IC San Francisco Master Thread [merged]
Oct 2, 2008, 6:10 pm
#333
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 6,359
Just got back from the IC SF and had an amazing stay. Ended up in the bay view suite, and for anyone interested I wrote a trip report with pics, which can be found here.
Oct 13, 2008, 2:37 pm
#334
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: SAV
Programs: IHG RA, DL Dia, Hertz 5Star
Posts: 112
Just got back from the IC SF and had an amazing stay. Ended up in the bay view suite, and for anyone interested I wrote a trip report with pics, which can be found here.
) and wanted to see if any of the suites had 2 bedrooms or maybe 1 bedroom w/ a sofa bed in the living area.
Apr 19, 2009, 5:46 pm
#336
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: bay area, ca
Programs: AS 100K, AA Gold, IC Diamond AMB, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,840
Apr 20, 2009, 4:54 pm
#338
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: bay area, ca
Programs: AS 100K, AA Gold, IC Diamond AMB, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,840
Hmmm....now you're really stretching my brain. I almost always drink the champagne at any IC if there is some in the mini-bar; I cannot recall ever seeing any at the ICSF, though. Also, I don't have any recollection of them having any at the lounge -- though I could be very wrong on this one; I mostly stick with the beer in their club for some reason, and that's located in a cooler away from where they lay out the alcohol & wine for cocktails.
Apr 20, 2009, 8:45 pm
#339
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Ravens Country
Programs: UA-1K, Marriott-Gold, SPG-Gold, IC RA/Plat, Amtrak Select
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Apr 30, 2009, 12:42 pm
#342
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 2
Hey guys, forum n00b here. I'm planning on staying at the ICSF for the SF marathon this year. Found the travelzoo $119 rate. Not an ambassador member and don't travel too often, but found the promo for stay 3 and get free Ambassador on this board. Is it worth it to ignore that promo and just pay the $150 for a 3 day upgrade anyways? What type of upgrade would a new member get? And it seems like if I want club lounge access I need to reserve a club room at $219. would that be worth double the price?
Apr 30, 2009, 12:53 pm
#343
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: EDI
Programs: BA Silver / Bonyoy Platinum
Posts: 1,919
Hey guys, forum n00b here. I'm planning on staying at the ICSF for the SF marathon this year. Found the travelzoo $119 rate. Not an ambassador member and don't travel too often, but found the promo for stay 3 and get free Ambassador on this board. Is it worth it to ignore that promo and just pay the $150 for a 3 day upgrade anyways? What type of upgrade would a new member get? And it seems like if I want club lounge access I need to reserve a club room at $219. would that be worth double the price?
$119 is a great rate. Check out the Friends and Family thread and see what rate that gives you too.
I don't think it is worth $100 to get Club access but the better room and Club Access may make it worth it. However I think a Club Room will just be a standard room higher up with fancier toiletries. Someone will correct me if I am wrong.
By paying for the $150 Ambassador you would get a room upgrade, late checkout and a free in-room movie. Also if your stay is over a weekend you could use the free night voucher if, again someone can confirm, you can use it with the Travelzoo rate. That woul dmean you would get 3 nights for $238 which would be pretty good!
May 1, 2009, 5:39 am
#344
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Atlanta
Programs: POS, Delta Skymiles, IC Plat Amb., Hilton Gold, SPG gold
Posts: 1,619
Hey kzod, welcome to FT,
$119 is a great rate. Check out the Friends and Family thread and see what rate that gives you too.
I don't think it is worth $100 to get Club access but the better room and Club Access may make it worth it. However I think a Club Room will just be a standard room higher up with fancier toiletries. Someone will correct me if I am wrong.
By paying for the $150 Ambassador you would get a room upgrade, late checkout and a free in-room movie. Also if your stay is over a weekend you could use the free night voucher if, again someone can confirm, you can use it with the Travelzoo rate. That woul dmean you would get 3 nights for $238 which would be pretty good!
$119 is a great rate. Check out the Friends and Family thread and see what rate that gives you too.
I don't think it is worth $100 to get Club access but the better room and Club Access may make it worth it. However I think a Club Room will just be a standard room higher up with fancier toiletries. Someone will correct me if I am wrong.
By paying for the $150 Ambassador you would get a room upgrade, late checkout and a free in-room movie. Also if your stay is over a weekend you could use the free night voucher if, again someone can confirm, you can use it with the Travelzoo rate. That woul dmean you would get 3 nights for $238 which would be pretty good!
May 20, 2009, 5:14 am
#345
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: CT, USA
Programs: Delta Silver, United 2P, SQ, SPG Plat, PC Plat AMB, Hyatt Dia, Hilton Gold, Accor Plat
Posts: 371
Great points at ICSF
I stayed for 2 nights last month on a super travelzoo rate. Standard Amb upgrade (nice view, high floor) but with a suprise bottle of champagne and fruits, chocolates, daily water and free wi-fi. Best part for me as I strive towards platinum was the points awarded (not sure how this calculates but I get total of 16,000 pts for this 2 night stay)
Qualifying Stay
- Miles to SINGAPORE AIRLINES XXX mi
amb accelerator 2k bonus XXXX pts
anniversary bonus offer XXXX pts
priority club bonus offer XXXX pts
priority club bonus offer XXXX pts
next stay bonus XXXX pts
priority club bonus offer XXXX pts
30,000 points or 10,000 miles XXXX mi
Total – XXXX
Then a few days later this posted (and I am pretty sure I subscribed to the IC West Coast Offer after my ICSF stay was completed)
IC WEST COAST WEEKEND OFFER - INTERCONTINENTAL SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CA 4000 pts
Am trying out the "new" Holiday Inn in Bali next week and using 15K pts each night. The Opening Rates special of USD134+21% tax are almost as high as the IC Bali and not worth it.
Qualifying Stay
- Miles to SINGAPORE AIRLINES XXX mi
amb accelerator 2k bonus XXXX pts
anniversary bonus offer XXXX pts
priority club bonus offer XXXX pts
priority club bonus offer XXXX pts
next stay bonus XXXX pts
priority club bonus offer XXXX pts
30,000 points or 10,000 miles XXXX mi
Total – XXXX
Then a few days later this posted (and I am pretty sure I subscribed to the IC West Coast Offer after my ICSF stay was completed)
IC WEST COAST WEEKEND OFFER - INTERCONTINENTAL SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CA 4000 pts
Am trying out the "new" Holiday Inn in Bali next week and using 15K pts each night. The Opening Rates special of USD134+21% tax are almost as high as the IC Bali and not worth it.
Last edited by szg; May 20, 2009 at 2:13 pm Reason: XXXX the points