Trey F.
Yelp
Beautiful rooms, run by Basil Fawlty.
I'm a big fan of Intercontinental, generally, as I think they routinely deliver far better value for dollar than their competitor brands. My room in Perth was fantastic. Lots of natural light, all the expected amenities, plenty of outlets, and a killer bathroom.
Sadly, the service here was...comedic. On Wednesday, I receive an invite to a manager's reception in the loft bar, so I went down to have a glass of local wine and a canapé. On arrival, I ask for a seat outside, but was told none were available. No problem: they showed me to a fine sofa just inside, opened the glass wall a bit more, and took my order for a glass of bubbles. At that point, I was forgotten. I watched as another (larger) party was shown to a (supposedly unavailable) table outside, and offered water and popcorn. Twenty minutes went by, and no wine. Others around me were served, so I finally just left, telling the bar tender the sparkling wouldn't be necessary. No apology offered: just "it already went out."
The next day, I got back to my room to shower and check out, only to find that the lock was broken. Three trips to the front desk and attempt with a master key card later, I was asked to go wait in the bar while engineering took a look. I was told they come for me in ~15m. Instead, I was sat there 45 minutes with no update. When I finally went back down to the desk, the person I asked about my room just said "oh, I thought they already told you." He demurred when I asked how long ago it had been fixed. Luckily, I didn't miss a flight or anything.
Overall, I might stay here again, but I'd reset my expectation from "4.5 star hotel service" to "DON'T MENTION THE WAR!"