I see it in many videos. Its caused by the lights inside buildings etc flashing at a high frequency that humans cant pickup unless looking via camera. Good to hear it fixed tho
@@RoryDing i havent seen in other videos only this one 😊. Infact if your camera is decent enough go out at dark and point it at a traffic light and it will be flickering very very fast.
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Hi Rory, it was great to see your review. We are from the UK and stayed here for 6 nights in 2018 and had a lovely view of everything and the big cruise ships. We were also meant to stay last November now looking to 2023.
Wow what good value the hotel was. I often stay at the holiday Inn Melbourne which is just as good if not better than the Sydney property for location in the CBD And a short walk away from southern cross station. Love to see you review that hotel as well. Keep up the good work, love your videos.
My god - Thirsty Bird. Even though I live in Sydney, and I love it too, I am outside the 10km lockdown and this hurts - a lot. Glad you like it as much as we do - I quite like the Stinger burger too. Great room review by the way. Have stayed there a while back after a big night.
"I care alot about what l eat" 🍗🍗🍟🍟😆 love it!! That chicken did look so darn good though. Wow $122 in central Sydney plus breakfast buffet and a gym honestly you couldn't beat that, and the views are sensational day or night! Your meticulous review and the lamp gave me Anthony vibes from Hotel Impossible in a good way. Thanks Rory you are an absolute stand out on YT. 👍
Another great review. I really enjoy the detail you put into these videos such as stores, fast food etc that are close by. When we are all able to move around a bit more in the near future, there are a few places I have on my bucket list now, thanks to you 🙂
I found your videos recently and they are really amazing! Very thorough views and very relaxed approach. I am enjoying the food reviews (ordering as much as you want!) They videos have been helping me to wind down and relax for sleep in the evening (thank you for that). Keep up the good work.
This is a fabulous review! Thanks Rory! I absolutely LOVE that you say “goodnight” and “good morning” in your videos. It really makes the viewer feel like they are part of the stay.
Hi Rory. It was great to meet you earlier today at the Darwin city library. I've been subscribed to your channel since last year when you still had less than 1k subscribers. Great hotel review and thoroughly detailed. Pending covid restrictions, my wife and I are booked to travel to Sydney in August and I must try the Thirsty Bird chicken when I'm there. Keep up the great work with your flight, train and hotel reviews, I always enjoy watching them!
Hey! Thank you so much for coming to the library to say hi!! I know you have subscribed for a long time! I didn’t know it was you earlier! And yeah thirsty bird is a must try! 😁 Hopefully covid in Sydney would be under control by then! 🤞🤞
Excellent review Rory, anyone would think you've been reviewing hotels for years. You've discovered a great hotel here, i've never heard of it...will be staying here on my next trip to Sydney.
That view is stunning. An amazing hotel with the train view too. Thirsty Bird is something I must try. Amazing video! I think I saw you last week, don't know though.
Great stuff Rory! V jealous of the Thirsty Bird meal its a great spot! Loving the train reviews, just doiscovered your channel as looking at a trip once lock down ends. Keep it coming and thats a great review on the Travelodge, great views. Cheers!
Great review. As a local in the area.. the Holiday Inn and the Larmont are the last remaining hotels. At one time there were many hotels in Potts Point / Kings Cross - now most converted to apartments. Also love Thirsty Bird, though you've eaten there far more than me - like a poster above The Stinger is my favourite. For those who don't know the area, it's a real mix and one of the highest density areas in Sydney. Many great restaurants and cafes - Bistro Rex, Cho Cho San, Macleay Street Bistro, Fei Jai, Room 10, Glider, Cafe dela Fontaine among my faves.
Yes, what you're saying is quite true about the dwindling number of proper hotels there. I only just realized that now after you mentioned it. When I started travelling to Sydney (Potts Point) on a regular basis in the early 2000s, there seemed to be heaps of hotels around back then.
