trakin69
Google
We stayed at the Shangri La for 5 nights and here are our thoughts:||||Arrival: There were no bellmen to assist with luggage.||||Room: We stayed in a premium room. The room was comfortable, sleep quality was excellent. The view overlooking the Choijin Lama Temple was nice. However, the couch and carpeting had many stains and needed to be replaced. After returning from sightseeing, we found our room not serviced. We had to call the front desk TWICE to get housekeeping to clean our room. ||||Cafe Park: Breakfast is served here. The food choices were plentiful and the servers were attentive. There were many choices for both Western and Asian food.||||Naadam: We ate here several times. The food was good. The only complaint is that the service was lacking. It took a while to have someone come and take our order. Once done eating, plates weren't cleared.||||Lobby Lounge: A catastrophe. There were so many people that the employees couldn't keep up. Everytime we visited, we waited and waited with no service. Finally, we had to find an employee to clean our table and then another employee to come over and take our order. ||||Club Lounge: We had the privilege of using the club lounge for 2 nights maybe because I'm a member? The lounge was beautiful. Breakfast options were small. Happy hour from 5-7pm was a one star. The food was always cold. You could pour yourself a beer and wine. All other alcohol (gin, vodka, rum, etc.) was in a machine where you push a button and your alcohol pours out. How tacky! All employees we encountered in the club lounge weren't friendly at all. Any request was perceived as a chore by them. ||||Departure: The front desk was able to arrange a taxi to the airport at 3am. Well done!||||In summary, the Shangri La is the only five star option in Ulaanbaatar. In our opinion, the customer service is so lacking. Most employees we encountered looked like they didn't want to be there. No one greeted us with hellos or smiles or went the extra mile to see if they could do anything for us. If another five star hotel opens someday, the Shangri La is going to need to up their game.