1/5 Graham S. 2 years ago on Google
(I)
Long
Story
Short
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Wyndham
MOA
does
not
answer
their
phones,
and
Wyndham
corporate
does
not
take
responsibility
for
the
management
practices
of
their
hotel
franchisees
(e.g.
Wyndham
MOA)
(II)
A
Detailed
Account
-
I
booked
the
Wyndham
MOA
for
my
wife
and
sister-in-law
to
stay
at
since
it’s
walking
distance
to
the
Mall
of
Asia.
I
booked
the
hotel
under
my
wife’s
name.
Since
my
wife
is
traveling
from
California
and
her
sister
from
Leyte,
there
was
a
good
chance
my
sister-in-law
would
arrive
in
Manila
before
my
wife.
Knowing
this
I
called
the
hotel
to
inform
them
of
the
situation
so
that
my
sister-in-law
could
check-in
without
my
wife.
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I
called
the
Philippine
number
posted
on
the
Wyndham
website
associated
with
this
particular
hotel.
I
was
on
hold
for
at
least
a
half
hour
with
no
answer,
so
I
called
Wyndham
cooperate
in
the
United
States
to
verify
I
had
the
correct
number.
They
verified
I
did
have
the
right
number,
so
I
called
it
again.
This
time
I
was
on
hold
for
an
hour
with
no
answer.
-
The
next
day
I
received
an
email
(likely
automated)
informing
me
that
the
hotel
was
only
accepting
guests
for
quarantine,
and
not
for
leisure.
In
other
words
my
wife
and
sister-in-law
would
not
be
permitted
to
stay
at
the
hotel
they
had
a
reservation
at.
This
was
despite
the
Philippine
government
lifting
quarantine
restrictions
for
fully
vaccinated
travelers
from
within
the
Philippines
and
from
“green”
and
“yellow”
countries
effective
February
1st.
-
Given
my
wife
and
sister-in-law
meet
those
requirements
and
were
to
stay
after
February
1st,
quarantine
should
not
have
been
an
issue.
However,
to
be
safe
I
attempted
to
call
the
hotel
once
again.
Again
I
was
on
hold
for
a
substantial
time
with
no
answer.
So
I
called
cooperate
once
again
explaining
the
situation.
Cooperate
informed
me
they
had
no
control
over
the
management
practices
of
individual
franchisees,
and
there
was
nothing
they
could
do.
-
The
only
bright
spot
(if
you
can
call
it
that)
about
this
whole
ordeal
was
that
I
was
able
to
cancel
the
reservation
without
being
charged.
-
I
finally
sucked
it
up,
called
several
Marriotts
and
a
Hilton.
All
of
whom
(surprise,
surprise)
answered
their
phones
despite
also
being
franchisees
themselves.
So
Marriott
and
Hilton
are
able
to
ensure
a
minimum
level
of
quality
control
that
is
apparently
beyond
the
scope
of
Wyndham’s
capabilities.
It’s
more
likely
they
Wyndham
just
can’t
be
bothered.
-
I
ended
up
booking
the
Conrad
(Hilton)
near
the
Mall
of
Asia
which
I
know
from
experience
is
a
lovely
hotel.
I
would
100%
recommend
the
Conrad.
Obviously
I
would
not
extend
the
same
recommendation
to
any
Wyndham
properties.
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Conclusion/Recommendations
-
Do
not
book
this
hotel,
especially
if
you
are
doing
so
from
overseas.
You
will
be
wasting
your
time,
and
potentially
your
money.
I
wouldn’t
even
do
it
if
you
were
in
Manila
at
the
time
of
booking.
Just
don’t
waste
your
time
and
money.
Especially
once
the
restrictions
are
lifted
and
things
return
to
normal,
stay
at
an
Airbnb
if
you
want
to
save
money.
I’ve
not
had
a
single
issue
with
Airbnb
in
the
Philippines
or
Metro
Manila.
There
has
always
been
a
quick
response
when
we
needed
one.
Obviously
if
you’re
not
afraid
to
spend,
Marriott,
Hilton,
Hyatt,
Shangri-La,
etc
are
always
very
nice
options.
Stay
away
from
Wyndham.
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