@@shaunyip2153 Even more if you go back further. Chevron (Hilton)/ParkRoyal, Gazebo, Sebel Townhouse, Sheraton, Top of the Cross/Town, Hyatt, Rex, Hampton Court and most recently The Crest
What solid review of Holiday Inn and that magnificent city view especially at night :), have to check out thirsty bird once this lockdown is over at the Cross. Love your work as always.
I’d certainly stay there because of this review, well done Rory ! Also, could you please review/mention disabled facilities that you encounter on your travels, the information would be of great help to me and others.
Hi thank you for the suggestion. I have filmed the accessible toilets on my future train reviews. And as mentioned in the video, this hotel has 3 accessible rooms, and the lift from the train station to the hotel is on the same side of the road so it should be easy to get to. I’ll pay more attention on accessible facilities in the future. 😊
@@RoryDing Have you stayed at Crowne plaza in Newcastle NSW? I think they may have been taken over by Rydges now. Probably the best IHG hotel I've stayed at. The rest are fairly dated unfortunately.
Love the video. The creaky doors and flickering lights in the bathroom is very eerie! Hahahahaha... Yes I agree, the location is awesome! Like you, fried chicken is my kryptonite. If I had it my way, I'd eat them every day! Taking mental note of Thirsty Bird! I cannot even remember when was the last time I actually saw a buffet brekky. Glad to see holiday Inn still provides one. Room with brekky at Stamford Sydney Airport meant a paper bag with apple and cereal. Urgh...
That Chicken dinner looked delicious, definitely a heart-stopper with so many carbs though !🤣 The room looks great value for the price you paid. Breakfast was an added bonus I think to be free with the room. Probably I think due to covid-19. Such uncertain times for any hotel.
Watch this one after dinner so didn't get hungry 😂😂 really enjoy your videos would love a restaurant or Cafe review. As always great informative fun video thank youuuuuu looking forward to your next one.
thank you thank you thank you! I'll be staying at in the same hotel on my visit to Sydney. Wow, d view is fantastic and d buffet breakfast is pretty good!
I really like the hotel reviews, along with train and plane reviews also; and really enjoy the little side trips to food locations. You do a very very thorough and concise job in all your reviews and you have become quite the professional :-) Amazing. God bless you bro. Take it easy.
Another option to save a few dollars (not as much of a saving as the 400 bus) is to break the journey in Mascot, using two Opal/contactless cards. Use the first card to ride from the airport to Mascot and tap out. Then tap in using your second card to continue to your destination. Fares to Kings Cross end up being around $5 for the bus and train combo, $12 for the two trains, and $18 for the single train trip. Probably not worth the hassle for most people, but it's an option.
Hi Rory. This is a very comprehensive review and that view is amazing. I would be quite happy to sit by that window for hours. I would be happier if I could also hear the trains but I know most people would prefer the quiet. When covid is no longer a threat I would like to spend a weekend there, even though I live in Sydney.
Nice review, Rory. Good hotel for sure. But I wish management would overhaul/fix their dodgy guest keycard system as the cards get de-magnetized so easily and often! This happens virtually every time I stay there, but never at other hotels I stay at.
Great views! But the creaky door reminded me of Bates Motel. Bit of a rough old joint but Covid is probably affecting quality. But the price is excellent!
I've lived in 3 different places in the Elizabeth Bay area from ages 4-17 (since my father migrated us here) and so I have walked to Kings Cross station countless of times. Very nostalgic, ofc it's all different now, but I have to say not an area I care to visit again lol.
Nice review. I stayed there on NYE about 15 years ago, but my view was not as good as yours (as prices for prime view rooms were high for peak season). Overall, I had a satisfactory stay all the same.
Thank you for this great review, Rory. I decided to stay at this hotel purely based on your review, it was excellent! It is worth noting, which I’m not sure whether you did, but it is a dog friendly hotel. I will be doing a review of this hotel myself soon so if you like I can put the link in these comments for people to check out the hotel from the point of you of someone who travels with a service dog.
**2023 update** I'm back here again, thanks so much for this video! Just letting you know that they have removed their pet friendly status but under Australian law all guide, hearing and other kinds of service dogs are still permitted.
