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Reviewed Feb. 11, 2018
I needed my Hilton Honors account number. I spoke to an agent who was unable to help. I don't think she understood me. Then I was sent to another department. She was unable to help. The people on the other end either haven't been trained or don't care. Spend your money somewhere with real hospitality skills.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2018
I am extremely unhappy with your "offshore" reservation center. I called to make a simple change to my reservation - changing from a 1 king to 2 queens and the representative was unable to match the pricing. The cost would be $50 more. I have never paid that much more for the same type of room for 2 queens vs. 1 king. She said she was unable to assist and she would not let me speak to her supervisor. She said the supervisor would give me the same response so there was no need to speak with him. I asked for names and they cannot give out last names. Her name was Novi. Basically I didn't get any help. Very dissatisfied with the customer service at that location. I called back to the actual hotel location and was helped immediately with no issue - change was made no price increase. Great customer service from Tara!
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2018
I don't even know where to start with this review. Never in my life have I been so disrespected or treated in this manner. I travel for business and have stayed at this hotel about 5 times per year for the past 3 years. I'm also a Hilton Honors member of diamond status. Anyway on the morning of 1/25/18 at 9am I was awoken by the room phone by the front desk morning manager Matt (he refused to give his last name when I complained) to be told they hadn't charged my card for the previous night (I had been staying for the week at this point). So I said, "Ok. You have my card on file. Please use it." He said, "No. You have to come down." I said, "Please give me an hour to shower and dress and I'll bring my card down." He said, "No. You have to come now." I said, "Ok but I'm getting changed first." So I hung up and went back to sleep. Sorry but I was exhausted from conferences the previous day and night.
5 mins later security pounded on my door. Started yelling in the hallway and I mean yelling telling me if I didn't open the door he would pry it open and to be honest I started getting heart palpitations since I have heart issues. I opened the door to be told I had to go downstairs immediately he saw I was half asleep, messy hair and in my PJs. I told him I needed to get dressed and there was no way I was going down in my PJs and they would have to carry me if they wanted me to go down that way.
He called the front desk on his earpiece and asked if I could be given time to dress and the manager Matt said, "No she has to come now." The security guard asked me to quickly dress but he wouldn't let me shut my room door. He stood in the hallway outside my door with the latch on it like I was a thief. Btw up until this day I had already spent $800 in hotel room charges and room service that was paid for... This mess was for a missed night that they forgot to charge me for and I had no clue because I was in conferences the previous day and my room key was swiped the previous day so if they forgot to charge me why did they redo my key to my room huh???
I quickly changed and was escorted downstairs. When I confronted the front desk manager Matt about the way I was being treated he didn't apologize, instead he tried to blame security for the way I was being treated but what he didn't know is that I had recorded his conversation with security the minute that latch went on my door so that I would have proof on how I was being treated. After I complained to the director the hotel gave me the runaround the whole day from the security director to the housekeeping director. Not one person called to apologize for the way I was treated. In fact if I recall the front desk manager Matt said in the most condescending manner "what's the big deal. It was just a mistake".
I have paid over 30K in 3 years in hotels fees to this location but because their front desk forgot to charge me a one night fee I was treated like I was a homeless bum staying there for free. I am disgusted at the way this hotel treated me. The rooms are not that great to be honest, the walls and the furniture need updating as well as repairs. Only the rooms from the 20th floor and up are renovated, the lower level floors are a mess as are the front desk and housekeeping staff and if this is how they treat loyal guests then I will take my loyal self and go to the Intercontinental Hotel down the block for a better quality room and treatment. I plan on taking this further as well as contacting the corporate offices thru my lawyer. This is just unacceptable from a hotel that has the Hilton name and one that is supposedly a reputable establishment and that front desk Manager Matt needs to go... He is the worst in customer service.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2018
We are loyal customer to Hilton as gold member, and we were very excited regarding to the new property of Hilton Lake Como which expected to have its opening at July 1st, 2017. So we booked our Non-refundable and prepaid room on June 14, 2017 for our stay Jan 4th-Jan 6th, 2018 (yes, 6 month in advance. And it was to celebrate my husband's birthday). We were told by Mr. STEFANO ** (Hilton Lake Como) on Oct.10th, 2017 that hotel cannot be ready for our stay and Ms. LAURA ** (Hilton Lake Como) arranged us to stay with Palace Hotel at same rate as we booked with Hilton, which is 96 per night. (room type: Lake View double bed room). Our original occupancy was two and we decided to bring our two little ones with us, so we checked with Ms. LAURA ** if that is ok.
