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Best Western Hotels provides a range of hotel accommodations, from economy to upscale lodging options. The hotel chain offers amenities such as complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and loyalty programs, catering to both business and leisure travelers.
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- Good breakfast options
- Great value for money
- Noise from neighboring rooms
- Issues with room cleanliness
- Slow check-in process
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Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016
I made a reservation online and got a confirmation number. When we arrived, they did not have a room available that matched our booking request... on their own website! We were given another room. When we arrived at the room, the door was torn up and you could actually see into the room from the hallway. Upon entering the room, the bathroom mirror had toothpaste all over it, the toilet had a sanitized label across it but pee and toilet paper in the toilet. The floor had crumbs of all sorts and the furniture was dusty. The microwave had gross crumbs and splatters. I took pictures of all of it. The one thing I could not take a picture of was the smell of one of the pillows. Never again. Worst experience ever.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
Dec. 20, 2016 Miami Florida/Best Western Premier Hotel/Comments: Checking and airport shuttle transportation are very poor. Be careful when arriving. They are not reliable. Neither driver does not drive slow or care about picking up desperate clients. Today Dec 20, 2016 most guests waited over an hour at the airport to be picked up as offered in their nice advertising. MOST GUESTS CALLED BEST WESTERN PREMIERE NUMEROUS TIMES. Receptionist promised an efficient pick up in matter of minutes/reality is that they like to lie to their customers.
When arriving all guests included myself did complaint, THEY DO NOT CARE. The hostility and arrogance of the general manager and his receptionist is such that they said nothing and no one seems to care really. I told them I will write my experience/and they said "Do whatever. WE DO NOT CARE WHAT YOU DO." See, it is frustrating not to be welcomed in holiday season when you supposed to be welcome and as a guest you paid for nice to stay in a nice property and expect to be treated with respect in a friendly and efficient manner/CERTAINLY NOT A THE BEST WESTERN PREMIER HOTEL MIAMI.
BEST WESTERN PREMIER MIAMI is not well handled and their arrogance make you feel not welcomed/some other couple from Germany went through the same experience and I feel sorry for other guests been mistreated. Bad for Best Western/they have a nice website nice smiles and great executives. Nice resumes/yes indeed/reality is that their employees do not care and there is NO professionalism when checking in as their guest. Rooms are clean and nice. Just be very aware of a hostile environment from their managers and employees.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2016
Hotel reek of weed. Front desk manager Kali rude. Offer me points and snack like it's ok to smell foul smell. I had children and breakfast food gross. They don't cook anything. Microwave everything and also have bedbugs in rooms. They know certain room because she move my room to another area she knew was safe she say.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2016
We rented three hotel rooms total. Two of which had cockroaches spotted twice and each of the rooms. One of the rooms had two of the cockroaches in the actual bed. The other bugs seemed to have come from under the door, twice, so my relative put a bath towel next to the crack under the door as a barrier. The third room had a bathtub that was black like dirt residue in the tub. It also had some kind of black stains that concerned me greatly on the walls of the shower. After calling the hotel lobby front desk, someone was sent to clean my shower and it got better. However the stains on the shower walls did not come off. The staff moved one of my relatives to an upstairs room due to the cockroaches in her bed. The staff was very nice.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2016
I had booked a room for two nights at the Best Western in Independence, Philadelphia, PA. I did not receive a confirmation email, so I booked another hotel. After I got home for my trip, I saw a charge on my bank account for $386.37, plus another $25.75 for I have no idea what. So, I emailed the hotel directly, asking if it was their policy to not send confirmation emails. They replied with the dates I booked the hotel along with Their confirmation emails. I looked back through all of my emails; trash, spam, junk, and deleted only to find none. I save ALL of my emails and delete them as the event has passed. I have never had a problem with any other hotel. In fact, I couldn't even find the email they sent just a week ago, and I didn't delete it! I'm going to contact my bank and resend a complaint to their headquarters.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2016
Upon checkout on Sunday morning, I signed for the charge of $225. My bank shows a withdrawal of nearly $300. (298.52). When I called the location, I was told the extra roughly $75 was an "incidentals" charge and would be refunded. It's been more than 24 hours and there is no refund showing. I did not authorize a charge of $300. I was not notified of an "incidentals" charge. I did not agree to an "incidentals" charge. I feel this is fraud. Best Western is using my $75 without any authorization from me.
My anger is against these particular charges. It's unfortunate because I understand this location has been dealing with damages from the horrific flood in the Baton Rouge area and my sympathy goes out to them. We had no TV for the first 24 hours. The coffee maker still had a used filter from a previous guest, but overall I would recommend this facility. Thomas is very professional and friendly. If this is a Best Western Corporate policy, my anger is at that level.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2016
I made a reservation at the Best Western in Monahans, TX in the morning of Nov. 2 for that same night during a cross-country moving trip in a rental truck. I was not told that the reservation was not cancellable and I had no reason to assume it wasn't since all the other hotels I stayed at allowed cancellations up to 4 or 6 pm the same day. A couple of hours later during a rest stop I viewed a satellite image of the hotel and saw that I would have more trouble getting in and out of it (I was towing a car carrier) than the hotel next door. I called to cancel the reservation and was rather abruptly told that the it would be taken care of. After arriving at my destination I found that my credit card had been charged. I called the manager of the hotel and got completely stonewalled, saying it wouldn't have mattered if I called or not since there was a 24 hour cancellation policy.
So in this tiny one-horse town they're charging me for a no-show as if they had to turn away lines of people who would have taken the room. Undoubtedly, the hotel wasn't even half full that night. I'm disputing the charge, and I'm also advising all my relatives and friends to NEVER stay at a Best Western again if they can possibly avoid doing so. I certainly will be following my own advice.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2016
We have stayed at the Best Western Dockside in Mackinaw city for the bridge walk for many years. We are very unhappy with the experience we had this year. Upon receiving our credit card statement we found that we were charged for our stay plus another $250.00 for the following day. Upon questioning the charge we were informed that they had not charged our card for the second charge.
When the credit card removed the payment to them they then stated that we had broken a coffee table. No mention of any broken table through any of the previous conversations. There was certainly no broken table!!! Still had to pay my charge card anyway because when you check in you agree to be responsible for any damage. BEWARE there are people who will take advantage of your signature for their benefit. They lost a very good customer. Guess I am not the only dissatisfied customer. After reading the reviews sounds like the Best Western motels are really going downhill. My advice is to find another place to stay if you want to stay safe. The Best Western chain is not ran the way it has been in the past!!!
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2016
Bugs in my bed. Woke me up 4:00 in the morning. Crawling on me! Gross! Sat on plastic couch awake and very vigilant till my friend (in other bed) woke up and we could check out. When I informed desk clerk, he was NOT concerned and said I'd have to contact corporate. So I did and now Consumer Affairs. The experience was very disturbing. So I paid money to be thoroughly traumatized. Hate bugs. Think I need therapy.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2016
Had a stay a Best Western in Chesapeake Va--for 6 night--the first 6 were ok the 4th night the bed bugs came out to bite... I was devastated I dealt with them before.)-: Told the front desk they said they never had that complaint before. I slept with the lights on but the next morning I had numerous bites. I am highly allergic to BED BUGS. They said the hotel was sold out so they couldn't move us to another room. Next morning I ask them to spray and put a plastic cover on the mattress they said they would. Got in the next night they had not. I got sheets and covers and slept on the sofa--they said hotel was still sold out. Needless to say I didn't get any sleep for 2 nights.
Manager promised an exterminator was coming in on Monday and she would call me. Needless to say this is 2 months later and I have not heard anything or gotten any kind of compensation. I have called and left messages and no return call and no response. IF YOU STAY AT THIS HOTEL WATCH OUT FOR THE BED BUGS!!!
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
After driving 11 & 1/2 hours, our experience was this: The tv didn't work and had to call someone. The shower came out like a firehose and you could not adjust the stream and you could not adjust anything about it. It blasted out to the opposite wall & it hurt hitting the skin. In addition to that, as if that wasn't enough, it came out so hard that it flooded part of the bathroom to include the front of the toilette. Got into bed and realized they short sheeted the blanket. Couldn't pull it up past your waist. Tried to connect to the internet and had none. My husband had to go downstairs to get it straightened out even tho he was dead tired. Don't waste your money here! Asked for the manager and got none. They were too lazy to get out of bed at 10:00 at night!! And the bed was soft and springy like it was many years old.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2016
The stay was disappointing for the price I paid even with the $20.00 discount on a $197.00 a night motel. The air conditioner was not working properly, we sweat all night. The next morning when my wife tried to iron her clothes the iron was broke. Wow and this is the Best Western??? Told the lady at the desk and was given the $20.00 refund. Nice gesture but just not enough to make up for the hot night. The room was not near what it was shown in the pictures on the website. Total disappointment.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
I have travelled all my life, this was the worse experience EVER!! You cannot step outside without a homeless person asking for something. They even sneak into the breakfast room in the morning. Finally, one of them smashed my window in on my car and tried to steal my tool bag, neighbor yelled and he dropped the bag. Had to pay 300 to fix window and NO response from Best Western, it's on their surveillance tape and cops came and verified. DON'T EVER STAY HERE, life is in your own hands.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2016
Multiple roach and second floor noise next door even when politely asked to be quiet. Get away with daughters and multiple roaches making for a disgusting stay. Never had this problem and stayed 5 others times. Smoking room below made our room smell awful all night long. Deserve partial if not entire refund!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
I have been staying with Best Western many years and is a Diamond Member. I have a Windows based system and use Firefox. I have been very happy with the new website. They now say unless I get rid of using Firefox and must use EXCLUSIVELY INTERNET EXPLORER. They say they do not care if I can sign on with Firefox and they did not design their new site that way.
There is no Questions and Answers online to address this. This issue has forced me to change how I use their new website. This is unacceptable. This is a commonly known issue that all new websites must work with Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. Unfortunately they want me to change the way I use the computer to see my reservations on site.
If not, the BW sign just spins and spins and spins. I am a Best Western Diamond Member so have been happy with Best Western properties. They seem to NOT care a hoot about me though and given that they are forcing me to use my computer differently as their computer management department decided not to support Firefox. This is unacceptable.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
I and other friends travel often and it is different states and on occasions we have used BW hotels. This past week we stayed at one in McPherson KS and everything about it was unsettling. To start there was activity at all hours of night and day and it appeared to be a front for either drug activity or shuttling illegals because of the odd activity and at all hours. The so called maintenance persons were there round the clock and the same 3 and all acted as if on something. The first night my friends on the 1st floor with two door to the outside had someone try to break into their room and would have succeeded had it not been for the safety chain installed on both.
They had used the "dead bolt" on both doors and I said that it would have been impossible for a lock with the internal dead bolt secured to be released with a "PASS KEY". Turns out I was wrong. It is called a "emergency key". It in fact can release the electronic door latch and the mechanical dead bolt. Management spoke to them and said they would look at the security cameras and get back to them. We all walked the property and found a grand total of 4 exterior cameras and lord knows if they all even work. The people working there are either many illegals or there is just a lot of people who come in from the exterior door into the dining area and eat and go and I have my suspicions they were not staying at the hotel.
My room was a 2nd floor and there was such poor wireless internet. I had to go outside on the balcony to get internet connections. My room had missing ceiling tiles and the 4 pillows were as hard a bricks and were so uncomfortable. The cleaning people had a large roll away rack sort of cart they used to go to room to room but the slop like coffee, soda, and whatever liquid dripped out from this wagon and left sticky messy spots on the landing of the balcony. When the chairs were turned over on the table in the dining area when you grabbed them to upright them they were so sticky and dirty your hand stuck to the filth.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
I booked a room for 2 nights (Friday and Saturday). Checked out at 7 am Sunday. Discovered on my credit card they charged me a third night (Sunday). Called and spoke to general manager and he stated I booked it on-line and I was a no show. I explained I did not and, had no reason to and I never had a email confirming this (did for 2 nights). He refused to refund my money and said "too bad for you." I called BW headquarters and explained what happened. They said there is nothing they can do. What horrible customer service but I will be sure to spread the word about my experience! Opened up a unauthorized charge with my credit card company!
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2016
I checked in at the Best Western Plus New Englander in Woburn, MA on August 25, 2016. When I arrived, the hotel was undergoing a major renovation and the second and third floor were still under construction. Their computer system was down, and I had to wait in the lobby for 45 minutes before I was manually checked in. I was assigned room 412, where I proceeded to unpack my suitcase and carry on luggage. Later on that evening, there was a power outage in my room, so I was transferred to room 514. Unfortunately for me, while moving my stuff in the dark, I left a pair of sandals in the room and reported it to the front desk in the morning. I was told they will check with housekeeping and get back to me later.
I kept checking with the front desk for the rest of my stay, and never recovered my sandals. I made several calls to the hotel, but did not get any response. Sent an Email to the corporate office and never got a response. I finally decided to call the customer care number after six weeks, and was told that the hotel is not responsible for my missing Item. Instead of investigating their housekeeping staff, I was told file a complaint to the police for an investigation. The front desk never advised me to file a police report, neither did they tell me that they were not responsible for my sandals. They gave me the run around until I checked out on August 28, 2016.