Never been to Australia...but I have done enough research on the Kings Cross Station to know if you stay at the Holiday Inn, use the Victoria St exit. Then you don't need to cross another intersection.
There is another Holiday Inn Hotel. That is in Newcastle. Do you remember it? I like your vids! I will give this video you gone from Holiday Inn Potts Point a 10/10.
Between Canberra and Sydney Rex is much cheaper than Qantas Otherwise Rex is cheaper than Qantas on other routes and have free snacks during flight (virgin no longer provides snacks in economy)
I always book direct with the hotel so I get IHG points, I also get late check out where available typically 2pm and a welcome drink or extra points. Booking by th It’d parties you don’t get these benefits.
@@RoryDing well obviously you stayed there as that was the point of the video but I assumed (probably wrongly) that regardless of if you were staying there or not you would need to scan in to the restaurant in the event that you or someone else there at the time had COVID as not everyone that stays in hotels uses the in hotel restaurant but as it was nearly 2 months ago now it's a moot point so never mind
Have been to any interstate and I have seen in movies-South Indian & Hollywood.. Nice.. Sydney looks beautiful... Very expensive compared to Melbourne.. Cheers, Pradeep Rajjkumar Pollachi,Tamilnadu.
You can see there’s a laundry form in the wardrobe. If you really need to do it you can just fill out the form, and give it to them. I’d usually just find a laundromat nearby which would be much cheaper.
I would never, ever book anything through a third party, except maybe Qantas Frequent Flyer to get points, but then only for major hotel chains. The reason being that, in the case of booking a hotel through Qantas, the rate is usually higher and Qantas do not pay the hotel until after the stay. In the case of individually owned or franchise hotels, Qantas may also charge the hotel going rate to the customer, then only pays the hotel a rate after Qantas takes their cut. I have always found that booking a room direct, even with major chains, I can sometimes get a better rate or equal and/or upgrade or inclusions, like drinks or breakfast. Third party websites are a blight on the travel scene.
Well Qantas is always more expensive cuz they give you Qantas points. What you stated is true in some instances but for IHG hotels such as hotel indigo, intercontinental or holiday inn it’s actually cheaper to book through booking.com I used to work at an ihg hotel, booking direct is more expensive
@@RoryDing Years ago, for a fee, IHG had a rewards programme called Priority Privilege that gave you good vouchers, that programme changed over a period of time and now it just has a points for stay system. I always booked direct with IHG and always got a good deal. I had my 50th birthday on the rooftop of the Old Sydney Holiday Inn that is no longer in the IHG group. Thanks for the review though.
I just checked the price at this property on 23 July. King room harbour view on booking.com is $143 On ihg website is $182 I always sticked to booking.com when I booked ihg unless I got employee rate back then. Again maybe for higher tier ihg member you might get free room upgrade or something but as I don’t have any points with them I find booking through booking.com is cheaper
At 1:40, you are wrong, 40mins is quite a long commute, taking a bus from the airport is not worth it. I would suggest taking the train from the airport itself.
I’m sorry about the flickering in this video! This problem has been solved.😊
I see it in many videos. Its caused by the lights inside buildings etc flashing at a high frequency that humans cant pickup unless looking via camera.
Good to hear it fixed tho
It should have been fixed
This video was filmed before jetstar 787 so it’s old
@@RoryDing i havent seen in other videos only this one 😊.
Infact if your camera is decent enough go out at dark and point it at a traffic light and it will be flickering very very fast.
I got 710 once in Melbourne Mercure back in 2015, someone told me about and it was cheap for 4 nights, good for the city
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Hi Rory, it was great to see your review. We are from the UK and stayed here for 6 nights in 2018 and had a lovely view of everything and the big cruise ships. We were also meant to stay last November now looking to 2023.
Wow what good value the hotel was. I often stay at the holiday Inn Melbourne which is just as good if not better than the Sydney property for location in the CBD And a short walk away from southern cross station. Love to see you review that hotel as well. Keep up the good work, love your videos.
