I wish I knew about trip advisor before booking a room at this hotel. Even with some reviews over a year before my stay, some of the same problems persisted... Other issues were simply unacceptable. Ill be as impartial (something every review site needs) as possible.
1. I checked in at around 12:30 midnight, paying $89 + tax via AAA, and there was one girl at the desk who was eager to help. However, a man (I am assuming to be the manager), came and started criticizing her handling of my check-in right in front of me. She accidently reversed the carbon copy of my CC, and he totally went off on her, with no attention to professionalism at all.
2. I requested a non-smoking room, and the room we got smelled of something like cigars and marijuana. I went back to the desk to complain, but the manager insisted the room was "non-smoking" and apparently would not take my word against some sign. He eventually gave me a new room, which the girl who checked me in assisted with.
3. Just like a prior tripadvisor review, the new room I got had blood stains on the sheets. It was a shame too, because the bed and sheets themselves were really comfortable, the type you are used to getting at 4 star hotels.
4. Calling the front desk about the sheets, the same girl went to look for alternate sheets for about a half hour, but at the end couldnt find any, so she offered to take the sheets from the previous room. They were clean, but laced with smoke smell.
I was traveling with my dad, and even though the room was a double, we ended up sharing a bed using the sheets I brought because of the cleanliness issues.
5. The continental breakfast was actually pretty impressive given the context. There WAS meat and eggs, which is nothing im used to from continental breakfasts. But yes, the milk is a jug in a bowl filled with ice. But I went at around 8:30 AM, and the place was still reasonably stocked.
6. There was a curly (!) hair folded within the towels.
At the end, when we checked out, the same manager from last night refused to offer any compensation or even apology. I will be consulting my CC company as soon as I get home. This was beyond unacceptable.
A hotel is about SERVICE more than anything else. Even if everything is at fault, a caring and professional staff will make it right no matter what. I did not receive that attention on this visit, and I do not recommend this hotel to anyone else.
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