Jessie C.
Yelp
RUN!!!! I never had a more disgusting service in my life.
Came to check in. We booked via Hotel Tonight. My gf booked with her Russian name and they had issue checking her in because her Id showed mismatched name. I'm not happy about it but I understand, what is not okay however, is that they were not ready to work with us. In fact, I felt like they were ready to escort us to the door.
Finally, they realize we wanted to check in and wanted to find a solution, it was midnight and we had luggage. Okay, finally the manager said we can call hotel tonight to make sure they resend the confirmation with my gf English name because it is not his problem.
Okay, so we called Hotel Tonight. We just want them to resend the confirmation to the hotel with my gf English name. We called them back after 30 min and they said they couldn't reach the front desk. Okay, we did hear the phone ringing but thought nothing of it. Maybe it was other people they are ignoring. I ask hotel tonight if I can just pass the phone to the receptionist and manager and they can work it out.
Nope, walked up to the front desk and told them that they couldnt reach them through the phone and ask if I can just pass my phone to her. Nope, she didn't even look at me, just said Hotel Tonight have to call us, and if they can't reach them, they can't help us. I told them, yes they have been trying to reach you guys for a long time. She just usher us to sit down and said there is nothing she can do if Hotel Tonight can't reach them. The black manager, Jose I think?, said they can't check me in because of the mismatch name because it leads to fraud, which I understand. What I don't understand however, is why he talked to me like I don't understand what fraud is. The manager/receptionist were so unhelpful and rude to us specifically. I am not sure if it is because we are gay or that my gf is Russian (I heard the receptionist made fun of my gf Russian name, like a kid that pronounce your ethic name wrong to make fun of you). Like WTF?!?! This type of service is so unacceptable.
The black manager were all smile to everyone else beside us. Okay fine, we sat back down and waited for Hotel Tonight to sort it out with the staff.
Well what do you know, the black manager came up and ask "What did Hotel Tonight says?". I told him they said they can't get in touch with you guys. He finally smile and said well he just spoke with them and told them they can't let us in. Okay, then why did you walk up and ask me what they said If you just spoke to them? Seems to me like he is insinuating that I'm lying. He was ready to wait for us to leave.
Well, then hotel tonight call us and told us that they already sent the new confirmation and has been trying to call them to check their system to confirm that they resolved the issue. So, did the manager tries to lie to us to get us out???
So I walked up and told them to see if they received any update from hotel tonight because I'm literally still on the phone with them and they told me they sorted it out from their end.
Well what did you know, the receptionist finally "found' it. Maybe she got it for a long time and has been ignoring it, hoping we just take the lose and find another hotel. IDK
Okay, so they have no choice but to check us in but they made sure to let us know we not welcome from their reaction.
Whatever, but here is my second interaction with the receptionist. My gf and I went downstairs to ask for toothbrushes. Well, I ask if she knows where I can get toothbrushes. She gave me 1 with my gf behind me. Then my gf ask if it is just one or is there two in the box? Well, she ROLL HER EYES and gave her another one. HOW FUCKING PETTY CAN YOU BE?
We weren't even rude, I was pissed because we never had issue with booking via Hotel tonight but we were always polite in the way we talked to them. I know they have to follow protocol, that's fine but what's with this attitude especially when I see the them all smile with everyone else BESIDE us. I saw that he balck manager help everyone else beside us.
So what is it? Because my gf has a Russian name? Because we are gay?
Whatever it is, RUN. This hotel 's front desk service is a fucking joke.