A year later -- Did they improve on problems?
I'm about to visit this hotel again (a year since my last visit) and I'm anxious to see if they have improved on some of the things I didn't like last visit.
When you are staying multiple days and you access the in-room internet, they automatically keep billing you every 24 hours whether you access it again or not. I found this out the hard way last time when I used it on the first day, but then started using the free wi-fi in the lobby for the remaining days of my stay. My bill had 4 days usage on it. The desk clerk just said that that's how their system worked -- so be warned. Check your bill carefully. It made me wonder how many people were charged for extra days they didn't use the service.
When you make a phone call from your room, they automatically assume that only the first name listed on the room is capable of making the call, so they answer the call, "Hello Mr. Jones" even though it may be Mrs. Jones using the phone, or if sharing a room, Mr. Smith or Mrs. Smith. I suggested when rooms have multiple names listed, they not automatically assume only the first name can use the phone. We'll see what happens this trip.
Last year, the valet attendant held my car ransom until she was sure I had paid my bill. After I had settled my bill at the hotel front desk, the valet folks discovered they forgot to charge for one night, so that was their solution -- to tell me I couldn't have my car keys until I went back in and let them add more charges to the bill that had already been closed out.
It's a very nice hotel, but my experience was some very poor customer service and some very poor training of employees.