My conclusion is that this hotel's housekeeping staff is very dishonest with a criminal mindset. The housekeeping employee that was responsible for cleaning that room knows exactly what happened to my sandals. They did not even factor in the inconvenience of moving all my stuff in the dark. Instead I'm been victimized for their incompetence. I will never use a Best Western hotel again.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
Garbage hotel and customer service. No serious problems ever addressed or responded to. Clerks on the phone have no tools to do their job... or even care. BW continues to go downhill. Travelled worldwide with BW when I was a VP of Sales for an International Corporation. 1980's and 1990's. Many sale meetings. Now I can't even book a room for one night without it getting screwed up. Shame. Shame.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
Handicap room was not equipped adequately. Space between bed and dresser was too narrow for standard wheelchair, bars in bathroom were improperly placed, bathroom vanity was way too small, tub was a standard tub difficult to get into, bath stool did not fit tub, handle on shower heavy and very slippery, and worst of all there was no water pressure! Trickle at best. This whole room was an afterthought in complying to hotel regulations. The Best Western Gateway in Sarasota, Florida. Will never stay at a BW again!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2016
Made a reservation with Best Western St. Ignace mi, but because that hotel was full it transferred my reservations to mackinaw city. I only noticed this on the confirmation email because of hotel address. I did not want to stay in mackinaw. Called and canceled but after returning home noticed they still charged credit card full amount for a room in never stayed in. They refuse to help in trying to resolve this matter. Worst business. Will never use this hotel again.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
I broke my hand from a Murphy bed falling on it. I had to go to the emergency room and got casted and they made believe they have no insurance to cover my medical costs. I hired an attorney which was of course friends with the owner. In these small towns everyone knows each other. No one should ever go to this Best Western. It should be known as the Worst Western. The murphy bed was not properly installed and when I tried to bring it out of the wall it just fell right onto my left hand.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
Beautiful area, some of the friendliest people I've met and clean as a pin. Everyone is so helpful and take every opportunity to be of assistance. I will be staying again.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
Direct booking was $40 better than the best rate from internet sites. Best pet friendly package ever. In room amenities were as expected, towels, coffee, pillows, HVAC, toiletries. This is not luxury. Clean and neat. Fabulous restaurant on site except not open on Sunday. We have a small dog and appreciate the doggie bucket of treats etc. as well the bucket is a great water bowl (you don't get to keep the bucket). We stay here every year on our way to AZ.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
Beautifully renovated with wonderful landscaping. Very high value. Although close to the freeway, this is a wonderful property and not at all typical of freeway stopover hotels. There is a decent restaurant on site.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2016
My wife and I spent a night at the Best Western Plus hotel in Plattsburgh, NY. More precisely the Inn at Smithfield, 446 Route 3 Plattsburgh, NY, on September 10th 2016. While my wife was taking a shower (in tub shower), I heard her falling in the tub. I rushed in the bathroom to help her out and as she explained and that I was able to witness, there are no hand rail or other mean to hold on to. The bathtub bottom gets very slippery when wet and soapy as there are no anti-slip strips and not even a single towel bar. She hit her head and shoulder very hard on the ceramic tile wall and the bathtub edge. She could have died... This is a serious life threatening problem and I will escalate the case to the hotel management and the chain management as well. Watch out if you ever stay there.

Reviewed Sept. 3, 2016
We went on vacation at the end of July, and were told we would get a $50 Visa gift card within 6 weeks of our 2nd stay as long as we stayed in 2 different cities within the first 30 days of our membership. We could have stayed at a cheaper hotel (there were several that were cheaper and in better condition than the one in the second city), but we chose to stay there due to what we had been told. We still had not received the gift card, so we called customer service tonight.
We were told that we were never told it was a gift card, rather it was $50 off of another stay, which we did not need at all. He also told us that we had already received confirmation of this on August 9th, which was only 9 days after our 2nd stay, so I went back and double checked my email. Surprise! I did not find the email he referred to, only an advertisement for different cities you can go visit. He was very rude, and implied that we "misunderstood" what she said. I believe it is extremely hard to "misunderstand" when the words are as vastly different as "Visa" and "$50 off of your next stay at Best Western". Also, as many others have stated the breakfast was horrible in the second hotel, and our non-smoking room reeked of cigarette smoke. I am allergic to cigarette smoke, but they did not have any empty rooms available. We will not be staying at Best Western again due to horrible customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2016
I stayed at the Best Western in Las Vegas, New Mexico. I checked in & went to bed as it was very late when I arrived. The next morning I noticed a dirty sock on the floor and crumbs on the table. I checked out and left the hotel. The next week, I received my credit card statement which showed two charges from Best Western. One for the room charge and another for $500. I contacted Best Western and asked them about the $500 charge. I was told it was for smoking in the room. I am a non-smoker and have never smoked in my life! I spoke to the Assistant Manager and she was absolutely awful and of no help. She possessed no customer service skills whatsoever. It's sad that Best Western has to make up charges to pass on to their customers to make a buck. It was the worst, and last experience I will have with Best Western as I will never stay there again.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2016
I have stayed in this hotel numerous times and request a nonsmoking room. On this particular visit, I discovered a cup filled with cigarette butts in the hallway on my floor. I brought the cup to the front desk and reported what I had found. I was asked by the young man at the desk which room I was staying in. I told him my room number. The Tuesday after my departure I find that my credit card has been charged $244 by the hotel. I call and ask for a manager. Hours later, I receive a call from "Shelby" who informs me that it is a cleaning charge for smoking in a nonsmoking room. I explain that I request nonsmoking rooms for a reason; this is not my first stay at this hotel and I did not smoke in this room.
I explain that I reported that smoking was taking place on the floor. I ask, "How did you learn that smoking was taking place my particular room? Where is the proof that I was smoking? Is there damage or a smell associated with this particular room"? Shelby does not have the answer to these questions and will talk to maid service and get back to me. She calls me back to inform me that she must take the maid service's "word for it" and will not be reimbursing the $244 charge. Take their word for it!?!? You charge someone $244 based on hearsay?!?
Shelby was very good; she knew her dialogue well and never strayed from the scripted responses. Perhaps she should have training in customer relations. Perhaps she should review hotel records, note previous stays and based on that information, take the guest's “word for it.” I am appalled that they would charge a guest an amount of such magnitude without any evidence to support that charge. Somebody was smoking on that floor and it certainly wasn't me. I would sincerely hope that they would not charge me to clean up someone else's mess. A COMPLETE RIP OFF!
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
We made reservation with priceline.com. When we got to the hotel our reservation was there but not the money. We paid everything through Priceline. They told us they would not let us stay without a credit card. We gave them the same credit card and charged us again. When I got to my room I checked my credit card and found I was charged double. When I went downstairs the manager would not refund us the money. After arguing for about an hour I called Priceline customer service. They wanted to talk to manager which he refused to talk to them on the phone. Finally after an hour and 1/2 the money came in by Priceline. That happened on Friday night.
Today is Tuesday still no money in back. Just called customer service which they didn't care, did not even say "We would refund you back right away" or "I'll look into it." Just said sorry and "Can I help you with anything else?" Never again would I stay at Best Western and will always talk to people about that bad experience. Have stayed all over hotels. I do travel a lot. Never Best Western. Especially after talking to their customer service. Terrible experience which I'm still living. Still on vacation.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
My experience was terrible. 1st we get there and our room smelled like smoke in non-smoking room but the front desk lady was very professional about the whole situation and quickly got us another room. It was late so we went to bed although this room smelled of mold. Seemed like it was coming from the air conditioning unit so we cut it off. However when we saw the bathroom in the morning, it was horrible. The walls look nasty, mold on the top of ceiling in corners, and paint peeling. Walls look like water had flooded down them from upstairs, also refrigerator was molded on the outside seals.
I quickly told front desk we were checking out and to cancel my room and the room I had gotten for my sister. The front desk complied with me and gave us $13.00 discount which I truly feel it should have been more, but my husband and I said our health is worth more. Will never go back there again when I have to go visit my family again! VERY VERY DISSATISFIED!!! I did take pictures on my cell but unfortunately can't load them right now. Sending this per tablet.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
I stayed at the Best Western Center Inn in Virginia Beach for a family vacation. I paid cash for my stay at the hotel because I was skeptical I would receive unauthorized charges to by bank card. When we checked the lady was very pleasant and polite. Then everything went downhill from there! The room had a weird smell I figured out exactly where the smell was coming from. I sprayed it down with Lysol and told the front desk they had the housekeeper come in while we were out. Then I realized that the refrigerator was not cooling at all. I went back to the to the front desk and they send the maintenance guy there in the night. He was unable to fix the fridge until the next day. So I got ice and place all our beverages in our cooler. The stand where the fridge was in still smelled like spoiled food and mildew. We dealt with it because the front desk did everything they can at that time. They were respectful and understanding.
The next day we went for breakfast but it was not as they advertise on the website. The egg omelet was hard with some red meaty sauce on the inside, only one yogurt, stale pastry (very limited choices), waffle, 3 cereal options, coffee, orange juice and hot chocolate. I asked if they had just plain eggs I was told no that is what they are serving today and it was actually ham and I do not eat pork. I was not pleased with the breakfast so we went somewhere else.
After being out all day when we got back to the room it smelled bad but I thought well they change the fridge out and the stand so it was probably just a lingering smell. The next day we check what was there for breakfast and went somewhere else. We could have stayed somewhere else for less but it did not include breakfast!
We came back later that night we couldn't even stay in the room for more than 5 mins. I was back at the front desk complaining. They moved my family and I to another room right next door. I took my son to the pool after we moved to the next room. About an hour later I saw my mother frantic calling my name, some guy walked into our room right as she was getting undressed. I went back to the front desk. I was told that they forget to change the room over on both systems. The guy who walked in daughter was in the lobby kept on apologizing to my mother. But it was not their fault!
At this time I had enough. The next day at check out I spoke with the supervisor for that shift. I was unpleased with her offer for compensation. I went back after she was trying to see what she can do to satisfy me she became sassy. Stating I was outside tell their guest about my experience and that I should not be doing that and she WAS going to help me. The way she spoke to me was like she was scolding her child and kept on talking about I should not had said anything because it's bad for business. Then she rolled her eyes when I told her that I can speak to whoever I please!!! She rolled her eyes and that pissed me off and I said something to her. She blatantly told me to "fib" on her. Now she is calling me a liar!
The funny part of it, the lady I was talking to outside advised me to go to the office and call their HQ. They had a problem last year and advised me on what to do to report my issues. I was just going to leave and never go to a BEST WESTERN EVER AGAIN. Even their housekeeper was talking to us and she could not find what was causing the smell and the black mold in the room. They were airing out the room for hours just because of the smell. The HQ was no help. All they did was apologize and said that the hotel manager will call me in 7 days. We checked out on 8/9/16 and it's 8/22/16 I have not heard from them.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2016
My family was staying at a Best Western in Boca Raton the week of August 6, 2016. As most of the world already knows, my wife and daughter were attacked by a former N.F.L. Oakland Raider player. The hotel knew he was staying there for three months but didn't inform any of its guest about the man's history of drugs and physical abuse. I will give the staff credit for calling the police and seeing if everyone was ok.
The reason I'm writing this review is to show how cold and unprofessional the hotel was the day after (we couldn't even get towels to our room, for heaven's sake). It's been over two weeks now and we haven't even heard from the owners or an upper manger, just to see how we were. Goes to show that they are responsible for the behavior of certain people staying with them and afraid of the legal action if they say sorry... because that would admit to guilt. All they had to do was reach out and say "how you doing"... they rather have these types of reviews. Good luck keeping a business like that. Never again for my friends and family and anyone else we can tell.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2016
I stayed there for family reunion and room was dirty, etc. I complained a few times. I get home and a day later, have a charged on my bank account for 250$. I called. They tell me it's a smoking clean up. What? I don't smoke either does my husband or my 4 or 6 yrs old child. So don't try to steal my money. I'm now arguing with the manager. They are horrible and I feel like they just trying to steal my money. Never again will I stay there.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
This is for Best Western International, Inc and Hotels. (They don't even deserve 1 star!) I finally applied for their Rewards card to get points since I travel a lot for my job. After signing up, the front desk personnel told me to always show them my card so that I can always get my points. I was so excited and happy. I couldn't wait to use it. From there on I always showed them my card and they would take it and said that it went through. I stayed in five different Best Western from when I received my card and they all said the same thing. I have received my points!
When I finally went online to my account to check I received nothing! I email them and told them about it. All they said was that they can't give me my points if it's past 30 days. I am very upset because they should be able to give me my points for staying at their hotels. I did my part on giving them my card. It was the hotel's fault for lying to me. I would think that Best Western International Inc, would justify and honor it by giving me my points for staying those nights, but they won't. I was told to "DOUBLE CHECK" for my points whenever I stay with Best Western. I might as well give me my own damn points rather than have the hotel personnel do it. Definitely not trusting any Best Western Hotels and will not be going there anymore. Waste of my time! Best Western Sucks!
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2016
We made a reservation 4 months prior to the reserved date. Apparently Best Western sends you one confirmation the day you book the room, but nothing after that. So from April to July 29th, we hadn't received one single confirmation or reminder email. I didn't even know we had a reservation there until I was checking my bank account one day that I noticed a charge of $134 from a Best Western in Dinuba. I thought my credit card had been stolen!
Since we use to stay at Best Westerns all the time, I had to do some digging and finally checked the BW website that I found out we had booked a room for that hotel 4 months ago. If you have a family with kids and full time careers, you tend to forget things you did online 4 months ago. Anyways, I thought I would call the BW corporate customer care phone number that's on their website. Well, 2 different agents told me they can't do anything and have no control over billing or refunds or charges. They leave it completely up to the hotel manager. What?!
So I call the hotel and politely ask for a manager, the guy who answered the phone says "Nobody's here." Then when I bring up my issue, he then admits that he knows the whole situation and that he's not going to refund me anything. He was extremely rude. He said he could offer me half off a future stay at their hotel. Well that's not going to do anything for us because we're NEVER staying at a BW hotel again if that's how the corporate office handles customer issues.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016
The worst experience you can imagine AFTER our stay. I booked two rooms with Booking.com, provided the documentation when checking in and was told they couldn't find it. The gentleman Brian, the manager at Carolina Beach/Wilmington says "No problem, we don't have those rooms available but I will honor the price and give you two other" (lesser value rooms). Great I thought and then the bill came. They charged me almost twice the price. I called without a response and sent numerous emails where only 1 had a response with foul intent. I tried to contact general customer service bc I have EVERYTHING in writing but was told, I stayed so I had to pay. My printed documentation meant nothing and my card was charged almost double. Extremely poor customer service, a dishonest hotel manager and poor corporate protocol results. I will never consider staying at a Best Western again and would never recommend anyone.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
My husband and I got into Bryson City, NC at about 1 am. Upon check-in the clerk explained that they have a pet policy. My husband asked if that included service animals. The clerk assured him it did not and had him sign the paperwork stating as much. The next day my husband received a phone call from the hotel stating they were charging us for the pet in the room. We explained that we have a service animal and got her email to send proof. Here is the response email we received. "You never said anything about a service animal and there is nothing in the comments. Last I knew was that you told the desk clerk this morning that you didn't have no damn dog, so if you had of told us a check-in that it was a service animal, none of this would have ever happened."
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2016
The guy working at night Larry was not helpful and confused the situation at hand further than needed. Then when the person arrived that I had an issue with their reservation he told her all about it which was no concern to her. We requested a Handicap 2 Queen room when we reserved the room and to our surprise that hotel does not have one and no one contacted us so we could book somewhere else. My husband who is in a wheelchair had to go downstairs to use the restroom for that day and night. Also he got into the bed and struggled to get out because his wheelchair could not fit between the beds. Once he finally got back into the wheelchair he would not go back into the bed in fear he would not be able to get up.
