Isaac S.
Yelp
Please accept this communique as a report concerning a customer service encounter at Hotel Indigo Atlanta - Vinings.
For the past several years, I have purchased lodging at the aforementioned location when in Atlanta, GA on business - typically three (3) times a year. In addition, I am a long time Hilton Honors Silver member and felt valued as a customer until a recent encounter.
On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, I drove seven (7) hours from my home in North Carolina to Atlanta to check in at Hotel Indigo Atlanta - Vinings. The related reservation was confirmed on Saturday, April 13, 2024, via Beneplace for four (4) nights and paid in full for $766.27. In addition, the room type and rate was non-refundable, could not be canceled, changed or transferred.
To my chagrin, I was informed by the person assigned at the front desk that the hotel was overbooked by management and accommodations were made for me to check in at another hotel miles away. It was also made clear that the accommodations made by Hotel Indigo were for one night only, excluded parking charges and was essentially their best and final offer - "take it or leave it." Therefore, additional nights were my responsibility in terms of booking and costs. To add insult to injury, Indigo management reportedly overbooked hotel rooms two (2) days prior to my arrival but refused to grant me the courtesy of a "heads up." Furthermore, the front desk staff on duty when I arrived projected a negative attitude as if I was wrong for booking the reservation through Beneplace.
In lieu of accepting Hotel Indigo's unreasonable and humiliating offer, I had no choice but to initiate a request for reimbursement in full for the prepaid/confirmed reservation via Beneplace. Since I was left to my own devices and unable to secure reasonable lodging, I was forced to drive back later the same evening, seven (7) hours to return home.
Hopefully, corrective action is taken with the front desk staff at Hotel Indigo Atlanta - Vinings so that other customers are not subjected to this same type of humiliation and embarrassment.