Intercontinental Doha Hotel

The premises are really clean, immaculate and the check-in was relatively fast. As an elite member for intercontinental, however, we are normally allowed to use the club lounge but this wasn’t permitted here which was a nuisance. The rooms are very spacious, ours outlooked the sea and the pool which was a beautiful view. There is a wide range of restaurants which are quite expensive. The Greek and Mexican restaurant is very nice. However, the buffet is like £40 per person so we ate outside most of the time. The hotel is lovely. Overall, for the price, I was so pleased.

I spent over a week in the Intercontinental near the bay. This was my first visit to the hotel. I was met with warmth and help was always available when needed. The hotel has 3-4 restaurants on-site, a pair of swimming pools and a cordoned off portion of the Arabian bay for those interested. The room itself was very well kept and maintained unobtrusively. Attached is a photo of the view from my room. I was asked for feedback regularly, both personally and over the phone. The hotel had controlled WiFi access. The speed was excellent for day to day use for browsing/ email, YouTube and even for video chats and was generally available across every inch of the premises. The restaurants were decent but expensive. The only one I did not like was the Mexican bar. The food was anything but Mexican. Others were certainly worth the time and money. Almost all of them have happy hours which were clearly popular. The on-site gym was also fairly good with trainers available at all times. The pools were kept spotless clean and the cordoned off bay secure at all times. For connectivity, the place is about 20 minutes by taxi from the airport, 10 minutes from the town center. And about 20 minutes by taxi from prominent business areas of Doha. A taxi rank is just outside the doors of the lobby. But most folks use Uber, even for business use. The surrounding area is well kept and good+secure enough for evening walks. The only issues is foot paths are for names sake. You will have to jay walk. All in all, very positive experience. Hope to visit again.