Been 3months, since last April2016 stays, just spending a night or two July2016.

As Spire upgraded from entry level Superior (which are queen Bedded) to non-bookable "IHG King Bed Rewards Room " Type .

First time I get one of these "IHG Rewards Room" rooms, maybe as hotel full and I'd requested early checkin if possible, as previously I tended to get a nice large IHG Club room w/o Lounge access versus my booked rooms.
As with all my other stays in this warren of a hotel, it is a "Corner Room" again, which I guess are on the whole a bit larger, but first time ever internal courtyard view rather than external view (which is not a complaint, just shows the CP tries to give me external room each visit).

Also a first to me here, and reported recently by others, since May2016, if a Spire elite, one is now offered checkin ammenity choice of 3 options...
either 600pts/drinks voucher/lounge access.
Obviously I chose Lounge, the lounge has a cold keg of beer to self serve, so I didn't miss the beer voucher ^

Manager actually came out to greet me, thanked me for my feedback in April, and mentioned due to my April feedback and our chat, the hotel decided to offer this extra lounge option to Spires.

Wow, I never had (or expected) a hotel manager to take any of my feedback to heart/on board like that. Maybe having several close together stays here and also the top IHG status helped.
I guess it is always worth being presentable, pleaseant and polite in ones dealings with a hotel.

I did mention the "IHG Spire Trial" at select hotels, but appears Amsterdam City is not part of that trial, so hotels kind offer of lounge for the last 6months of CP life May-Nov2016 (pre reopening as a Kimpton) is purely down to hotels manager call to voluntarily offer the extra Spire recognition.