I
paid
in
advance
for
2
rooms...Huge
mistake
on
my
part.
I
am
a
Priority
Club
Diamond
Elite
member...basically,
many,
many
years
of
experience
with
IGH
hotels,
with
numerous
stays
all
over
the
country.
On
this
particular
occasion,
I
was
going
to
meet
several
family
members
for
a
mini-holiday,
but
almost
everyone
came
down
with
the
flu...temperatures
of
102,
headaches,
body
aches,
chills,
nausea...the
whole
bad
deal.
In
light
of
this,
I
opted
to
cancel
and
request
a
refund,
as
I
have
been
a
long-term
customer
and
you
can't
help
getting
the
flu.
I
called,
the
clerk
at
the
front
desk
couldn't
connect
me
to
the
manager.
She
REFUSED
to
speak
to
me
in
person.
She
said
that
the
reservations
were
not
refundable
under
any
circumstances.
The
temptation
to
go
there
and
pass
the
flu
to
the
entire
crew
was
VERY
tempting,
but
that
wouldn't
have
helped
anyone
in
the
family
feel
better,
so
I
refrained.
Instead,
I
called
corporate.
The
extraordinarily
nice
consultant
that
I
contacted
there
was
able
to
intervene
on
my
behalf
and
contacted
the
manager,
Stephanie
(aka...Karen),
the
one
who
refused
to
speak
to
me.
After
a
wait
of
several
minutes,
I
agreed
to
a
compromise.
One
of
the
two
rooms
would
be
refunded
(still
waiting
for
that
to
come
through).
I
decided
to
post
this
review,
based
upon
my
experience
with
the
hotel
management.
I
most
definitely
would
never
recommend
paying
for
a
room
in
advance.
I
would
be
extremely
cautious
about
ever
staying
at
this
location
in
future.
Actually,
I
would
go
out
of
my
way
to
avoid
this
location,
period.
Hopefully,
my
promised
partial
refund
will
actually
materialize
(not
holding
my
breath),
but
at
least
I
learned
a
couple
of
valuable
lessons.
Avoid
paying
in
advance,
and
avoid
nasty
managers,
if
you
have
any
advance
warning
(now
you
know
about
this
one,
at
least).
Pay
it
forward!
Nov
3,
2023
Interesting
response,
Stephanie!
Way
to
throw
the
hired
help
under
the
bus!
I
suppose
that
the
desk
clerk
that
I
spoke
to
when
I
first
reached
out
to
you
(before
involving
corporate),
is
either
no
longer
working
there,
or
is
not
aware
that
she
was
thrown
under
the
bus.
I
do
have
the
phone
records
to
prove
that
I
called
your
hotel
before
trying
corporate,
but,
be
that
as
it
may,
I
am
glad
that
I
didn't
hold
my
breath
for
that
refund
(now
2
weeks
and
counting,
after
I
was
told
it
would
take
5-10
days...).
It
(the
refund)
has
still
not
been
processed
by
my
credit
card
company.
But,
I
filed
a
dispute
with
them
and
was
given
a
conditional
credit,
so
I
suppose
that
you
get
to
hash
that
out
with
them
once
they
reach
out
to
you.
Hope
that
you
enjoy
the
weather,
and
the
coming
holiday
season...
Linda
G.
Still
dissatisfied
IHG
customer