Ms. LAURA ** got back to us with options on Oct. 17th: due to the occupancy increase from 2 people to 4 people, we have to stay bigger rooms such as family room with supplement fees on top of the original arrangement. Then we told Ms. LAURA ** that we will contact Palace Hotel regarding to the occupancy and options. Then Palace Hotel agreed us to stay in the same room (Lake View double bed room) with two kids without any additional supplement fees. On the date we checked out: We were requested to pay the full amount of room charge as they cannot reach Hilton office at that moment due to holidays (They also gave us a copy of email communication between Palace Hotel and Hilton: when Hilton made booking for our stay, Hilton did indicate that they will pay 104 per night while the guest remains to pay 96 per night, same rate as we paid Hilton).
They asked me to ask for reimbursement at 104 per night from Hilton. We didn't agree and but no choice. Apparently Hilton should take care of this, so we decide to contact Hilton. When we came back, my husband emailed Mr. STEFANO ** regarding to this matter on Jan 11st, but he said that we were paying 104 extra to stay in Family room and Hilton still pays the difference at 110 per night (family room cost 310 - guest responsibility 200.) This is not what I was told when I checked out, neither the bill I receive at Place Hotel. Not even mentioned that we stayed in Lake view double room (listed in the bill), not family room that Mr. STEFANO ** mentioned. I was so confused, so I emailed Palace Hotel for specific explanation in email so that I can prove to Hilton. Palace Hotel confirmed that the total cost of our stay is 200 euro per room as the original quote Hilton.
I have emails Mr.STEFANO ** with this info, but he never got back to me. Conclusion 1. The booking confirmation from Palace Hotel that Hilton sent to us was listed 96 per night, and we had for Palace Hotel approval to have our two little one stay with us without any extra cost. We only needed to pay what we agreed and Hilton should still pay 104 per night to Palace Hotel as arranged. 2. I am hoping Mr. STEFANO ** can explain the covering cost of 110. I sent email with all the proof to him on Jan 12th and Jan 16th, but for some reasons no one ever response my email. (I have also sent a copy to LakeComo_Reservations@hilton.com too, so even Mr. STEFANO ** is on vacation at least someone should take care of this.)
I think someone is not telling the truth but at least I have email from Palace Hotel to clarify. Hilton could have done better on this and I am still trying to get assistance to investigate on this case and get it fixed (I tried to email GM of Hilton Lake Como too.) We always choose Hilton due to the reputation, our trust on Hilton and past pleasant experience. We have celebrated a lot of important moment with Hilton, my kids' birthday, anniversary, New Year's Eve, my husband's birthday... etc. This is the first time ever, I am very disappointed with Hilton brand hotel, we spent so much time on this simple booking and still cannot get it fixed. And when we spent 1 hr during our check out in Palace Hotel, it was the day of my husband's birthday, terrible.
I don't blame Hilton Lake Como as if the property cannot be completed by July 1st 2017 as expected. But this relocation arrangement is just bad and not honest to the guest (Not even mention the Hilton relocation/walk policy indicate that the first night even should be complimentary if they failed their promise to confirm reservation guest, I wasn't offered this. I cannot even get the price difference they promised to offer.) (I will more than happy to prove receipt, screenshot of email communication, etc).
