THE GOOD
The hotel is very close to the train museum which is why we stayed here. With two young kids, we couldn't resist going to the Polar Express event offered at the train museum and this hotel is just blocks away....very convenient. The hotel itself packs some nice amenities including an indoor pool, a basic fitness room, and a rather outstanding complimentary breakfast buffett. The expanse of the hotel lobby was quite promising; it had a little hint of a nice resort. I should also note that our initial interactions with the hotel team were very positive in that the reservationist was very accomodating and the valet seemed helpful and concerned about us. The room set up was nice; we liked having a separate sleeping area from the living room.
THE BAD
After our initial positive service experience, the rest of the services we were provided was spotty at best. Our room key was de-magnetized somehow while we were at the pool and it took 3 calls and finally a trip to the front desk to get some attention. Not very service oriented. I was actualy told "that someone was on the way" but no-one ever came. I could actually see 3 employees at the front desk (2 at the resgistration booth and 1 security guard) just standing there while we were waiting.....no hustle....Poor guest focus.
The room itself was musty and the shower head suffered from some caked on mildew. And then again, let me mention housekeeping service. Neither our room nor our travel companions' rooms were cleaned. Housekeeping conveniently comes by just as we return from a day out with the kids (approximately 6 hours of being away) and then asks if we'd like to have our room serviced. Wonderful, just as the boys are nodding off for a nap. We probably would have given them the benefit of the doubt had our friends not suffered the same issue. Poor guest focus.
THE UGLY
There were very few smiles given by the employees here. Not sure what the deal is with that.. Everything just seemed so unwelcoming. Exactly the opposite of what I would expect from someone in the hospitality industry.
To top it off, the bell staff lied to us. I won't go into the any more details on that as it will just get me going again.....but it was consistent with what I was coming to expect from the staff here.
IN CONCLUSION
For the price point, I wasn't expecting 5 star anything, but I did have some basic expectations. I rated this a "2" because we did enjoy the breakfast and the size of the room. Unless there is some compelling reason in the future, we will not be staying at am Embassy Suites again.
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