3 years ago
One of the worst hotel experiences I have ever had...
One of the worst hotel experiences I have ever had. I made reservations for 2 nights and at time of reservation informed them I would be arriving at 10PM or later. When I arrived, they took my debit card and placed a $600 hold it. The front desk staff then realized there were no rooms available, despite me having reservation. They blamed this on ongoing construction and also because some guests they had expected to check out had not checked out (why these guests were not asked to leave if their reservations were up was unclear). Only the most desultory of apologies were given for the inconvenience.
It took the front desk staff 30 minutes to get me a room at another hotel (it was described as being "across the street" but was actually 2 blocks away). They did pay for the night at this hotel, but inconvenienced me further by having me come back to the Hyatt for the second night and charged me the full price for it. They placed another hold on my account for several hundred dollars.
They turned off the water for 4 hours during my stay, and did not offer guest any additional amenities such as free bottled water when they did this. When I tried to call the concierge or front desk with a question, all I got was a busy signal.
Six days later, and the initial $600 hold for the night I never stayed in their hotel is still on my account,although the charges for the night I did stay there have been paid in full. I called for assistance to get it released and had to repeat and spell my name multiple times for the front desk person who had difficulty locating the record of my stay. She eventually located my record and said the hold should expire within the next 4 days or so, but she would transfer me to their accounting department to see if it could be removed more quickly. She then transferred me to a voicemail box.
During my stay it seem the hotel was understaffed, and the front desk staff were overwhelmed, incompetent, and had poor customer service skills. I would never stay here again