My god - Thirsty Bird. Even though I live in Sydney, and I love it too, I am outside the 10km lockdown and this hurts - a lot. Glad you like it as much as we do - I quite like the Stinger burger too. Great room review by the way. Have stayed there a while back after a big night.
Definitely do hotel rooms. Excellent idea checking how clean. Loved how clean the room was. Cheers 🇦🇺❤️
that view is defiantly worth it. the Chicken dinner sunset was on point 👌👌👌Keep up the good work Rory
Great video I love your sydney hotel room review with a food review as well.
Another great review, that chicken shop thirsty bird and it’s food look so good, makes me hungry watching! Also the view from your room! Wow
"I care alot about what l eat" 🍗🍗🍟🍟😆 love it!! That chicken did look so darn good though. Wow $122 in central Sydney plus breakfast buffet and a gym honestly you couldn't beat that, and the views are sensational day or night! Your meticulous review and the lamp gave me Anthony vibes from Hotel Impossible in a good way. Thanks Rory you are an absolute stand out on YT. 👍
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I finish my home schooling (because of covid-19) and what do I see? A new video from Rory?! great Video as Always!
Thank you ☺️ stay safe!!
You too! :D
Another great review. I really enjoy the detail you put into these videos such as stores, fast food etc that are close by. When we are all able to move around a bit more in the near future, there are a few places I have on my bucket list now, thanks to you 🙂
I found your videos recently and they are really amazing! Very thorough views and very relaxed approach. I am enjoying the food reviews (ordering as much as you want!)
They videos have been helping me to wind down and relax for sleep in the evening (thank you for that). Keep up the good work.
This is a fabulous review! Thanks Rory!
I absolutely LOVE that you say “goodnight” and “good morning” in your videos. It really makes the viewer feel like they are part of the stay.
Brilliant review Rory and yes please please do more hotel reviews this one was a pleasure to watch.
Hi Rory. It was great to meet you earlier today at the Darwin city library. I've been subscribed to your channel since last year when you still had less than 1k subscribers.
Great hotel review and thoroughly detailed. Pending covid restrictions, my wife and I are booked to travel to Sydney in August and I must try the Thirsty Bird chicken when I'm there.
Keep up the great work with your flight, train and hotel reviews, I always enjoy watching them!
Hey! Thank you so much for coming to the library to say hi!! I know you have subscribed for a long time! I didn’t know it was you earlier!
And yeah thirsty bird is a must try! 😁
Hopefully covid in Sydney would be under control by then! 🤞🤞
@@RoryDing Thanks Rory! And thank you too for visiting Darwin!
Great thoughtful review. I especially loved the food reviews.
Really enjoying the hotel reviews!! They are very informative and very well detailed.
Thanks for another comprehensive reivew - the UV light shows that you really go the extra mile too 👍
Rory! I am on a diet and had to over the screen with my hand when you unveiled that chicken! Love your vids as per usual x
Excellent review Rory, anyone would think you've been reviewing hotels for years. You've discovered a great hotel here, i've never heard of it...will be staying here on my next trip to Sydney.
And his parents in Canberra allow him to do this
Great watch as always Rory!
Love your content mate, I will have to check out Thirsty Bird when these lockdowns are over!
That view is stunning. An amazing hotel with the train view too. Thirsty Bird is something I must try. Amazing video! I think I saw you last week, don't know though.
I haven’t been in ACT since 11 June 😂
@@RoryDing Ok, stay safe!
Amazing deal at that rate. Excellent view!
Nice review and thanks Rory. The city skyline view is too good to be real! Especially the night niew!
Great stuff Rory! V jealous of the Thirsty Bird meal its a great spot! Loving the train reviews, just doiscovered your channel as looking at a trip once lock down ends. Keep it coming and thats a great review on the Travelodge, great views. Cheers!
What a beautiful view of our city from your room, Rory! Once we’re out of lockdown I’ll be checking it out (and the chicken place for dinner too).
Great Video Rory👍 What a view
Great review. As a local in the area.. the Holiday Inn and the Larmont are the last remaining hotels.
At one time there were many hotels in Potts Point / Kings Cross - now most converted to apartments.