The Manager was very nice and refunded our first night stay there and put us in a handicap room for the second night and my sister who stayed there as well slept in our room with our kids because we all would not fit on One king size bed! The next day while showering my Husband fell in the shower because the shower floor was wet from me showering as there was NO NON-SLIP MAT on the floor. I told the lady at the desk I wanted a report made because my husband got hurt and she did nothing. My husband has scratches and bruises from this fall and she could not even take the time to ask any more. She just checked me out and said "Have a nice day." Does your company care about handicap people? Why would there not be a non-slip mat on the floor so the people with disabilities don't get hurt? I had to struggle to get my 230 lb Husband off the floor because his feet and legs do not work.
I would like a response from your company and your intentions to fix these issues. I don't want anyone else to have to go through what we did. It was terrible!! I sent this to Customer service on July 26 Via email and Have yet to get a response!!! If you are handicap please do not use this hotel because they can care less about handicap people!
Reviewed July 27, 2016
Thought I had booked a nonsmoking room. Got in at 10:30 PM and all they had was smoking. Was told I would get a refund and they helped me get another room at the Days Inn. Got my credit card bill and did not get credit. I called and they said it was my mistake and since they could not book the room to anyone else they decided to not refund my money. Would have been nice to know that night so I would not have paid for two hotel rooms. Never stay at Best Western without getting everything in writing. Better yet do like me from now on, do not stay there ever again.
Reviewed July 20, 2016
I checked into Best Western Hotel in Sharon/foxboro last night July 19th. I'm at desk come to find out why I never got a confirmation email is because they split my name wrong. The woman I made the reservation with months prior told me my card was charged in order to hold the room so never getting an email to confirm this. They told me at the desk that they would never charge my card to hold a room so I need to pay at check-in which I did... again. Then 10 minutes in my room front desk calls me to tell me my cards declined which is impossible because I have funds in my account. So, now I have to take time away from getting ready to call my bank which said that transaction never went through, which means front desk messed up... again!
I go back to front desk. The woman tells me I'll be charged $140.73 if I have to pay with cash but my card went through, turns out the girl up front didn't know how to do it. I understand if someone's training that's fine but when they keep flip flopping on the policies makes me not trust them. I should be able to just check in and go about my business - in this case it was more time consuming than it needed to be. Oh and the mattress is horrible and the room had a stale musk smell so I won't be returning for a second time. I rather wait in traffic than deal with all this again!!!
Updated review: Aug. 17, 2016
Finally, after few weeks, Best Western made me an offer. Not the hotel but Best Western company itself. So if you have a problem with a hotel and the manager does nothing for you, send your complaint to Best Western directly. If you disagree with the offer don't be shy and ask for something you're satisfied with. Best Western offered me $35 on my next stay. I refused and they offered $100 which is a lot better and appreciated. So I want to thank Best Western (but not the Capuleti Best Western in Verona (Italia) which is not a hotel to stay).
Original Review: July 18, 2016
If you are in Verona, do not stay at the hotel Best Western Capuleti. Beware of good comments. Although the room is beautiful and spacious, the fact remains that the walls are made of cardboard and you can hear everything that comes from other rooms. So when your neighbor gets up at 6 am, you are awake too. People at reception really didnt care of the problem and just apologized, no move was made... just sorry. When you pay 150 euros a night you are waiting for a good value for your money.
Back home, I reached the Best Western customer service. At the end, the hotel said, "We cannot make a refund, partial or complete, because it's a past reservation". For sure, they did nothing when I was at the front desk. Can you believe it? If they want to do it, sure they can do it, making a refund on a credit card is so simple. Stay away from this hotel and find another one where the owners take care of your comfort first and your money after.
Reviewed July 18, 2016
I am sending a copy of my review that I sent to Tripadvisor. The hotel is really nice especially staff. We would specially like to thank to the general manager Mr. Gregor ** and the manager of the restaurant Slon 1552. We would like to thank to wonderful staff for making our stay in Slovenia memorable every time we come. Staying here for a week or two once or twice a year is our favourite time of a year. I believe you cannot find a better four star hotel in Europe than Slon. Kindness and hospitality are a trademark of Slovenia but in Slon you can experience more than that. We always stay in the corner SUITE that is very large and consists of bedroom and separate living room, each one with a television. There are two tables, a desk, a counter for coffee time, a sofa bed and many places to sit; big enough to have a big party!
Because of many big windows the room is very bright. It's soundproofed and has a nice balcony with a table and chairs and a nice view of the castle as well as Slovenska cesta with Neboticnik and the Jakopic promenade towards the Tivoli park. There is a turn-down service when they leave a cute chocolate in shape of the elephant and a weather information for the next day on the bed. It's a nice feeling when you return to the room in late afternoon or evening and find somebody was thinking about you. BED can't be better. We stayed in many 4 and 5 star hotels around the world and I can say the bed and linen can be compared only with luxurious five star The Palace Downtown Dubai. My dream is to stay in this bed all day long. Really amazing! BATHROOM is big, very convenient and has two sinks and a lot of place to put own things, a variety of L'Occitane amenities, a magnifying mirror and a stool.
It is difficult to find even a five star hotel with so many kinds of bath amenities. My favourite were bath foam, mouth wash and a lavender pillow mist. The towels are very big and of very good quality. BREAKFAST is from 6:00 to 11:00; convenient for early businessman as well as for slow vacationers. It's really extensive buffet breakfast with many varieties of fruit, bread, sweets, ham, cheese, wonderful salads with some hot dishes, cereals and among wonderful drinks like freshly squeezed juices and smoothies, delicious Italian espresso there is also sparkling wine. While some hotels (even five star) just put eg. a plate of a mountain of ham (if you are lucky a mountain of vegetables), the other serve few things neatly, Slon serves breakfast excellently: there are many dishes that need a lot of work to make and they are served neatly with elegancy so that attract the guests eyes.
Their purpose is not to raise the price of the rooms with included breakfast but to satisfy guests and make their happy start of a day. We really enjoy rich breakfast and it is enough for our main meal of the day. Wonderful BED, rich BREAKFAST and extremely kind STAFF make your day. LOCATION can't be better. All attractions are near, Three Bridges and Open Market are just a few meters away, the central post office and NAMA department store with food floor is just across the street. The old town, Tivoli park, everything is just few meters away. There is a city bus station just a few steps from the hotel and the central bus and railway stations are about 500m away.
For STAFF of the hotel, I really can't find words to explain. They all are very kind, understandable, helpful, accurate and hospitable. One of my reasons to go to Slovenia is to stay in this wonderful hotel and to meet its staff. I would like to thank all staff for making our holidays in Slovenia pleasant; specially to Milica who takes care of us at breakfast, specially kind and generous Aleksander at the reception, very kind and polite Rajko at the restaurant who put the "umami" to wonderful dishes with his elegant serving and introducing artistic dishes, Mr. ** and of course to the star that shines above these stars and make the hotel the greatest one in Slovenia, the general manager, Mr. Gregor **. I have heard from many staff how thankful they are to their manager for their progress and that all make a wonderful team and wonderful hotel.
I am happy and proud of being a guest of such a wonderful hotel. If you want to enjoy your holidays or business trip and stay in a nice hotel with nice people, then the best place in Slovenia is hotel Slon. The hotel will make you love not only hotel but also Ljubljana. While writing this review I've just heard news about terrorist attack in Nice that happened near my favorite hotel In Nice, hotel Negresco. It reminds me of very important matter when we travel - SECURITY. It is very important to stay in hotels with high security and insurance for guests and this is what Slon offers to his guests. I would never stay in a small, less than four star hotel mostly because of security! It is important to think also about tomorrow not only today.
Reviewed July 11, 2016
Absolutely, the worst and nastiest hotel experience I have ever had. We arrived in Snyder at 1 am, exhausted. Check-in was pleasant and Rachel was friendly. But, upon walking into our room, we were greeted by hundreds of dead bugs all over the room! If it hadn't been so late, we would have quickly exited and gone across the street to the Holiday Inn Express. Instead, we spent an hour picking up dead bugs because we were desperate to get some sleep. As we picked up the bug carcasses, we noticed a lot of dirt and filth around the baseboards. If they had vacuumed recently, they sure as hell didn't do a very good job.
As I laid in the bed, it took me a while to fall asleep because I couldn't stop itching. (Hopefully, it was just in my head, and the bed wasn't full of bed bugs... So far, no bites on my skin as of the next day.) The next morning, upon checkout, we asked to speak to the manager. We tried to share our experience, but she wouldn't even let us finish a single sentence. Regarding the bugs, she said, "yeah, that's Snyder and there's nothing we can do about it". We asked for a refund and got 20 bucks off. Bottom line: if you like sleeping in filth, go here. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
Reviewed July 11, 2016
There were bugs in the beds and on the walls of our room. Due to no occupancy, we had no choice but to pack up. After an hour of complaints a new room was finally offered to us. I could not be more disappointed in our experience.
Reviewed July 7, 2016
My experience was horrible. First of all the hotel was called OCEANFRONT which is very misleading because they have a second portion that's connected that is NOT oceanfront whatsoever. The room smelled like old corn chips (feet), the tub was clogged, then we switched rooms that had dirty towels in them. The staff was rude and very unprofessional (ghetto). The room was $180 but in all actuality really worth $18.00. I will NEVER stay there again.
Reviewed July 5, 2016
On 3/1/16 I traveled to Vallejo, Ca to have warranty work done on my car which I was not able to accomplish until the next day. I stayed at Best Western Cordelia Inn in Fairfield, Ca. went to the Best Western Lobby the next morning 3/2/16 and retrieved my receipt. Had the needed work done on car 3/2/16 and went on my merry way. My problem is that as my wife was cleaning out the car the other day when she came upon my Best Western receipt and lo and behold the receipt states that there were 2 guests. There was only 1 "myself". Needless to say she is not happy and my marriage is in the balance.
How could anyone explain this and sound believable? Most importantly how could my wife believe I was capable of this? But she does and I am at a loss to explain it. If you think about it should I had actually done this my defence would be the same as if I had not done this which I did not. I spoke with a Best Western employee this morning and was told that their computer arbitrarily list the room as having 2 occupants. If this is correct Best Western needs to fix this problem. I would think that at $95.00 a night they could get their paperwork right.
Reviewed July 3, 2016
The toilet didn't work and the whole grounds was eat up with ants. If you walk your dog on any of the grass you will get bit. I got bit by ants and so did my dog. Don't know if I will need to take her to the vet or not yet... I told the lady at the front desk but she didn't seem to care... I will never stay here again. I would sleep in my car first... They were the small ants I think fire ants but they bit hard.
Reviewed July 2, 2016
On June 24th I graduated from college at 51 yrs old. Thought it would be nice to go to Seaside Oregon and stay at the Best Western. First they gave us the wrong room but did not tell us so we unpacked and went downtown for a few hours. When we return are card key does not work, then I notice a note on the door that says "come to front desk". We go down there to find out that they gave us the wrong room and that they let the other people into the room where our phones, camera, truck keys and my purse was in. The threw all our things on to a cart and took it to the lobby. I found some of our things in my purse which means someone was in my purse. At 7pm we get into our room with our now cold dinner. Then at 1am fire alarm goes off. NO STAFF to be found and we were on the 5th floor helping 2 ladies who had canes to get down and outside... False alarm. OH, we got a free breakfast.
Reviewed June 27, 2016
My husband and I booked for one Saturday night. We could not make it due to a family emergency. We called and cancelled and were still charged the room. We never received a confirmation email prior like we were told we would. We called our bank and found out they charged the card before we even cancelled. They weren't suppose to charge until we checked in. Asked for a refund and we were harassed and I even told them we did not authorize them to take the money. They did not care and started to harass and said, "Oh well, we have your money now." Mind you they didn't know if we were really who we said. They never saw identification. Trying to get in touch with corporate today. NEVER again! Plus it would be considered fraudulent!
Reviewed June 26, 2016
I was recently staying in Room 208 on Saturday, June 25th with my friends and some family for the weekend in Luray, Virginia and we needed our blanket washed and the housekeeper who didn't have any name tag but she's described as short brown hair girl with glasses and she was very snooty to us. She acted like she was disgusted with her job. She wasn't very polite and she never did return our blanket to us all night.
The front desk clerk was very unpolite. Also he was very short with us on any questions that we had. He wasn't very helpful at all. As me and my friends had seen other housekeepers we had wished we got the other ones because they were very polite. They spoke to us when we passed. If I stay again I will suggest different housekeeper. The room was very clean and great food and beautiful scenery.
Reviewed June 25, 2016
I booked our trip through Expedia. It showed us a lobby and the rooms. I did not do my homework well. When we showed up, all we saw were people hanging over the railings of an exterior walk up. Had I known this I would never have booked this place. In Asheville NC, you must have a reservation, without one you will be sleeping in your car. I was unhappy to say the least and the girl at the front desk treated us with total disdain. I am sure rude was her middle name. We stayed because we had no choice, college orientation was the next day. It was very clean and there was no evidence of any type of infestation. But on our last day there we returned to our room with some takeout to find someone had been there. The furniture had been rearranged and the small table and chairs had been removed and a recliner put in its place! We were horrified. Our things had been moved also.
I went to the front desk and they confirmed they had been in the room because they were still redecorating and were not done. I informed them that it was inexcusable to enter our room to rearrange our belongings on top of the furniture too. I asked the manager "who moved the furniture?" She said maintenance. I asked if she supervised this and she said no. Did they prop the door wide open and leave it that way during the process? How do I know that someone else didn't access the room?
I Will never stay at a Best Western again! To violate our privacy like that is severely disturbing. Fortunately we are leaving in a few hours because I didn't exactly feel safe to begin with but now know this not a safe and secure location for travelers. Best Western, 501 Tunnel Rd Asheville NC. Avoid this one people. They will take liberties that are just not acceptable in any way at shape or form.
Reviewed June 22, 2016
My husband and I were at the Sarasota Siesta Keys Gateway Best Western. Did not sleep, the objective was to stay and relax 2 nights. After calling the night clerk after 1 to report getting bite by mosquitoes. I took a dim view of him touching the bed linen and saying just a mosquito. When I pulled back the linen to sleep, it was dark, I got bite. After that deliveries to the adjacent Carrabba's were made at 4 am on loud talking, no way to sleep, others in the area were shouting and having a good old time. All within my comfort zone. Isn't there an ordinance about this? Manager wanted to give me Reward points. No thank you. This place needs review!
Reviewed June 14, 2016
My company that I work for set up the room reservation on Expedia. When I got there they told me it was a 200 dollar deposit. I've stayed in a lot of hotels. Never has any of them asked for a 200 dollar deposit. I've had 50 dollar but most charge 25. Because of this Best Western is removed from our acceptable places to stay list. By the way our room only cost 137.04 less than the deposit. NEVER AGAIN!
