Quality Inn and Suites - Glenwood Springs
On my recent stay, I was met with disappointment at the hotel located in Glenwood Springs. My family and I were staying for two nights, Saturday night, and Sunday night. We arrived at 3:00pm on Saturday, as the reservation indicated that check-in time was at 3:00pm. The front desk greeted us, checked us in, and gave us our room keys. I was informed that the housekeeping staff was finishing our room, and that it would be available by the time I retrieved my luggage. Upon arriving at our room, housekeeping was still preparing my room. I was forced to wait in the hallway with my family for approximately 15 minutes, until they finished. I can understand that housekeeping was not finished, but it would have been better to tell me that that housekeeping needed an additional 20 minutes when I was checking in.
Later that evening, my family and I decided to enjoy the heated indoor pool. We were quite shocked to find that the pool did not appear to be heated. The water in the pool was extremely, cold, and several families had commented to us that the pool was too cold to swim in. The hot tub was crowded with people that wanted to swim in the pool but couldn’t because the water was too cold.
On the second day of our stay, we encountered additional problems. The complimentary breakfast was enjoyable, but with only 1 waffle maker, the wait for a waffle was over 15 minutes. We left our room early at approximately 8:30am. Upon returning to our room at 1:00pm, we discovered that housekeeping had not cleaned our room. We left our room at 1:30pm, made sure the do-not-disturb sign was not hanging on the handle, and headed to the hot springs.
We returned at approximately 5:30pm to once again discover that our room had not been cleaned. My family and I had been out of room from basically 8:30am to 5:30pm (9 hours), but our room had not been cleaned. I called down to the front desk to check on the status. I was unsure if maybe Quality Inns had a policy that rooms would not be cleaned during a short two night stay. The front desk answered, and I explained the situation. The front desk informed me that rooms would not be cleaned if the do-not-disturb sign was hanging. I assured the front desk that we had not hung the sign, and asked if our room would be cleaned today. The front desk asked me what I needed, at which point I responded that we need additional towels. The front desk informed me that “The cleaning crew should be on your floor, you can just go ask them for additional towels”. He did not say this in derogatory manner, or disrespectful manner. But, I was shocked that I had to locate the cleaning crew to request additional towels.
As I navigated the hotel locating the cleaning crew, I discovered that several other guests had to wait in the hallway for their room to be cleaned as I had experienced. Apparently my check in and waiting for the cleaning crew was not a one-time incident. Once I located the cleaning crew, I received my towels, and I noticed that she checked off that my room had cleaned. My room had not been cleaned; I was merely given additional towels.
Upon checkout, I was greeted by a different person at the front desk. She asked me about my stay, and I informed her of some of the problems. She offered to reduce my Saturday night rate, lowering my total visit cost by $10.00. She also apologized for the problems, and showed concern for my satisfaction.