2/5 Kai C. 1 year ago on Google
Good
front
desk
staff,
poor
management,
contaminated
tap
water
problem
I
had
mixed
feelings
regarding
the
3-night
stay
at
this
hotel.
The
good:
front
desk
staffs
were
all
friendly
and
helpful.
The
hotel
itself
was
new
and
well
equipped
and
very
spacious
given
the
European
standard.
The
bad:
the
Marriott
elite
status
was
not
well
honored/respected.
The
management
does
not
show
respect/hospitality
up
to
the
Marriott
standard.
Details:
1)
As
a
Marriott
titanium
member,
I
requested
a
possible
upgrade
in
advance
to
a
one-bedroom
suite
if
available.
Upon
check-in
on
a
Saturday,
I
was
informed
that
the
hotel
was
fully
booked
and
no
suite
was
available.
I
completely
understood
for
a
Saturday
night
and
requested
that
they
keep
an
eye
for
me
for
the
possible
upgrade
due
to
preferred
privacy
reason
in
the
next
two
nights.
No
one
contacted
me
since
then
even
though
the
hotel
was
half
empty
the
next
day
and
that
the
suite
was
shown
available
online.
Not
even
the
high
floor
preference
was
accommodated,
either,
as
the
room
given
was
on
the
first
floor.
2)
On
the
third
day
of
the
stay,
we
found
that
the
tap
water
was
contaminated:
we
tasted
a
little
bit
unusually
salty
in
the
boiled
water
and
didn’t
pay
much
attention
and
later
realized
that
the
tap
water
was
really
salty,
like
seawater.
We
didn’t
have
a
clue
what
we
had
been
drinking
as
the
contaminated
tap
water
was
clearly
not
drinkable.
We
reported
this
issue
to
the
front
desk
girl.
Being
initially
skeptical
on
this,
she
came
to
the
room
to
taste
the
tap
water
herself
verifying
this
a
serious
problem.
She
then
took
immediate
actions
accommodating
our
request
of
moving
to
a
new
room
and
offering
free
bottled
water.
All
these
immediate
actions
were
much
appreciated
(I
am
sorry
for
not
remembering
the
staff
‘s
name.
She
did
an
excellent
job
making
a
decision
fast
and
taking
problem-resolving
actions).
Upon
the
communication
on
moving
to
another
room,
we
were
aware
that
the
original
room
upgrade
request
was
received
but
the
manager
held
the
decision
of
approval
although
there
were
suites
available.
We
did
not
move
to
a
suite
after
all
because
the
girl
explained
that
the
suites
are
located
on
the
same
water
circuit
that
might
be
affected
by
the
contaminated
water
as
well.
During
check
out,
the
front
desk
staff,
Jazlyn
Ching,
asked
my
feedback
on
the
stay.
I
mentioned
the
two
feedbacks
above
and
she
apologized
for
the
inconvenience,
particularly
for
the
contaminated
tap
water,
although
no
cause
had
been
identified.
When
I
asked
for
any
form
of
possible
compensation
for
this
unusual
inconvenience,
Jazlyn
mentioned
that
she
had
to
check
in
with
her
manager.
Until
then
I
realized
that
the
manager
was
just
sitting
in
the
office
right
next
to
the
front
desk.
When
Jazlyn
came
out
of
the
office,
she
offered
1,000
Marriott
Bonvoy
points
per
her
Manager’s
approval.
From
the
beginning
of
the
contaminated
tap
water
incident
to
the
end
of
check
out,
the
manager
never
showed
in
person
or
even
made
a
call
to
properly
apologize/explain/compensate
for
this
unusual
tap
water
problem
(which
I
never
experienced
in
a
Marriott
hotel).
I
am
sorry
that
Jazlyn
had
to
be
the
messenger
in
between.
This
was
really
unexpected
from
a
Marriott
property
and
I
would
consider
it
a
total
failure
in
hospitality
from
the
management
perspective.
If
I
was
not
mistaken,
the
manager
did
walk
out
of
the
office
chatting
with
some
other
clients
to
show
the
hospitality
during
the
breakfast
time.
I
am
not
in
a
position
to
draw
any
conclusion
but
my
personal
impression:
the
manager’s
hospitality
was
either
non-existing
or
highly
selective.
I
provide
2
stars
to
recognize
the
front
desk
staffs.
As
a
long
time
loyal
Marriott
elite
member,
I
am
very
disappointed
to
say
that
it
was
one
of
the
worst
Marriott
experiences
I
ever
had.
I
would
not
recommend
this
hotel,
particularly
not
to
loyal
Marriott
elite
members.