Double hotel post (one of of three coming this season)
Hotel: InterContinental Sydney
When: June 6-7
Status: Diamond Ambassador
Rate: 15% off Rewards Night at 32 300 points/night
Booked: 1 King Classic City View
Received: 1 King Classic East Harbour View (not as great as
last time and was upgraded pretty late because Vivid). Tried to ask for an Opera House room since there were still some left and got politely rejected after reception made enquiries with Housekeeping. Could still see the Opera House if I squished my face against the window haha.
Amenity Offered: Breakfast, drink or 600 points. Took the 600 points because breakfast was going to be hectic, being Vivid (and I had a morning flight), and the bar would be hectic at night. Still waiting for those 600 points to land in my account ...
Definitely one of the best hotels to stay at during Vivid! Already booked my Opera House room for next year's Vivid opening night, but will probably end up cancelling as it's kinda hard to justify spending good coin on an IC Sydney stay as a Sydneysider (which is why every stay here has been on points); that money would be better spent on Vivid LIVE tickets ...
Hotel: voco Brisbane City Centre
When: June 7-8
Status: Diamond Ambassador
Rate: The one where it was 20% off at $198.95/night (I missed out on the triple points as I cancelled and rebooked when
Cashrewards had boosted cashback for IHG)
Booked: 1 Queen Bed Standard
Received: 1 King Bed Premium River View (same as
last time but one floor below). Interestingly, the upgrade never showed up in the app so despite getting the reservation upgraded e-mail, I didn't know what I was given until check-in.
Amenity Offered: Breakfast, drink or 600 points. Took the breakfast. Now includes one cup of barista-made coffee for Diamond members.
Still my favourite Brisbane IHG hotel for the reasonable prices, location and service.