InterContinental The Barclay New York, New York City, Slow

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

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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. I expected more in terms of service - disappointed with the service in the restaurant, it was slow, not paying attention to the details.

"Good location, the service is ok, was expecting more " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/19/2012 Vote

2. Breakfast good but slow to clear plates and only one 4 slice toaster for the whole reastuarant, so a lot of waiting.

"Nice if you like old hotels that need updating. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/8/2012 Vote

3. The elevators are a little slow, but this is an extremely old building.

"Reasonable Choice " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/23/2012 Vote

4. The staff was efficient and friendly and the casual restaurant in the lobby was quite good although a bit slow.

"Good location..... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/19/2012 Vote

5. However the rooms are quite small (But so are NY rooms, you get more if you pay more) if a standard room and this time the plumbing was poor - shower was slow and the plumbing made a noise.

"Will continue to stay...but " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/16/2012 Vote

6. The only negative would be that the price was a bit steep and the shower head water was running slow.

"Comfortable bed, nice location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/8/2012 Vote

7. Service was very slow and it was due in part to the lag of organization.

"Mildly disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/7/2011 Vote

8. Arrived at 1am and endured a painfully slow check-in process.

"Tired, dirty and poorly equipped " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/6/2011 Vote

9. The sink drained slowly.

"Overrated and outdated " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/19/2011 Vote

10. wait for the very slow elevators.

"Not more than average.... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/13/2011 Vote