1/5 James L. 8 months ago on Google
This
is
based
on
how
my
wife
(the
Bride)
and
I
(the
Groom)
were
treated
when
we
kindly
e-mailed
our
wedding
planner
(Delaney)
in
April
of
2020
to
reimburse
us
for
having
to
cancel
our
July
of
2020
wedding
due
to
the
Coronavirus
(COVID-19)
Pandemic.
We
requested
that
Hotel
Andaluz
honor
the
Act
of
God
via
"FORCE
MAJEURE"
stipulation
of
our
contractual
agreement.
People
were
getting
sick
and
dying.
We
had
many
elderly
family
members
from
the
east
coast
who
had
to
cancel
their
flights.
The
following
is
from
the
scripted
reply
we
received
from
Hotel
Andaluz
(Delaney)
when
we
asked
for
our
money
back.
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"As
the
situation
with
COVID-19
is
ever-changing
in
these
uncertain
waters
we
can
keep
the
event
and
see
if
there
are
parameters
that
invoke
the
provision
creating
it
“illegal
or
impossible”
to
host
the
event.
However,
we
understand
that
you
have
already
gone
through
planning
the
event
and
we
would
love
to
celebrate
your
love
story
in
the
future
by
rescheduling
the
celebration
with
a
rebook
credit.
The
hotel
will
provide
a
rebook
credit
for
the
wedding
where
100%
of
the
deposit
paid
to
the
Hotel
could
be
applied
as
a
rebook
credit
toward
the
Master
Account
of
a
replacement
wedding
or
event
booked,
actualized
and
paid
for
by
no
later
December
31,
2021.
Would
you
like
to
send
over
the
documents
to
create
a
rebook
credit?"
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REALLY?
DO
YOU
REALLY
THINK
BRIDES
AND
GROOMS
FEEL
SAFE
REBOOKING
THEIR
WEDDINGS
IN
THE
MIDDLE
OF
A
GLOBAL
PANDEMIC
WITH
NO
END
DATE
IN
SIGHT??
Do
you
have
no
integrity
when
the
opportunity
to
initiate
integrity
matters
most?
We
would
have
felt
safer
re-booking
if
we
didn't
feel
forced
to
re-book
during
a
PANDEMIC!
Safer
if
our
feelings
were
respected
when
we
politely
asked
for
our
refund
FOUR
MONTHS
IN
ADVANCE.
Where
was
your
compassion,
empathy,
and
understanding?
You
made
us,
the
Bride
and
Groom
feel
terrible
in
not
knowing
whether
we
were
going
to
be
reimbursed
or
not
for
FOUR
MONTHS,
pushing
stress
levels
through
the
roof.
This
choice
in
behavior
felt
hurtful,
unfair,
unwelcome,
unnecessary,
and
ETHICALLY,
MORALLY
WRONG.
If
you
want
5
Star
reviews,
treat
your
guests
like
5
Stars.
Treat
people
with
love
and
respect
if
you
want
people
to
love
and
respect
you
and
your
establishment.
Your
staff
(Delany
and
influencers
for
Hotel
Andaluz)
DISHONORED
THE
BRIDE
AND
GROOM'S
REQUEST
FOR
FOUR
MONTHS
WITH
NO
REGARD
FOR
THE
SAFETY
OF
OUR
FAMILY,
ELDERLY,
CHILDREN,
and
FRIENDS
who
had
to
CANCEL
THEIR
FLIGHTS
FROM
NEW
YORK,
NEW
JERSEY,
FLORIDA,
etc.
How
many
Brides
and
Grooms
you
did
this
to
is
beyond
us,
as
we
cannot
speak
for
others.
This
was
YOUR
choice
of
behavior
towards
YOUR
paying
guests.
We
paid
to
have
OUR
wedding
at
YOUR
establishment.
Your
place
has
beautiful
atmosphere,
good
food,
friendly
staff
(all
reasons
to
come
and
give
business).
We
would
have
loved
to
have
our
wedding
at
Hotel
Andaluz
under
the
right
circumstances,
but
we
were
not
given
that
option--
rather
the
carrot
dangling
at
the
end
of
the
stick
regarding
our
refund
so
that
we
could
rebook
when
feeling
safe
and
less
stressed.
We
would
have
appreciated
someone
reaching
out
personally,
and
have
not
received
a
phone
call
to
this
day
which
says
it
all.
Put
yourselves
in
our
shoes.
How
would
you
have
felt?
After
all
that?
If
this
was
your
daughter
or
son
getting
married?
Or
if
you
were
the
Bride
or
Groom?
You
appear
to
be
no
different
from
other
establishments
that
hide
behind
attorney
approved
dialogue
and
self-serving
[to
the
establishment]
policies
in
order
to
minimize
lawsuits
and
Cover
Your
A**.