Also love Thirsty Bird, though you've eaten there far more than me - like a poster above The Stinger is my favourite.
For those who don't know the area, it's a real mix and one of the highest density areas in Sydney. Many great restaurants and cafes - Bistro Rex, Cho Cho San, Macleay Street Bistro, Fei Jai, Room 10, Glider, Cafe dela Fontaine among my faves.
Yes, what you're saying is quite true about the dwindling number of proper hotels there. I only just realized that now after you mentioned it. When I started travelling to Sydney (Potts Point) on a regular basis in the early 2000s, there seemed to be heaps of hotels around back then.
@@shaunyip2153 Even more if you go back further. Chevron (Hilton)/ParkRoyal, Gazebo, Sebel Townhouse, Sheraton, Top of the Cross/Town, Hyatt, Rex, Hampton Court and most recently The Crest
Wow what a stunning hotel! Great video
What solid review of Holiday Inn and that magnificent city view especially at night :), have to check out thirsty bird once this lockdown is over at the Cross. Love your work as always.
I’d certainly stay there because of this review, well done Rory ! Also, could you please review/mention disabled facilities that you encounter on your travels, the information would be of great help to me and others.
Hi thank you for the suggestion.
I have filmed the accessible toilets on my future train reviews.
And as mentioned in the video, this hotel has 3 accessible rooms, and the lift from the train station to the hotel is on the same side of the road so it should be easy to get to.
I’ll pay more attention on accessible facilities in the future. 😊
@@RoryDing bless you, much appreciated ! Your videos are terrific, I’m currently binge-watching !
Cheers Rory great video, I live in Potts Point and can attest to thirsty bird being the best
Thanks Rory, flown Rex a few times. I would be looking at that view 24/7.
That’s exactly what I did!! Can’t afford to stay 24/7 but 18hrs of my stay! 😀
The Hotel reviews are back!
Great view but the hotel needs a renovation..Keep up the reviews!
Indeed
I think that’s the problem with many IHG hotels... holiday Inn, Crowne plaza, intercontinental...
but hotel indigos are usually pretty new
@@RoryDing Have you stayed at Crowne plaza in Newcastle NSW? I think they may have been taken over by Rydges now. Probably the best IHG hotel I've stayed at. The rest are fairly dated unfortunately.
Love the video. The creaky doors and flickering lights in the bathroom is very eerie! Hahahahaha... Yes I agree, the location is awesome!
Like you, fried chicken is my kryptonite. If I had it my way, I'd eat them every day! Taking mental note of Thirsty Bird!
I cannot even remember when was the last time I actually saw a buffet brekky. Glad to see holiday Inn still provides one. Room with brekky at Stamford Sydney Airport meant a paper bag with apple and cereal. Urgh...
That Chicken dinner looked delicious, definitely a heart-stopper with so many carbs though !🤣
The room looks great value for the price you paid. Breakfast was an added bonus I think to be free with the room. Probably I think due to covid-19. Such uncertain times for any hotel.
Indeed! Have to go there on a cheat day hahaha
I’m not sure. I know holiday inn on Hindley Street in Adelaide always have free breakfast
Watch this one after dinner so didn't get hungry 😂😂 really enjoy your videos would love a restaurant or Cafe review. As always great informative fun video thank youuuuuu looking forward to your next one.
thank you thank you thank you! I'll be staying at in the same hotel on my visit to Sydney. Wow, d view is fantastic and d buffet breakfast is pretty good!
I really like the hotel reviews, along with train and plane reviews also; and really enjoy the little side trips to food locations. You do a very very thorough and concise job in all your reviews and you have become quite the professional :-)
Amazing. God bless you bro. Take it easy.
Thank you 😊
Another option to save a few dollars (not as much of a saving as the 400 bus) is to break the journey in Mascot, using two Opal/contactless cards. Use the first card to ride from the airport to Mascot and tap out. Then tap in using your second card to continue to your destination. Fares to Kings Cross end up being around $5 for the bus and train combo, $12 for the two trains, and $18 for the single train trip. Probably not worth the hassle for most people, but it's an option.