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2018
The facility in Houston Texas was nice and the workers were helpful and professional. The room was nice and clean. But they could improve the food. Breakfast was not good at all. Other than food it was good.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2018
Hilton is a nice place to stay. The hotel in Puerto Rico and New York were very clean. The restaurants are good, the service is good, but if you are looking for something super luxurious I would not call the Hilton that.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018
Embassy Suites - I received extremely poor treatment and customer service. I contacted the general manager about an extra fee that was charged to my acct and he (Bill **) was extremely unprofessional. He was very defensive and talked over me as I attempted to express my concerns. He gave me the number to his direct supervisor, who was unresponsive and failed to return my call.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018
It's the best hotel I've ever been in. This is the Doubletree Hilton in Downtown Detroit. It is a suite hotel and the rooms are twice as big as any other hotel I've stayed in. I needed an accessible bathroom and it was wonderful! I will never stay anywhere else.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2018
From the moment I arrived at the Rockville, Maryland location, customer service was outstanding from changing our rooms to be away from the ice machine to checking out a work bag left in the hallway.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2017
Best deal for raise ship passengers. Staff in Tampa Fl is very pleasant, nice to have a decent Lobby to sit in or have coffee, lunch. Although the temperature in Lobby was much too cold. Shuttle service is a welcome add on.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2017
We arrived at 4 pm, a group of 9, the front desk at the Hilton Hotels Sedona, AZ stated they didn't have our rooms ready but they would be together. When we went back to re-check-in they didn't give us rooms together and promised they would the next day. The next day they did it again. The lights went out for 9 hours and the front desk didn't give not one courtesy call and were rude to us when we called to inquire. They never did one thing to make us a happy customer.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2017
Very easy check in at the Hilton Phoenix AZ, rooms totally updated and clean. Check out and billing all easy to understand. Employees are trained very well and pleasant to be around.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2017
Staff in Smyrna, TN was excellent but digital key, not so much. Room was comfortable and slightly larger than Hampton Inn. But free breakfast at Hampton would cause me to go there next time.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2017
If you're there for a conference, be prepared for long walks. The rooms in St. Louis, MO are nice, but it would be helpful to have a bureau in the room instead of shelves in the closet.
Updated review: Feb. 23, 2018
Update: the company made it right by sending us a voucher.
Original Review: Dec. 23, 2017
We stayed at the LAX Hilton ($ 175,- a night) believing that we had booked a "Luxury Hotel". Actually we received better service from some $ 40,- Motels and Hilton would not address any of the issues. Just a standard email saying "we apologize and hope to see you again soon". This is what happened: On their website they showed an awesome lobby area not mentioning that the entire area was closed due to construction. Very deceptive, especially because we booked this hotel because it looked so impressive on the pictures. We were not even able to find the entrance which was actually from behind the hotel (where they do the deliveries and pick up the trash).
Receptionist was too stupid to program the keycards. We had to come down from the 10th floor again after a long flight and being totally exhausted. The hotel does not have dual pane windows. If you get a room facing the runways you feel like the planes are flying right through your room. We stayed at the Red Roof Inn right at the Ontario Airport runways (for $ 50,- a night) and were not able to hear any noise at all. Bathroom was dirty with rusted fixtures and missing basic amenities which any cheap motel supplies (like shampoo or body wash). Someone opened the door at 10am while I was in the shower - housekeeping?? We did not get any credit for this stay because we booked on Expedia. Anyway, we don't need the credit because this was definitely our last stay at any Hilton hotel. They simply don't care about their "Hilton Honors" members. Next time it is going to be Hyatt or Marriott.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2017
I contacted the Hilton Reservations number in December 2017 to book a hotel for one night in Palm Springs, California, for Christmas Eve 2017. The agent I spoke to encouraged me to book with Hilton directly instead of Expedia as Hilton would price-match the lower rate on Expedia. She said because this was price-matched, it would take a day for the confirmation to come through. The next day, I find out from an email that not only did Hilton not honor the price they said they would give me, they locked me in at a much higher rate than the Expedia price and made it nearly impossible for me to cancel my reservation.
After speaking to their Guest Assistance department for 2 hours, I managed to get the reservation cancelled. I appealed to several employees and supervisors on the phone that their treatment of me was unfair; but they did nothing to rectify the situation or apologize. There was no responsibility and no accountability by Hilton in this situation. I would have been better off just booking with Expedia from the beginning. One of the more insulting elements of whole situation was that Hilton never sent me a confirmation for my hotel reservation. I had only received an email that the price they promised me would not be honored. This was a very stressful and unfortunate experience.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2017
It was one of the best stays we have had. The easy check-in, the friendly welcome from the desk clerk, the size and cleanliness of the room, a REAL refrigerator for the baby's bottle and food, and the terrific array of breakfast foods - it all added up to a comfortable and carefree weekend in Milford, Ohio.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2017
Arriving parking lot at San Jose, CA was full of trash. The parking lot lights were not bright and glass doors were dirty. There was no place close to get ice. Has to go to the bar for ice. The room was comfortable, ok. It was neat, clean, no problem.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2017
It was an excellent stay of 2 nights at Bothell, Wa, far better than anticipated. Near the freeway, but surprising was not noisy. They were doing a remodel of the first floor which I thought about when I awarded 4 rather than 5s.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2017
We were received with courtesy and professionalism in Boulder, CO. The rooms were roomy with all the necessities. Each morning we were treated with breakfast, easy check. Wonderful!
