Booked direct through Holiday Inn website as I have done numerous times in various cities. Room rate included breakfast for 2. Found the hotel to be tired and in need of refurbishment. Very basic and way out of date. Arrived very late after many hours in the air so ate in a very unappealing bar, maybe an outdated Irish theme pub. This hotel does not offer full breakfast for 2 persons as per the Holiday Inn site. What they offer is a voucher in the attached diner and this voucher value does not cover full breakfast for 2 persons, you need to pay the difference. After 2 discussions with the front desk personal, wasting my time and theirs, they agreed to drop the extra charge, although they treated me in a condescending manner I was not interested in a drawn out argument. I have reported this direct to Holiday Inn to ensure their website is in line with this hotels policy. After 25 hours of travel, arriving at this hotel was like stepping back in time. There are other major chains in this location, try them, they could not be any worse than Holiday Inn Crystal City
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3 February 2012
Dear allanmc,
Thank you for addressing your encounter on TripAdvisor, as we use it as a tool in improving our services. We are extremely apologetic in the miscommunication you received and have addressed it with our front desk services. Despite your experience, we hope that you give us another opportunity in serving you again.
Kindly,
Holiday Inn National Team!
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