This hotel is now a Sheraton - though I had stayed here about a year ago when it was a Hyatt. Not sure if there has been a recent change in management with the turnover of brands, or of it’s the same management and they know they're on the way out or what, but the service here is pretty bad. From the front desk to housekeeping they all need to be retrained in how to treat hotel guests.
Let me start by saying the property itself is in very good shape with a nice lobby and rooms that appear to be recently renovated. The location is awesome, connected to Crown Center & Union Station via skywalk. I always stay in Crown Center when in KC, so can't beat this location. For parking, on weekends, just park in the Crown Center garage for free....it’s actually got on-site 24 hr security and is literally next door. Arguably it’s closer than the hotel garage (which is $15 per day).
Now onto my complaints:
We called ahead to have a crib placed in our room....got to the hotel and no crib. They said it would be right up...an hour later and after many repeat calls and trips to the front desk and still no crib (and now past bed time). They also placed us in a room connecting to another right in the middle of the floor....usually I see good hotels (this happens all the time) place families with babies in tucked off corners where we won't bother everyone else with a crying baby (usually shows proactive management). Maybe they were full, either way this was the first hotel in a long time that has done this.
My other big compliant, and this is pushing it I know, but every hotel I've stayed in recently (and there have been a lot) always gives us free milk at night for our infant (3 ounces) when asked at the bar or restaurant. The Sheraton - charged us $5 for 3 ounces of milk for an infant :( I know everything shouldn't be free, but at hotels at this level they should be a bit more accommodating.
Overall, if you get this on Priceline like we have several times or going for business, its a nice property in a great location. Hopefully service improves when they get through their transition from Hyatt to Sheraton....
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24 January 2012
I am sorry to hear about the poor service received during your recent stay with us. To clarify, the property changed management companies when it transitioned from a Hyatt to a Sheraton on December 1st. We have been working hard to ensure we are meeting the expectations of our guests as well as Sheraton standards and I am sorry we dropped the ball during your stay. I hope that you continue to be a loyal customer of this porperty and come back to see us in the future. Thank you for your feedback.
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