As Studio suite has nothing extraordinary)
How are the rooms?
Around 32 sqm
Comfortable
The design is made by the same furniture company for IC San Francisco (read: with no real style/nothing luxurious : just a solid business hotel)
iPhone dock
Flat television with quite poor selection of cable channels (and, which is always surprising for an InterContinental hotel, very poor selection of international channels).
Bathroom with shower only (again design with poor style). Agraria amenities.
Very quiet
Nice view over NYC
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How is the exec. lounge?
N/A
What was good and what was bad?
Good
- Convenient location (even if I am definitely not a big fan of Times Square), with easy connection to Subway (station at the corner the building) and 2 minutes walk to Citibike station
- Nice view from upper floor rooms
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- Friendly staff at Ambassador desk
- New York Times delivered every day
- Breakfast is pretty good, but again nothing extraordinary (industrial pastries, nothing special or home made), served (in a very noisy room) by efficient staff
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Bad
- The hotel is not a bad hotel, but definitely lacks of charm/luxury feeling in design and little touch (definitely more a solid business hotel rather than elegant/sophisticated hotel): the interior design is pretty poor, chocolate given at turn down service is very basic, fruits offered is just 3 apples in a basic plate with peanuts, etc.
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- The addition of a club lounge would be a real plus to have check-in/out, service and quiet place and then a more luxurious/selective touch
Value for $ or IHG Rewards Club Points? Would you return?
Well, the hotel is not exactly cheap, and there are so many excellent options in NYC (I love the Americano hotel, which is the exact definition for me of the ideal hotel) that IC Times Square is not my first choice.