IC Bucharest Master Thread [merged]
Mar 22, 2007, 3:27 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2006
Programs: BA Silver, FB Silver, EB Silver, RR Silver.
Posts: 554
IC Bucharest Master Thread [merged]
Hello! I have read many reviews on IC Bucharest and its very negative, but i cant figure out why... They have a great pool on their roof top and its listed as PointBreaks hotel, so im a bit "suspicious" as RA to book on this Hotel after reading some reviews on this forum, so please give me some "heads-up" for this Hotel please.
Thanks,
RH.
Thanks,
RH.
Mar 23, 2007, 6:28 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: BCN
Programs: IHG, M&M, FB, Avios, ALL, etc.
Posts: 928
I stayed there in October, and I have mixed feelings about this hotel. The good thing about it is that it's in the heart of Bucharest (where as the CP is next to the Exhibition Centre, but far away from the centre). And it used to be the tallest building in Bucharest. My room was on the 20th floor, if memory serves me right, and I had a big balcony overlooking the city.
However, the whole building reminded me of faded glory. Quite ugly on the outside, and old-fashioned inside. A refurbishment would be needed, but I guess that this is the same problem that Bucharest has.
Nevertheless, I guess I'd return to the hotel with this promotion. I couldn't find many hotels that looked better than this one.
However, the whole building reminded me of faded glory. Quite ugly on the outside, and old-fashioned inside. A refurbishment would be needed, but I guess that this is the same problem that Bucharest has.
Nevertheless, I guess I'd return to the hotel with this promotion. I couldn't find many hotels that looked better than this one.
Mar 26, 2007, 2:25 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: BCN
Programs: IHG, M&M, FB, Avios, ALL, etc.
Posts: 928
Hola, thesimflyer! I guess that the service was good enough, I don't recall any problems with it. And here's what they said when I e-mailed them about the pick-up service (that was October last year, prices may have gone up slightly, and I was arriving at Baneasa Airport, which is a few km. closer to the city than Otopeni):
"As per your request, please be informed that we can assure the pick-up from
the airport either by shuttle bus (which costs Euro 12/person/way; it
leaves the main airport every hour) or by limo taxi (which costs Euro
23/way)."
"As per your request, please be informed that we can assure the pick-up from
the airport either by shuttle bus (which costs Euro 12/person/way; it
leaves the main airport every hour) or by limo taxi (which costs Euro
23/way)."
Nov 28, 2007, 7:24 am
#6
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,980
Any updates on the car service from OTP...plus any comments on the free wifi for club level guests? How close is it to the city's main sights and shopping?
Nov 28, 2007, 11:34 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 266
The location is good - you can't get more central than that. Be warned though - the shopping is not really that great anywhere in Bucharest. I believe the IC limo service to Otopeni is about 30 Euros (max 40 I'd say).
Nov 28, 2007, 12:34 pm
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,980
Is that the most affordable way to get there from the airport? What about taxis or public transportation?
Nov 28, 2007, 1:06 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 266
No proper train link. Buses not an option. So really either the IC limo or the official OTP taxis (FlyTaxi I think they are called) which will likely be 20-30 Euros to the IC anyway.
Nov 28, 2007, 2:00 pm
#10
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Posts: 14,162
Why are buses not an option? Yes, they're slow (especially during rush hour) and are usually crowded, but they go right to the IC, and they're cheap.
Nov 28, 2007, 2:22 pm
#11
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 266
by the time you reach the city!
Nov 28, 2007, 7:47 pm
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,980
Ill probably do the airport city bus...sometimes these are the best way to see the city and the culture! Any information on cost and stop would be helpful, thanks so much for your help!
Nov 29, 2007, 12:13 am
#13
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 181
Please let me know how it is when you go. The hotel have quoted me 50 euro for the limo service, it looks like inflation is rife in Bucharest?
Nov 29, 2007, 5:40 am
#14
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 266
http://www.otp-airport.ro/www/index....ticle?artID=53
Piata Universitatii will be your stop for the IC.
Perhaps you can let us know how it went!
Nov 29, 2007, 8:28 am
#15
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,980
Will do! Noticed there is a visa fee for US citizens entering Romania...can you pay by Credit card?