My experience at Hilton Parsippany was deeply unsettling. During my stay, a $5,000 harp was damaged in my hotel room while I was absent from the room. There were many of these in rooms throughout the hotel that weekend, for a conference.
The room and the hotel itself were in disrepair, raising immediate concerns about the quality and safety of the environment. When I reported the damage to hotel management, instead of addressing the issue, they stalled and then dodged responsibility with deceit.
After weeks of delays and evasion, their so-called "legal department" resorted to aggressive phone calls, attempting to intimidate me rather than resolve the issue. I filed a police report and lodged a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. Throughout the entire process, the hotel employed stalling tactics and provided misleading information to evade accountability.
What made this situation even worse was how both Hilton Parsippany (specifically Mohamed Abdelrehim) and Hilton Corporate (Donna Balch of Hilton Executive Customer Relations) handled the aftermath. They falsely claimed to the Better Business Bureau that I had not responded to their attempts to contact me about an insurance claim. In reality, they ignored my repeated efforts to find a resolution, responding only with empty platitudes about safety and high standards in their replies to my online reviews.
This hotel's behavior raises serious concerns about its integrity and respect for guest safety. If you're considering a stay at Hilton Parsippany, I strongly advise against it. They not only failed to take responsibility for the damage but made the situation even worse through their unprofessional and dishonest handling of the issue.
If you care about your personal safety and receiving honest, professional treatment, avoid Hilton Parsippany at all costs. The complicity between the Hilton Parsippany and Hilton Corporate is deeply troubling and reflects a systemic failure to prioritize guest welfare.
Update: eventually, months later, this incident was finally escalated to their insurance risk firm, who worked with me to take responsibility for the luthier repair bill. It remains unresolved as of 2025. In order for the luthier to receive appropriate payment (at a deeply discounted amount -- $1719.83) the hotel legal department asked for any reviews to be removed and insists I sign a broad indemnification of "Hilton Parsippany, HH FP Portfolio LLC, HHC TRS FP Portfolio LLC, Remington Parsippany Employers LLC, Hilton Franchise Holding LLC, and the Hotel Owners and their affiliated companies, its officers, partners, directors, agents, attorneys, employees, members, shareholders and subsidiary companies and, other persons, firms and corporations from all claims and demands, rights and causes of action of any kind the undersigned now has or hereafter may have on account of or in any way growing out of property loss which is known or unknown to me at the present time."
While I appreciated the opportunity to work with a reasonable and responsible agent, I still was met with unacceptable and disrespectful options generated from the hotel's legal department.
And, through the agent, the legal department denied the harassing phone calls from the hotel as originating from their department. So, someone from that hotel posed as their legal counsel to try to intimidate me, instead of honestly dealing with the damage to my property caused by one of their staff. read more