1/5 Timothy F. 1 year ago on Google
Hotel
management
refuses
to
take
responsibility
for
putting
public
safety
at
risk.
I
commute
by
bike
every
day
and
my
route
takes
me
by
the
front
of
this
hotel
in
the
afternoon.
There
is
a
protected
bike
lane
that
is
separated
from
the
street
by
stanchions
and
is
clearly
painted
and
marked.
Unfortunately
the
entrance
and
exit
to
the
AC
Hotel
valet
stand
goes
right
through
it.
Making
this
worse,
the
valet
staff
would
regularly
park
cars
in
the
bike
lane
causing
me
and
other
cyclists
to
have
to
leave
the
protected
bike
lane
and
merge
with
traffc.
In
late
September,
I
was
fed
up
with
this
and
stopped
to
talk
to
the
hotel
about
it.
I've
worked
in
the
industry
in
the
past
and
I
know
that
if
you
really
want
something
done,
talk
to
the
general
manager.
This
wasn't
just
a
simple
problem,
this
was
the
hotel
staff
and
valet
putting
public
safety
at
risk
due
to
laziness
and
a
lack
of
empathy.
After
a
significant
wait,
the
first
person
to
come
talk
to
me
was
a
woman
who
identified
herself
as
the
Front
Desk
Manager.
She
was
clearly
very
annoyed
at
having
to
talk
to
me
at
all,
this
was
evident
in
her
posture,
her
tone
of
voice,
and
her
choice
of
words.
I
asked
her
why
she
was
annoyed
and
she
attempted
to
excuse
it
as
taking
my
issue
very
seriously.
This
was
a
lie
as
she
quickly
tried
to
absolve
the
hotel
of
responsibility
because
the
valet
is
a
contractor.
I
reminded
her
that
the
valet
represents
the
hotel,
regardless
of
who
they
are
paid
by.
She
asked
for
my
business
card,
which
I
don't
have,
and
I
asked
for
hers
which
she
said
she
would
get
for
me.
Soon
the
valet
supervisor
arrived
who
was
very
pleasant
to
talk
to
and
said
he
understood
the
problem
and
would
try
to
"be
better".
Putting
public
safety
at
risk
is
a
big
deal
and
I
advised
him
that
being
better
isn't
good
enough,
they
need
to
not
block
the
bike
lane.
The
front
desk
manager
told
me
I
was
dealing
with
the
valet
now
and
walked
away.
I
asked
for
her
card
and
she
repeated
that
I
was
dealing
with
the
valet
now.
I
contacted
the
local
enforcement
and
the
hotel
was
issued
a
warning.
Thankfully,
I
haven't
seen
this
problem
again
since,
but
I
have
a
feeling
that
it's
only
a
matter
of
time.
I
contacted
corporate
about
the
rudeness
and
annoyance
of
the
front
desk
manager
and
they
promised
someone
would
contact
me
in
5
to
7
business
days.
I'm
happy
that
this
seems
to
have
been
resolved,
but
not
at
all
impressed
by
the
crassness
and
cowardliness
of
the
hotel
front
desk
manager
and
the
refusal
of
the
hotel
to
contact
me
to
discuss
this
issue.
If
this
is
how
the
hotel
treats
a
public
safety
risk
that
they
created,
I
would
hate
to
see
how
they
treat
paying
customers.
I'll
choose
a
chain
other
than
Marriott
next
time
I
travel.
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