alsu C.
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I don’t think I have received my money’s worth from NH Collection’s hotel at all. It played a great job in wrecking my nerves throughout the entire visit. The rooms we have booked were pretty big and comfortable for European standards- which shouldn’t be surprising considering they were one of the most expensive in the whole city- but that’s about it. The staff is so disrespectful and under qualified it actually drew me insane, especially at breakfast where I was trying to keep it nice and peaceful with my dietary preferences but ended up waiting an hour on end for a super simple order and receiving annoyed attitude. The starters they fill the table with are so terrible; the juice is not fresh, there is only one option of bread which I was not a fan of, the fruit was so mushy tasteless every single day- like it had been waiting in the basket for about a week before our arrival. Ordering from the a-la carte menu, the waiters were obstinately rude and almost always confusing. I stated I wanted unsweetened plain Greek yogurt to which they brought me sweetened yogurt and when I complained, they explained that they in fact did not have plain yogurt but they served plain yogurt to a family member of mine! On another occasion, I tried ordering avocado toast with smoked salmon and poached egg and received it with some guacamole spread under the avocado slices and creme fraiche on the egg. Having disliked it, I ordered the sandwich without the guacamole and the cream and here is what I received:
1- No avocado slices, extra cream
2- No avocado slices again, half a slice of smoked salmon only, guacamole on the side
3- refused to remake my sandwich, ended up sending me a whole board of salmon and avocado instead which was… interesting to say the least. I could have assembled my own breakfast if I hadn’t paid so much for a mediocre breakfast buffet, I assure you.
And not mentioning the terrible wait between each step! I was practically refusing food by the time my order was complete.
The waiters were whispering things among each other, obviously mocking us and our supposedly large orders. One of the waitresses kept playing with her nose and the thought of holding the teapot she brought to our table made me gag. My mom’s caprese salad had a hair in it. The vegetable omelette was the nastiest egg concoction I had ever put into my mouth and the cheese platter tasted terrible. What do they actually fry the food in? Margarine? I don’t know, it sure isn’t butter.
You can probably tell i was NOT a fan of the staff nor the breakfast. at least the location was decent, surrounded by a vast majority of the monuments. If you like the sound of that and are not a big breakfast person, you might consider this hotel but I would personally stay away.