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InterContinental Athénée Palace Bucharest [Master Thread]

What is your IHG One Rewards status?
Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle

Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes, excellent stay.

Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked cheapest rate and received One King Bedroom Suite.

How are the rooms?
Around 62sqm
Very pleasant interior design.

One large living room with seating and dining area. Coffee machine and kettle.
Large television screen.

Separate guest's toilets

Bedroom with very comfortable bed.
Induction phone charger

Large separate dressing.

Nice bathroom with bathtub and separate shower.
Byredo Bal d’Afrique toiletries.

Television sets with good selection of international channels. No Chromecast
No free PressReader

Very quiet

View over Cala Victoriei.

How is the exec. lounge?
Smaller that the one at former InterContinental Bucharest and with no panoramic view, but pleasant and cosy.
Dining area, seating area,private meeting/dining room.

Terrace overlooking the city.

Very good breakfast, afternoon tea and evening spread.
Staff is attentive, even if still a bit unexeprienced and with limited English skills.
The club lounge has no kitchen, which means that à la carte eggs can take a long time to be served at breakfast, and some dishes may not arrive hot.

What was good and what was bad?

GOOD
- Elegant décor of the newly renovated lobby, rooms and club lounge
- Central location
- Nice club lounge
- Attentive service (even if we feel that the hotel is still in a soft opening phase).
- Pleasant indoor pool and spa, with private terrace.
- Great welcome gift


BAD
- Nothing

Value for $ or IHG One Rewards Points? Would you return?
Yes, very happy to have this elegant property added to the InterContinental properties.
The hotel is much more elegant and renovation is great.

I had the pleasure to meet the GM, who is the former GM at InterContinental Vienna (another great property for service), which bodes well for the hotel's quality of service.
The hotel has completed yet 90% of its renovation.




Exterior





Lobby















Access to the rooms



One King Bedroom Suite












Bathroom






Minibar and coffee station


Separate dressing

Separate guests’ toilets

View from the room


Welcome gift

Roberto’s restaurant terrace


Restaurant




Breakfast at restaurant









Spa and health club












English bar

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