When I experience poor service, I blame management. This lodging experience, was so poor, I'm convinced management does not exist at this location. I booked my room more than a month in advance. When I arrived (11:30AM on a Saturday), there were literally NO guests at this hotel. There wasn't anyone to greet guests. The front desk also had nobody attending. A sign indicated I had to call ext. 112 to get service. Not easy to do WITHOUT a hotel phone. I found cleaning staff down a hallway, which only understood me well enough to know I needed someone that could help me. He led me down another hallway, knocked on a door, and a man came out, who appeared to be unhappy he was awoken from his slumber at 11:30AM in the morning.
No greeting, just a yawn as he walked by to the front desk. He checks us into a room that was facing an empty parking lot on the first floor. Reminder, THERE IS NOT A SINGLE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. Once I got into the room that did not smell pleasant, I called extension 112 to ask to be moved to a room that was ocean view, and above the 1st floor. He put me on hold for 2 minutes to then inform me the upgrade was $33. Again, reminder, THERE WERE NO GUESTS IN THIS ENTIRE HOTEL. Unable to withstand the smell of this room, I agreed and was 'upgraded' to the 2nd floor, facing the ocean.
The room was clean, only due to the competent cleaning staff, which was the only reason I was still at this hotel. However, a guest, prior to my arrival, years prior for all I know, did not know how to use an iron, nor an ironing board. I found several iron burn marks throughout the carpet on the floor. No fault of the hotel, just venting about a guest that should not be allowed to wear pressed, firm clothing.
Now, onto the plumbing. The hot water, took 3 or so minutes to become lukewarm. I will not blame the hotel staff for this, as I've stated, I'M THE ONLY GUEST AT THIS HOTEL and the pipes were obviously bored. The problem I did have was with the long, question mark shaped faucet that was about 12 inches higher than the sink in the bathroom. This resulted in everything in the bathroom receiving a shower that did not wish to shower. Including, but not limited to: the mirror, the toilet, the floor, and guests wearing clothing that was dry prior to sink use.
The security was a short 5 inch tall rock which conveniently propped the side door open to allow guests (or GUEST in my case) to enter and exit the hotel at will. This also allows for unwanted guests to do the same. Let's include axe murderers, or anyone else that simply wanted to get out of the cold.
When 'checking out', I was stalked and greeted at my car by the same cleaning staff member to present me with my bill. Obviously the greeter / front desk attendee could not bother with a check out before 11:30AM (I checked out at 8:45AM).
In closing, I could never consider staying at this location again, just for the security reason alone. With my other experiences, I'm willing to take my chances at a competing business in the future. read more