Yam Y.
Yelp
Hotel is bleh.
The experience at the front desk, room, condition all really is a 1 star. But! Because of ismael (hotel engineer) I've added 1 additional star.
Front desk, when we checked in, my roommate asked if there was a microwave in the room or lobby. The agent name (Aisha) stated, "no there's no microwave. But I'll have someone heat it up for you." My roommate replied, "I have trust issues, could I go with the employee to heat up my food?" Aisha replied, "no. It's either I have someone heat up the food in our basement or you just eat your food cold. Your trust issues is not my problem." In which, we were both utterly shocked and my roommate replied, "okay. Nvm"
This was around 7pm, we've been traveling since 5am, and it's the food we brought from another state - so, soon after checking in, we can just start working before hitting the bed.
But nooooo, Aisha (front desk) absolutely couldn't careless.
I was checked into a room that smelled sour/wet towel, and heater in the room wasn't working. So, while the engineer was working to fix the heating situation, I checked out 2 other rooms - all of which was worse then the other.
While I was checking out 2 other rooms, my roommate shared the experience she had with the front desk with the engineer that was working to fix the heater, and guess what? The engineer replied, "oh my... there's a break room on top floor, let me take you there and you can heat up your food there." He took us to the break room, and we chatted a bit about SF, and he walked us back down. That simple, yet genuine care the engineer name (Ismael... I hope I spelled it right?) offered us was so very touching.
Full disclosure, I am an Ambassador level member at Marriott. But had 0 choice in staying at this hotel since my employer was paying for the stay. As an Ambassador member (highest level you can achieve under Marriott rewards program) I'm used to great services. But how Ismael was able to turn awful night into a belly full, happy night, we will remember for a very long time.
Finally, bathroom... body lotion, shampoo, conditioner - all smell like cucumber. Very strong scent of cucumber. How I absolutely hate cucumbers, and I literally had to endure such scent for 3 nights! Ugh!
Girl working at the front desk at 9:45am on Feb 3rd is also not surprisingly rude. We requested late checkout and the latest was 1pm instead of 12pm and anything after 1pm, there's a fee. We asked if the fee can be added to the company card since this is a business trip. She replied, "No. it will be my personal card."
Incompetent employees makes this hotel staying experience a nightmare.