Candice L.
Yelp
I have travelled all over the world, and NEVER have I encountered such rudeness, highway robbery and such a lack of help, responsibility or hospitality in any hotel in my 30 years of global travel. If I could give everyone some helpful and important advice, PLEASE AVOID booking at The Sagamore at all costs.
I put in a few pieces of cotton laundry (items from Kmart - cotton undies, leggings, tshirts) and was literally aghast when I received a bill for WAIT FOR IT... $485 USD!!!!! I use hotel laundry facilities wherever I travel and never pay more than $80 for a similar order.
When I went to see the manager, there was absolutely no empathy, understanding, ownership or apology, and he said the best he could do was charge $285 USD (ie. waive the $200 Express service fee that I had never asked for)!!!! That's a resulting nearly-$300 USD for a few cotton items including briefs, tshirts and socks - $12 per pair of underwear and $9 per pair of socks!!!!!! It seemed absolutely lost on him that this was absolutely unacceptable, and basic theft of hard-earned money/pure extortion and rather than being understanding and attentive, he came across as rude, annoyed, evasive and defiant. He insisted it wasn't his problem as it was an external laundry service - but the hotel logo and branding were all over the order paperwork! I felt absolutely disrespected and dismissed as a paying hotel guest and cannot express this strongly enough - STAY AWAY FROM THE SAGAMORE!!!
Very much in general, the staff have a bad attitude, are curt, unhelpful, unfriendly and unaccommodating at every turn. Not one smile from any of them. I felt at times like I needed to almost apologise for being on their property or taking up their time with a query - not to mention dealing with a blocked toilet in my room, TV reception that kept cutting out and front desk staff scrolling on his phone mid conversation - in a 4-star hotel?! No apologies for any of these things either when reported at the end of my stay!
Please take my word for it - you need to avoid this place at all costs if you want to experience an enjoyable stay for your money. I have never left an online review before but feel it's important to protect others from this miserable and obscenely disappointing (and expensive!) experience. To The Sagamore, you should be ashamed. Hope you learn from this feedback - customers are not fools to be taken advantage of. Guests deserve much, much more (service, decency and respect) for their money.