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2017
Nice and clean room, good location in the city... Very helpful staff. Good to have included breakfast with eggs and coffee. Well done. Good points club.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2017
The check-in process at San Francisco was too rushed and impersonal: no smiles, quick greeting that seemed forced, lines of people squiggly for everywhere. Once I got settled in my room, I felt okay but still a little concerned about the chaotic check-in. The convenience of a lobby coffee bar is a plus, though you still have a view of the rush check-in area. The room was decent and clean. Overall: B+ rating.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2017
Our reservations had been canceled at the Garden Inn because of a power outage so Homewood Suites in Albany, New York was able to accommodate on a moment's notice. We had to deal with the key card not working as a result of a power outage that had occurred earlier.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2017
Comfortable, clean, good service, welcoming. Good food, great amenities. Children friendly, family friendly. Professional in service delivery in Honolulu.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2017
Our room at the hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii was on the 19th floor and we had a peek of the beach, we did have a balcony that had a good view of the hotel across the street and there were a group of high school girls staying there.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2017
We were sad to learn there's no hot tub for guests! We were told management was considering getting one! It would of made our visit perfect! Other than that we loved the place at Fairfax, VA!
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2017
Great old building with good Executive Club, convenient location on the lakefront and also near my tailor and several restaurants we enjoy. This was in Chicago. However, parking has gotten too expensive and management is not as good as the Peninsula, but what is!
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2017
Have stayed at the DoubleTree Cathedral CITY several times. The first 2 times I wasn't treated kindly with respect to my service dog. They were unaware of laws and were very rude when checking us in. I eventually spoke to a manager and was made whole again. Overall terrific!
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2017
The best experience ever, great food, great rooms overlooking the ocean, a little pricey sometimes but worth it. The spas not bad either for the amenities.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2017
After arrival at Hilton in Venice, Italy we needed a lunch and so went to the hotel dining room. Would you believe $50 for a club sandwich? And then they had the guts to charge a $3/person table charge on top of that. As we left they screwed up the bill and couple charge one of us. We got it straightened out but it took two weeks and numerous emails. Nice hotel but grossly overpriced.
Updated review: Dec. 27, 2017
Once again, thank you
Original Review: Nov. 29, 2017
Stayed at the Hilton East in Tucson AZ. Sept 14-15, 2017. People (employees) are a big part of any business of course. Upon checking in the employees were very pleasant. We left our rooms and returned at 1 am. There was a rowdy party going on in the lobby. At least 50 people shouting and drinking. They were bringing 24 packs of beer in to party all night. All facilities in the hotel were closed for the night so the party carried on in the lobby. Our room was next to all the noise. I went to the front desk and politely requested that we be moved for the noise was intolerable. The clerk was visibly angry at life in general and reluctantly gave us another room. People were running up and down the halls in their underwear. The police finally were called by someone after 2 am. No management! Very disappointed.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2017
The hotel at Chicago is beautiful, excellent location, friendly staff, clean, comfortable. Wonderful rooftop, competitive price. Great room. The only complaint is the busy elevators due to visitors to the rooftop. Once stayed stuck in one malfunctioning elevator.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2017
There's great staff, great amenities, great location and service. Hilton never disappoints. Close to attractions and helpful concierge, too.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017
Always greeted with professionals, pleasant and helpful staff. The regular staff in Jacksonville remember us from prior visits. Enjoy the workout room and the pool. Desk staff always help with directions to go to places.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017
I strongly recommend the Homewood Suites (Fairfield, CA) to those in Napa Valley, San Francisco, or Bay Area for business or pleasure. The staff, facilities, and location are all top notch. It is very relaxing.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017
I rented a room over Thanksgiving 2017 for five (5) days. My first mistake was pre-paying. I had to check out two days early because of my Mom’s rapidly declining health situation. The Hilton Garden Inn Uptown Charlotte would not adjust the price or give any credit, even though the circumstances warranted it. The service was lousy, including the laundry of some shirt that I had to send out. Dropped off on Wednesday before Thanksgiving and had to track down myself on Saturday AM. Found it hanging in the office - undelivered. Every time that I had contact with the Front Desk, they were totally incompetent. Made me realize why I stay in so many rooms, but not Hilton anymore even though I’m an Honors member. NEVER AGAIN!
