Layla A.
Yelp
First, let me start out by saying this was our Thirtieth Wedding Anniversary celebration and we were planning to make a weekend of it. To start things off, the whirlpool bath in the room was not working, which was why we chose this specific room in the first place. When checking out I mentioned this to the front desk personnel, who could not have cared less. I told her we had specifically paid MORE for the room because it advertised that feature. Cricket noise.
Secondly, we were jolted awake by an unsolicited wake-up call at 7 a.m. When I mentioned this, the front desk person replied, "Oh yeah, there were several others who had that happen too." Well, the fact that others suffered the same fate...that makes me feel so much better. Not.
Lastly, we had an appalling experience retrieving our vehicle. Initially we were told that it would be at least a half hour to get our car. Well, okay, there was only the one attendant and he seemed to be rather frazzled. We waited 20 minutes for our car, finally the attendant told us we might want to go down the street a few blocks to the Hilton as they were parking cars of the Ashton guests at that location, and they could help get our car sooner because he thought he would be at least an additional half hour getting ours. We walked down to the Hilton and stood in the cold for 20 to 25 minutes until I tell my husband that I am walking back to the Ashton at least I can sit indoors and not freeze to death while waiting for the car. No one ever helped us. We wound up returning to the Ashton only to discover that our car keys had been lost and at which point they began asking for a description of our vehicle. At this point I was nearing tears. When our car was finally returned the surly valet had a minor fit when my husband declined to give him a tip. I mean, really? You are rude, non-responsive, apparently incompetent, and then expect a tip?
When we were leaving the young woman at the front desk apologized for the absolute disaster of a stay and said that she would have the manager contact us later that day to try to make the experience right. I told her that we would really appreciate a call. That was a Sunday morning, it has been three days since this happened. Any guesses? Yep, no call. No email...No comment.
I completely understand that a couple's anniversary may not be a big deal to a business establishment, but it really was a special milestone to us. I also expected a level of excellence and service at an establishment of this caliber, or should I say the "purported" caliber. Never again! If I am hoping for quality, I will go to the Omni or even the faded albeit service-oriented Renaissance. I seldom write reviews and certainly try not to dwell on a negative experience, however, I am hoping I can save someone else some grief and incredible disappointment over a spoiled special event.