Or walk to airport
Hi Rory. This is a very comprehensive review and that view is amazing. I would be quite happy to sit by that window for hours. I would be happier if I could also hear the trains but I know most people would prefer the quiet. When covid is no longer a threat I would like to spend a weekend there, even though I live in Sydney.
If you do decide to stay, request for this room: 710
I think this is probably the best room in the house 😊
@@RoryDing I will do that Rory.
He's an adventurous guy
Look at that Skyline
I don't even have to live there stay in the suburb
Rory you should fly to Norfolk Island once the lockdown ends
Or even Lord Howe Island. Even better to go there from Port Macquarie.
You should check out Little National when you're in Sydney again. Would love to see you review it one day
Nice review, Rory. Good hotel for sure. But I wish management would overhaul/fix their dodgy guest keycard system as the cards get de-magnetized so easily and often! This happens virtually every time I stay there, but never at other hotels I stay at.
Great views! But the creaky door reminded me of Bates Motel. Bit of a rough old joint but Covid is probably affecting quality. But the price is excellent!
I've lived in 3 different places in the Elizabeth Bay area from ages 4-17 (since my father migrated us here) and so I have walked to Kings Cross station countless of times. Very nostalgic, ofc it's all different now, but I have to say not an area I care to visit again lol.
Brilliant video as always Rory. Your reviews are ALWAYS so informative and entertaining. Keep it up, if you can! Are you in lockdown at the moment?
I’m in Darwin about to fly to Adelaide so no.
I’m very lucky to be able to miss all the lockdowns
Nice review. I stayed there on NYE about 15 years ago, but my view was not as good as yours (as prices for prime view rooms were high for peak season). Overall, I had a satisfactory stay all the same.
Thank you for this great review, Rory. I decided to stay at this hotel purely based on your review, it was excellent! It is worth noting, which I’m not sure whether you did, but it is a dog friendly hotel. I will be doing a review of this hotel myself soon so if you like I can put the link in these comments for people to check out the hotel from the point of you of someone who travels with a service dog.
**2023 update** I'm back here again, thanks so much for this video! Just letting you know that they have removed their pet friendly status but under Australian law all guide, hearing and other kinds of service dogs are still permitted.
you should do a review of a hotel in newcastle and a flight from the airport somewhere
Great review thank you from a Sydneysider
In Australia, YHA and generic australian style inns are cleaner, friendlier and caring then big box brand hotels and yet saves $$$.
Never been to Australia...but I have done enough research on the Kings Cross Station to know if you stay at the Holiday Inn, use the Victoria St exit. Then you don't need to cross another intersection.
Pretty close
Good one. Thanks Rory
very good video and review.. i gotta try that chicken place soon.
Nice video! Thank you for the review. Random question... The bath in your room, was it just a standard sized bag or large? Cheers!
I think it was just standard.
Just wondering what is the app called for the sound test that you did on the room.
There is another Holiday Inn Hotel. That is in Newcastle. Do you remember it? I like your vids! I will give this video you gone from Holiday Inn Potts Point a 10/10.
The food looks epic
Nice Rory 😊😀👍 Very cool Hotel! 😊
whats the benefits of flying with rex compared with other services
Between Canberra and Sydney
Rex is much cheaper than Qantas
Otherwise Rex is cheaper than Qantas on other routes and have free snacks during flight (virgin no longer provides snacks in economy)
I always book direct with the hotel so I get IHG points, I also get late check out where available typically 2pm and a welcome drink or extra points. Booking by th
It’d parties you don’t get these benefits.
Can you do a review of Meriton Hotel Campbell street in Haymarket
Um did you not scan the QR code for the restaurant for breakfast?
First of all I didn’t see it it was so hard to notice it
Secondly I stayed at that hotel 😂
@@RoryDing well obviously you stayed there as that was the point of the video but I assumed (probably wrongly) that regardless of if you were staying there or not you would need to scan in to the restaurant in the event that you or someone else there at the time had COVID as not everyone that stays in hotels uses the in hotel restaurant but as it was nearly 2 months ago now it's a moot point so never mind
Have been to any interstate and I have seen in movies-South Indian & Hollywood.. Nice.. Sydney looks beautiful... Very expensive compared to Melbourne..
