IC Rome De La Villa - Master Thread [merged] - no longer a IC
Jan 23, 2016, 4:46 am
#481
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Jan 23, 2016, 6:21 am
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Quite a loss. The only other acceptable IHG hotel in Rome now will be the Indigo. Quite a nice property, but not a replacement for the IC.
Jan 23, 2016, 4:05 pm
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I have a free night and points stay reserved there in April. I just wanted to shift the dates slightly and saw no availability - and found this thread. I wonder what they will propose to do about my reservation...
And what sort of compensation I should request for the inconvenience...
And what sort of compensation I should request for the inconvenience...
Last edited by eeeee; Jan 23, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Jan 23, 2016, 4:54 pm
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I have a free night and points stay reserved there in April. I just wanted to shift the dates slightly and saw no availability - and found this thread. I wonder what they will propose to do about my reservation...
And what sort of compensation I should request for the inconvenience...
And what sort of compensation I should request for the inconvenience...
of the property owner or whoever rents out the property. So add the IC Rome to the IC Montelucia, the IC Berchtesgarten, the IC Panama Playa Bonita and others. Sorry for your inconvenience.
Jan 23, 2016, 5:26 pm
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in the alternate, maybe there's a deal for continuity with another tenant, hoping to pick up existing reservations.
Jan 23, 2016, 5:33 pm
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I am the last person to shy away from asking for compensation when it's appropriate. In this case I don't think that IHG actively pursued the termination of the management contract. The operators are at the mercy
of the property owner or whoever rents out the property. So add the IC Rome to the IC Montelucia, the IC Berchtesgarten, the IC Panama Playa Bonita and others. Sorry for your inconvenience.
of the property owner or whoever rents out the property. So add the IC Rome to the IC Montelucia, the IC Berchtesgarten, the IC Panama Playa Bonita and others. Sorry for your inconvenience.
Jan 23, 2016, 5:36 pm
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At the end of the contract, the owner has of course the ability to sign with another brand, if it considers that the former one is less interesting.
Sad for customers, but business is business.
It would be interesting to know why the owner decided to put an end at the contract with IHG.
Jan 23, 2016, 6:03 pm
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The franchise business model has the advantage for the hotel brand to reduce financial risks and investments, by not being the owner of the property. But you can not have it all.
At the end of the contract, the owner has of course the ability to sign with another brand, if it considers that the former one is less interesting.
Sad for customers, but business is business.
It would be interesting to know why the owner decided to put an end at the contract with IHG.
At the end of the contract, the owner has of course the ability to sign with another brand, if it considers that the former one is less interesting.
Sad for customers, but business is business.
It would be interesting to know why the owner decided to put an end at the contract with IHG.
better use of capital.
Jan 23, 2016, 6:19 pm
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Shame to see it close.
Jan 23, 2016, 6:34 pm
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Sadly it has and the strange thing is that the owner is the same as the one who owns the IC Miramar Panama. Also interestingly the Westin as well. All owned by or by a subsidiary of the Empresas Bern.
Jan 23, 2016, 6:47 pm
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Interestingly the Hotel Hassler next door seems to be doing just fine and
has done some recent room renovations.
The location is just unbeatable and there were some nice restaurants around
like the Osteria Barberini only a few minutes away. We will miss it.
Jan 23, 2016, 9:18 pm
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I have a free night and points stay reserved there in April. I just wanted to shift the dates slightly and saw no availability - and found this thread. I wonder what they will propose to do about my reservation...
And what sort of compensation I should request for the inconvenience...
And what sort of compensation I should request for the inconvenience...
Jan 25, 2016, 8:37 am
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given the ownership has the Westin also, i imagine it may have been an issue of cannibalizing their own revenues.
Jan 25, 2016, 8:56 am
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i was in such disbelief, i emailed two contacts at the property, and they confirmed they close the doors on March 25th, at the end of the lease.
couldn't find resolution between landlord, and tenant.
also confirmed, it was opened in 2001, operating for 15 years.
the GM's PA, Francesca Piccini emailed the official statement in a PDF, unfortunately, i can't cut and paste, nor attach here.
cld also be aggressive negotiation, i'm not giving up all hope till the fat lady sings, they may still do a deal.
couldn't find resolution between landlord, and tenant.
also confirmed, it was opened in 2001, operating for 15 years.
the GM's PA, Francesca Piccini emailed the official statement in a PDF, unfortunately, i can't cut and paste, nor attach here.
cld also be aggressive negotiation, i'm not giving up all hope till the fat lady sings, they may still do a deal.
Jan 25, 2016, 10:17 am
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i had a lengthy conversation with Giovanni Cerabona, the expat Italian GM at the Miramar property, and he was so proud of the opening over there, that was summer 2014, and i got the impression it wasn't that old.
given the ownership has the Westin also, i imagine it may have been an issue of cannibalizing their own revenues.
given the ownership has the Westin also, i imagine it may have been an issue of cannibalizing their own revenues.
last year. New manager clueless.
