1/5 John A. 1 year ago on Google
My
wife
and
I's
stay
at
the
Courtyard
Marriott
in
downtown
Salt
Lake
City
Utah
was
horrific.
So
bad
in
fact
that
we
didn't
even
get
the
chance
to
stay.
We
booked
our
room
far
in
advance
and
drove
13
hours
straight
from
Seattle
only
to
find
out
that
our
room
had
been
cancelled.
What?!
Come
to
find
out
that
your
sales
manager
had
cancelled
our
room
30
minutes
before
we
arrived.
Then
they
sent
us
our
cancellation
via
email.
No
call,
just
email.
13
hours
on
the
road.
Straight.
Your
people
have
phones.
Also
apparently
they
had
cancelled
it
earlier
in
the
day
but
did
not
tell
us
until
30
MINUTES
BEFORE
WE
ARRIVED.
And
then
when
we
expressed
our
plight
to
both
of
your
concierge,
whos'
customer
service
could
excite
rocks,
they
let
us
know
that
they
found
us
a
CHEAPER
room
at
another
hotel.
We
didn't
ask
for
that.
They
booked
us
a
room
at
a
Residence
Inn
by
the
airport.
We've
stayed
at
this
residence
inn
before.
It's
in
a
dangerous
part
of
town.
But
maybe
they
thought
because
we
were
black,
we'd
fit
in.
We
told
them
that
we
were
not
going
to
stay
there
and
to
fix
this
issue.
They
must
have
not
understood.
Maybe
a
training
issue?
Do
you
understand
the
level
of
patience
it
takes
to
truly
not
blow
up
on
an
employee
very
clearly
displaying
their
lack
care
about
your
situation?
And
we
didn't
come
in
mean,
didn't
insult
them,
that's
not
our
M.O.
Why
do
you
hire
people
like
this?
Because
as
customers,
we
felt
like
we
would
have
been
appreciated
a
little
bit
more
if
our
skin
color
fit
in
with
the
town.
That
much
was
clear.
And
then
the
situation
was
ONLY
fixed
because
I
GOT
ON
THE
PHONE
with
a
Marriot
bonvoy
rep
who
was
able
to
get
us
a
room
at
a
Residence
Inn
in
a
better
area.
THATS
RIGHT,
I
DID
YOUR
EMPLOYEES'
JOB.
Your
bonvoy
rep
displayed
so
much
better
customer
service,
and
the
concierge
at
the
Residence
inn
to.
They
both
empathized
with
our
plight
and
offered
a
fix.
They
were
amazing.
A
cold
glass
of
water
on
a
parched
day.
THAT
is
how
you
do
it.
I
don't
know
what
kind
of
race-preferring
jokers
you
hire
to
work
your
front
desk
at
that
Courtyard
Marriott.
Your
concierges
failed
you.
Here's
the
silver
lining,
we
still
had
to
pay
for
the
room
at
the
Residence
Inn.
No
offer
to
comp
or
discount.
But
seeing
how
things
were
going,
maybe
WE
shouldn't
have
expected
anything
at
all.
I
would
very
much
like
to
remedy
this
situation
properly.