A few friends came here for work and invited me to come stay with them. Because I was late add, my name wasn't on the reservation as someone else in the group cancelled. We had inquired about late check out, noon, but was not told the keycard would reset at 11:15am, at which time you need to get a "new" keycard to enter. This means even if I had gone downstairs to grab something or put something in the car, I would still need a new keycard.
I tried to get into the room after 11:15am and was not able to. I then let the front desk know about the non-working keycard, and one of the staff insisted my keycard would work and I should try again. I tried the keycard again, of course it did not work and recorded a video to show front desk. The same front desk staff insisted I must not know how to use a keycard since his computer shows it works. At that point I didn't want argue anymore, so I asked the front desk staff, who claimed to be a manager manager, to send someone upstairs with me to just prove the key did not work - he refused and insinuating I had lied to him. I asked is it possible for someone to take my luggage out that was sitting by the door - which was a no.
The only option was for my name to be added to the reservation. I asked for a phone number to call, the front desk manager then berated me that all I have to do is add my name to the reservation. I said, I know, this is why I am asking for a phone number. He then went on and on how he cannot open the door for me. By then, I had asked for the phone number three times, the manager claimed the customer "should have the phone number ready to call." I finally said, did I just agree with you and this is why I have asked the phone number three times? He then said I was rude, I said no, I have asked three times and how many times would I need to ask?
It was very obvious the front desk manager did not hear anything I have said to him, which was agreeing with him and asking for a phone number to call, he just wanted to belittle someone. I finally got a phone number, which turned out to be wrong, and was texting to my friend to add my name when he asked me to "move aside so I can help another customer." I said I only need 30 seconds to text can you hold on? During this whole time another person behind me had heard the whole conversation. When the front desk manager asked me to move again, I asked the person behind me if she minded I take 30 seconds to send a text - she did not mind as long as she is being serviced. The manager then glared at me and move to one of the other THREE empty computers next to him.
I was on a work call when the manager came over twice to flag me down even though I had told him I would not be available for the next hour until my friend adds me to the reservation. He then came over after my call and says, he didn't understand why I was so rude. Again, he heard nothing I had told him which was I had agreed with him and asked for a phone number, which he apparently couldn't produce. By then I just had it since I had spent 15 minutes listen to him berate me, so I said, "didn't I agree with you that is why I asked for a phone number? Why do you keep explain and argue with me?" The front desk manager said it is a misunderstanding, he did not realized I had asked for phone number to call. Excuse me, I asked about 5 times because he provided a wrong one!
I spoke to another staff later and found out the keycard would reset at 11:15am, which the front desk manager did not know either.
I am surprised with the treatment from a Marriott hotel but this explains why I prefer a Hilton. I would recommend the manager gets some training on how to respond to situations and details within his own hotels before working with customers again.
By the way, we found out the hotel has different rates depending on the time of the day we called. We were ready to take our business elsewhere when the front desk agreed to match a lower room for the same room less than 12 hours later!
I am giving it two stars because some of the staff were so nice including the cleaning crew. read more