On tuesday night (July 9) at midnight I entered the Holiday Inn (after having ”succesfully checked in at 8 pm) only to find my key did not work. When I went downstairs to talk to the clerk, he was immediatly very defiant. Adam, the staff person, stated that it ”obviously” did not work because my credit card did not have suficent funds. For the record, I have a corporate credit card that has a very hefty credit line. I explained that I had checked in succesfully earlier that night, but he was not having it. He would not accept the same credit card, or even try to make it work, and said I needed another card or he could not help me. This is at midnight, so I obviously had very little alternate options of asking a colleague or another hotel for assistance. Adam was so rude, that after a back and forth of a few minutes, I left dumbfounded- to the streets to find a solution. Again, at midnight, in Detroit. I walked to The Townsend where I was helped even though they were sold out (see my review). Now- this was a last minute reservation, and I was willing to give Holiday Inn another chance, because I had had two previous bad experiences at a Holiday Inn this year. The first being at Pomona, California, where I went on a business trip and had no wifi for the 3 days I was there. No aplogies, no explanation. Just ”find a starbucks with wifi” as a solution. The second experience was near Gainseville wher I stayed 3 days and my bathroom was out of service for the 3 days. The 3 days they promised to fix it, yet they did not. Did not offer me an alternate room, they only offered me extra points on my loyalty card. This was obviously the last straw. I have shared this experience with my colleagues and we have all pledged to never stay at a Holiday Inn. I work for a multinational compnay. We have about four offices with approximately 200 employees who travel consistently to the Birmingham office for business. Holiday Inn can now thank Adam for losing that business with his disregard for guest services. As a final note, my assistant called my credit card company, and Adam the following morning. She confirmed with Adam that it was a mistake on his part, and he realized that a few minutes later, yet he never bothered to call me on my cell to have me come back. He just wrote it off as a ”miscommunication” amongst his staff. Thanks for nothing.
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