TTT103

Andaz is a good choice for cash rates--especially if you are Globalist. I wouldn't burn any WOH points there, as the PH is many notches up, IMO. It just depends what part of midtown you want to stay in. I'm assuming that you will be working out of your room, so location may not be much of an issue.

imbisibol

Was browsing around NYC hotels as I have points to burn. Well, they will remain unburnt as The Conrad in Midtown is apparently too rich for my blood.

pauleeepaul

I think these amounts are algorithm- driven based on the paid rate/$0.003. What is the date?

I haven't been to this place in years. It started out as an ES.

:D!

Most dates are priced at those levels. Perhaps you have $3471 or $9610 per night to burn instead.

arlflyer

A flexible dates award search for this property shows inventory available for single-night stays at standard rate (95k) every night until end of schedule load.

As other have noted, these are room types pegged at $3000-$8000/night; the hotel has a strong upside incentive to keep them open in the chance that a high roller comes in, since that is pure margin. They may also be playing games such as using prohibitively high public rates to keep inventory open for corporate accounts, etc.

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Kacee

This property opened in 1990 as the Rhiga Royal. It has never been an ES.

beachfan

Thanks, been to both, prefer a real suite, which is extra $$ beyond TSU at Park Hyatt, so for regular trips will stick with Andaz (which has the best location of all).

pauleeepaul

Yes you are correct, i was thinking of the one downtown.

Pianoman109876

I’ve been here all of five hours. Within fifteen minutes of being here, get a knock on the door by a man with a drill claiming to be engineering. He says he is here to investigate “a noise”. I refuse to let him in and call the front desk. Meanwhile, I see him through the peephole knock and then enter the room across the hall.

The front desk tells me he’s legit and “just got the room number wrong.”

after he leaves, I enter the bathroom. There is wet mold buildup on the shower head. I request to be moved to a different room. I am assigned a smaller room despite the app showing my type of room still available.

in the new room, I go in and immediately notice the thermostat is smashed. Completely inop and probably 80 degrees in the room. I call and ask for a third room. Front desk denies my request and instead chooses to send (you guessed it) the same engineer up to replace the thermostat. Even though it is now almost 10 PM.

im currently sitting on the couch while he drills and bangs away attempting to remove the broken unit. We’re going on 15 minutes of attempting to fix the unit.

God I’ve stayed in Hampton inns with better service recovery. Maybe I’m foolish for thinking a Diamond MIGHT have been treated a little better? Maybe?

this place is a joke.



Shower head with mold

Smashed thermostat

Leonvomp

Quite shocking. One would think you’d be put in the same category as the room you were in previously vs a downgrade. I’m surprised a room with a broken thermostat could even be classed as available, especially at a Conrad.

Pianoman109876

The engineer was shocked, quite frankly.
took him 30 minutes to fix.

san888

Anyone stay here recently. Have 2 questions I'm using free night certs.

1) Were you upgraded as a Diamond
2) How exactly does food and beverage credit get applied (Daily or in total) and do you have to tell them you have 2 occupants. I do have 2 occupants on my reservation.

Any info would be appreciated. Staying this Friday and Saturday. Thanks.

milespoints

I stayed over New Year's and was upgraded to a Park View Suite from a standard suite. I'm Diamond and used an FNC and was notified of the upgrade a few days before arrival. However, this was before reports that FNCs are now getting rooms instead of suites. The Park View Suite doesn't really add anything to the standard suite.
The credit was applied daily for two occupants.

OhDoctor

Yes, they've really crippled this property for certificate redemptions; they constructed a small number of non-suite rooms during the renovation and now classify these rooms as the only ones available for standard night awards (previously it had no non-suite rooms when it was The London).

san888

That sucks....hopefully I get an upgrade. If I don't I guess it will be the only time I ever stay at this location. I hope the rooms are at least nice if not a suite.