Nishant Boddupalli

Review of The Dime @ Renaissance Allento...

Summary: Blood on towel, but understanding front d...

Summary: Blood on towel, but understanding front desk managers.

I walked in here as it was in close proximity to the office I was working out of for a project. From the outside, this hotel looked very classy. The door staff were friendly and the front desk managers, provided me with, on request, a king bedroom, having notified me that it had a disability shower. The interiors at the lobby didn't disappoint either, nor did knowing that the stay gave me free access to a rather large gym in the adjoining building.

Based on the experience thus far, feeling rather uppity about my terrific choice in a hotel, I checked into my room on that fateful Monday of June 25th, 2018.

Shortly after checking to my room, once I was done showering, I decided to pick up one of the fresh towels, and plunge my face into it. However, approximately six seconds later, along with my face, the towel had wiped off all the respect I had for this establishment, for, facing me, were dried bloodstains on the very towel I had just rubbed my face gleefully onto.

After a freak out session lasting a few seconds that included ignorantly considering the possibility of having contracted hepatitis, I decided to throw some clothes on, take a photo of the towel (attached) for future records, and run to the front desk in a state of disgust.

At the front desk, I presented the towel and narrated my experience to Adam (who I believe was the front desk manager) and an other person (whose name I unfortunately cannot recollect but likely starts with a 'P', and was the assistant front desk manager). Both were extremely understanding of the situation, handled it very seriously/professionally, and promised that the manager responsible for this would be notified at earliest.

As a compromise, I decided to continue staying at this hotel for the duration of my project. However, I couldn't let a serious health/safety concern like this pass unmentioned without amply harming my consciousness, hence the review.