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017
I live 3 hours from the airport so I booked a 1-night stay at Pittsburgh, PA for which I was provided free parking and shuttle back and forth to the Pittsburgh International Airport for my 2-week trip to Spokane - plus warm chocolate cookies upon arrival. My overnight was after return to Pittsburgh. The staff and shuttle driver could not have been more accommodating and friendly. I would stay again under similar circumstances, though usually Hiltons are more than I like to spend for one night.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017
When we checked in we told the front desks we will be staying for a little while until I house settles and we have paid for the room each day by day and let them know and they sold out and told us we had to leave.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017
From desk staff was extremely accommodating - more so than others. Entire staff throughout hotel at Naples, Florida was very friendly and not only gave directions but took you there!
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017
Everything went smoothly. It was an easy check in and everybody was friendly. I had no particular issues except the construction and layout of the hotel in Orlando can be a bit complicated.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017
Estero, Florida. I was there for 2 months, a lot of athletic tournaments. It got ridiculous a couple of nights. Front desk handle it well. Very nice staff. They were remodeling when I left.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2017
Help was waiting as soon as we arrived at the hotel in Santa Fe New Mexico, in no time we were in our room with our feet propped up and Pugzee, a service dog had water! The food was delicious and we just loved the feel of the rugged west!
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2017
Will stay whenever I'm in Chicago. I was treated like royalty. Whatever I needed the workers got it. I wanted sugar free syrup and the young lady rushed to get it for me. I was "yes ma'am", "no ma'am." I actually didn't want to leave.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2017
How I really felt was comfortable and well taken care of. The food at the hotel in Austin, Texas was excellent, and the menu offered something for everyone. I enjoyed the Texas flair and fare with a modicum of "foodie" alternatives. My room was spotless, and the bed more than comfortable. It was an enjoyable stay.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2017
I rented two rooms and they swiped my credit card 2 times for $25 and will not release back to me. There was no damage to rooms or garbage left behind. Charges should have been released after check out. It's been 17 days and no results. Management will not speak to me or return my phone call.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2017
I wanted to book 3 nights with my points in St. Petersburg in Russia. I checked online with Sales Rep who confirmed that this could be cancelled 24 hours before the arrival and points refunded. I booked my stay and got a confirmation saying that the reservation cannot be cancelled and if I want to cancel it I will be charges for 1 night + taxes in cash. Checked with another sales rep and she told me to contact hotel and they are not able to cancel it. Overall, really poor service from a very known company.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017
I have been loyal to Hilton for OVER 20 yrs and after making 3 separate reservations in a 10 day stay I realized the rep provided the wrong date for my last stay. When I called to correct the issue the rate doubled. When I asked for a supervisor I was told there was none. Hilton has failed me and my family. The founder of the scheduled event has been notified and all future reservations has been cancelled as well.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017
I want to make known about a fraudulent action by one of your staff which in my opinion is theft; the attitude of the morning receptionist, cowardice of the manager and customer services’ lack of interest. I am a Diamond member who use hotels 200 times a year. I wanted this to be dealt with at a senior management level. I am very angry to have been ignored and Hilton condoning this behavior. This is what I wrote and all I got back was condescending emails.
On Monday, October 9 I chose to stay in the Double Tree at Nashville airport. I was welcomed nicely by the evening staff member and was looking forward to my stay. I am flight crew and stay in hotels 200 nights a year and I choose to use Hilton as do most of my colleagues. I had my meal in the bistro, the salad was ok but the dessert was terrible. I received my check of $22.89. I signed the check for my room and made the bill up to $25.00. In the morning at checkout I asked for my bill to be split so I could pay my personal expenses separately. I was shocked when the receptionist asked me for $28.89. I questioned it and said I signed for $25.00 as this was my budget amount for evening meal. I do not spend over $25.00.
