rbAA

I have a three night "award" stay using my Into the Night free nights starting on Tuesday, so interested in the recent experience with UPG/club access.

onlysuites

I am only a Ambassador now but I booked base room a couple of weeks back and got club access. Not sure if this helps as it wasn't a award.

scubaccr

As an RA, IC Bangkok always update my base room to Club the day after I book even if booking well in advance.

As such this scenario probably applied to you and the hotel honoured original upgrade w/o checking if you were still an RA at checkin time

I never use award nights here as my personal rate is a fair bit less than $245 (35k points) but I believe RAs on awards get Club just like on paid stays.

24Yukon24

Any recent experience for Plat AMB using free nights and points?staying 6 nights in june and club would be a very pleased premium.

midnight

Just finishing a seven night stay.

Club Lounge Manager Mr H. T. has initiated a new weekly special event.

Tonight, Wednesday 1st April was a Thai Iced Tea evening with a traditional display of the process involved in making the drink.

Next Wednesday will be a Thai cooking class with Lounge guests invited to participate.

Each Wednesday a new event will take place for a 'trial period '.

I tried the tea but swapped it for a cocktail :-)
Picture below.

midnight

crombiestone

Just returned from a 2 night weekend BOGO Ambassador stay and I have to say I was really impressed .

Booked club room and upgraded to corner suite in great condition. Welcome gift of teddy bear, great for the kids .

I thought the club lounge food & beverage offers were of a very high standard compared to other Intercontinentals I have stayed in and overall value for money was exceptional .

Frab1

Just used my earned points on 3 nights with my girlfriend. I e-mailed them upfront and received a room in the 27th floor with a view towards Siam Paragon.

In my opinion the big plus points are the location (3min walk to Central World, 5min walk to Siam Paragon - great to go watch a movie!, BTS Chit Lom just up the stairs), the pool on top floor, and the overall friendly staff. The room was alright, however, it feels a bit outdated and in need of a reservation. Having staid at the IC in Al-Hofuf (Saudi Arabia) previously this year, where this was also true, it seems to me that this is a general problem of Intercontinental (except for the great Intercontinental at Dubai Festival City where I enjoyed my time a lot!). Right next doors is a Holiday Inn by the way.

I didn't feel any benefits from being Gold besides a welcome letter and a voucher for two welcome drinks in the bar on ground floor ("Balcony"), which could be used for beers, softdrinks and mocktails. The "Moneypenny" mocktail was so nice though, I bought another one the next day.

Didn't care for breakfast as Bangkok has plenty to offer in its food courts on the shopping malls (50 THB meals available at Terminal 21 and MBK, more like 120 THB available in Siam Paragon). We got a cab from the Intercontinental to the airport for 300 THB - make sure you insist on using a meter and don't accept if the driver demands more than what the meter says - our meter was at 240 THB, but I just went for a generous tip. Using the airport link will not be nearly as comfortable, as you will need to change twice (Makkasan and Asok).

manymany

Going the other way from Chit Lom and changing onto ARL at Phaya Thai is better and much easier exchange! 25B for BTS then 45B for ARL City Line.

Might not be as comfy, but its safer!

hclee01

Hi

I have an upcoming 2 night stay in BKK. Is the corner suite better than the normal IC club room? From past reviews, it seems that the corner suite may not be the best given that the bedroom seems smaller as more space is allotted to the living room.

Any comments is greatly appreciated. thanks!

Nickolash27

If you're going to spend your days in the bedroom, it might be a bit small, granted.

I prefer the larger living area, so am always happy with the corner suite.

greendx

I booked the standard room (paid corp rate) as a gold ambassador a few days ago and my reservation is now showing KING BED EXECUTIVE DELUXE. I looked over the last couple of pages curious to see if club access is given to non RAs but most/all of the discussion is regarding point stays. Anyone have recent experience on a paid stay as an ambassador getting club access?

scubaccr

As Ambassador you have to pay for lounge access

greendx

Thanks I'm aware what the program rules are. I'm asking for specific recent experience at this property since some ICs give lounge access to ambassadors.

scubaccr

Well since this thread is specific to IC Bangkok (and not a generic Ambassador thread) the response that Ambassador will have to pay for lounge refers in the above instance to this particular thread and thus this specific IC