Holiday Inn & Suites - Front Royal Blue Ridge Shadows


What is your Priority Club status?
Platinum

Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Acceptable

Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked and got Executive King.

How are the rooms?
Showing some wear (some stains on the carpet, etc.) but sill generally okay.

How is the exec. lounge?
N/A

What was good and what was bad?

Good:
Quick efficient check in.
Room was very quiet.

Bad:
Front Desk Associate was pushing the on property Houlihan's restaurant including %10 discount for members. Ironically, as I discovered the next morning, it was closed for dinner the previous night due to staffing issues and breakfast service wasn't starting until 8AM. I was looking to get an early start before heading into Shenandoah National Park for hiking, so I ate breakfast at the Cracker Barrel a mile down the road instead.

Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
Points cost per night was relatively high 32,000 (vs. 17,500 at the nearby Marriott Townplace Suites for the same night). I had a Chase Free Night I wanted to use up, so worked out okay. At the end of my trip I stayed at the TownPlace Suites, only 12,500 points that night think the Holiday Inn would have been 24,000, and it is a newer nicer property. While it doesn't have a full service restaurant, it is in a shopping complex with many food options available and does include a basic continental breakfast (on par with HIX breakfast). Unless I have more Chase Free Nights I want to burn, will most likely stay at the TownPlace Suites when back in the area.