Despite being a Diamond member, she told me I was lying and I had signed for $28.89. I insisted that I signed for only $25.00 so she went to the accounts and got the receipt. I was shocked to see the receipt had been altered by someone to say 28.89. Even after I explained that it had been altered she insisted several times I had signed it and was pretty argumentative about it. She also she seemed unusually confident that she was right and that I had signed $28.89. She then went into the back to speak with the manager who at NO TIME EVER came out to see me. When she returned I was told they would take off the added $3.89 just this once!
How dare Hilton treat me this way accusing me of lying when it is clear from the bill that it has been altered by someone? I do not know who, that is up to the hotel to find out. I paid the $25.00 as that was the original bill on my AMEX. But in hindsight I should not have done so. Even worse was another members of staff were there in the morning and asked who the server was. When it was revealed she actually expressed no surprise and even made comments to that effect. Again that is not for me to accuse a particular person. The van driver is ex-law enforcement and he was there and he was very concerned about it after seeing the altered bill which he agreed in his ex-professional opinion was changed.
Is this how the Hilton group runs its business? How many more people have been stolen from? Is this how Hilton staff treat its DIAMOND members? Is this how Hilton Hotel managers are supposed to act? Hiding in the office and ignoring customers? I expect some action on this event before the weekend or I will call the police and report it. I will make it known to the pilot community that the Hilton Hotels, in particular this one, steal from their guests. I will ensure that the FBO at the airport knows not to recommend this hotel. I will be contacting an attorney over this. I will never use Hilton again. Someone from YOUR head office needs to go through all the receipts from the bistro to see how many more have been altered.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017
Review of stay on Oct. 6-8, 2017 - My party of five traveling from upstate New York had a very poor customer experience a few weeks ago at this hotel (Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Hotel). There isn't any on site parking but guests are not told about this before they arrive. There isn't a curb cut where arriving guests can pull over and unload their luggage. No one comes out from the lobby to quickly help with luggage. You given a map to try and find a parking garage several blocks away. When you find the garage there isn't any signage to tell you this is the correct garage. Once you've parked there isn't any signage to direct you to the hotel.
You ultimately find out from a passerby that you need to find an elevator in a nearby building and go up 4 floors and then find another building with an elevator to get you to the street where the hotel is. When you can't find the second building you are forced to lug your baggage up 4 flights of stairs to get to the correct street level. When you check in you are told that your parking ticket will be validated when you check out. At registration you are told that you can park in the taxi lane out front of the hotel for 10 minutes to unload luggage, but weren't told that when you first arrived. At check in you aren't directed to the elevators or told how the room keys are to be used to activate the elevator doors.
When I expressed a high level of frustration about the parking and check in process, two employees agree with me that it is indeed a bad situation. When checking out you hand the parking pass to an employee who hands it back saying it's validated. When you try to exit the parking you get an error message that you haven't paid enough for the time in the garage. You then have to re park and find a garage employee who tells you only 20% of the ticket cost has been "validated." All members of our party are well traveled and have never experienced a worse guest experience at a hotel. And at a Hilton too???
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2017
I travel for work every week and stay at Hiltons religiously. I was called by Hilton and was convinced that Hilton Selects would be a good membership to invest in. However, I made a huge mistake. They are unresponsive and oversell how useful this membership is. I booked my 2 free nights in Orlando and upon calling the hotel to confirm my reservation, they tell me that it has been canceled. I call Hilton Selects to sort it out and there is no answer. So now I am on a plane to Orlando with no confirmed hotel reservation. Will NOT be renewing my membership and would just like my money back at this point.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017
I was supposed to stay at the Hampton Inn hotel in NC Tyron street. This place was nasty and extremely small. After 5 minutes I checked out. I was told that I would received full reimbursement. Now, the rep telling me I won't receive it because I did advance purchase, you guys did not tell us that and neither did you tell us the place was nasty and extremely small. I want my money back. What a terrible experience, trying to punish me for not wanting to stay at that filthy hotel. I will not visit this place again.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2017
I am beyond shocked and disappointed in this experience! I have been well traveled with Hilton Hotels through the US and Canada. And recently in Texas at the Hampton Inn and Suites West I was treated very badly. And what is worse I am a loyal Hilton Honors customer to Hilton Hotels worldwide. I checked in online through the points and cash option paying first and immediately 5000 points creating the points certificate to be redeemed. I even checked it electronically for "check in now feature". Early in the morning before it was even time to check out. She had locked me out of my room if I was not going to pay the end balance on my folio before check out. They already had the 5,000 points and the certificate.
