The room may have been nice, even perhaps, the bed comfortable. But it pales in comparison to what happend on the day we checked out: After checking out of the hotel around noon on 1/1/12 to have lunch nearby, we returned approximately 2 hours later after realizing that my travel companion had left her coat in the closet of the room. We checked with the front desk and via radio we were informed: "there's no coat in the closet..." I had even returned to the room to confirm that the coat was in fact gone. No one had reported it missing, and none of
the housekeeping staff on the floor claimed to have seen it. Given that no one else had stayed in the room, and that we had only been gone a short time before returning for the coat, it stands to reason that a member of the staff must have seen it and moved it, yet would not return it, leaving my companion traveling without a coat in the middle of winter.
But wait, it gets "better"!
My companion called the hotel manager, Mike Reedy, on 1/3/12 to follow up on the situation;
And to this day has not even received the decency of a call back. I am absolutely disgusted with this poor level of customer service. I have been a fan of Hilton Brand hotels up until this trip, however it is apparent that no one at this establishment appears to care about the concerns of the guests there and the likelihood that a guest's coat was stolen in the middle of the winter.
You have been warned: If you leave something behind, its as good as GONE!!!
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9 January 2012
Good afternoon BTBear, thank you for sharing your feedback. I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed the room and found the bed to be comfortable. I wanted to clear up any concerns you have, our guests and their concerns are very important to us, after all hospitality is our business.
I responded to your travel companion via email after she contacted me, I’m sorry if this information was not shared with you. I want to assure you that our team is well trained on lost and found procedures as we see numerous items left behind, some returned to their owner and some never claimed. I spoke to the head of housekeeping for the day and I found out that she was made aware of your travel companions’ call to the hotel to search for the coat. The Housekeeping manager immediately checked the room and was not able to locate the coat; this information was relayed to your travel companion over the phone. The Housekeeping manager also accompanied you to the room later when you returned to the hotel in search of the coat, as you know nothing was in the room.
I’m sorry that your travel companions coat has yet to be located. This leads me to believe that maybe the coat was not misplaced at the hotel. Is it possible the coat was left at another establishment during your visit to Cleveland over New Year’s Eve? You mentioned that upon leaving the hotel you went to lunch and 2 hours later realized the coat was missing. Could it be at the restaurant you ate lunch in? You also mentioned that a member of the staff must have moved it and not returned it leaving your travel companion traveling without a coat in the middle of winter. Did your travel companion leave the hotel for lunch in the middle of winter without wearing a coat; wouldn’t you notice at this point you did not have your coat on?
I can certainly understand your frustration and the reasons you would be “absolutely disgusted”. What you and your travel companion have had to deal with is very unfortunate. If I had reason to believe the hotel was negligent and at fault for the missing coat I would gladly take full responsibility. I’d be happy to assist you in contacting the other establishments you visited to see if the coat was found and if so I could arrange for it to be shipped to you. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to further discuss this.
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