As we only needed a hotel for a one night stopover between flights we probably, with a little research, could have found a cheaper and more convenient hotel for the airport but because of Interconti we booked the Regency.
Big mistake to arrive on a Friday evening-a twenty minute journey took 45 minutes what with Friday traffic, road works and police security checks. I even thought I caught a wiff of tear gas in the air.
The bedrooms are very high tech-the light switches and bedside electrics module are fine if one is ipod trained. ( we never mastered the TV).
Beds are comfortable and whilst our room was smallish it was well fitted out and the new bathrooms are excellent.
The big surprise was the reception area-where was everyone? Same with restaurants, bar and coffee shop. Is Bahrain empty? (We subsequently found the PM of Yemen was staying here and he and his considerable entourage were out at a reception)
We were the only diners at Selections that evening and having eaten on the aircraft we just shared a salad and a decent club sandwich, a beer and a glass of wine-BHD22,not cheap.
Check in, reception and Check out were very efficient and friendly but in retrospect we made a wrong choice as this is very much a downtown Business Hotel, not really a overnighter for transit leisure Pax.
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26 January 2012
Dear Mr. Silverswimmer,
On behalf of the entire team at InterContinental Regency Bahrain, we would like to thank you for your constructive feedback; it is a pleasure to read that we exceed your expectations within both your check-in and check-out experience as well as the comfort of your room, and extend our sincerest apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the Friday traffic.
Please do not hesitate to contact us prior to your future stays in order to ensure all your preferred preferences are adhered to.
Kind Regards
Jennifer Lombard Knight
Guest Relations Manager
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