Best Hotel Experience Ever!!!!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/17/06
I have stayed in this hotel twice in the last year and have nothing but fabulous things to say. First let me say that I travel extensively for pleasure and business and have experienced practically everything one could experience in a hotel- from the downright ugly to the greatest. This hotel is an example of how all hotels should be run. The rooms are clean, spacious, and provide wonderful amenities. The hotel itself is very nicely laid out with access to shopping and wonderful restaurants. Try Zazio's if you have a chance- great Italian food. The pool is beautiful with a waterfall and spacious fish tank for viewing while lounging in the hot tub. But, the best thing by far this hotel offers is its dedicated, helpful, and friendly staff. During my last stay I had a couple of problems (checked me into the wrong type of room first and failed to send a wake-up call). As you have noticed I didn't start this review with the problems because the problems were responded to so well by staff that it didn't matter. The fact is nobody is perfect and mistakes will be made but how they are handled is what matters and this hotel handles them well. The staff was so responsive to the issues and offered more than was necessary to make up for the problems. For the area the hotel is located the cost of rooms is a bit high but it is more than made up for by the fabulous service. Also, if you decide to stay at this hotel and afterwards are offered the chance to respond to an online survey, I recommend doing so. I did the survey and included the problems I had but also the great way the staff handled them. Within hours I received a personal email from management offering yet more ways to make up for the problems. They are truly dedicated to customer service, an art that is sorely lacking from most (especially the Best Western Center Inn in Norfolk VA- this is another hotel I stayed in during this same trip and is the polar opposite of the Radisson, please read this review if you are considering this place). Hope this helps.