Alyssa M.
Yelp
ZERO STARS-
We pulled up to the valet, who said they ONLY had valet as an option. He never expressed it was an extra charge, or directed us to anywhere else we could park. We walked in around midnight after a long day of driving. We did not have a reservation and booked the room at the front desk. The price for the room, which was a king standard, was quoted at around $375 for the night. The price was a little high, but it was late, we were tired, and we figured the room would be commensurate with such a luxury price tag. Not only was the room old, outdated, small, had no view, and moderately clean, when we got the bill the following day it was $500 flat. After a county tax, tourist tax, and state tax was applied, the room came out to around $425. The $80 charge for "incidentals" was pretty much kept entirely by hotel after a hidden $30 "resort fee" and another $35 flat fee for valet, which was only conveyed to us after the roof was booked. Another frustration point was after we booked the room, we remembered we were AAA members and could have had a discount. When we asked if the transaction could be done over, the front desk said it was too late. Overall we genuinely felt ripped off. I have stayed in $400/night hotel rooms and I know what kind of experience that price tag commands. This experience fell WELL short. They didn't even have food options when we arrive. For $500/night that's pathetic. We've called the hotel twice now to discuss our experience and twice have been told to call back another time when a manager is available. The best they could offer was to waive the hidden resort fee that should never have been charged in the first place. So even after the fact, customer service is non-existent. Overall a pretty disappointing experience, and that's an understatement. I would never recommend anybody I know to stay at this hotel and I fully regret choosing this hotel over the Sheraton, right down the road, for $250/night, and relatively brand new.
Just to add to the list of issues with the actual room. We felt like we were in a Holiday Inn. It was small, old, the furniture was chipped, that bathtub was dirty, the complimentary toiletries were low quality, no balcony and a view of the top of the flat roof of the building next to us. The TV in the room wasn't even a smart TV, which is standard in almost every hotel I've stayed in for the last 5 years. We had been driving all day and got in around midnight, so by the time we saw the actual room after check in, we did not have the energy to fight or make an issue. We just wanted to sleep. The air quality was musty, as would be expected of an older, run down hotel. In short, where do you get off charging $500 fucking dollars a night for this hotel?!
Photos will be uploaded shortly. - not to mention, there was missing furniture in our room so they misrepresented their room online.