Agnes B.
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Cape Sands Inn – Where Hospitality Goes to Die
If you're looking for a place to stay where you’ll be screamed at, hung up on, and treated like an inconvenience, look no further than Cape Sands Inn. This was not just a bad experience — it was a complete masterclass in mismanagement and disrespect, led by what might be the most unprofessional manager/owner I’ve ever encountered in years of booking group travel across the U.S.
Let me break this down clearly:
We booked 4 rooms for our group, and later extended our stay by one additional night through a third-party service. Understandably, that system categorized the room types slightly differently (Deluxe vs. Double Beds, etc.), but from a guest’s perspective — that’s irrelevant. What matters is that we communicated this upon check-in, asked politely if the group could remain in the same rooms, and were told it would be taken care of.
Apparently, the employee on duty either failed to communicate this to the manager or simply didn’t care. Either way, this incompetence set off a chain of events that led to unwarranted threats, disrespect, and stress for our entire group.
At 11 AM the next day, I started receiving calls from the hotel demanding our group check out, threatening to remove our guests’ personal belongings, including documents, from their rooms. Not only was this wildly unprofessional, but it was a violation of basic decency.
When I tried to resolve the issue, I was met with pure hostility. The manager screamed, hung up on me multiple times, and even threatened to report me to the third-party booking service. When I said I’d be reporting him for his behavior, he doubled down and became even more unhinged. The woman at the front desk wasn’t much better — hanging up and placing me on hold repeatedly like it was a game.
Let me be clear: we were not trying to scam anyone. We paid for our stay and simply wanted clarification and a bit of decency — instead, we got aggression, arrogance, and utter disregard for customer service. The group was told the night before that they didn’t need to move rooms, and trusted that their belongings were safe — only to wake up to threats of eviction and strangers handling their private items.
When I asked for a partial refund due to the stress, miscommunication, and outright disrespect, the manager once again lost his temper, ranting about policies as though they justify abusive behavior.
Here’s the truth:
Cape Sands Inn doesn’t understand what hospitality means. They treat guests like enemies the second anything goes off-script, and accountability is clearly not part of their vocabulary.
If you ever have a problem — don’t expect help, don’t expect kindness, and certainly don’t expect professionalism.
This place is a ticking time bomb of bad attitudes and worse management.
Do yourself a favor: Stay literally anywhere else.
Cape Sands Inn isn’t just a bad hotel — it’s a lesson in how not to treat human beings.