1/5 Brett W. 2 years ago on Google
I’ve
spent
thousands
of
nights
in
hundreds
of
hotels,
and
this
is
undoubtedly
the
worst
business
I’ve
ever
dealt
with.
From
being
ignored
for
5
minutes
when
I
approached
the
desk,
as
the
associate
was
on
the
floor
behind
the
desk
rummaging
through
a
box.
No
acknowledgement,
I’ll
be
right
with
you,
none
of
that.
To
being
handed
off
to
a
trainee
so
he
could
help
the
Spanish
speaking
people
who
came
in
after
me,
but
were
checked
in
long
before
me.
The
real
issues
though
were
these.
First,
I
was
told
by
the
trainee
that
my
room
rate
was
$40-50
more
than
the
reserved
rate.
After
mentioning
that
shouldn’t
happen,
it
came
down
to
about
$30
more.
The
first
associate
then
explained
that
a
reservation
is
not
a
guarantee,
but
merely
a
suggestion,
a
reference.
The
reservation
guaranteed
me
a
room
(more
on
that
in
a
moment),
but
not
a
rate.
I
tried
to
explain
to
both
of
them
that
Marriott
has
a
guaranteed
reservation
for
rate
and
room
type,
and
they
couldn’t
charge
me
more
on
a
whim.
They
weren’t
going
to
back
down,
so
I
told
them
to
charge
me
whatever
was
necessary,
as
I
would
call
Marriott
directly
and
sort
it
out
after
the
fact.
I
showed
them
the
reservation
on
my
phone
again,
they
punched
a
lot
of
keys
on
the
computer
and
miraculously
"found"
my
AAA
rate
on
the
computer,
handing
me
a
key…
…to
a
room
that
was
not
at
all
what
I
reserved.
It
seems
there
are
3
types
of
rooms
at
this
property
–
one
with
2
queen
beds,
an
open
floor
plan
studio
with
a
king,
and
a
suite
type,
with
a
king
bed
in
a
separate
room,
with
a
door
between
the
bedroom
and
living
area.
I
know.
I
looked
when
I
booked.
I
looked
again
when
I
went
in
to
the
assigned
room.
I’ve
looked
over
and
over
again
at
the
descriptions
and
pictures
on
the
website
while
being
berated
by
the
general
manager.
I
booked
a
suite,
at
a
premium
price,
not
the
studio
I
was
given
at
the
lower
price.
Here’s
the
biggest
issue.
When
I
went
back
to
the
front
desk
to
rectify
the
situation,
explaining
that
I
had
booked
a
suite
but
was
given
a
studio,
the
front
desk
agent
told
me,
"THE
MANAGER
TOLD
US
TO
TELL
YOU
that
every
room
is
a
suite."
Hmmm.
Curious.
The
room
that
costs
less
to
reserve
is
the
"same"
as
the
one
that
costs
more?
Nope.
After
going
back
and
forth
for
many
minutes,
they
finally
admitted
that
some
had
"a
different
floor
plan",
but
none
of
those
were
available.
I
sat
down
and
called
Marriott
to
explain
the
situation
to
them.
They
contacted
the
hotel
directly
and
was
told
that
there
were
king
suites
available,
just
as
I
had
reserved.
After
explaining
to
the
agent
that
I
had
no
intention
of
doing
business
with
a
business
that
treats
customers
as
I
had
been
treated,
they
were
able
to
cancel
my
reservation
and
help
me
find
another
place
to
stay.
The
Marriott
agent
helped
me
file
a
complaint
against
the
hotel.
The
general
manager
responded
the
next
day
with
an
apology
that
"upgrades"
weren’t
always
available
and
couldn’t
be
guaranteed.
She
kept
telling
me
how
busy
they
were,
sold
out
most
of
the
time,
and
that
premium
rooms
commanded
a
premium
price.
Suspicious.
I’ve
never
dealt
with
a
manager
so
condescending,
insulting
and
clueless.
The
hotel
did
offer
me
a
few
points,
but
I
have
yet
to
receive
a
response
from
Marriott
directly
or
the
guaranteed
recompense,
so
here
I
am
to
recommend
you
avoid
this
place
altogether.
To
me,
there
are
but
two
explanations.
One,
gross
incompetence.
The
front
desk
staff
are
so
poorly
trained
as
to
be
incapable
of
doing
their
job.
They
were
anything
but
friendly,
efficient,
knowledgeable,
or
any
of
the
hallmarks
of
good
employees
in
the
hospitality
field.
Two,
fraud.
The
front
desk
staff
both
try
to
charge
me
substantially
more
than
my
guaranteed
reservation.
Then
they
assign
me
to
the
cheapest
room
type
in
the
hotel,
try
to
tell
me
all
the
rooms
are
the
same,
tell
me
nothing
else
is
available,
on
a
night
when
they
are
sold
out
and
walk-ins
are
paying
twice
what
I
was.
All
very
coincidental,
if
you
ask
me.
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