Originally Posted by Genius1

At the time of booking in mid-June, the Club InterContinental lounge was due to reopen on 1 July. This date kept being pushed back due to lack of demand (presumably mainly from business travellers), and at the time of writing the lounge remains closed. For those guests who had pre-booked suites or added the Club supplement to their room rate (as we had done), or for Royal Ambassador members, the Club Life experience was – and still is – being offered in lieu of the normal lounge experience. The Club supplement at the Park Lane is GBP110 per night for Ambassador members, or GBP145 for non-members. Club Life offers breakfast at Theo Randall, light afternoon tea in the Arch Bar, and evening drinks and canapés also in the Arch Bar, and represents pretty good value for money for those who will be near the hotel during their stay. We had been handed a small card at check-in for presentation during each meal service, identifying our Club Life inclusion to the waiting team.

Whilst I was slightly disappointed that the seventh-floor lounge remained closed during our stay – particularly as the lounge has recently been refurbished and is consistently rated as one of the best lounges in the InterContinental network with its view over Hyde Park – the Club Life experience was a more than adequate substitute.

After a truly odd 14 months, it felt brilliant to do something as normal – and strangely familiar – as stay in a hotel, and what a hotel to break back into the travel game. Whilst undeniably corporate in tone, the InterContinental London Park Lane’s beautifully refurbished rooms, excellent dining and standout team make this firmly one of London’s best branded hotel experiences.