Crowne Plaza Deira, Dubai
What is your IHG Rewards Club status?
Spire
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
no
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Bookedon points, received a "clubroom" upgrade by email and this showed online. This upgrade has been the standard since time began ...
Sadly, at check-in, they demanded payment for club access.
How are the rooms?
Nice enough, well sound-proofed (just as well, it's under the DXB flight path)
Bathroom with walk-in shower
Minibar
plugs by bed
What was good and what was bad?
Good:
- Nice room.
Bad:
- location: grim area, far from anywhere you might want to be.
- very badly handled upgrade. Clubroom with no club facilities: a bit of a nonsense
Value for € or IHG Rewards Club Points? Would you return?
Very expensive on a value proposition. Only reason for staying would be the club upgrade, but this is no longer offered. Manager cites realignment of benefits (note: he also manages the CP Festival City, a hotel upset by CP Deira's previous generosity)
For 25k it is good value for points if you don't mind the seedy area. Otherwise forget it: better value elsewhere.