Reviewed June 14, 2016
I stay here around 12/20 stays a year. The management is so bad. I now will never stay here again. I tried to do everything Jennifer the manager ask me too. Booking rooms, two credit cards, 48 hr notice of cancellation, and they still charge the wrong card almost every time. Stay in Best Western 200 nights a year. This is by far the worst one I ever have stayed at! But that won't ever happen again! I will sleep in the street first!!!
Reviewed June 10, 2016
The manager, Nacho ** and his assistant Tiffany, are dishonest. When I stayed there on the nights of June 3 and June 4, 2016, I was carrying a large amount of cash and thus requested that they keep the custodians out of my room (there was no "Do not disturb sign" available in the room for me to post on the door, perhaps by design), which they assured me they would do. However, when I returned from my morning tasks, I discovered that, contrary to my explicit request, my room had been entered by their housekeeping staff and cleaned off $100 in cash.
In response to my complaint, the manager and assistant manager claimed that I could not prove that the money was stolen and cited the rental agreement, which, in any case, states (conveniently for them) that they are not responsible for lost or stolen goods, even, apparently, when stolen by their own staff through their own incompetent or criminal administrative procedures. They refused to address either the theft by their own employees or their fraudulent promise to keep their staff out of my room, informing me that there was nothing they could do because I could not prove the money had been stolen. Their nonresponse conveniently ignored the fact that it was their failure to do what they said they would do and what guests of any honest hotel/motel can and should be able to expect (keep housekeepers out of their rooms) that resulted in the theft in the first place. These people are running a racket rather than a legitimate business.
Reviewed June 2, 2016
I wanted to reserve a room for my granddaughter's wedding in Sooke, B.C. and so went online to do so. I thought I was on the direct line to Best Western and to my consternation, was immediately transferred to Reservations.com although this was not evident. I made my reservation and to my surprise I received an email back saying it was in American dollars. I tried to email to cancel my reservation only to find it was not refundable. I tried to contact them by telephone with no success.
I then emailed them to cancel my reservation, only to be told there was a charge of over $150 to do such a thing. I phone the hotel immediately to try to cancel. They had already received my request and my room was booked at a lower rate. The charge is on my Visa account of $234 plus a reservation fee of close to twenty dollars. I have tried to dispute my change to no avail. I will NEVER use a Best Western Hotel again. I tried online to contact the Best Western Hotel customer service. The answer was no URL found. Poor customer service...poor reservation system...poor luck on my part. As I said never again and will tell all I know about my experience.
Reviewed May 30, 2016
After a horrible experience with another motel chain, George at the front desk of Best Western Plus was incredibly helpful with reservation and third party billing for my son and fiance visiting from Kansas. Reservation one hundred percent complete in ten minutes. Thank you.
Reviewed May 20, 2016
Had reservations for two nights at Best Western Plus in Lake Charles, LA. The baseball team we had gone to watch won on Friday and were scheduled to play Saturday evening. Friday night asked desk clerk if I could extend my stay until Sunday morning. She looked on computer and said "your checkout time is 11 am Sunday."
Returned Saturday night to find card would not unlock door. Went down to front desk and informed clerk. She made us two more cards, went up to room and went in. Our things were gone and there were other people in room. Went back to desk to ask where our things were. She found them in office. I asked "why did you do this" and was informed I was to have checked out that day. I said "no. I had extended my stay till Sunday and who the hell leaves their belongings? Why did you not call me?" They had my cell #?
She called the manager and we were given another room. My mother and I went through our things and discovered that my 5 month old Kindle Fire was not there. Also a jacket was missing, plus our food and drinks that were obviously thrown out. My mother called the manager who apologized for the mix up and said she would speak with me Sunday morning.
Sunday morning the manager was very rude and a smart ass. I said "so I suppose I need to call the police" and she said it would do me no good. They are not responsible for missing items in their hotel. I said "so if you stay in a Best Western and your things are stolen, too bad?" She said, "I don't know that it was stolen", and I replied "so you're saying I'm a liar?" She then stated, "I don't know you had that item. Our maintenance man went in that room before the maids and said he saw no device there. He found your jacket on the maid's cart and took it to maids room." Really??
I was reimbursed 30 dollars for the food and told to go on my way. They were doing nothing else. I made several calls to the corporate office and their final word was there was nothing else they could do. I was also told that you can stay at their hotels and if something is stolen or missing it is not their responsibility. As far as the mix up they can do whatever they like with your personal belongings. I will NEVER stay in another Best Western and I will be checking other hotels about their policies.
Reviewed May 14, 2016
My experience with Best Western hotels Gardena has been a tragedy today 5/13/16 5/14/16. Upon calling to verify if a room was available, Eduardo answered and I inquired about availability. Ray the manager was in the background screaming and listening to the conversation. I asked if they had rooms available and I was immediately told that they were sold out. I was simultaneously online and was able to make a reservation for today. Upon arrival they stated that the only rooms they had left was 4 accessible rooms.
After a long evening I awoke around 3:00 a.m. seeking out use of the microwave that was supposed to be in my room, especially at a rate of $150/night. I was surprised to find that the microwave was missing. I called down to the lobby and Bilal answered being very rude and obnoxious. I informed Bilal that I was wondering why I did not have a microwave. Bilal said he did not know and he'd have to send someone up in the morning to take a look. I said this is unacceptable and asked for additional information to include the name and contact for the property manager in which he said it was Ray or Alex. I asked for the name of the district manager and Bilal states he doesn't have that information. I then inquired about the number to corporate and again Bilal was unable to provide that information.
By then I was highly upset, irritated and hungry. I informed Bilal of my current stance and he said that he'd call the police to have me put out. I asked that he please call the police so that I could leave with my refund of the room including my room deposit. Bilal became irate and said that he would put me out at 3:00 a.m. in the morning. This is not sufficient customer service and I am very upset and appalled. I am leaving your hotel at 3:15 in the morning with no other alternatives due to the lack and ability of Bilal to provide sufficient customer experience. I then called what was supposed to be corporate via a number I located online. I was informed that corporate was currently closed.
I have stayed here on numerous occasions since the hotel has opened. I have had nothing but terrible experiences, 1st being noise during my first stay while they were still in construction (per se). Secondly, the hotel is always filthy and noisy. The staff is very rude and lacking in basic customer service. What ever happened to customer satisfaction? I am writing this letter so that Mr. David Kong, CEO knows how he is being portrayed by the Gardena, CA location. I used to think very highly of the Best Western until tonight's experience. I am also placing this letter with the BBB, consumer authorities, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, as well as with the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration. I promise to ensure that the public knows about the terrible experience I am having with Best Western Inn and Suites Gardena, CA. This is unacceptable and uncalled for.
Not only do I want my full refund and deposit returned, I expect that Best Western will make accommodation for misplacing me in the middle of the night at 3:00 a.m. My plan to stay consecutive nights has been ruined. Especially now that I must finish the rest of the morning in my vehicle being there are no other lodging alternatives within the area.
Reviewed May 12, 2016
The management for this hotel are horrible. Kenneth ** agreed to send a cancellation letter to my bank concerning my debit card. There was a authorization charge of 76.88 then two days later I was charge 153.00. Kenneth ** is rude and difficult to deal with. He gave me such a hard time. My bank talk to him and explain what was going on but the situation still haven't been resolve because he never sent the cancellation letter to the bank. He was suppose to email me to confirm he sent the cancellation later. When you stay here, your card will be over charge and this Best Western will not try to fix their error.
Reviewed May 3, 2016
Pretty Nice rooms. You can hear everything in the hallways. The maids don't do 40% of their jobs. WEAR YOUR SOCKS! I stayed here 2 weeks and noticed every time I got in the shower my feet were BLACK! I requested the sheets were changed a few times and it didn't happen. Nor the pillow cases. I hope they did it before I got there! One of the times I had it cleaned, the garbage wasn't taken out even though I emptied them and put them next to the cans, and when I got back in the room the garbage was shoved in a CORNER? Umm? I pretty much did the work for you and you couldn't PUT IT IN YOUR TRASH BIN?! Beds are huge, double queen, looks pretty much the same as king to me. 7 out of 10 in my experience of noise hotels. A lot of kids this time I'm staying. Can hear them crying and talking in hallways pretty easily. And people talking in the hall wall in general... =/ The half wall in this hotel helps with noise from hallway a little.
Two tvs, so you can sit on nice couch in living area and lay in bed to watch tv. Nice blow dryer. Free breakfast that isn't too bad. Some days they have rubbery eggs, but the boiled eggs, pancake maker, and waffle maker make up for that. Just make sure you take the waffle out about 50-30 seconds early and fill the cup with batter all the way up and you're good to go! Strawberries and whipped cream to go with. YUM. The apple juice is good too.
They have a laundry room on 2nd floor with 1 dry, 1 washer. 1.00 for dryer, 1.50 for washer. Work pretty good. MOSTLY MAD THEY HAD MASON WORKERS HAMMERING OFF THE BRICK RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY ROOM BEFORE 8AM!! Yes I said before 8 in the ** morning?!? What is a hotel for? Mostly to sleep!!! Great now I have a migraine!!
Reviewed May 1, 2016
Our stay here was very pleasant, the staff in the lobby were very friendly and helpful. The room was very nice and clean. I loved the stress relief soaps, lotion, shampoo, and conditioner. Mmmm so relaxing. They also had a little Keurig coffee pot in the room. The comfy bed was wonderful after traveling all day. The beds at Best Western's have never let me down. It's what I look forward at the end of the day. Great experience.
Reviewed April 29, 2016
One of many hotel chains I use, Best Western has a Rewards Shopping site. Well on February 2 of this year I used points to order an iTunes gift card. The claim is that it'll take 4-6 weeks to process your order. Two months later I called to check of the status of card. They said "we'll call you back within 3 business days to let you know." Now three weeks later I called them and they're saying the card was mailed out just two days after the order and if the USPS lost it there's nothing they can do. Not one mentioned this when I called three weeks ago. Buyer beware, the whole thing sounds fishy!
Reviewed April 28, 2016
I checked into hotel on Broadway in Chula Vista, California. The bathroom shower had peeling paint, dirty shower and black mold above the shower door and at $80 a night this was a disgrace. Pool was dirty - leaves all over it.
Reviewed April 26, 2016
Last week I made reservation for next month May 19, 2016 in this hotel and today I called the hotel to cancel it due to my flight for May 20--cancelled & I only found out yesterday... I know that my reservation is non-cancel but that's why I still called them to work with them & let them know the situation... I was hoping that they will consider their customer's situation since my reservation day is still 3 weeks away but the lady said she cannot change it because it's locked-up already. I mentioned to her that I had the same situation last time, same best Western hotel diff. city (non-cancellation room) but the personnel on the past hotel I made reservation was able to help me & cancelled my reservation - refund my money...
So the lady on the phone gave me another customer service # 1-800-528-1234 w/c I called immediately but still the same she can't help too because of the policy she's talking about... If they really want to help they find way to do it but unfortunately they don't want to help their customers... I was Best Western customer for so long & always made reservations to them but they don't honor the loyalty of their customers...
Reviewed April 11, 2016
Beware using Expedia to make reservations at Best Western. Best Western requires 48 hours for cancellation when the reservation is through Expedia rather than the usual 24 hours. My stepmother died on April 1, 2016. A memorial was planned for her in Grants Pass, OR, on April 9. Using Expedia, I made reservations for 2 rooms for 2 nights (April 8 & 9). Our family decided to delay the memorial because my stepbrother is not expected to survive much longer with cancer. On April 6, 48 hours before the reservation, I attempted to cancel the reservation.
Though Expedia did not charge me for the cancellation, Best Western charged me for the first night for each room. Therefore, the reservation cost me $178 for two rooms I was not able to use. Expedia called the general manager at the hotel (111 NE Agness Ave.) twice, once at least 24 hours before the reservation, the second call on the day of the reservation, to explain the circumstances but the general manager did not forgive the charge.
Reviewed April 1, 2016
So me and my kids stayed at the Best Western Hotel in Garner NC for two nights and we really enjoyed ourselves there. The staff is wonderful. My kids just love them and the hotel is very nice and very clean. The breakfast is good and if you don't want to eat there you can ask the staff where is other places you can go eat and they will give you the best restaurant to go to so I say if you ever near Garner NC or you want to get away from home the Best Western Hotel in Garner NC is the best place to go.
Reviewed March 31, 2016
Because of the remodeling, the breakfast was moved to a guest room which you can imagine was a joke.
The wifi connection was slow much of the time. Third day couldn't access at all. Walked to other end of hotel hallway and had a strong signal. A minor thing but the remote was broken (the scroll button would not work). And last, the Fox News channel had been blocked on the t.v. Needless to say I couldn't recommend this Best Western to a friend neither will plan on staying here again.
Reviewed March 31, 2016
My family and I had to go to Orange County for a funeral. So I bought through Best Western, knowing that if the room was cheaper through somewhere else, they would guarantee the price and refund the difference. Well after I booked my mom sent me a screenshot of the room being $50 cheaper (BW price 149.99, Expedia price $97) on Expedia. I did their claim form and stated that. Their customer relations employee denied me because the Expedia price changed to $102 overnight, well it's still cheaper so I asked what's the issue? She then replied with a different excuse saying there are no rooms available on Expedia, so then I sent a link and said, "Yes there is." She then delayed some more and each time the Expedia price kept jumping, after 6 hours of our original email exchange the price reached Best Western's price.
So I sent her screenshots for proof and every time there was another excuse. Finally, a manager called, but she didn't have the emails with her or the screenshots and had no idea on the situation. After getting put on hold twice for about 10 minutes she figured out the situation. The manager said she couldn't use the screenshots and could only use the price on which she's looking at during our conversation, so they delayed long enough to have the price change and screwed me over.
At the end I told her I don't care about the guarantee or getting my money back, I already decided I'm going to cancel my reservation and book a different hotel. But I just wanted her to admit that the original price was way cheaper after all the proof I sent her. She said no she cannot admit that. So then I said, "Since you don't have the screenshot in front of you I'll send you an email" for her to personally see. She said okay, but then said she couldn't wait the time it take for the email to go through. I said I waited on hold for 20 minutes, why can't she wait 3 minutes? But she continued to deny and then I just hung up. At no point did they offer any discount or gift card for a future time. Just rude and did not uphold their best price guarantee.
Reviewed March 15, 2016
I have used this hotel enough to earn over 19,000 reward points. I would use the one in North Little Rock, AR while on military duty because of closeness to base. This past weekend I had room reserved for Saturday. I was not able to make it or cancel reservation because we were in the field. Since I did not cancel reservation they charged my card for room rate. They would not reverse the charge and return my money. Best Western is not military friendly and do not support US. I will not never stay with them again. I am very dissatisfied and hurt because I believed I had earned more respect because I only stayed while on military duty. I WILL NO LONGER PATRONIZE BEST WESTERN.
