Welcome to the 70's
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 1/14/08
After carefully examining available hotel offerings over Christmas near the cruise terminal and American Airlines arena, I settled on the Intercontinental at $400 for one night. I read many positive reviews and thought I couldn't go wrong. What a mistake. If you are looking for a trip back to the 70's, by all means book it. For starters, the front desk couldn't give a damn of our arrival and hands were outstretched everywhere for tips. After arriving in our room, our shower head was leaking all over the dated and moldy washroom. Calling the front desk did get us a new room but the porter failed to move our bags after receiving a hefty tip. After a 90 minute wait, I wound up doing it myself. Washrooms were no better in room #2, with mold on the walls and a plugged drain to boot. Picking up a Fed Ex delivery from the concierge was met with a sneer (for the lack of tip, I suppose). On the positive, the hotel is well located (for my purposes) but I was very disappointed given the hotel has been so highly rated. Sleep at you own risk.