I originally posted a 5-star review prematurely following my first stay - sadly - after 4 separate…read moreweekends here, I feel that rating no longer applies.
The Good: My first several visits were excellent. Mwinji's polite and courteous reception at the front desk, and Michael's service at the Bistro for breakfast. The hotel itself has a few, great pros: instant hot water, non-slamming guest room doors, and free parking. Sophia at the front desk is a class act who is an expert at service recovery following a nightmare room I was placed in during my 3rd stay here.
The Ugly: During my 3rd stay, I was placed in Room 307, which suffered from severe cleanliness issues (overwhelming use of concentrated air freshener by housekeeping that invaded even the pillows and blanket - causing me to leave coffee bags in two spots to hopefully absorb the smell) and missing basic amenities (desk chair didn't function, missing bath mat/towels, missing room water). Worse, the AC unit was missing buttons, and it never dropped below 71*F (during an insane heatwave, no less). Since the concentrated freshener smell was so overwhelming, I called the front desk at 4am try to switch rooms - but the rude night auditor just dismissed me. Room 307 is what the industry calls a "last-sell room". If I booked a deeply discounted rate through Priceline or Expedia, I'd expect to be placed here - but I booked direct, under a corporate rate. While Sophia moved me to a better room the next day to right the wrong, the follow-up from leadership was disappointing.
Italia - the Director of Operations - personally requested I text her the photos of Room 307's condition, but the number she wrote down on her card and handed over to me - wasn't even hers to begin with. Following that odd exchange, I attempted to confirm my standard high-floor/away-from-elevator preferences via the official Marriott Bonvoy app chat for my 5th consecutive weekend booking this past weekend. The hotel completely ghosted the chat for six hours.
I eventually called the property directly the Saturday before my arrival to clear up the silence, and spoke with Dmitri at the front desk. Dmitri admitted that there was not a single line of notes or room preferences saved anywhere on my permanent guest profile. Every single promise from Mwinji or Italia to "remember my room preferences" was false promises. Keep in mind, I never asked for a suite. Just the two queen setup that I booked, "high floor/away from elevator". Small ask for someone who is Platinum Elite with Marriott. Checking in on a Sunday at a business park hotel, with half the parking lot empty - nonetheless.
After four back-to-back weekend stays here, its disappointing after being handed a dead-end number, ghosted on the app, and discovering your profile is a blank slate. I've stayed at hotels where guest preferences are locked in from my first stay - and remembered in subsequent stays at the same property, year after year - without my need to remind them. I've since cancelled my remaining stays at this property and rebooked them at a different Marriott in the area.