Dane Sonzoni
Google
The Hotel Concord gets 5 stars from me. Unlike many of my other reviews regarding hotels, this hotel delivers what is promised and that is all I ask for. I pay a luxury price, I expect a perfect experience; the Hotel Concord nailed it. This place is spotlessly clean, modern, and the amenities are high end. Things like chocolates in the room, electronic curtain controls, slippers, and boutique toiletry products in the bathroom are very nice touches- all part of what I consider a high end experience. With that being said, management should consider the following items for correction which were pushing unacceptable.
1). A $40.00 dollar check in early fee, when the room was already ready when I arrived around 1:00ish is really a slap in the face. The Terrace Suites are pushing $400.00-$500.00 a night and to ask your guest to pay an extra $40.00 dollars for checking in when the room was already ready seemed a little tacky on the part of such a high end establishment. It is important to note, that I would have had no problem paying the fee if the room was dirty and it needed to be expedited with house keeping to get me in before regular check in time. This really needs to be waved for guests at this price point, especially if the room is already ready.
2). The parking situation at the hotel is atrocious. Now to be fair, there are plenty of spaces in their attached parking garage, and the parking is free. However, all night long, from my terrace view, I watched a plethora of shady characters entering and exiting this non gated/ non secure parking garage. I witnessed everything from skate boarding on the roof of the garage, to a game of catch football. I fully expected my car to be on blocks when I woke up in the morning. This is complete ludicrous for a 4 diamond hotel. Hire a private security firm to do rounds on the garage so that guest cars are safe.
3). Give the nice blonde lady at the front desk some help. She shouldn't be trying to handle guests at concierge and stocking the muffins for breakfast at the same time. That is complete non-sense and its embarrassing at this price point. There should be a dedicated person at the front desk at all times for guest needs, and a dedicated person for the continental breakfast.
All and all, keep up the good work, especially the cleanliness of the hotel. I will be back for a visit in December. The nice front desk girl (refreshing in 2025), the views from the terraces, and the amenities make it worth it for the price. Hopefully the Hotel Concord has some security for the parking garage and won't charge me $40.00 bucks when I come back in December.