I rarely leave negative reviews, but this experience warrants one. After a previous interaction…read moreinvolving my fiancé, I reserved a storage unit online under my own name, paid the required reservation fee, and received a phone call from the facility confirming my reservation and telling me to come in. During that call, I explained that I wanted the unit to store boxes. My purposes for reserving the unit had absolutely nothing to do with my fiancé. When I arrived, the on-site manager, Ronda, immediately informed me that I would not be allowed to rent because of my association with my fiancé. There was no discussion of my application, no opportunity to explain anything further, and no indication before I made the trip that my reservation would not be honored. What makes this especially frustrating is that someone from the facility had already spoken with me by phone before my arrival. If the decision had already been made that I would not be permitted to rent a unit, a simple phone call could have saved me the unnecessary trip, wasted time, and fuel. Instead, I was instructed to come to the facility only to be told upon arrival that I was not allowed on the property. After I escalated the matter to corporate, I was told my reservation fee would be refunded. The most frustrating part wasn't even the refund--it was the way we were treated. Forwarding a confusing internal email stating the fee had been paid by cash or check instead of answering a customer's questions directly, refusing to acknowledge obvious errors, and making us escalate to corporate for a resolution came across as childish, evasive, and deeply unprofessional.
Businesses certainly have the right to decide who they rent to. What customers deserve in return is honest communication, respect for their time, and follow-through when a refund has been promised. Unfortunately, that was not my experience with the Seven Hills location, and based on my experience, I cannot recommend it.