Reviewed March 10, 2016
I've stayed at this hotel many times since 2009. This morning my work conference was delayed so I asked if I could check out at 1pm instead of 12pm. Long story short I was on my boxers about to get dressed at 1:20 when the manager Nader knocked heavily on my door and asked me to leave. I told him I was already getting dressed and would be out in 10 minutes. He stood outside of the room, would not leave me, close the door so I could finish getting dressed, and kept asking me if I was done over and over.
I was never given the offer to purchase another night nor was I given a call. I could have just paid for another night if anyone would have told me it was such a big deal to check out late but they seemed to be ok with it when I called to ask in the morning. Nader the Manager literally stood up there as I was getting dressed. Unbelievable and a total violation of human privacy. I have been on the phone many times with the Corporate offices about this matter ever since.
Reviewed March 9, 2016
I pulled over in a parking lot between a restaurant and Best Western in Patterson, CA at 10 pm at night in order to get my bearings and use my smart phone to map me a new route. I had been diverted from my normal route home because the road was underwater from a flash flood. While mapping my new route home as well as trying to figure out where I was, a man banged on my driver's side window with a metal object and ordered me to roll down my window. He, at that time did not identify himself and scared the hell out of me. He proceeded to ask me if I was a hotel guest and if I was to leave immediately, and that he was hotel security.
When I tried to explain why I was temporarily there, showed him my phone to prove I was mapping a route he told me what town I was in, that I was scaring the hotel guests and that I was to leave NOW. I have never been so horribly treated. Not only did this man behave rudely and in an unprofessional manner but he used a metal object to bang on my driver's side window and was extremely aggressive and threatening. Though I was not stopping to stay in this hotel, you can bet that had I considered it I would have driven away and found a better one with a professional staff that know how to treat people. This experience has ensured that I will NEVER stay at a Best Western, ever, and I will make sure my friends and work associates stay far away from this chain as well.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2016
Do not stay at Best Western Hotels! Bed bugs in my room crawling on the pillow I was laying on. Attendant gave me another room and the thermostat was broken. To my surprise another coworker had the same complaint. They should not be allowed to accept corporate lodging cards. The workers were very inconsiderate and they knowingly continue to rent these bug infested rooms. Location: Breezewood, Pa.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2016
We come to your Coon Rapids location on a regular basis. Every time something is wrong with our room. Simple issues, bath towels, hand towels, Kleenex, Internet, no vacuuming, no dusting, missing lamp, missing end table, missing coffee, burned out lights, locked out due to dead batteries, missing curtains, missing bedspread, missing "do not disturb" signs, food missing for breakfast, icy sidewalks, and the latest was a call from a GM who sounded intoxicated offering us a free stay. We don't want anything free. WTF! Just good service. Fire this management and find someone who knows what they are doing. Good luck! We are done after this stay!
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2016
Best Western in South bay in Lawndale calif, South horrible customer service, A lady had flicked her cigarette on my head from the 3rd floor which was a non smoking area. Housekeeping kept a tip, I had given her $20 so she could clean my room and then never did, and denied I gave the money. This establishment has poor customer service and still has not resolved any of these issues. I don't recommend this hotel.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2016
My personal work computer inside a laptop carry bag that had money, work documents and my laptop was stolen from my hotel room. I have made all the necessary reports and notified and reported to the police. They have all the reports needed. They have communicated with me. I told them, "how can this happen when they had just changed their security door systems only 3 weeks ago." This logs who enter in your hotel room and uses their security key to enter. It was stolen from the room. I have expressed my concerns about their safety and protocol. I do want to be reimbursed for my damages. They indicated that they send it to their corporate offices and they handle these types of incidents with their patrons. I want to know how long it takes, and how they can make me feel secure in their hotel again. I have been at this hotel since Sept. 2015, working in Hawaii. I am still here working, but feel very violated.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2016
On an emergency road trip to Louisiana I booked a room with Best Western in West Monroe, LA for my children, husband and mother-in-law. I was very pleased with the rates, the size of the room and the friendliness of the staff. The entire experience was quite pleasurable until we left...then the nightmare began. We checked out Monday 2/1 and by Saturday 2/6, I noticed my children scratching their heads incessantly. When my children returned back to school that following Monday (2/9) within hours the school had called to alert me that my children had lice! I was livid, because in the back of my mind I thought that, but I didn't want to believe it. I actually contacted our pediatrician to confirm the time frame of contracting lice and it becoming an infestation/irritation, her reply 5-7 days.
I then proceeded to contact the Best Western in Louisiana, both thru voicemail and several emails. I finally got a reply that someone would get back to me. I haven't heard anything from the Best Western at 405 Thomas Rd. West Monroe, LA or its corporate offices and I'm still applying treatments to my family for lice...washing several loads of clothes, several hours of combing through hair and losing a great deal of sleep. Oh yes, even losing time away from my job because my kids are not allowed to go back to school until the lice has completely gone away.
At this point all I want is money returned back to me and I will never visit another Best Western ever again!! I have never had to deal with this issue of having lice and it has been extremely inconvenient, emotional and tiresome...thanks Best Western for nothing. PLEASE REFUND MY MONEY!!! I included a picture of my family so you can see the people that your hotel hurt and that we are not just another complaint!
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2016
I am a physically disabled vet who has limited sight among other issues, so I have a service dog who recently stayed at a Best Western in Columbus, Georgia on 2/6/16. I notified a worker at the hotel of my room number and informed her that the back splash in the back of my wall was horrendous and had black mold all over it. She told me that they would have it cleaned, but when I came back to the room later on that evening it wasn't fixed. Because I have suffered from black mold poisoning before I refuse to take a shower or bathe that evening so it was a major inconvenience and I checked the next morning. I took pictures and then I called the corporate office in Phoenix, AZ, But I NEVER received back from corporate so I'm wondering if they really care about customer complaints!!! I have always used Best Western in the past, but if this is the way they treat their customers, I will look for alternative solutions in the future.
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2016
We reserved a room weeks before we came to the Best Western "Santa Fe" in Amarillo, Texas. It is necessary that we travel with heavy equipment. For this reason a room on the FIRST FLOOR if no elevator is available. We called in person to the actual site to make sure that the reason for a first floor room requirement was understood. We reserved with a credit card so that the room would be guaranteed ahead of our arrival. The front desk clerk was rude and stated that it was first-come-first-served no matter what and that IT WAS NOT HIS PROBLEM that I was at-risk using stairs.
We opened an account using points with Best Western so that we could develop an understanding across the country as to the needs of a handicapped traveler. We recommended Best Western Hotels to MANY handicapped travelers. We will be sure to let all know of the attitude of the "Santa Fe" in Amarillo and we will NEVER stay here again. We question whether to trust this company again.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2016
Best Western on Powerline Rd in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Checked in with a group of 50+ people 1-21-2016 for a 2 night stay. First night didn't notice anything and we were tired from our flight from Illinois. Went to bed. Next night got in bed but had to get up and then noticed a bug running across my sheet toward my granddaughter. I caught in a tissue and threw it in the toilet. I made sure to take note of the look of the bug. I googled on my phone "bed bugs". OMG that's exactly what it was!
I got my granddaughter into the other bed hoping it was ok. I raised the bed skirt and there were 2 more. Then the little "babies" started to appear on the sheets and pillows! We complained to the front desk guy with a picture of the actual bug. Nothing he could do until Tiffany came in. My family of 4 slept in the lobby for the paid 2nd night. In the morning Tiffany stated that from the picture of the bug that those could have been my sheets from my home!!! She totally crossed the line and offered no customer service whatsoever and further reiterated that we were going to pay for both nights! At $170.00 per night is ridiculous and then not to sleep in the bed is criminal. I was not the only one who had bed bug problems. There were also rooms with roaches! DO NOT USE THIS HOTEL! This has been reported to the Broward County Board of Health! We were bitten numerous times and were heading for an 8 day cruise! Still scratching!
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2016
I had made Best Western my inn of choice for years. The unnecessary rudeness of manager, Bobbi, caused me to chose a different hotel chain. I'm happy to say, I've not stayed with Best Western for nearly three years now. I've never received an apology from this BW employee.
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2016
Checked in on 01/14/2016. On the 15th we discovered a bag was missing from our room (not due to check out until 16th). I contacted housekeeping and front desk. Was told no manager was available. On 01/16 a man was walking across parking lot with our bag. I confronted him and got the bag back. He said his wife called and told him to bring it back. (She had taken it home.) He was upset with me because he had to drive 30 min to bring it back. Reported to front desk (still no manager available). I left my phone number and email. CONTACTED BEST WESTERN TWICE. They said they would send mgr ANOTHER EMAIL/FILE. I finally heard from MGR on the 21st. He said he was sorry this happened and seemed to be irritated that he had to be bothered.
This was the one AND only apology from hotel. I am still upset because I (not Hotel Mgr or Best Western Corp) seemed to care that I spent a lot of time from my vacation time to find bag and recover it. We will never/ever stay at this Best Western or any other due to theft of property and lack of concern by Best Western. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND ILLEGAL. I hold Best Western and this hotel totally responsible!! AND THEY COULD CARE LESS!!! Front desk would not give me a receipt when I checked out but I have credit card validation.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2016
I booked 2 nights at this hotel as my husband and I were attending a church retreat. We arrived Friday night and checked in. Took all our bags out and headed to the room. The outside appearance of the hotel is very scummy. The walls have been stripped and the carpet looks horrible, there is a combination of a smoke and carpet glue smell (which gave me a headache) I thought to myself I hope the inside is much better, however we were unable to get in as the card was not opening the door. We were already running late to the retreat so we decided to take the bags back to the car (such an inconvenience) and later when we returned we would advise the front desk of the card issue.
We returned around midnight and there was a shift change as the earlier employee was no longer there. I advise the young lady that we were locked out and they room key was not working. She asked me my room number and quickly gave me a replacement card. I looked at my husband and he looked at me in confusion and also in disbelief as she didn't ask for any form of identification or even what our last name was to verify the room was in fact ours. I asked her, "Would you like to see my ID?" to hint her that this is what is expected to help secure the safety and belongings of a guest but she quickly responded, "Oh no, it's OK." SUPER red flag!
We got to the room which was beautiful inside. We even got a nice fireplace. No complaints on the inside of the room. That night we were unable to sleep. There was loud yelling in the hall and a man and woman were fighting, cursing and throwing things. Soon after you could hear the police arrive and after 15 min it seemed the police took care of the issue. Even though things quieted down, I was not able to sleep comfortably, as I was worried about the whole giving a key to a random person and to top it off the fighting going on in the hall which did not help.
In the morning I made it a point to tell the front desk of the key issue and also about the fighting in the hall. They advised they called the police and that there is nothing to worry about. Regarding the employee giving me a key without checking my ID she said she would tell her manager as that is against the policy and she excused the employee by saying, "She must have been busy."
I went to the second day of our retreat and returned for a midday nap and when we get to the room the key is no longer working. At this point I was annoyed. We walked down to the lobby and asked for another key. Went back to the room and the key is STILL NOT working. She gave us yet another set of keys and asked if we had been putting the keys next to our phones because that sometimes ruins the card. We advised that my husband had in his wallet and it has not been near any cell phones.
She also gave us a cleaner for the key reader on our door. Got back and used it and everything else was fine. I get a call from Michelle, the manager and she tells me for all my hassle she would give me a discount. I was unable to hear her well on her message so I called her back and left a message on Sunday. Monday no call, Tuesday I decided to call her yet again. Jornet, front desk staff answers and I explained that I had called Sunday and did not get a call back so I was calling. She got offended (seems Michelle is her friend so she took offense to me telling her she never returned my call). I was driving so the phone was on speaker and I had my friend in the car.
I advised Jornet that it's OK I just would like to receive a callback. She said Michelle was on a conference call in another room and that she was out sick on Monday but she would tell her. So I said, "OK, please let her know" and she suddenly cuts me off as I am speaking and says, "YOUR NAME" and I said, "Excuse me you are being rude!"
At this point I am upset. I tell her it's rude to talk over someone especially after they have had such a horrible stay at their establishment and I yet again got cut off and she rudely said, "YOUR NUMBER?" So I pointed out to her, "Look you are doing it again." She then said, "I do not have time for this. You need to give me your name and number and I am not gonna put up with this." I gave her my info and also asked for the corporate office number. She said, "I do not have that." I asked then,"Can you call me back with it?" and she said I will have Michelle call you and hung up on me.
Less than a minute later (mind you Michelle was supposedly in a meeting) Michelle calls me back and asked how she could help me. I explained I was calling her back and also I was now upset with a new issue which was her employee being rude. She says, "Well I heard you on the phone with Jornet." I say, "Really? How odd as she told me you were in a conference in another room." She tells me, "and I heard you Curse." I said, "Excuse me?? I know you are lying as I do not even curse! What did I say?" I asked and she stayed quiet and she said, "Well anyhow, fine. You didn't but you were rude." I admit I did have a higher tone as I was being attacked by Jornet but NEVER did I curse and I was so upset she lied.
The call ended quickly as she began to get loud with me and telling me she doesn't care and would not talk to me. I advised I would be calling corporate and she responded, "Be my guest." I ask her for the corporate number and she and someone in the back laugh and before I knew it, once again I was hung up on. I Google it myself and called and made a formal complaint. I have little to no faith anything will be resolved as Michelle seemed so confident she could talk to guest this way.
As I was reading many reviews of this hotel and I see her name on some negative low rating reviews where people say she is very rude, I begin to understand why she is confident. She has gotten away with it many times. She must be related to the owner. Corporate says they are a neutral party and that they need to send the complaint to the hotel to hear their response and how they will resolve the issue and I think to myself wow! No wonder she was also confident in saying "be my guest" when I said I would call corporate.
