Shann C.
Yelp
I wish I could give this rating a NO STAR. Let me start by saying I've always been a fan of Four points at Sheraton , Never would I have imagined the , unprofessionalism, rudeness & lack of communication I received from the Director of event and sales coordinator Ofelia. I am getting married Mar 28, 2018 on the beach and chose Four points at Sheraton to stay at for myself & bridal party. I booked 2 rooms ocean view., I recently visited the establishment, I was in love instantly with what I saw. Alexis at the front desk was amazing. She was very helpful she answered a lot of questions that I had and she even made mention that they had a banquet room that they host parties and wedding receptions. She suggested , i speak with the coordinator to possibly see if there was an availability for my reception. It seem very ideal being that I am staying in the hotel and my wedding is going to be right behind the hotel. This was awesome idea, she gave me a card and told me to ask for Ofelia, and she'll be able to help me. The next day I called Ofelia, several times no answer. I left Vmail w/ a follow up email. By eod she called, I explain what I was wanted, to rent a banquet room along w/ catering for a party of 30. She looked in her system & said the day was avail. For all of 30 secs I was excited. Then she had the nerve to say, even though the space is available we usually have meetings here and hosting a reception may not be possible, well probably have to move your event to another day.. But I'll need to talk to my food and beverage manager Steve, to see what he say.. I said ma'am we are talking about my wedding reception, there will be NO rescheduling it for another day. ( plus she said there was nothing booked for the day period anyways) She proceeds to say, I'll still talk to him and get back to you tomorrow... We'll tmrw is today , Dec 8,. Guess what No call back received. I even sent and email to follow up, no response. I've called and my MOH called and left messages NO response. I plan to cancel my rooms that are on reserve. Someone at the four points of Sheraton needs to give her ass a crash course on manners. B/c she lacks it and her demeanor is rude, This type of behavior is bad for business. I am a firm believer, I'll never beg any business to take the $ I spend. Not only that my company have conferences at the hotel. So I'll be speak w/ our HR event scheduler and suggest we no longer reserve anything w/ this property again as well.
UPDATE 12/13/17.
I Decided to pay Four points a visit on Saturday 12/9. To speak w/ Ofelia since she still hadnt reached back out to me ask she stated she would. Upon arrival I was greeted my Steve ( the FOOD & BEVERAGE GUY) what a coincidence. He was in the process of setting up a reception in the same room, I was wanting to rent. I explained the situation, he agreed , I'm a paying Patriot just like the next person or company, these spaces are first come first serve. He pulled out his phone checked his email and said , I dont have any emails from Ofelia about a quote for your day of request, then he looked at the schedule and confirm the same thing she had already told me that there was no one book for that entire day. All could do is SMH. So not only did Ofelia not reach out to him as she said she was ,but still today as of December 13th 2017 she still hasn't contacted me. Steve was nice he gave me his card and told me to send him an email and that he would then forward it to her. As I'm talking to my husband-to-be he made a valid point. We're not asking for anything for free we're both gainfully employed, but it's clear that Ofelia who is the director of events whom represents four points at Sheraton at the Jacksonville oceanfront , does not only want to do business with us but does not know how to keep her word, and is rude to by telling me ,we can move my reception to a different date and for those reason. We've chosen a different venue to host our reception. Our $$ was good enough to spend elsewhere.