They were verbally abusive. I was later alerted to the fact that this was in a bad area as well. And recommended that I stay clear of that property. First my worry is to my fellow loyal Honors members how they could possibly experience the same in the future. Any other Hilton Hotels experience was above and beyond the best customer service experience ever and very grateful. Except the Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel West Property in Texas.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2017
Hilton is the most non loyal company I have ever done business with. Their best price guarantee is a joke. I found a better rate on hotels.com and the booking agent from Hilton even verified it, but said that in order to get the price and 25% reduction I had submit a claim online for the best price guarantee. I did that, in fact I did twice on the same day of the booking. The site says your claim will be resolved in 24 hrs. I didn't receive a response in 24 hrs, so I called and they told me to call back on Monday, because the best rate claims department doesn't work on the weekend. I called Monday and I was told that they don't have reps that I can talk to for the best price and for me to submit an email. I did that and also resubmitted the claim.
A day later I received an email stating that my claim was not received and to submit again. So I submitted a claim again! By this time the rate on hotels.com had gone up, but I had a screenshot of the rate, so I emailed it over. Finally, after 6 days, I get a denial on the best rate, because they said they never got my claim and the better rate couldn't be found (of course it's 6 days later). They said that my screenshot was not good either, because it's not the booking page, even though the screenshot I had the price, hotel, same dates, same guest number, and same room type, and the original Hilton booking agent verified it. DON'T TRUST HILTON, THEY WILL GIVE YOU THE RUNAROUND AND DO NOT HAVE ANY LOYALTY TO THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS!!!
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2017
This is a very nice hotel. I recommend this hotel when coming to the Morristown New Jersey area whether for personal or business. The location is good, the staff is great and the hotel room are large and nice.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2017
The hotel in Greensboro, MC is clean, has the most comfortable sheets ever, the staff is the friendliest & most helpfully any time of the day. They just make guests want to live there. It really is a fantastic hotel.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2017
I booked a room at Hilton Garden Inn, in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Because my room was prepaid, it was noncancelable and non-changeable, per Hilton cancellation policy. I booked a king deluxe room but was given 2 double beds, the mattress was so hard, the hotel had a bad odor, and the manager wore a white T-shirt. She was irate yelling at me when I mentioned this is not the room I booked, even asked if I wanted to choose another hotel. Her attitude was unacceptable and if the hotel was gone change anything on a prepaid room, someone could have given me a courtesy call.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2017
I reached out to Hilton headquarters and CEO as I have a diamond status due to investing over $30,000 at the Hilton Suites due to home renovations. Irma hit... Power went out. Told guests that due to generator losing power (as they cleaned pool & ran pool filters), they would have to evacuate hotel. Then power came on & guess what... Still evacuated hotel. Then within two days of complete evacuation & accessing guest rooms when personal property still in rooms, they started to accept new reservations and up and running. Literally when evacuated... Gas stations out of gas & hotels booked all the way up to state of Georgia. Guest evacuated to a homeless desperate situation. When reaching out to Hilton (the only reason I stayed at property was due to the Hilton name at the top of the building - big mistake).
I was finally contacted & was basically passed over to the management company who is doing NOTHING (Stanford Property Corporation). Not to mention that the always offered Florida resident rate was yanked off the Hilton Honors site with Irma headed right to us... WOW. How disgusting. HILTON now I understand you have mostly (1 STAR RATINGS). The idea that you passed me off to the management company today and said "we want to give the management company the opportunity to make this right". Really! While guests are left HOMELESS... Caused by STANFORD MANAGEMENT/HILTON... Guess who is left out from getting a chance to be ok. This guest that invested over $30,000... In the last 5 months. Deep pockets upper HILTON Executive team... SHAME ON YOU! This will go to the attention of Attorney General Pam Bondi's office.

Reviewed Sept. 20, 2017
The Hilton in Montgomery, AL has very friendly and warm staff that work there from check in to check out. The Hampton Inn and Hilton Hotels never disappoint. I really enjoy the beds and amenities there. The continental breakfasts are great!
