1/5 Tim M. 9 months ago on Google
I
find
it
hard
to
believe
that
after
31
loyal
stays
at
the
Pensione
Hotel
in
Perth,
I
am
leaving
this
regrettable
review.
Over
time,
I
have
observed
the
technological
advancement
of
the
hospitality
industry,
with
countless
establishments
in
Australia
adapting
to
changes
and
introducing
cashless
transactions.
However,
Pensione
Hotel
seems
to
have
chosen
to
stay
stubbornly
in
the
past.
Imagine
my
dismay
when,
upon
arrival,
I
was
informed
that
they
do
not
accept
the
bond
security
to
be
paid
by
electronic
tapping,
a
method
that
every
other
hotel
I
have
visited
in
this
country
accepts
without
question.
This
in
itself
was
baffling,
as
it
is
no
longer
2020
but
2023,
and
contactless
payments
have
been
the
norm
for
several
years
now.
To
add
to
the
absurdity,
they
insisted
on
a
physical
card
for
payment.
It's
been
years
since
I
last
carried
one,
relying
solely
on
digital
payments
for
their
convenience
and
security.
To
my
utter
shock,
the
reception
was
unyielding,
stating
that
I
couldn't
stay
unless
I
produced
a
physical
card.
This,
even
after
confirming
that
the
room
had
already
been
paid
for,
and
I
had
provided
my
driver's
license
as
ID.
What
followed
was
a
tedious
hour-long
argument
with
the
front
desk,
trying
to
get
them
to
understand
the
impracticality
and
outdated
nature
of
their
policy.
It
was
a
stressful
ordeal,
no
one
should
have
to
haggle
over
such
a
trivial
matter
after
a
long
journey.
Only
after
much
back
and
forth
did
they
reluctantly
accept
the
image
of
a
non-business
card
that
I
found
on
a
banking
app.
The
hotel's
refusal
to
adapt
to
modern
payment
methods
and
the
unnecessary
inconvenience
caused
by
their
outdated
policies
have
left
me
with
no
choice
but
to
reconsider
my
loyalty.
Sadly,
this
will
be
my
last
visit
to
Pensione
Hotel.
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