We were very disappointed with our experience with Colony Limo, it was a disaster, which by their fault nearly caused us to miss our flight.
The entire purpose of getting a stretch limo is to experience luxury. Yes they are a very expensive ride, but we chose to get a limo ride to the airport to kickstart our vacation in a fun and immersive way. The lights and features looked appealing and we figured we could make a boring trip to the airport much more interesting and memorable. After years of hard work this was our first real trip, and we wanted it to be perfect for our family.
I first booked the white Lincoln Towncar limo, which was the least expensive of the stretch limo options, but we later upgraded to the more expensive Chrysler 300 stretch limo, solely based on the fact that the interior was much more fun looking and there were more features. We figured it would be fun and memorable for the kids to have such an immersive experience. The kids and I created a limo playlist to play on our ride, as there was supposed to be the option for music. We packed a DVD to put into the DVD player that was listed as one of the features. We were planning on a fun and entertaining ride.
When the limo arrived just a few minutes late the morning of our flight, we didn't think much of it, until the driver told us to not be seated yet as the car was having electrical issues with the interior. The lights and all the features of the cabin which had been working up until he arrived, were suddenly switching off by themselves and not staying on. He continued to attempt to get it to work and reset it, but it continued to switch off. Here is the bothersome part.... my family and I stood outside for *45 MINUTES* waiting on him to continue to do the same failing actions over and over again... and this was A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT. We scheduled the limo to arrive at 6am, this way we would avoid traffic and have plenty of time to check into our flight and get settled and purchase snacks for the plane ride. Instead, we didn't leave until nearly 7am! We were stuck in bumper to bumper Houston weekday morning traffic, and did not arrive at our gate until nearly 8:30, WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE FINAL BOARDING CALL!!! It made for a very stressful morning. We had to run through the terminals, stress in every line we stood in, run to our gate, we did not get to stop to purchase snacks or even get to take the kids to the bathroom before our flight. All of this due to the driver's poor judgement to repeatedly and failingly reset the interior system for 45 MINUTES.
And no, we did not ever get to experience the fun and immersive features that made us choose this limo. THESE are the things people Pay for when they book a limo, and we got to experience not only NONE of the features, but we didn't even have BASIC conveniences like air conditioning! Instead our ride consisted of sitting in a hot stuffy car, no a/c, no music, no lights, no DVD, not one thing we had planned on and PAID FOR. The ride was hot, awkward, boring and very disappointing and there was an odd smell in the cab. Us and the kids were all sweating, so we had to roll the windows down, and by the time we arrived at the airport we all looked a mess! Frazzled and frizzy haired, shiny sweaty faces, clothes clinging to us from sweat. We literally could have ordered an UBER and paid a TENTH of the price and still had basic vehicle conveniences such as air conditioning, and music.
And yes I said a TENTH of the price, because Colony Limo still had the NERVE to charge us $300 for this hot stuffy silent ride which by THEIR FAULT almost caused us to miss our flight! This was still MORE than the Towncar limo would have been, with all the working features! When we arrived late at the airport, the driver said his boss offered "some sort of discount for the NEXT limo we book". No mention of how much of a discount or how it would be given to us, just a vague reference to an imaginary future discount which we never heard about again, no follow-up email about it, no apology, nothing.
Our driver drove terribly as well, tailgating the drivers in front of us, hitting the gas and stomping on the breaks so badly that my husband got carsick and had to move to the back seat and sleep for half the ride to avoid hurling.
I could not imagine a worse ride to the airport. I understand that electrical issues happen, but we live very close to Stafford where Colony Limo is located, and as soon as they discovered problems, they could have sent for another vehicle, or chosen to not spend an excessive amount of time on our watch attempting to figure out the problem, or at the very least, offered us a significant discount for the inconvenience.
This is just bad business.
Before this happened, we were planning to book them again for a limo ride to a concert a few weeks later... had they made a true effort to right their wrongs, we still would have... Needless to say, we decided against it. Waste of money! read more