GO ELSEWHERE! Where do I begin with the nightmare of staying at Sheraton Silver Spring! Spur of the moment, my boyfriend and I decided we would get a hotel room in Silver Spring to be near the city for holiday shopping deals and festivities. He's a Starwood rewards member so when we saw there was a Sheraton Silver Spring the decision to stay there was a no brainer. The hotel was average at best. Decor, facilities, and accommodations were tolerable. They were dated but doable for a night or two. I would not book here for an extended stay (although my boyfriend may disagree since he's a rewards member). There was coffee and tea in the room, no water. Lorenzo checked us in as normal, and we provided my credit card to which we told him we would be paying by the card on file with my boyfriend in his rewards account. Upon check out my boyfriend was told he was fine, and we went on our way. Fast forward to Friday when my credit card is actually charged for the stay and causing issues with my automatic payments on my account.
The subsequent level of customer service and communication from the management team was abysmal. I spoke with my boyfriend and he said the woman said everything was fine upon check out and he was not provided a receipt. A receipt or check out slip was also not slid under the door the morning of check out. On Friday, I called the company to inform them of the mishap, and they say a manager would have to call me back on Monday after speaking with accounting. No one called me Monday, I called close to the close of business and left my information for the manager on duty Togi, however I never got a call back from either. What I got was a disgruntled representative named Winnie who insisted on thinking I was blaming her when I simply wanted a steady for of communication and someone working to resolve this matter. The icing on the cake was when Winnie placed me on hold, just to let the music play for the duration and the phone to ring again and her to pick up and ask me if I was ready to talk, as if I were a child. On Monday, my boyfriend also went up there but was told Togi left and nothing could be done. Needless to say, Tuesday I went up there to clear this up. After several conversations, and checks the manager Nane was able to figure everything out, and my boyfriends card that was initially supposed to be charged was charged. However, it is a day after he has paid and I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY REFUND! I called today to speak with the manager guess who's on duty....Togi! And he is supposed to call me back (side eye). So now they have received two forms of payment for this one room with incidentals. My recommendation is go the other way, the low level of customer service is not worth the mediocre rooms and service. Sure they may be friendly with simple check-in and check-out guests, but God forbid your card is mischarged and you need ACTUAL service, because they are unable to provide it in a friendly and professional manner. read more