Cheers,
Pradeep Rajjkumar
Pollachi,Tamilnadu.
Oh man that chicken looks good.
No mention of an in-house laundry. Is it still operating at Potts Point ?
You can see there’s a laundry form in the wardrobe. If you really need to do it you can just fill out the form, and give it to them.
I’d usually just find a laundromat nearby which would be much cheaper.
@@RoryDing Thanks. I`ll message the hotel, or Holiday Inn headquarters. Maybe they will know the answer.
How about sheraton Hyde park???
I would never, ever book anything through a third party, except maybe Qantas Frequent Flyer to get points, but then only for major hotel chains. The reason being that, in the case of booking a hotel through Qantas, the rate is usually higher and Qantas do not pay the hotel until after the stay. In the case of individually owned or franchise hotels, Qantas may also charge the hotel going rate to the customer, then only pays the hotel a rate after Qantas takes their cut. I have always found that booking a room direct, even with major chains, I can sometimes get a better rate or equal and/or upgrade or inclusions, like drinks or breakfast. Third party websites are a blight on the travel scene.
Well Qantas is always more expensive cuz they give you Qantas points.
What you stated is true in some instances but for IHG hotels such as hotel indigo, intercontinental or holiday inn it’s actually cheaper to book through booking.com
I used to work at an ihg hotel, booking direct is more expensive
@@RoryDing Years ago, for a fee, IHG had a rewards programme called Priority Privilege that gave you good vouchers, that programme changed over a period of time and now it just has a points for stay system. I always booked direct with IHG and always got a good deal. I had my 50th birthday on the rooftop of the Old Sydney Holiday Inn that is no longer in the IHG group. Thanks for the review though.
I just checked the price at this property on 23 July.
King room harbour view on booking.com is $143
On ihg website is $182
I always sticked to booking.com when I booked ihg unless I got employee rate back then.
Again maybe for higher tier ihg member you might get free room upgrade or something but as I don’t have any points with them I find booking through booking.com is cheaper
Can you pay the deposit cash ? Otherwise they keep your money for 14 days
Weve found the supa spreader.just jokin rory,,g you get around though even through time
That’s why I’ve got vaccinated! Don’t wanna be the sup spreader 😅
thirsty birds empty ol m8 , do you own that shop
Cuz I went as soon as it opened
I wish I own that shop lol, definitely making good bucks.
At 1:40, you are wrong, 40mins is quite a long commute, taking a bus from the airport is not worth it. I would suggest taking the train from the airport itself.
Great review once again, but UV light!? This ain't CSI bro 🔦🚫 🙃
awesome
120 is a good price per night for the views and facilities
Well I had booked this same hotel 25-27 June unfortunately lockdown happened 😓
You forgot about the more 'traditional' forms of entertainment in Kings X :P
Pretty dead these days
Oh, may I be first to comment please.
You are!!
I walk past this hotel all the time.
Seen it
Empty mini fridge....opens and there is 4 little milk cups inside 😂
They don’t count 🤣🤣🤣
@@RoryDing 😜 ik was just having a bit of a joke 😂
if these walls could talk haha
Your chicken makes me hungry.
It made me hungry too when I was editing this video haha 😆
@@RoryDing very true. I enjoy your videos. Always fun.
Bro Iive in Sydney and I want to do what you did
Pretty weird but Id never know there was a bus from mascot to airport
the flickering is still there m8
Hi! amazing video Rory. I recommend Citadines connect Sydney Airport for your next one. check it out!
Holiday Inn is American not uk chain
Founded in US but HQ is in the UK now
the meat warnings would be greatly appreciated again, thanks
It was typed on screen
Stay at that hotel 2005 , nothing special
The view’s amazing tho 😂
You have got to be joking me!!!! You stayed there and didn't even go to the strippers??? !!!! Despicable
I’ve been to Amsterdam and Prague...