Intercontinental, Doral
2505 NW 87th Ave
Doral, FL 33172
… more pix n videos on Google Maps, TA
Will return.
Orchids, swimming pool, insulation, and coffee: it’s easy to operate and the last drop is always the most delicious.
The lobby is modern with large paintings. The restaurant Blue Matisse and Nau lounge to the left, looking appealing but we didn’t have a chance to try.
Nice length pool (about 40 yard) and I get to swim in the early morning alone. It’s pretty dirty on Friday afternoon: a receipt and a wide hair band are on the bottom, plus many leaves flowing above and below – this can understand that during the day. But the next two mornings, a staff did some cleaning, still leaving some … however, on Monday and Tuesday mornings, it is sparkling clean.
This airport hotel, doesn’t provide shuttle to the airport but offer for 3 miles radium near by (hope I get this right). The insulation is great: we didn’t hear roaring planes at all, inside our room.
Rooms 109-114 are super nice with a small patio, on the ground floor, next to the pool; especially 109 and 110, by the orchids.
Our bathroom doesn’t have any cups. It finally came after I asked for 3 times. We’re missing a robe: came after 2 asks. Hand soup and lotion came when I asked for half and half. On the morning of the last day, half and half never came, (our check out time till 12 noon).
No pen no pad. The bottom of the chair is uneven, so uncomfortable that I put a pillow on it.
The beds are on the soft side but comfortable. Four pillows are on the thick side. Shower has adequate water flow. The room cleaning could have been better. Bathroom is very clean.
At check out, there’s a charge of taco from yesterday.
“We didn’t order.” I said. Too many good restaurants here. We actually rarely order taco.
The young male staff said, “no problem, I’ll take it off.”
Actually I was hoping he’d it’s a wrong room number. It’s a little disconcerting. … Maybe use room key to pay, to reduce this kind of mistake? Sometimes people just forget their room number, mixed up or messed up.
The room keys are handsome. Suntan lotion at the pool is refilled (?) every morning – I see the staff bring it back a couple of times.
Smokers smoking out side of the entrance is terrible – everyone going in have to inhale…
the moldy grout and shoddy work at the corner
These could have been eliminated by the raised edges (?)
This isn’t a nitpicking 鸡蛋里挑骨头 but a desire to know.
I used to have a raised edges (low, like an inch) on my bathroom sink top / counter top that saved me a lot of headache. But all the newly built homes I’ve seen so far, are all flat.
This goes with the toilet tanks – why can’t we do like the Europeans, or Germans, built into the wall? Unions?
The funniest thing is when I get home, can’t find an item, so I called them.
“Hi, this is Irene Eng. I just checked out of Rm 234 a few hours ago. Wondering if your housekeeping find an item X?”
Woman 1: “… oh let me look…” When she came back a minute or two later, she said, “Mr. Eng, thank you for being a xx member and we so appreciate your support … ”
“Ma’am, I’m looking for a lost item.”
“Oh, just second, I’ll transfer you.”
A minute later, a man (William?) picked up my call … pretty much the same and then transferred me out again.
A minute later, a woman (Julia?) picked up … it’s all over again.
