3 years ago
We, me and my family, planned to come to Westin to...
We, me and my family, planned to come to Westin to have a relaxing weekend after having a tough week. Since we saw the resort is not cheap, we were a bit hesitant. However, we trusted that the reviews and star ratings were accurate, so we went for it. What a terrible mistake!
Out first impression was wow because the resort is big and nicely decorated from the outside. After driving for many hours, we were looking forward to taking a hot shower and resting in our room. That s the beginning of a very disappointing and frustrating weekend.
First, the room was not entirely what we expected. One of our deciding factors for which room to book was the fact that netflix was included on some of the rooms. Well, ours did not have it even though the description of the room we choose said it was part of it. We let that one slide. At this point, it was late at night and we were hungry, so we ordered dinner via room service. While waiting for the food, we wanted to freshen up for bed and take a hot shower. To our surprise, there s no hot water. A four star hotel with a room without hot water? Really? We called the front desk about it and they sent someone to look into it. We were informed by their maintenance guy that he knew that there was already an issue with the pump and that he will make a phone call to have us moved and have our breakfast comped for the inconvenience. After being informed that we were being moved, we started packing our stuff again and contacted room service that we are being moved and to deliver our dinner to the new room. Next thing we know, front desk calls us again to inform us someone is coming to fix the issue. At this point, we re already annoyed and frustrated with all the misinformation, broken promises, and constantly changing information. Next things we know, our dinner came which we were looking forward to eating only to realize that everything was cold. Understand that this dinner cost almost $200, I expected it to at least be warm. Hungry and frustrated, we ate cause we are starving at this point. During dinner, 2 other maintenance guys came to tell us they fixed the issue. At this point, it was already past 10pm and our son was exhausted from our trip and all the inconvenience they ve put us through that he did not get to take the hot shower he is used to before going to bed.
Next morning, we ordered breakfast for 3 (pancakes and frittata with toast). The food came (again cold) with a set up for only 2 people, the pancakes without the maple, the frittata without the toast, and a bill for us to sign. This after being promised a comped breakfast because of the inconvenience the night before. We contacted room service again to ask for what was missing and about the charges. At this point, we asked to speak with the manager because we ve just had it with the broken promises. We spoke with Abdul, GM of the food/room services. He apologized and supposedly comped the breakfast. I say supposedly because the charges are still pending on our account. I am unable to see the final charges they have made. After speaking with Abdul, we received another call from Araceli (she said she is the GM of the resort). I told her about our experience thus far. She apologized and asked what we wanted. I told her that this was our first time at their resort and that we have no idea what options we have. I told her that all we wanted was to have a relaxing weekend. Frustrated, I gave the phone to my husband and he just told her to do whatever it is she thinks can make up for the horrible experience we ve had so far.
I have more to say but it does not fit here. So I will end it with this, the entire experience has been one bad thing after another. I don t think we were asking for much other than keeping their promises and decent service. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!! I will not go back to this place again.