InterContinental The Barclay New York, New York City, Avoid

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InterContinental The Barclay New York	Average Price: $434 Check Rates

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111 East 48th Street

New York City, 10017 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 19 of 106
Average review rating: 3.81

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: YahooTravel (28) , MyTravelGuide (2733) , Travelocity (11) , Expedia (23) , TripAdvisor (1498)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. avoid an adjoining room3.

"A Corker New Yorker! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/18/2012 Vote

2. avoid the bar though, the drinks are really expensive.

"Really Good Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/29/2012 Vote

3. Once again, not a reason to avoid the hotel, but if you see Sokol, tell him I said 'hi'.

"Great Hotel - But needs new TVs " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/28/2012 Vote

4. It's not a big deal and certainly not a reason to avoid the hotel, but over the past two years the TVs have stopped working and needed to be reset at least two times.

"Great Hotel - But needs new TVs " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/28/2012 Vote

5. The bathroom is small, and the restaurant should be avoided, but those are small prices to pay for a four star hotel at a bargain price.

"Great value when using hotels.com or hotwire.. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/26/2012 Vote

6. Been there many time since close to work, but avoid when you can.

"Old and expensive " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/16/2012 Vote

7. Great bar and restaurant too but avoid high breakfast charges and eat on foot.

"Great value, great location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/16/2012 Vote

8. We expect that in NYC and although we spent a ton of money on food while in NYC, we chose to stop at Starbucks each morning to avoid the $30-$50 breakfast, etc.

"Exceeded our expectations " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/20/2011 Vote

9. and I heard all the vehicles and honking on Lexington Avenue all night avoid at all costs.

"One of the worst I/C Hotels around " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/5/2011 Vote

10. If you can, avoid rooms by the elevators as they tend to get a lot more of the hallway noise.

"Pretty good deal on Hotwire " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/28/2011 Vote