I had booked the InterContinental Abu Dhabi about 10 months out at a rate of 1100AED per night (~$300USD) for a club city view king room, as I was using a buy one get one free certificate for the second night, bringing my cost down to ~$150USD per night. A day before my arrival the…
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I am afraid that too much exposure to premium properties has you desensitized and numb! You state "On the whole I had a pleasant stay". pleasant? Just by looking at those pictures I would be jumping up and down in bliss, it looks outstanding!
I hope all my vacations I could stay in these kind of properties! The lounge food selection looks great!
I invite you to a couple of nights at a motel 6 by the highway and breakfast on mystery meat so you can redefine "pleasant"
All in good spirit!
@ ORD--TGU -- LOL! All taken in good spirit, and you know something? I actually kind of agree with you.
I've been WAY too spoiled with my travel recently. I've stayed mostly at Park Hyatts and even some Aman properties in India, so after that I've been totally jaded. A couple of years back I would have been thrilled by a hotel like this, though as a relative matter I have a hard time getting excited over it anymore.
I think you're totally right -- I need a visit to my closest Motel 6!
How much did it cost for the 75 minute taxi ride to the hotel? Sounds pretty expensive.
I understand what lucky is saying thought. Once you get used to the high levels of hotels its hard to determine what is really Great. One needs to keep in perspective that for abt $150 a night many people are staying at and airport hilton and looking at a parking lot. And the breakfast consists of rubber eggs and "bearclaws". It's just that lucky. Is... Lucky