3 years ago
Very pretty hotel, but one of the worst nights we ...
Very pretty hotel, but one of the worst nights we ve had at a hotel in many, many years. After checking in at 10:00 pm and figuring out how to use the elevator (it requires your room key for security s sake) we made it to our top floor room. The room was very nice and very big with a fantastic view of Dulles airport. But the room was stuffy. We found the thermostat and turned the AC down and got ready for sleep. Nothing nothing happened with the AC. It continued to blow lukewarm air. No amount of fiddling with the thermostat changed anything. Had we arrived earlier and not been so tired, we would have requested a room change, so we decided to sleep with the problem.
That s when we discovered issue 2: the bed sheets. THe bottom sheet on the bed wasn t fitted. As we pulled back the covers, the bottom sheet came off. We tucked it back in, barely, knowing that it would come loose in the middle of the night. We were right.
Off to sleep, in the tepid room. At midnight, someone rattled the door latch, trying to get in. Great. Some drunk from the wedding reception downstairs (or was it the prom?) who can t find his/her room. Was that knocking? Roll over and go back to sleep. A few minutes later, the same thing. I get up and go to the door, and ask without opening the door what they want. An accented voice says the room is supposed to be unoccupied. I tell them I had reserved the room and paid in advance. They ask when I m checking out. I tell them tomorrow which was probably today. They ask if I m sure. What the hell? I tell them to go away and let us sleep. And I climb back into bed and sleep, not well.
In the morning, as we check out, I tell the woman at the counter about the issues. Her response is the verbal equivalent of a shrug. So we head over to the ridiculously expensive breakfast bar for some coffee and yogurt and head on our way.
Next time I m staying in the area, it will be at our usual hotel chain: Hampton Inn.