InterContinental Yokohama Grand

What is your IHG One Rewards status?
Diamond Inner Circle 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 Premium City View Room (Former Deluxe City View Room), Received 1 King Premium City View Club Shower stall (Former Club InterContinental City View Room).

How are the rooms?
40 sqm. Room size is good enough. Hotel recently changed the room grade categorization that the City view is given higher position than the Harbour view. Recently TV replaced larger sized one (from TOSHIBA 40’ to SHARP 50’) Wallpaper design is a little bit tasteless, but room function is good enough. Bathroom is not renovated, still 90’s design. Many people said sound proof does not enough, but I don’t have such an experiences.

Video of 1 King Premium City View Club Shower stall (Club InterContinental Room)

How is the Club Lounge?
Recently relocated to the lobby floor (Formerly accommodated Italian restaurant place), around 300 sqm.
Much bigger space and meal qualities improved (mainly Italian meal). On the other hands, beverages and service qualities declined. Former Club Lounge (28F) is now called Club InterContinental Salon. (Self service coffee and tea only)



New Club Lounge


Live cooking pizza at Club Lounge


Cheeses and coldcuts


Alcoholic beverages


Beer servers included two daily craft beers


Soft drinks

What was your welcome gift?
Chocolate Box

How was the mini-bar?
Acceptable as always.

Did you receive fruit in the room?
Yes

What was good and what was bad?
GOOD
+ Location
++ Nice Chinese Restaurant
++ Improvement of Club Lounge meal

BAD
－－－－－－－－－－Upgrade policy became to worse (Just 2 level upgrade only. I needed negotiation to receive same category room of past 15 years stay.)
－－－－－Degrade of Club Lounge beverages.
－Bathroom didn’t renovated

Value for $ or One Rewards Points?
Weekday stay has good value. Average 100US$ per night under current weakness of JP¥.
I don't recommend to stay here in weekend. Weekend rate is crazy expensive!
Also, I don't recommend to use Points in here. (50K points? impossible!)

Would you return?
Yes