We'll Never Stay There AGAIN
This Holiday Inn gives HI a bad name, and I'm not sure I'll ever stay at another one. First, the employees do need some guest management training, as gossip seems to be their primary concern. Guests do not get proper attention. And the staff is LOUD. Loud in the lobby, in the halls, and outside. That makes it very hard to get rest. The hotel seems to be run by a group of young gals, who really love to desert the desk and gossip in the back. Guests can hear them talking and bursting into laughter.
Second, the hotel was nasty. Everything seemed too dirty to touch -- floors, walls, tub, shower, shower curtain, bedding. I'm glad I took some house shoes, because I would NOT have walked on that floor in my barefeet.
The bedding was stained, and I'm afraid to even think how they originated. Supplies were not replenished, and we were forced to request bathroom tissue, facial tissues, cups, and soap.
The non smoking areas are full of cigarette smoke. I reserved a non smoking room, and the door had a non smoking symbol on it. But the entire hotel reaks of smoke -- lobby, halls, rooms. My belongings smelled of heavy smoke when I left.
The bathroom was a chore to use. The plumbing needs work, as the water from the shower just trickled out. I'm not sure what they put in the water, but it weighed down my hair and it felt coated and nasty. The electricity has problems, as the lights flickered making it hard to see. I found two small roaches crawling in the sink when I went to the bathroom during the night. It didn't appear that the bathroom had been cleaned after the last guests left, as hairs were all over the place.
There was a thermostat on the wall in my room, and I set it at 74 degrees, which was comfortable for me. Whenever I would leave the room, I returned to find the thermostat set down to 70 degrees.
The ceilings are disgusting. The drop ceiling panels are stained, leaky, and covered in mold and mildew. The door trim in the bathroom was black with filth. I could not even stand to look at the stains in the bathtub and in the bathroom corners.
It is clear that this hotel AND the staff need renovation.