2/5 Jim U. 1 year ago on Google
I
had
stayed
at
the
Renaissance
previously,
and
though
I’m
not
an
avid
traveler
I
was
looking
forward
to
staying
there
again.
The
facility
is
nice,
clean,
and
relatively
new.
Other
than
room
doors
apparently
designed
to
slam
closed
as
loudly
as
possible,
it
is
pleasant
and
peaceful.
Most
importantly,
it
is
super-convenient
for
attending
conferences
held
in
the
facility
or
events
nearby.
On
my
most
recent
stay,
I
was
asked
at
check-in
if
I
would
be
requiring
housekeeping
service.
I
declined,
specifically
asking
that
my
room
not
be
cleaned
during
my
stay.
Four
days
in,
I
went
back
to
my
room
to
find
that
it
had
been
cleaned
anyway.
This
is
a
problem
just
in
principle;
but
it
was
especially
alarming
because
I
had
prescription
drops,
ointment,
saline,
and
implements
in
the
bath
area
to
care
for
my
eye
following
extensive
surgery.
I
had
taken
extreme
measures
to
ensure
these
items
had
been
kept
clean
and
isolated
from
possible
sources
of
infection,
and
I
found
them
all
(neatly)
rearranged
near
the
bathroom
sink,
in
a
completely
unknown
state
of
cleanliness.
Despite
being
highly
distraught,
I
immediately
went
to
the
front
desk
and
as
calmly
as
possible
tried
to
explain
what
had
happened
and
ask
who
to
talk
to
and
if
anything
could
be
done.
The
woman
at
the
desk
reiterated
several
times
that
she
was
sorry,
but
in
no
way
indicated
she
understood
the
depth
of
my
anxiety
or
the
seriousness
of
my
concern.
I
would
be
the
first
to
say
that
the
likelihood
of
blindness
from
inadvertent
infection
would
be
low,
but
the
mere
possibility
seemed
to
be
actively
brushed
aside.
Near
the
end
of
our
discussion,
I
pointed
out
that
it
didn’t
seem
right
for
my
employer
to
pay
nearly
a
thousand
dollars
for
me
to
stay
there,
and
keep
up
their
end
of
the
agreement,
if
the
hotel
could
not
keep
their
agreement
to
just
*not*
touch
my
things.
The
response
to
that
was
to
offer
me
a
voucher
for
a
free
drink
at
the
bar.
That
turned
my
distress
to
anger,
and
I
had
to
walk
away.
By
chance,
my
boss’s
wife
had
stopped
by
during
this
interaction
to
invite
me
to
join
her
table
for
lunch.
As
we
departed
the
desk,
she
offered
to
run
to
Walgreen’s
to
buy
me
some
alcohol
to
at
least
try
to
disinfect
what
I
could.
That
she
immediately
understood
and
took
responsibility
–
for
a
problem
she
hadn’t
caused
-
only
underscored
the
lack
of
the
same
by
the
hotel
staff.
This
is
perhaps
an
isolated
event,
and
I
am
almost
certainly
more
sensitive
to
it
than
most.
Still,
if
you
do
not
wish
intrusion
into
your
room,
be
advised
to
hang
out
your
“Come
back
later”
door
sign
(even
though
the
wording
suggests
you
*want*
housekeeping
service,
just
not
now).
And
hope
that
this
episode
is
not
an
indication
of
more
systemic
issues
at
this
facility.