She truly has no regard for customers and their needs. Instead of training her staff to be friendly and compassionate of others when they have had a horrible experience she is teaching them to be rude and get away with it by lying on guest saying they cursed. Just such a disappointment. My friend and I both STILL cannot believe what I have gone through with these two women. I always stay at Best Westerns but this is the WORST. Literally the worst treatment I have ever gotten. So astonished by this behavior. PLEASE save your money and the hassle of dealing with this type of professionalism and disgusting treatment. Regardless if she is friends with her employee or not she needs to teach them that wrong is wrong and teach them to be courteous and friendly.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2016
Paid to a room at the Best Western in Casa Grande. Went to the room. It stunk. Went back to get our money back. He said they don't refund or credit card. Said we were stuck with it so we left and got another room at a Holiday Inn.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2016
Myself and friends stayed at the above hotel over New Year 2015 and what a great hotel apart from the head barman. On Jan 30th we had been drinking ale in the hotel bar and what a good drink. The following night we were all in the ballroom for New Year's eve and we asked a young barman for two pints of ale and he said he had to go next door to pull it and we said no probs. He was about to start when the head barman stopped him and told us that bar was closed and there was no ale as it was all drunk the night before (not so). Later again waiting at the bar he deliberately made us wait while others came to the bar after us and got served before us and I had to make a remark before we were served, not good enough.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2016
The staff was very pleasant and I got great rates dealing with the hotel directly. The room was very large and the jacuzzi tube was awesome. It was big enough for two adults and set off of the bedroom with its own separate TV. The bathroom across from the spa bath was also large and clean. I will most definitely seek out Best Western again!
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2015
As I stood there I could see the next guests being solicited right up to the big glass doors.
Was booked last minute day before and could only get a smoking room. I got there early about noon and the lady at desk was very sweet and personable and was the only good thing about the visit. Room smell was horrible and very strong. It was from smoking for sure but this went past that. It takes years to get that level of offensiveness to stick to the wall curtains and whatever. Room was very clean "looking" but downright offensive. I dropped my bag in room, took notice of the smell but had to get into any for a party. They had the window wide open, no screen and it was 51 degrees in there. I closed the window.
Got back at 1 am, went to room, laid down and was so irritated by the now 20 times stronger stank that I know why the window was wide open when I arrived.If it was closed up when I arrived the stank would be as I found at 1 am and would have left asap. Whole hotel stunk like this elevators, hall's lobby. Pile of beer bottles and assorted other liquors was in hall by my door at noon at 1 am is was doubled. At 1 am I was allowed to walk right in no key stop and a lady and older man at desk didn't even look at me. That us a scary thought. I could have been anyone and they were not there at noon to know me. There is more but it's only 130 dollars so not worth going deeper.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2015
My wife and I stayed two nights at the Best Western on Husband Road, Paducah Kentucky. On both mornings of our stay, housecleaning come into our room unannounced. I have stayed in very many motels in the past and have never had this happen before. In my opinion this is very unprofessional. I will never stay in this motel again. I've stayed in many other Best Western motels across the nation and this has never happened before.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2015
Best Western TLC Waltham, Mass. Aug 16, 2015. After two week advance payment (it was paid because I used Travelocity which I'll never use again, either) upon arriving at 2 AM, Michael informed me there were no rooms and I needed to call Travelocity! I called at 6 PM the previous day to confirm we had a room! Citibank Visa refused to credit the charge saying that TLC said it provided a room. Consequences were finding another motel nearby at 2 AM and paying again. The other consequence was me never staying at Best Western and telling anyone who will listen what happened.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2015
I stayed at the Best Western in Danville, Virginia for a funeral. This was the worst experience ever and I doubt I will be back. The reservation was under my name and a companion's name so they could check in. When my companion arrived the staff harassed her, not wanted to allow her to check in. Finally they took her card and allowed her to check in. After checking in we found the room to be without couches like it was described. After calling back and finding out customer service couldn't do anything I had to purchase a third room.
Once I arrived and checked into the third room we separated into our rooms. For the most part the room was okay. The breakfast was not so great. After breakfast I was packing my stuff. While I was taking it to the car I stayed outside for a little. When I came back in I walked to my room and received a call. They were calling me to tell me I left some belongings there. I hadn't checked out but they were already cleaning my stuff. I go to the front desk and get my stuff back. I leave and head to the funeral. After which I get a text saying I was charged 100 dollars more from them. After a phone call I find out they were accusing us of taking two pillows. Then customer relations can't do anything. So this is now twice customer service can't do anything to help me as a paying customer. They tell me to call that hotel which I do and after which I demand a manager. Only to be told the only one there is not available at the store.
After persuasion I get his cell number and at this point I'm over being nice. After everything piling up on top I'm fed up. That was my grocery money and they took it for no reason. The manager was at some game I think he said and he couldn't help me. So there is no manager on duty to help the customer. I was suppose to buy dinner on the way home for the group but my card is useless now. So instead I had to go borrow money to buy the groceries I need. I was not very nice I know but when you count on something to feed a household with four kids you get emotional. I did not receive a phone call back yet.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2015
My family stayed one night. Thank God it was only one night. We found bugs in our room. Something was on the sheets and ended up all over my pants. Went to front desk and they gave us a new room. It had a lot of mold in the bathroom. By this time we was just tired and afraid to go to sleep. The front desk told us to come down in the morning. Very disappointed in this place. Never come back again.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015
On 10/7/15 I arrived at Best Western Amadore to check in. I had made reservations over a week in advance and requested a ground floor room because on 7/15 I broke my back and right femur. When I checked in, the receptionist advised me it was a second floor room. I asked if they had elevators and she had answered no. I had advised her of my disabilities and that I requested a ground floor room when I made the reservation. I was told they were full and had no ground floor rooms available. In her exact words, "that's all we have, take it or leave it".
I was already sore from the 2 hour drive to Jackson. I took the room and had to use the stairs to access my room. I stayed the night and drove home Sunday morning. My back is still feeling the strain of having to go up and down the staircase. I will never use Best Western again. I would rather stay in my car and would advise anyone with disabilities to stay away from Best Western. They are rude and inconsiderate.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015
I repeat do not stay here. Pay a little extra to stay somewhere else. Please I beg of you guys so you guys don't have to experience what we experienced. We will tell everybody we come in contact with to never stay at Best Western. We didn't want to complain to the front desk until we checked out because we didn't want their room attendant to use our toothbrushes as toilet/Sink bowel cleaners.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2015
I made my reservation online with the option of paying at hotel. I called the hotel the morning of arrival to inform them I would be paying cash for my room. I arrived and paid cash for two nights. Later that evening I checked my bank account and saw that they took the same amount out that I paid in cash. The night clerk said they had charged my card the morning of our arrival date. I spoke to the day shift and they said they had to charge it because they have to make sure they get paid. I said "I already paid you in cash." I said "Give me my money back then" and they said "We can't do that." I checked my receipt and it says it can take up to 30 days for the money to go back into your account. To add insult to injury one of the clerks was laughing and smiling the whole time while the other clerk had a nasty look on her face. They threatened to call security on me. By the way the restaurant food is overpriced and horrible.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2015
Reservation for my father-in-law via Priceline. Quick deals with Keene Sovereign Plus BW hotel came back smoking room. Priceline and myself repeatedly called the hotel to get an exception. Which is common practice by the way. Clerk told me manager had to make decision but the manager was not "available". Manager response was that he was "out of the area". This BW just wanted to RUN OUT THE CLOCK... This is patently absurd in the age of cell phones. They ended up confiscating my $177. This is a low life move by this BW. Then to make matters worse - BW response team comes on here and tells me to contact their resolution team. NO RESPONSE. How DARE YOU Best Western. Update: This finally generated a reply. They merely pasted the managers non denial as a way to cover for themselves. Horrible customer practices.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015
Looked up price on-line for Albert Lea, MN 10-24-15 for a 10-25-15 room. In less than 12 hours from checking on-line until phoning for a room the price jumped $30.00! I had a pleasant stay at the next door competitor and gleefully looked at the less than full parking lot at the BW. Tried again today in Murdo, SD. $120 for a girl and her dog plus tax! I'm now happily settled in a comfortable room across the street for $73.77 TOTAL. Why should anyone think there are membership privileges???
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015
I was staying at Barons Court Hotel - was all on leaving my wife and I went to the lift. I pressed the button to get on as I am disabled. My wife said "you go first". As I was getting on lift, the doors closed fast on me and trapped my arms and ripped the skin of my arms. I received bad injuries and had to go to hospital. My arms are badly scarred. The doors should not have closed on me so fast. I will not stay there again. Is there anyone else out there it has happened to? I was told by someone else it happened to them where they nearly got trapped.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2015
I had a negative experience at BW Hartford CT (Brainard Rd) on Oct 21 2015, then attempted at least 10 times to leave a review, and have been blocked from doing so. Maybe the readers here will avoid BW after they know that the $140 nightly charge does NOT cover a call from the room to the desk even though the phone has a button marked "front desk". I tried to call desk 18 times and got a busy signal EVERY time, even at 3 AM when no one was on the desk phone (I had to walk all the way to desk to complain). The toilet seat did not go up all the way, the toilet lid did not come down, I fell on the slippery UNTEXTURED shower floor, and was UNABLE to connect to WiFi. Also groups of smokers blocked the entrance door, and I did not get a hospital deduction because I booked through Travelocity, and was not warned about losing the discount for doing so. UGH. I will book elsewhere next time.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2015
I will not stay here again. I am very disappointed at reservation people. This my first time staying here and coming to Florence, SC. Everything went wrong. Never again.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2015
The rooms were all amazing. Everything one would come to expect from a Best Western hotel. We drove from Florida to Columbus Ohio, stopping, visiting relatives and staying two nights every other visit. My only complaint is the new designer trend of giving bed pillows that are 12 x 12. I don't care if you get 5 to a bed. These pillows are for couch decoration, but in no way shape or form are they meant to be used for sleeping. The people who started this trend should be made to sleep with 3 pillows for a month and see what shape their necks, shoulders, marriages are in after they are given real 2 x 36 feather bed pillows back.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2015
I was given a lower rate by the man who checked us in. I told him my online rate was much higher, he assured me that I was to be given the lower rate. I came downstairs and triple checked the rate after going online. Once again he assured me I was to get the lower rate, he gave me and my wife and children extra towels and I told him if I could have that rate I would stay another day. He said I would only be charged the rate we signed for. We signed for the lower rate and then he charged us twice as much on two separate credit cards, sneaky and dishonest.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2015
My friend and I were staying at the Best Western in Jamestown, New York for a half marathon race and asked for late check out. They said they didn't offer late checkout, even though we would not be done the race in time as it started later than other races. The assistant manager said we could pay $25.00 for the first hour after checkout and an additional $25.00 for the hour after that and after 1:00 pm we would have to pay for an additional night. After checking with other runners, this was not offered to anyone else, which leads me to believe they pocketed that money.
I called customer service at corporate offices and they said the individual hotels could do what they wanted and they would contact that manager and they would get in touch with me. Well that has not happened and it's been over a week. I will be contacting my credit card and cancelling that payment as well as contacting the better business bureau and reporting theft as this was not offered to anyone, nor could they give me a copy of the hotel policy on this matter. NEVER stay at a Best Western again!!! Guaranteed I will be spreading this word. Total ripoff!!!
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2015
My family recently stayed at the Best Western in Columbus, GA to attend a graduation at Ft. Benning. We had checked out and driven about 3 hours toward home when we realized we left a bag in the hotel room. I called back to the hotel and described the bag and its contents. The clerk said the bag was there but not the contents! I asked who turned in the bag but was told that info could not be given out. I asked that the bag be sent to me and was told to call back on Monday. Right now I am waiting to see if it's actually sent. It amazes me how people take things of value that aren't theirs!
Yes, I know it's my fault for leaving the bag, but why was it looked through. Makes me wonder what happens to my things when I am not in a room and it is being cleaned! I'm not saying the housekeeping crew took the items but somewhere between the room being cleaned and the bag being in lost and found, my items came up missing. I had never stayed at a Best Western and after this experience. I won't ever again!
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2015
Room was burglarized. Very suspicious circumstances involving staff. Called police and filed a report. While at the hotel reporting the incident, the staff's customer service was deplorable... laughing about the incident when they didn't think we could hear them and when confronted, still very callous. We (and they) know they got away with it because their surveillance cameras have not worked for 2-1/2 months and all the staff know this (how convenient). When we asked for the number of the Corporate Office, they told us all Best Westerns are independently owned. However, they are still representing Best Western so we found the number and called them to report the incident and the horrible customer service. I will never travel without a surveillance camera in my room again and may even post a warning on the door!
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2015
On October 3rd, 2015 I and my family have a dinner at the Chinese Restaurant in Best Western Hotel Harbour View in Hong Kong. I and my niece (2 years old girl) went to the washroom at the hotel lobby, the accident was happened that the hotel staff kick and knock down the little girl. I am not sure that the hotel staff was intention to do that or not. Then I requested the staff to make the apology but he refused and mentioned that "you want me to say sorry to the 2 years old girl", I was shocked with his attitude and feedback.
So I requested to talk to his supervisor, the duty manager, but it even terrify me that his supervisor did not request his subordinate to apologize at all. So under such situation, I requested "Is there any complaints channel that I can escalate the case to other department or is there any complaints form we can feedback the case?" The duty manager mentioned their hotel did not obtain such form or proper complaints process. So, we then reported to the police as we were not sure is the little girl got hurt. I doubt the hotel is safe to stay and dining!
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2015
I am a coach at a HS in Florida. I took my team to a cross country meet in Titusville Fl. After we arrived I took the team out for a run. Upon returning to the hotel I told my team to take showers so we could go to dinner. There was no hot water in the whole building we were in. I went to the front desk - they said it would be on later that evening. We all went to dinner smelling a little ripe. When we returned after dinner still no hot water. We all went to bed smelling a little ripe.
The next morning I got up to try the shower again nothing (hot). When I went to the lobby I had to talk to the gentleman through the glass window - he said let it run a little bit. When I told him I had let it run for five minutes, his response was "I don't know what to tell ya." A cold shower was all we could get at this time to wash off the day before. Well sir I do know what to tell you - there are many other places to spend the money the kids raised over the summer to go on these overnight trips. We will be in Titusville again next year but not at your hotel.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2015
I book online with Best Western when I stay there. There has been a couple of online errors over the past several years, but they always used to rectify it. Their prices are ridiculous and don't match the hotel quality at all. They charge more than the reservation with no valid reason. I'm talking $150 a night when it should be $85 like the reservation said. But this last incident is too much. The College Way Inn in Mount Vernon charged my credit card with over $175 and I had no documented reservation on my profile, no confirmation, etc. They won't remove it. They said I had booked it online (I didn't schedule at all) and it couldn't have been cancelled anyway.
