The experience we had from start to finish was well below already lenient expectations, and must be addressed from a professional standpoint. This is in re a trip from Miami Airport to their Orlando office on bus 5650.
The driver from the beginning was short with passengers and was on a phone or some conversation near the entirety of the trip. They scraped curbs, braked hard often on the freeways, and left us feeling unconfident that our safety was any sort of priority. We understand that many driving conditions are out of the driver's control, but at least some effort on their part would be appreciated.
This is a longer than four-hour journey advertised as business class and it was certainly far from it. There were no scheduled restroom/pit stops, and the restroom was inadequately stocked. There was no toilet paper, hand soap, hand sanitizer, nor running water. If this were a short trip, this may be acceptable but frankly gross for the length of this trip. Had we known the restroom situation prior, we would not have booked or at the very least made efforts that would have ensured our group all had an opportunity to relieve themselves before leaving.
An unannounced stop was made at a travel center and an older guest on our reservation informed the driver of there being no toilet paper in the restroom and if this stop would allow time for her to use the restroom.
The driver shrugged off the request for more toilet paper and noted the stop was not for restrooms and the bus left shortly thereafter.
On that, all stops along the route were unaccounced, there were no signs on board with the itinerary, nor was the itinerary posted on the reservation except your own stop. A man realized they had reached their stop albeit a little too late.
The driver had continued, so when the man asked to be let off, he was dropped off ON THE FREEWAY SHOULDER! Whatever policy or procedure that is keeping the driver from taking a brief, safe detour to debark passengers regardless of "fault" must be reevaluated. I'm sure most, if not all, passengers would understand the slight delay in the name of safety.
It would be most beneficial to the company, its employees, and passengers for additional training and maintenance of all aspects of the bus. We understand the constraints and challenges of bus transportation on a schedule, but with the bare necessities being missed it is concerning what is being missed or shrugged off elsewhere.
We agree with other posted reviews where the seats were comfortable, but the lack of really any other amenity besides WiFi was very disappointing when you expect business-class travel. This particular bus did not have tray tables, so further straying from what a business-class experience would infer. After seeing how the toilet situation was addressed, I had my brother disconnect anyway. If the shortcomings elsewhere would be indicative of the security of the WiFi, I would not want to be connected to that for personal nor business use.
For the cost, it's best to accept a slightly more uncomfortable seat for a usable bathroom, pleasant staff, and adherence to common sense safety procedures. Greyhound will likely prove to be a superior experience in most, if not all, ways.
We could not, in good conscience, recommend anyone book with RedCoach until they make changes to earn your business. It was embarrassing for our family and should be embarrassing for this company. We would expect this from cheaper or econo-branded services, but when we book a business-class experience we have those expectations. read more