Crowne Plaza Dubai hotel leaves IHG

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• Aston100 says:

  5 Mar5 March 12:06

  I’ve stayed at that CP a number of times back before Dubai became a destination for westerners.
  Fond memories.
  Can’t believe how much Sheikh Zayed road has changed since my first visit.

  • Rob says:

    5 Mar5 March 12:55

    I stayed at the Hyatt Regency on the creek on my first trip back in 1997!

    • Chabuddy Geezy says:

      5 Mar5 March 15:12

      I have a colleague who grew up in Dubai, he remembers Sheikh Zayed Road being a dusty two lane road back in the late 70s.

      • Sarah says:

        6 Mar6 March 12:04

        I lived as a child in Dubai in the late 1970’s and early 80’s and it was a completely different place (and an awful lot nicer). We used to go ice skating at they Hyatt Regency and to the revolving restaurant. Jumeirah Beach was just a beach and SZR was nothing like it is today, I remember the World Trade Center being built, it was the only ‘skyscraper’ back then and now looks like a piddly little thing amongst all the high rises today. We used to go for weekends away at the Jebel Ali hotel, which was a long way out of town in those days, now it’s built up the entire way. Every time I go back to Dubai it seems they’ve found ways to ruin it just a little bit more

• Irons80 says:

  5 Mar5 March 14:05

  They have 20+ options in Dubai – how is that weak?
  IC, Indigo, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, HIE, voco are all represented… all that’s missing are Kimpton and Regent…
  On a random date (29APR-2MAY) CP Dubai Appts are still showing as available to book
  CP Dubai is still showing to book for 6-7MAR (with option to add bonus points)

  • Rob says:

    5 Mar5 March 14:57

    They have zero hotels which are good leisure redemptions and it is undermining IHG One Rewards.

    I mean …. there are probably 100 Dubai hotels now with a beach. IHG doesn’t run 99 of those and the one it does run requires ear plugs.

    • Irons80 says:

      5 Mar5 March 18:21

      They don’t just exist for leisure…
      We thoroughly enjoyed our leisure stay at the IC Marina…
      Not every holiday needs a beach – we didn’t visit one at all during our trip

      • Rob says:

        5 Mar5 March 18:25

        I’ve done about 15 nights at Festival City over the years. However, Waldorf The Palm drives stays to Hilton hotels – to get points for a future redemption – in a way which none of the IHG hotels ever will. Same goes for the Park Hyatt and the multiple Bonvoy beach resorts.

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