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Adam1222

Just a recent data point.
Completed a two-night stay, which was generally excellent.
As a Plat Ambassador, was upgraded from lowest category room to a Club room (w/o club access) on the 17th floor. It was a corner room which had a big negative, alas - the two walls of floor to ceiling windows in the summer made the room super warm, such that the A/C never cooled it down. I tried keeping the curtains drawn most of my stay, but still sweated every night.
Concierge was very friendly and helpful.
Rooftop bar/restaurant are lovely with great views of the entire city, but there was only one bartender and very slow waiter service- went for a drink to use my F&B credit and was there 30 minutes before I got a drink, which I then had to pound down to make a restaurant reservation.
Gym is excellent though it also gets hot given the floor to ceiling windows. Indoor small lap pool/whirlpool is nice and relaxing unless/until children arrive.
Note that rates were high when I first started looking, around 8 months before stay, but dropped substantially closer in.
Mercator supermarket across the street; easy walk to anywhere in Central Ljubljana. I didn't use any other mode of transport during my stay. Overall, would stay again.

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Rooftop bar

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saaveraward

I refused that club room 5 minutes after I checked in. It's crazy it gets that hot. I feel so bad for the poor folks at reception who need sunglasses to work in the morning.

Same here with roon rates. It was something like 400 euro and dropped to 150. Guess they are keeping that bizarre strategy alive.

craz

1stly yes I realize many people will have a different opin, but I hardly ever use my pts have a mid 6 figure stash left

Looking to stay for 3 nights Im not an IC AMB or anything other then a IHG Plat (which is worthless at an IC Im fully aware). also aware 4th night is free when booking 3 but it cant be swung this time, if it matters its my 1st time to LJU and wont have a rental car, its a leisure trip

my choice is 120k for a standard room or 550 Euro since I have the CC I get 10% back so its really 108k or apx 1/2 cent a pt.

love the location since its < 5 mins to/from the Bus Station where I need to catch my bus to VCE and where the airport bus drops me off, cant beat that, and will have 1 checked bad in tow

Was thinking of The Best Western but no award stays available and its 128E + tx per night and not as close as The IC to The BS

If this is the wrong thread to have posted this I apologize in advance

:D!

Personally I would use the points unless I was saving them up for something specific in the next 12 months.

fransknorge

The Best Western is 2 minutes walk from the IC, do not trust Google Maps who tells you it is 1 km as for some reasons the algo does not compute the right way. The extra 2 minutes are on a very flat and smooth pedestrian road. This should be as good as the IC for the bus station. The price differential is huge and the Best Western is a very good hotel.

336

Does Club lounge get you bf in restaurant?

Is the bf in restaurant any different from lounge?

craz

I agree and tried t book the BW but it wasnt available for a pts stay any of the days I needed. That said if I was going to pay $$$ I agree its cheaper, probably not as nice as The IC.

I was able to get The Radisson Blu very cheap (not worth using 28K for my last night and booked it till the maps showed it being an hours walk from The IC and bus station, turned out the red marker on The Rads map wasnt showing where the hotel is but maybe central LJU and the blue marker which isnt seen unless you enlarge the map to full page or min it is actually where The Rad is way away from where I want to be

btw the BW would be 385e for the 16 sqm room, no way I get that , so the comfort room would be 413E or $463 which still mean a net net of 1/2 cent apt at The IC. Id rather use up the pts However had award nights been available at The BW I would have traded with someone for BW pts and stayed there, that would have assumed a very fast trade as well, which is far from what it usually is

saaveraward

club access does not allow for breakfast in the restaurant

336

saaveraward

club is cold buffet and limited hot a la carte

doktor24

Yes! if you purchase Club access or book Club room you can have breakfast in the main restaurant at floor 20. That's much better choice than Club itself.

saaveraward

Then that must be a policy change because I was told no 1 year ago.

Ruben248

Breakfast is allowed in the restaurant if you have club access. I got confirmation today (currently using my AMB certificate there )

craz

Just checked in as a lowly IHG Plat (not even Spire) I was Upgraded to the 16th floor King Club room and looks exactly like the pics above, sort of a view of The Castle but some pf it is blocked by the high rise across the street. To my left a full view of the train/bus stations

Nice hotel but after spending 3 nights @ The Hyatt Parisi Udvar in BUD its let down. Unless ultra modern is your thing . The PU was an old building redone a Class act, this place is OK but a far cry from The class of The PU