To start, I have stayed in this hotel about 20 tim...
To start, I have stayed in this hotel about 20 times. This used to be my favourite premise to stay in SDO, but is no longer.
Why?
- Deteriorated service levels (used to have above average attention of SDO hotels, known for its bad service standards)
- Breakfast, selection has been severely reduced from what it used to be, e.g. no butter or jam offered. Now the breakfast is exactly on the same level as the Hamptons would have. Even the limited options had run out in my last stay (like juice and cheese)
- LASTLY, they continue to try and cheat you with the payment currency of your hotel bill. They convert (without asking) the bill to USD with an abysmal exchange rate meaning that on a 1000usd hotel bill you end up paying around 80usd extra than paying in DOP. The worst part is that they charge your card without telling you about the payment currency. Apparently there are commissions to be made on the expense of the visitor, nothing else explains this behaviour.
I have brought the last point to management attention, but nothing has been done. Making me think that it is really done on purpose by everyone in this establishment.