3/5 Old G. 5 months ago on Google
A
very
mixed
experience
and
difficult
to
classify.
Ranging
from
excellent
to
very
poor.
This
review
covers
a
stay
of
8
nights
followed
by
a
stay
of
2
nights
with
a
gap
of
13
days
between
them.
During
the
first
stay
we
had
a
room
around
the
back
of
the
lifts
on
the
seventh
floor.
There
was
some
noise
intrusion
from
the
lift.
But
not
to
the
extent
that
we
needed
an
immediate
change
of
room.
We
did
however
request
a
different
room
for
our
return
visit.
We
were
assured
that
a
room
in
a
different
area
of
the
hotel
would
be
allocated
for
us.
But,
we
were
given
a
room
in
the
same
position
only
on
the
second
floor.
At
this
point
we
came
across
the
most
awkward
and
intransigent
male
staff
member
we
had
met
at
the
hotel.
We
could
not
get
a
change
of
room
until
the
following
day
when
other
staff
were
on
duty.
Our
previous
experience
of
(mostly
female)
staff
had
been
very
positive
prior
to
this
point.
And
it
was
those
staff
that
we
had
met
previously
that
facilitated
a
change
of
room
for
our
last
night.
Our
stay
had
been
prepaid
by
a
travel
agent
in
the
UK.
I
therefore
only
needed
to
allow
the
pre-authorisation
of
my
credit
card
to
cover
any
incidental
expenses
of
which
there
were
none.
Unfortunately,
on
my
return
to
the
UK
I
received
a
credit
card
statement
showing
that
the
Crowne
Plaza
had
charged
my
card
with
the
full
cost
of
a
room.
When
I
queried
this
charge,
they
insisted
that
they
had
charged
the
travel
agent
and
not
me!
Even
when
I
copied
my
statement
to
them
detailing
the
transaction
they
still
insisted
that
the
charge
had
been
made
against
the
travel
agent
and
not
me!
It
was
only
after
I
said
that
I
would
raise
a
dispute
of
the
charge
with
my
bank
that
they
finally
accepted
what
had
happened
and
issued
a
refund
to
my
account.
Due
to
currency
fluctuations,
I
lost
£3
on
the
transaction.
Not
a
lot,
but
something
that
should
not
have
happened
in
the
first
place.
It
is
not
possible
to
assess
if
this
incorrect
charge
was
due
to
a
system
or
staff
error.
But,
what
is
clear
is
that
once
pointed
out
to
them,
they
should
have
been
able
to
identify
the
problem
and
correct
it
immediately.
Very
poor
performance
on
their
part!