Holiday Inn Cebu City Lot 5 & 6 Block, 20 Samar Loop, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines Holiday Inn Cebu City is located 12km from Mactan International Airport and just 10 minute walk from the famous Ayala Mall of Cebu City. I booked a Grab taxi from the airport to the hotel and came out to about $8 USD one way. We stayed 2 nights at the hotel, first stay was with points (11,000 IHG points per night) and next with cash ($75 USD per night). We arrived early around 10 AM and front desk informed us that they could …
Hotel Review – Holiday Inn Cebu City
Hotel Review – Holiday Inn Express Bangalore Whitefield ITPL
Holiday Inn Express Bangalore Whitefield ITPL Plot No. 4, EPIP Zone, Krishnarajapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560066, India Holiday Inn Express Whitefield is located in Whitefield locality, about 35 km from Kempegowda International Airport. My previous stays in Bangalore have all been around Marathalli area and for some reason all the hotels in that neighborhood were going much higher that week, so I decided to give this hotel a try. The room was quite small with the vanity area right next to the bed. The hotel being a Holiday Inn Express, has complimentary breakfast for all guests. Menu was mostly fixed for …
Hotel Review – Staybridge Suites St. Petersburg, Russia
Staybridge Suites Saint Petersburg Moskovsky Prospekt 97V St. Petersburg, 196084 Russia Staybridge Suites Saint Petersburg is located about 15 km from St. Petersburg International Airport (Pulkovo Airport). It is right next to Moskovskiye Vorota metro station making it very easy to connect to the city. It shares a walkway with another IHG property, Holiday Inn St. Petersburg – Moskovskye Vorota. We stayed here for 2 nights and booked the room using 25,000 IHG Rewards points per night. Based on the price of the hotel, it was an excellent redemption at the time. Check-in was quick and we were informed by …
Hotel Review – Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi
Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi 31st Street, between Muroor & Airport, P.O. Box 46668, Abu Dhabi There are a few IHG properties in Abu Dhabi but we chose the Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi for its high ratings in Tripadvisor. Its important to remember that there are 2 Holiday Inn hotels in Abu Dhabi. This is the one that is “closer” to Abu Dhabi International Airport while the other one is the “downtown” hotel (and also called Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi Downtown). Both these hotels charge 25,000 IHG points per night for award redemption stays. We booked direct with IHG.com as we …
Hotel Review – Crowne Plaza Amman
Crowne Plaza Amman K. Faysal Ben Abdul Aziz St.، Amman, Jordan Crowne Plaza Amman is located in city of Amman about 35 km from Queen Alia International Airport. While I was researching accommodations in Amman for our upcoming trip, it was rated as #1 hotel in Amman on Tripadvisor. I booked 2 rooms at this hotel for 1 night for 20,000 IHG points each. Check-in was smooth and we were upgraded to a King room. We wanted to have dinner at the Cafe Vienna and it was smoke everywhere and no separate section for non-smokers. We ended up ordering from …
Hotel Review – Holiday Inn Resort Dead Sea
Holiday Inn Resort Dead Sea Dead Sea Road Dead Sea, 18186, Jordan Holiday Inn Resort Dead Sea is one of the 2 IHG properties (the other being Crowne Plaza Jordan – Dead Sea Resort) located in Dead Sea, Jordan. A free night at this hotel costs 20,000 IHG points although we booked cash rate at around 60 JOD(about 90 USD)/night. Check-in was fairly quick and efficient. There is a dedicated check-in desk for elite members. After finding out that Karen is Platinum Elite, the front desk upgraded one room to Seaview King Suite while the other with poolview (partial Seaview). …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport
Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport 10-14 Centre Rd, Melbourne Airport VIC 3045, Australia Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport is located right next to Melbourne International Airport (Tullamarine Airport). The hotel provides a complimentary shuttle to airport although you can walk through the parking structure next to the hotel. A complimentary night here costs 35,000 IHG Rewards points. The hotel was pretty busy during our stay and it took about 10 minutes before we were checked in. The airport shuttle requires a prior reservation and we booked our time for next day early morning. The room was pretty basic but good enough for …
Hotel Review: Crowne Plaza Auckland
Crowne Plaza Auckland 128 Albert St, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand Crowne Plaza Auckland is located just a couple of minutes walk away from Sky Tower in the heart of Auckland. It is about 20 km away from Auckland International Airport and you can use various mode of transportation (I recommend Skybus) to get here. A free night at this hotel costs 30,000 IHG Rewards points. Check-in was quick and one of our two rooms was upgraded to a club floor. TThe hotel is located right next Atrium on Elliott Shopping mall which also has a few dining options …
Hotel Review: Crowne Plaza Queenstown
Crowne Plaza Queenstown 93 Beach St,Queenstown, 9300, New Zealand Crowne Plaza Queenstown is located on the shores of Lake Wakatipu and very close to the city center. The hotel is located just under 10 km from Queenstown International Airport. A complimentary night at this property costs 40,000 IHG points per night. We had booked 2 rooms for four of us. Both the rooms had awesome views of the lake. The bathroom was fairly small and felt cramped. We had rented a car for a day trip to Glenorchy and kept the car to drive to the airport next day. The …
Hotel Review: ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto
ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto Nijojo-Mae, Horikawa-Dori Nakagyo-Ku, Kyoto-shi Kyoto – 604-0055, Japan ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto is an IHG Hotels property located next to Nijo castle in Kyoto. A free night at this hotel costs 30,000 IHG points. The hotel is located about 3.5 km (10 minutes drive) from Kyoto station and provides a complimentary shuttle service to and from the station. The hotel is also located right next to Nijōjō-mae Station on Tozai subway line which connects this hotel to most of the sightseeing attractions of Kyoto. We arrived quite early around 11 AM and the room was not …
Hotel Review: Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur
Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur 165 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur 50450, Malaysia This five star hotel is located right beside the Ampang Park Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on Kelana Jaya Line. This hotel is a very good option for those wanting to walk to the Petronas Towers as its only a 10 minutes walking distance away from the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC). When checking in, the IHG Guest services agent offered to upgrade us to an Executive Lounge floor at a steep cost (if my memory serves me right, it was something like $80 USD per room) which we declined. …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Resort Aruba-Beach Resort & Casino
Holiday Inn Resort Aruba – Beach Resort & Casino – Aruba J.E. Irausquin Blvd 230, Noord, Aruba Holiday Inn Resort is located in the High-Rise area, right on Palm Beach. It is located about 2 hotels down from the Radisson Resort on the same beach. A free night at this hotel costs 30000 IHG rewards points. Just before our stay, IHG was running a 50% off points promotion and I switched our reward night booking to Points + Money booking (70$ + 2500 points). Since the rooms go for about $180/night – $300/night, I was pretty happy with this redemption. The …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express, Rome – San Giovanni
Holiday Inn Express Rome – San Giovanni Via Assisi 51 Rome, 00181, Italy Holiday Inn Express Rome – San Giovanni is located a bit away from the historical center of Rome but available within convenient reach by metro. The hotel is located about 10 minutes walk from the Ponte Lungo metro station (Line A) and 5 minutes walk from Tuscolana Train station. Rome Termini station is only 5 stops away on metro Line A and one can get to and from Fiumicino airport by using FR 1 train that stops at Tuscolana station. An IHG reward night redemption at this …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort
Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort 2300 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815 Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort is located in the heart of Waikiki, not an oceanfront property but close enough to walk to the beach in 5 minutes. A reward night at this IHG property goes for 35,000 points. The location of the property is awesome. There are plenty of dining and shopping options all around the resort. Compared to it, Hilton is a bit away from all the action. We arrived at the hotel around afternoon and the front-desk agent informed us that the room was not ready and …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Otay Mesa, San Diego
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites San Diego Otay Mesa 2296 Niels Bohr Court , San Diego , California 92154 This hotel is located at the last US exit on the 905 freeway on the way to Tijuana, Mexico. Me and Karen have stayed there a couple of times when we were doing a mattress-run for the “Big Win” promotion as well as when we were in San Diego to watch Whitney Cummings on her comedy tour. This is one of the very few hotels where they actually call you a few days before your stay to ask if …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn, Dulles Airport
Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles Intl Airport 45425 Holiday Drive, Dulles , Virginia 20166 Holiday Inn Dulles Airport is located only 2 miles from the airport and provides complimentary shuttle to and from the airport. It is located in a commercial real estate area and the exterior is very ordinary. The interior however is actually pretty nice (considering its a Holiday Inn of course). Check in was quick and smooth. They offered 1,000 IHG Reward points or a free breakfast for platinum members and I chose the free breakfast. Business Center had only 2 computers with a printer. Thumbs up: Only 2 …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Buffalo-Airport
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Buffalo-Airport 131 Buell Avenue, Cheektowaga , New York – 14225 This hotel is located right across from the Buffalo International Airport (BUF). The hotel provides 24 hour complimentary shuttle to and from the airport. Check-in was quick and smooth. The front desk clerk inquired what time we were checking out and when we said that we were leaving very early in the morning next day, let us know that we will have our morning breakfast packed-to-go at the front desk during checkout. Excellent !! We had a 2 Queen room for this hotel and …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Niagara Falls
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Niagara Falls 10111 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Niagara Falls,New York 14304 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Niagara Falls is located on the US side of the border, about 6 miles away from the Niagara Falls. It is about 20 miles away from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. There is no complimentary shuttle to the airport so a rental or personal car is needed. This is basically a no-frills, basic amenity hotel for staying close to Niagara Falls. Our flight arrived late night at Buffalo airport and after picking up our rental car we drove …
Hotel Review: Crown Plaza Dulles Airport, Herndon, Virginia
Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, Virginia 20170, United States This IHG hotel is located only 3 miles from Dulles International Airport and provides 24-hour complimentary shuttle. It is located next to a big shopping area with movie theater and plenty of restaurants like Qdoba, TGIFridays and other dining options like Indian, Mediterranean, Mexican, Chinese, Thai etc. Marriot Suites is just opposite of this hotel. Checkin was quick and the front desk agent informed us that both of our rooms were upgraded to Club level floor. We have never stayed at these Club levels in any chains before …
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Henderson, Nevada
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Henderson, Nevada 441 Astaire Drive, Henderson , Nevada 89014 We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Henderson during our last trip to Vegas. Its about 10 miles away from the strip. I have stayed at the strip hotels many times before but this time I had signed up for a few IHG Rewards Club promo bonuses and wanted to get those points at the lowest expense. Since we were renting a car, the distance from the strip was not an issue. Check-in was quick. The front desk clerk recognized my Platinum status and …