I received no emails from them about any booking. Just the shock of seeing this on my credit card and they won't do anything about it. A desk clerk reported to their customer service as a manager would and refused to correct it, and she is not even the manager. Customer service person very saucy. Argumentative email from their customer care. I just cannot believe what this company has become. Cheating a customer and not refunding. They seem glad for me to put in a fraud charge with the credit card company. I don't know if I'll ever get my money back. I'm not traveling at all because I cannot afford it, then to have a hotel charge and not even be on vacation. My account says there is nothing. It was September 5th and the hotel cancelled it on the 6th apparently. This was College Way, Mount Vernon, Washington.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2015
This motel was given a high review and we took your hotel planner as a place we could trust on giving us a good review on a place to stay in west Monroe, la. This Best Western was far from satisfactory and there was no way we were staying the night in a place like this. So as far as using Hotel planner again as a source to pick a place to spend the night, NOT going to happen.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2015
We recently stayed at a Best Western on the weekend of Sept 11-13 2015. My son had a soccer tournament in St. Catherine's. We just found out there that one of the family had bed bugs in their room. We weren't aware of it.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2015
I booked a room online in March for a one night stay in September and was given a total price for one night of $99.32 but when I arrived I was charged $100.22 for the room. OK I know it's only 90 cents but when you make a reservation the price you are given when making the reservation should be the price you pay.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2015
I was never treated so much like trash and disrespected so badly by a service that would otherwise be expected to please and do everything in their power to make you feel welcome and wanted. Instead, I was treated like I was not welcome and my business was not a matter to them. It started after a very long and hot trip from the Iron Range in Minnesota to Milwaukee for the Harley-Davidson Rally. When we arrived at the Best Western on 55th and National Ave, our reservations were not right. We made our reservations via the 1-800 number for Best Western with my girlfriend's debit card. When we arrived, she said they didn't have any reservations for us and were very reluctant to check into it any further.
It was only after I went out and unpacked my laptop to show the girl working at the desk my confirmation e-mail that she checked into it further to find our reservations but that we were supposed to check in on Friday and not Thursday, the day we arrived. And I was sure we made our reservations for Thursday-Saturday. She seemed very annoyed that we were there and I felt that I was a burden to her. Please keep in mind that we were very exhausted when we arrived and when she finally said she could honor our reservations, she said she would need a credit card and ID. I thought I gave her my reloadable Paypal credit card along with my drivers license but then I heard her say she needed a valid credit card and asked my girlfriend for hers, thinking my PayPal credit card was not considered valid as it was a pre-pay credit card.
Anyway, after using my girlfriend's debit card, she said it wouldn't go through because there was not enough to cover the charges. I asked if I could pay cash and she said they (Best Western) can't accept cash. When I explained to her that my girlfriend gets paid tomorrow (Friday) and that there would be enough on the card to cover the charges, she agreed it would be ok to check in and even gave us the key to the room. It was now that my experience with Best Western went from bad to worse. Remember I said I thought I gave the girl my drivers license and Paypal credit card? Well I was mistaken. I never did give her that card, but in the heat of confusion I was sure I did. She only seemed insulted that I even asked about it, and she had a "how dare I even ask" attitude. When I asked if she would just take a look around her work station, she wouldn't as much turn her head.
Please note I had $600.00 on the card in question, so I was very concerned and upset that she seemed to not even want to look to see if it could in fact be in her work area. At the time, all I knew is it wasn't in my wallet and I was certain I gave it to her even though I was wrong. I asked to see their manager. She stated the manager wouldn't be in until the next day. I was upset and raised my voice as I turned to the elevator and said something like, "When you find my god damn card just return it, ok!" There was no other guests in the lobby and although I raised my voice, I did not yell or scream it and in fact was walking toward the elevator and it would have been the end of the whole ordeal but then she stated I would have to leave the hotel. When I ignored her and continued to my room without saying anything further she stated she would get the manager and I would be escorted from the hotel.
The same manager, I assume, that I asked to see but was told wouldn't be in until the next day, was now readily available for her to have me ejected from the hotel within 10 minutes. Why could she not have the manager summoned when the problem arose as I requested? As I met in the lobby with the manager, she treated me as a suspect to a crime and asked me to watch the video tape and I did see in fact that I was wrong and I then sincerely apologized for my thinking I gave her my credit card but said I don't think the way she handled helped matters at all. If she would have at least acted concerned and looked around, I would have maybe thought harder and found I was wrong sooner. But now is when things really go bad for me and put a foul taste in my mouth with Best Western Hotel and any chain I find affiliated with Best Western Hotel that I don't think I can ever forget.
We were now asked to leave because we had no valid credit card. That's right! No valid credit card! Even though she said earlier she would run it through the next day when my girlfriend got paid and the money would be on the card. Now Best Western kicks us out onto the street with nowhere to go. I waste one of three days of the Harley Davidson Rally that affected the other two days as we were unable to participate because of things that needed to be done while I was searching for a place to stay so we didn't have to sleep outside. Best Western Hotels ruined my stay in Milwaukee and my much-anticipated run with the Harley Davidson Rally. THANK YOU FOR RUINING MY VACATION BEST WESTERN!! TO BE NEVER FORGOTTEN, AND TOLD TO ALL.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2015
I first had issue with the bill then discover they have roaches. Housekeeping never came to room, but once never ask if we needed anything. Had to take dirty towels down to get new ones. This is my last stay here or any Best Western.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2015
We stayed one night at the Best Western Honolulu Airport hotel, as a halfway stop between China and Texas. We were placed next to the workout room and people were still banging away on weights at 11:00 at night. Security tried to shut it down but it took another 30 minutes. As I took my bath (mold on tub tile many places… I have pictures), I saw the most egregious problem: pools of thickened urine on the sides of the toilet. Again, I have photos. I will NEVER use this chain again. Our bill was almost 200 USD. Ridiculous!!
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2015
I stayed two nights previous to this with no issues other than the heavy drug presence and my female neighbor in and and out all night long with different gentleman. I went to recovery room and was told there would be an added 150 charged to my account for a deposit. I have stayed at this hotel numerous times in the past and have never hashish deposit request made so am not sure why all of a sudden this would come about. I'm pregnant and was extremely sick. Asked to talk to the manager Vinnie ** who was nothing but rude to me and refused to give me the belongings I had left in the room I had stayed prior. This is an awful hotel and the management and staff are worse.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2015
I stayed at Best Western in Rayne, Louisiana on August 17 and woke up to bedbugs. They were all over the bed! I had 50+ bites!!! I went downstairs with a couple of bugs and gave them to the person at the desk!!! They said they would tell the manager. I called them after I left and told them I got rid of my clothes and backpack because of the bugs. I asked for them to replace those items and they got smart with me. Now I'm the one who had all the bites and felt violated!! They said they would call me by Friday. It is now Monday evening and still have not heard from them. Not surprised by their actions. I was there last week in the same room #220 and had bites but wasn't sure why, didn't see the bugs last week. I hope you can help me with this issue. I should be compensated.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2015
I stayed in two separate hotels in Norfolk, VA, the last one - 1330 Ocean View - with my family. Other underage next-door residents beat up another couple and tried to attack my mother and female cousin. Horrible. Because we were enjoying ourselves and when I was taking them home across the way, they tried to attack my mother, putting my kids and family in a bad position. I don't think it's fair and I want my money back!!! Serious, not letting it go. Either you compensate me or I'll make it my life mission to shut you down. Signed, Screaming upset.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2015
Trains, Amtrak, and Freight 40 foot from the back of our room. We were not informed of the circumstances before we checked in. Complained and asked to be moved to another room. Was informed they were sold out for days. Tried to stay part of the first night. 2nd night we had to sleep in our car in the Mall Parking lot. They refuse to refund my $243.08. They sent a complaint to my cc co that belonged to another guest Complaint. I have tried The Motel, Best Western Corporate in Phoenix. NO one will listen to me. The Manager at the Motel, Carlos ** did nothing but cuss me out both times I call. I have requested a FULL refund but they will not offer a Red Cent.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2015
Called the day before to reserve a room and asked if they were pet friendly and reserved a room. I showed up and they said they reserved me with an AARP rate? I'm 26 and active duty... Then I get my wife and dogs and load the dogs on the luggage cart and went to our room which we found completely filthy with socks on the desk on the floor and a back to an earring on the bathroom counter and hair all over the tub and the door was cracked open when we got to the room. I take the dogs out to potty and my wife tells me the front desk called and was rude and said they didn't know we had dogs? Basically we're not coming back to stay here and possibly never any other Best Western Hotels. We did not contact the front desk due to the fact that this was just pure laziness, they know the standards and once again we may never stay at another best western.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2015
Van Transportation driver very unprofessional, told him I wanted Mexican food, and he takes me to a Marriott... I told Marriott what happened, and their driver took me back to Best Western. My hats off to Marriott. I recommend not staying at Best Western at 4110 West Airport Freeway, Irving, Tx.. Stay 1 mile at Marriott for twenty dollars more and get outstanding service. Plus the beds here are terrible... Trust me...
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2015
Made a reservation on April 26, 2015 for a room with 2 king beds, no smoking, in the Best Western Plus in 445 Muir Station Road, Martinez, California. My Wife and I just retired. We are traveling 100's of miles for about 35 days. This hotel happen to be one in our many reservations and it was assure by a credit card. After our arrival I went to the front counter to find a very rude employee name **. I asked her why was she being so rude. What she answer, "I'm sorry." She gave me the keys and said, "here is your room."
The Wife and I went to the room to find that the room was a smoking room with one king size bed. I returned to the front desk to face the same employee to tell me, "that is all we got, we are sold out." I had to find another hotel for the night. I spoke to the Manager the next morning to get the runaround. Best Western management, I have seeing the comments from dozens of customers, and they are very negative. You will never see my business again and will assure that everyone I know never book with a Best Western.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2015
The Shower Drain was plugged, I had to pull up the drain cover even higher than normal to allow the shower water to slowly drain... very unpleasant! Our room was very noisy, from the heavy traffic all night long! We didn't get much sleep after driving over 700 miles. We would NEVER stay there again, I highly recommend that you choose another hotel in the area!!
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2015
We drove 3 hours to take my son to the water park in Little Rock Ar. We got to the hotel that we book a couple weeks early, a room for six - best they had. There was leftover food all in the room. The beds were made but the sheets was not changed - dirty. The bathroom was nasty - not cleaned. It was bad so they give us to different rooms and try and charge us for both. Finally made us only pay for one but charged us the suite price that we didn't stay in. Spent two hours trying to get us a clean room. Even told us we could clean the first room our self. I mean wow. Really?
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2015
Booked a 2 night stay. 1st night was ok. Bed was ok. Springs were like a trampoline. When we came back after leaving for the day it was obvious that someone was in our room. Beds were made except for the pull out couch that was as we left it but all our bags were moved around. As we got ready for bed my husband pulled down the sheets and there were two smear marks of feces. Very visible. He ripped off sheets and went to front desk and told them someone had been in room and put dirty sheets on bed. Desk said they were supposed to change sheets and gave us new ones. No credit offered and we had to make bed ourselves. No apologies.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2015
After booking a room online - months in advance through Booking.com - upon arrival, front desk directed us to a location across the street, behind a covered parking structure. The room was at the 2nd floor of a dark parking ramp instead of the hotel location on the beach. We witnessed 5 damaged cars in this dangerous cramped structure that covered both buildings. We listened to the ramps banging whenever a car entered or exited the structure. No sunlight or air. We had to cross a dangerous busy road to enter the Best Western building and to gain beach access. There were no disclosure about a second building across the street at booking or notification when I called the hotel directly to confirm. Only upon arrival when all surrounding hotels were full. I will never book with Best Western again.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2015
I feel the hotel took advantage of me as a traveler. The price even after my AAA discount was way too much for the room. This is a little thing, but I couldn't even find the mini coffee machine. My husband booked the room with his credit card and I was told I could cancel, but of course, I was exhausted and already in the lobby. (9:45 pm). Will never stay at Best Western again.
Reviewed July 28, 2015
We discovered we were being bit in our room. Not from the bed but from the couch and carpet. I took pictures of our many painful bites and sent a letter to the GM stating all that we had to do to disinfect our stuff and the incorrigible itching that we are still experiencing. He did not read my email to see the pics but stated they examined the room and found no bug infestation. We were not out for a free ride. I would have rather rode home not itching and not have to spend 2 days disinfecting EVERYTHING! We even had to disrobe in the garage to immediately jump in the shower. I felt like we were being called liars when he did not even look at the pictures.
Some type of compensation in a refund would have been appreciated and shown good will. All he would say is he was sorry they found nothing. I would imagine they did not sit on the couch or walk in the room for any amount of time. I know 100% the bites occurred in the room as we initially thought they were from outside and would put bug spray on to go out. When we returned to the room we would shower and after being in the room a bit new bites would appear. I was so upset when conversing with the GM that I was crying. Again, I felt we were being questioned when he had not even bothered to look at the pics. The staff was not helpful in the 4 days it took for us to actually make verbal contact with the GM.
Reviewed July 28, 2015
Checked in for seven days. Room was never cleaned or clean towels provided. Complained at front desk twice, was told maids don't speak English. Was probably just a misunderstanding. Still no one came to the room. On sixth day complained at front desk again about no cleaning and that I had to take clean towels from pool area. Ten minutes later two maids showed up with clean towels. Later that day I left for a few hours. When I returned my keys were deactivated. Went to front desk was told I was supposed to have checked out . Told them I still had one more night reserved. They fixed the keys, I went to my room and it had been cleaned. All my things were still there just seems a little strange. Also five days after checking out another $120.00 was taken off the card used at check-in. Still has not been credited to my account.
Reviewed July 25, 2015
I have stayed at this property previously when Jerrod was the GM and he was lovely! This new owner Barry ** is absolutely the WORST and most UNETHICAL General Manager I have ever had the unpleasant experience of dealing with. I called this property directly earlier in the week of July 20th, to book for Sept 24th-28th. The employee at the front desk, confirms availability. Confirmed the dates and my rate and proceeds to tell me I will receive an e-mail confirmation of my reservation. Well, I wake up today, July 25th with a charge of $71.76 to my card. I call my bank and they tell me it's from Best Western Tempe. I call the hotel and they tell me I was charged a no show fee for July 24th. I tell them their employee must have put in the wrong date and ask to speak to the GM, Barry **, to reverse the charges.
Barry gets on the phone an hour later and proceeds to tell me they cannot reverse the charges because they have a strict 24 hr cancellation policy. I explain to him that HIS employee put in the WRONG DATES, and that I never even received a confirmation e-mail so that I could have seen that they put in the wrong dates and call back to have them correct their error. He tells me, "Sorry that's our policy." I asked to speak to his supervisor and he promptly hung up on me! NOBODY SHOULD EVER STAY AT THIS PROPERTY! Basically the GM is saying, our employees can put in the wrong dates, charge you for a no show for a date you know nothing about and then keep your money. The biggest insult is that he stated he could offer me a credit for my next stay with them. What a joke. I would NEVER stay at their property ever again! I will be disputing the charges with my bank and Barry and the hotel will never see a dime from me ever again, thankfully.
