Ellen F.
Yelp
This hotel has beautiful bones but that is about it. From the time we rolled up in our Uber until the time we called for our Uber and had to walk close to a mile to get the Uber it was nothing but issue after issue. Apparently on game days Uber isn't allowed to pick up from the hotel lobby/valet area. You have to walk close to a mile, up multiple stairs (in the summer heat with your luggage) to find the Uber pickup location.
The staff is overwhelmed or simply they are rude and nasty. I will hold out hope for the overwhelmed suggestion as I would hope that the nasty behavior isn't the norm here.
We arrived at 1:30pm on a Tuesday for a meeting that was to start at 2pm. Of course the rooms were not ready yet. We were told that check-in isn't until 3:00pm and we would receive a text when our room was ready. Totally unfriendly check-in guy wouldn't look us in the eyes or answer any direct questions. He was like a mean robot. We were advised that we had received an upgraded room so I asked to not be upgraded in hopes of getting the room we paid for immediately. Nope, the unfriendly guy who checked us in said we only got the upgrade because they are sold out. Whatever, nice way to make me feel like a valued guest. At this time I did ask for a late check out the next day. He said he would note it in the reservation (he didn't).
Anyway, fast forward to 3:00pm. Rooms not ready (still) so my husband had the pleasure of sitting in the tiny lobby with everyone else who was waiting on their room. My meeting ended at 6PM. Still no text that our room was ready. Of course my husband had been asking every half hour starting at 3pm. I went down as soon as my meeting ended and inquired and FINALLY got a room. This took another 25 minutes to get the keys. Again, I asked for a late check out. She said she would need to ask her manager who was currently cleaning rooms (at 6pm). She said she would call me and let me know. I reminded her that check-in was way late so I would expect my request to be honored.
We finally get to our room!!! 10 minutes to change for the game. Not only did we NOT receive an upgrade, the lights in the bathroom were out. We called for Engineering to come fix the lights while we were out to the baseball game. When we returned hours later, the lights were still not working. I called down again and inquired. They said they would send someone up immediately. Well 45 minutes later and us in bed, we get a knock at our door. Long story short, the light bulbs were ALL out! WTF?! Did housekeeping not realize this when they cleaned our room? We only had one towel in the room when we checked-in, and no lights. Never got a call about our request for a late checkout but as I was told, it was noted.
At 11:00 on the day we are set to depart we get a knock on our door. Guess what???? No late checkout approved for us. This hotel has HORRIBLE customer service.
It gets better though! Today I check my credit card statement to find an additional charge. I called the hotel to see what it was for and I was told it was for my valet and wifi usage. Mind you, we had no car and I was in meetings all afternoon on day one and my husband was in the lobby....neither of us used the in room wifi as we never really had a chance. Just another headache that we had to call and deal with.
The hotel is in a great location as it's literally attached to the new baseball stadium. You walk out one door and across a small "quad" like area and there you are, the front entrance to the Sun Trust Park. The Omni has a great and fresh morning coffee/espresso at the bar on the 3rd floor. The gal who made my morning latte was the only friendly staff member we encountered while at the Omni.
If this hotel doesn't get itself pulled together soon, they aren't going to make it. This is not at all what one would come to expect from a quality brand like Omni.
PLEASE, YOU ARE RUINING THE OMNI BRAND. The Omni in Los Angeles to Nashville to NYC are amazing. This one is subpar to say the least. UGH! Travelers you have been warned. The service is unprofessional and cold. The rooms, while clean were missing towels as well as lighting and the mattresses don't have fitted sheets!!! They are using flat sheets that don't stay put:(....I feel like I could go on and on but why? Read some of the other reviews...obviously I am not the only one to have these issues. It seems to be an ongoing issue, not a one time occurrence.