Reviewed July 21, 2015
I called the best western reservation number unaware of the area but asked if there was an ocean front hotel room available for my vacation. I was assured that it was, and booked a room in ocean city, MD. When we arrived, it was literally across a 4 lane highway from the ocean. When I called customer service they were kind enough to check the "we will record this for quality purposes" recording and VERIFIED that the representative indeed offered us an ocean front room for the days that we requested and quoted us the price. The BEST that Best Western could do was apologize and offer the first night of our trip free. However we would have to rent the 184.00/night room, overlooking another set of hotel rooms' balconies for the remainder OR not stay and go home.
When I explained that this was not satisfactory, as we have one week to vacation and drove 6 hours to get here, the only response continually, over and over, was "I am sorry, we will cover your first nights stay..." like a broken record. This caused the one night that they have us "free" less than relaxing as we were in communication with them and frankly very angry. We requested full compensation as there were NO OCEAN FRONT ROOMS AVAILABLE THAT WE COULD LOCATE AT THIS LATE TIME. I have submitted pics of our ocean front room. Advertisement poor.
Reviewed July 13, 2015
Dog barking at night. When you got out of elevator you could smell cigarette smoke. Rooms on the 3rd floor were terrible. Dog hair on carpet. Room was not vacuumed during our stay. Best Western Hotels used to be nice and clean, not anymore. They're awful. Will not stay at another one.
Reviewed July 11, 2015
I booked a flight and hotel on your site. When comparing prices with other travel sites, does not clearly indicate U.S dollars. First surprise my Mastercard up charges me 30 percent, nice. Arrive at hotel on flight am told that I can't get best western points booked thru your site, no breakfast booked thru your site. Check into our room, broom closet where they park luggage carts. Have a nice anniversary honey. Should have bought a diamond ring and stayed home. Would have been cheaper, my wife would have been happier and would not have been humiliated.
Reviewed July 10, 2015
Our room was not cleaned when we checked in. The bathroom was the worst. We did tell the front desk and they did send the staff back. However the microwave still had butter in and all over it. Very disappointed with this hotel. The price was extremely high for one night. We had a wedding and did want to drive back to Toronto. We will never stay in the Best Western anywhere.
Reviewed July 4, 2015
On our way south from a trip to Canada, We stopped at the Best Western Hotel-Flat Head Lake, Kalispell, Montana at 7 PM on June 27th, 2015. There was a tour bus and about nine cars in the parking lot. This is a big hotel, well over 100 rooms. In any event my wife and I went to the front desk and the young lady told us she had only one room left and it was the Suite for $260.00. I knew she was lying to us and I suspect her boss told her to try to sell the room and she would get a commission. Don't think we looked undesirable. We were well dressed and my car is a 2015 Ford Explorer. We left and stayed at another hotel. I recall this scam once before. In any event I doubt I will stop at another Best Western Hotel again. On our trip we stayed at a Best Western two previous times. Also I was disappointed the manager would teach a young adult girl to lie. I think you folks need some training in business ethics.
Reviewed July 4, 2015
I am currently staying at the Best Western Lighthouse Inn and Suites in Ocean Shores Washington. When we first came in the staff was rude and argumentative to me. I went to tell the general manager and she kept making excuses for her employees so I let it go. Then later that evening I pulled out the sleeper sofa, it had blood stains on the mattress and a McDonald's fry box under the couch. The manager complained about me wanting a freebie and that I was making her Staff miserable. It's not my fault that the hotel had such bad conditions. It wasn't until I threatened to corporate that she offered to reimburse for one night's stay, but then when I found issues with the room the next day she practically asked me to leave!!!
Reviewed June 29, 2015
Had ants in our room everywhere. In the beds, in our suitcases, crawling all over. They offered to "spray" our room or move us. We needed a room on the first floor because husband is arthritic and has other health issues. Decided to stay but did not let them spray as we would be breathing in the pesticide and it could damage our computers and equipment. We both have respiratory issues. Left early the next day because the critters woke us up. Forgot our clothes in the closet. Called them. Took forever to get someone to help us at first. Only allowed to talk to "housekeeping" who only spoke Spanish. Housekeeping manager not in until later. Gave someone else all of our information and told them we needed to hear from them asap. No call. Called several times to find out about the status. No one could tell me a thing. One person I spoke to was **. Told ** I wanted to talk to the general manager who was "not in."
He gave me what was supposed to be his/her voicemail. Got a robotic voice telling me to leave a message. It told me I ran out of time and couldn't leave a complete message although I got my phone number in and told her to call me. Called back again and once again got **. Would left me on hold for 20 minutes for no reason. Finally I hung up. Called back and got someone else who put me through to the housekeeping manager. Our clothes had been sent but no one had let us know. Called again to leave another message for the general manager. Same robot so left a brief message about the problems with my phone number saying CALL ME. Heard nothing.
Completed the review of our stay and left details about all of this. Now I heard from the general manager who left me a voice mail saying she never got either of my phone calls and hoped I'd stay at Best Western again. She left me her phone number and extension to call her if I wanted to. Duh! I called back within 2 minutes but the call went to her voicemail that was in her own voice and not a robot. Said that I did want to talk to her personally and to call me back. It's been almost two weeks again and have not heard back from her at all.
Reviewed June 25, 2015
We were traveling on the PA turnpike and needed a room for the night. We checked into the Best Western in Carlisle PA. When we entered the room it had a very bad odor of cigarette smoke and mold. I am highly allergic to both. Went back to the front desk and asked for a refund as I was not going to stay where I would become sick. Front desk employees were very rude and began laughing and speaking in their native language to each other. Said they could not give me a refund because only the manager can do that and he was not there.
I know I was tired because I believed them when they said my credit card would be credited by the next day. That was on June 19 and I have not heard anything. Tried to telephone them but surprise the manager is not available and then click. Besides wanting my money back I am telling everyone to never stay at Best Western again.
Reviewed June 17, 2015
Best Western plus in Goldsboro, NC requested a room with a Jacuzzi, but when I decided to use it 5 am it didn't work. Mentioned it @ checkout & was told that the manager was to contact me about a cost difference & this was two days ago, no return call. I've called twice & yet have talked with a manager. Wasn't expecting a full refund but now I am. Customer service sucks. Wouldn't use them again nor refer anyone to them.
Reviewed June 16, 2015
Reservation went smoothly. Arrived at facility which is near to a truck stop. The place smelled disgusting as soon as we walked in. It was filthy and had not been cleaned in a very long time and the desk clerk acted like we were bothering her. We were given a key card for a second floor room which was just as bad as the lobby. The sofa in the room had a slip cover over it and the room was just plain disgusting. We walked right back out and my husband told the front desk that we booked in the wrong town. She claims we were refunded so I hope my credit card account reflects that. This place is a disgrace for the Best Western name and they need to go in undercover to see how bad it is.
Reviewed June 12, 2015
After planning to visit family in Clovis, California area the day before I fell ill with a flu. The symptoms were (are) miserable. As soon as awoke I knew I shouldn't travel and not just for my benefit but for everyone I would expose. The Best Western in Clovis who was notified more than 12 hours before my planned arrival still insisted on charging for tonight's room. When I discussed this with the person who said they were a manager he said it was just standard policy and what would happen if he did that for me and everyone else who had an emergency?
I said "It may just make your organization known for integrity and good customer service as opposed for their normal reviews lately. Or look at this from my viewpoint: you'd be reimbursing me for not showing up and exposing you, your staff and clients to the flu. I wouldn't be using your room to be sick and vomit in for a couple of days. It seems the real benefit is yours. If you're a manager please tell me your name as I'm sure you have the authority to comp a room anytime you want." He hung up without a word. I seriously hope all people seeking a place to stay that desires contagious, grossly ill patrons will consider Best Western. Well at the very least if you've booked a room there and they won't give you a refund then you should at least use the room since isn't it nicer that someone else will clean up your sick mess?
Reviewed May 31, 2015
Best western mayport Jacksonville - The tub has no safety bar, no shower mat in slippery tub. Room smells like old standing moldy water. Shower curtain too short making it a hazard. No soap dish. Ironing board but no iron. This is # 6 Best Western in 3 weeks for us and is the winner of the worst Best Western.
Reviewed May 31, 2015
I telephoned Best Western Plus Rio Grand Inn in Albaquerqui, New Mexico, to inquire about room rates and specifically asked the agent if the breakfast was included in the entire rate. She assured me that IT WAS INCLUDED, and added that we would order from a menu. When we checked in, after having made the reservation over the phone, we were given a $5 per person coupon to use at the restaurant! Just the coffee cost $2.50 per person. WE WERE LIED TO.
Reviewed May 29, 2015
False advertising of picture on website - I booked a weekend on hotel.com to stay at the Best Western in North Dartmouth. I am a person that travels a lot and know what I am looking for in a hotel as far as amenities. One of the amenities I looked forward to when I was looking for a hotel for the Memorial weekend was a hot tub/jacuzzi and pool. I came across your hotel and saw that option in your pictures and immediately booked.
Reviewed May 26, 2015
We recently stayed at the Best Western in Winder, Ga. Upon entering our room for the first time we found a can of cleaner "Kaboom" and a "Magic Eraser" had been left on the vanity in the bathroom. We stayed in this hotel for 3 nights, our beds were never made and the garbage had never been picked up.
Reviewed May 25, 2015
Disappointed. No one got back to me on the complaint we posted. Went to stay somewhere else for 100$ less with way better service. What kind of business are you running???
Reviewed May 24, 2015
Best Western motel reservations in Fredericksburg Texas. I made reservations for June 18, 2015 for three nights. I had a medical emergency and cannot keep these reservations - they refused to cancel my reservations. They say it is a no cancellations. This makes me very unhappy because I have to eat the bill.
Reviewed May 23, 2015
I made reservations in tunica for 2 rooms at best western. When I made the reservation ** the supervisor did not tell me it was non refundable. I called to cancel due to family emergency and they wouldn't refund my full amount but the Internet said no cancellation fee If you cancel. And the customer service is **. I advise you to stay away from best western hotels everywhere. Spoke to manager at customer service and he wouldn't refund my money either. Don't make reservations here at all. They're going to take your money if you cancel. I guess this means if you're on the way there, have a car wreck and can't go you will still be charged for staying there. These people don't give a damn what happens. The last I checked robbing was against the law, if that's not highway robbery what is it. Stay far away from best western hotels.
Reviewed May 18, 2015
My recent stay at the Best Western was HORRIBLE! The hotel has a "no smoking sign" posted by the front door yet the hotel elevator, hallways and especially my room reeked of cigarettes! The entire hotel had a humid feel to it. The absolute worst part was while my kids were sleeping I look over to see a bug crawling down the mattress! I really didn't think anything of it until I saw a few more that were crawling on the headboard and another on the mattress! As I examined the bug and took pictures I came to find out these were BED BUGS!!! I am completely disgusted about this, and now have seen reviews where other people have reported the same problem. Yet NOTHING has been taken care of the situation! How are they getting away with this?! This is absolutely appalling! This hotel should be shut down.
Reviewed May 8, 2015
My boyfriend works in BC and is gone for weeks at a time. He flew me out to spend time with him in Valemount BC. This morning he asked if I would do his laundry and left me his detergent dryer sheets and $2.75 in change. I said I had change also since he was short. I was in bed when housekeeping came in. I said we just need toilet paper Kleenex and soap. She said so the washroom area. I said yes. I stayed in the bedroom out of the way. After she was finished she said thank you. I said thank you and I continued to relax in bed. Two hours later I had a knock at the door asking if I need housekeeping... I said "No she was already here." I then shut the door and noticed that the laundry change was missing from the table. I quickly opened the door to catch the lady and explained to her that my boyfriend's laundry money was missing and perhaps the maid had mistaken this for a tip. She said "Ok I will talk to her."
I immediately called my boyfriend to ask him 100% that the change was there even though I had seen it when I made a coffee. He said "yes right beside the laundry supplies." I then decided to do his laundry since I was up and use my change. I had enough to get the washer started $1.50 but required loonies to finish the wash. I went to the front desk to ask if she had change two loonies for a two one. She gave me change and said it takes quarters also. I said "yes I have some of those." I then went to go back to my room and the key would not work. I hadn't used it yet during my stay since I haven't left the room without my boyfriend who has a key.
When I went to the front desk I said the lady that my key was not working and she asked what room I was in. I gave her my boyfriend's last name as well as mine and immediately the two girls looked at each other and Alicia the desk clerk had a smirk. Another clerk helped her activate my key and when that was taken care of I said "thank you" and said that I had had an issue with some change missing from the room and that I had contacted my boyfriend and he had said it was ok no biggie it's only some change. She said "well the girl said there was no change there" and that no change had been take from our room. Her attitude towards me was extremely insulting. I am a 35 year old government employee not some slum.
I felt horrible like I was treated like a liar over $2.75. I immediately called my boyfriend because I was very upset about this situation and how I was treated by the desk clerk. I walked away feeling embarrassed like I was delirious and imagined the change being there. I have no reason to lie about $2.75 nor does my boyfriend when we make a good living between us. It's the entire principle of the situation and how I was treated to be a liar. I then decided the only thing I can do is write a complaint to deal with my utter frustration in this situation.
** is the clerk's name in Valemount BC at the Best Western. I am so disappointed in this entire situation and how it was dealt with. The cleaning supervisor should have come to my room to say that the housekeeper said that there wasn't any change taken. But I had to approach them and bring up the situation. We will not be allowing the staff in our room for the remainder of our stay here. I didn't travel 12 hours to be called a liar. I was supposed to be enjoying my time off. I am not going to let my experience at the front desk ruin my day.
Reviewed May 6, 2015
We had a family gathering in Tomah Wisconsin on Saturday May 2nd 2015 and some family members spent the night at the Best Western. While most of the 1 day stay was very nice (complimentary breakfast at Perkins, cleanliness of room, Etc.) the only thing I took issue with is this: we checked out approx. 11:45 am Sunday May 3rd, went out to our vehicles, chatted a bit, and everyone went their separate ways... I being local having the shortest distance to home.
My niece who shared a room with me called on her cell and said she'd left a pair of footwear behind. We made a total of three calls over three days and were finally told no such item had been in the room. We checked cars and luggage at home to be sure we didn't have the shoes one more time... So I can only conclude the shoes were disposed of or something else. I just want this issue to be at your attention as it was the only thing that marred an otherwise lovely family weekend which because of that incident will probably not be booked at this Best Western in the future!!!
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