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2017
We stayed in the executive level @ the Shinjuku Hilton. Wow. Service was great and the executive lounge was awesome. We will stay here every time we visit Tokyo and we have told many of our friends and family. If you are trying to decide the Hyatt or the Hilton, we recommend the Hilton.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2017
I was given a room on the 10th floor with a full size bed (probably because of an airline voucher). However, that was not the issue. My room has the dirtiest carpet (which I complained about) and the shower leaked. This room was not taken care of. However, it did have a coffee pot and TV.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2017
I never thought I'd be writing about the experience I had from customer service of a big hotel company. The point of customer service is for a company to be there for their guests, to answer their questions, to do whatever it takes to solve someone's problem. However, the customer service experience I recently had with Hilton was terrible. And I am writing this to warn you, to warn others, of what may occur if you have a serious problem with a Hilton hotel, and how no one will be on your side. Of how people in the company will basically accuse you of lying, and how they will only be on the hotel's side, trying to brush away your problem.
In August, I stayed at Embassy Suites Fort Myers - Estero with my family, a hotel that we have stayed at over five times. It was our home away from home, until our terrible experience this year where we discovered the terrible sanitary conditions throughout the hotel and bedbugs in our room. After coming to the conclusion that there were bedbugs in my room, I reached out to customer service on the phone, and was basically told that they would try to help me. After my call, I received an email stating, "We take your feedback very seriously and will do everything possible to resolve your concerns in a satisfactory manner as quickly as possible. Please allow us 72 business hours to resolve this matter for you."
Everything this company writes in their emails and state are lies. First of all, what must be mentioned is that I was not helped at all in that 72 hour time frame that was promised in the email. I received no phone call, no email. I felt that no one cared about my case. And this was also a serious one - if it was something minor, then I wouldn't have taken it so seriously. But I wanted to make sure that no guest would ever experience this hotel as we had. A few days later, I receive a phone call in my room, with a message from a hotel staff member stating that they had professionals checking our room for bedbugs, and that no bugs were found, and instead, sand was found which may prove that instead of us saying that there were bedbugs and that we have bites, there could have been sand fleas. This shows how Hilton, which made the hotel do this "check", did not trust us.
We have stayed at this hotel and in this area so many times, and never encountered sand fleas (after always going to the same beach) or bedbugs. The company and hotel didn't want to do anything about our problem. A few days later, I received an email from Hilton again, promising that the problem will be resolved within 72 hours it was the same email I previously received. Nothing was done for me, and this case did not progress anywhere.
And finally, I kept receiving an abundance of emails that looked like this (after my stay and after I posted my review of the hotel on TripAdvisor and Google): "Recently you contacted Hilton with your comments regarding your stay at the Embassy Suites Fort Myers - Estero, FL. We're happy to see that we have been in touch with you and resolved your concerns. Thanks for your ongoing loyalty and understanding. If you have any questions, please simply reply to this email for further assistance." This email made it look as if all the problems I had were resolved, when Hilton did not even try to help me. I am so surprised with the quality of this company and how I used to trust the customer service.
Now, it seems as if I ever have a question or concern, it will never be resolved because the company just doesn't care. They just want you to keep coming to their hotels, and they won't take concerns seriously to make your experience better. Their hotels and company certainly isn't perfect, and there is always room for improvement. Now, it is definitely unclear if my concerns will be resolved. Will the hotel do something to get rid of the bedbugs and prevent this from happening again (in past years, they always had sprays to make sure that a spread of these pests wouldn't occur. This has stopped), and will they look into the sanitary conditions of the hotel? No, because they don't care. And this is why I'm writing this and why I wrote the review of the hotel: to show other travellers the true side of Hilton and its hotels. No one cares about their guests.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2017
I was in town for an emergency. My father had to be taken to the hospital & is currently not doing well so you can imagine that at this time things are rough. I was there a while & felt good with the fact that one it's a Hilton & secondly the staff seemed to be understanding & extremely helpful at face value of course. After all that's all we see & meet of the people at the front counter anyway right? Boy was I wrong! I was charged $118 and some change. So they're saying I was charged $91 for the night, $17 for parking, then taxes. So this is to bring everyone up to date & what's going on. Ok I'm explaining to everyone that it wasn't a invalid charge. First off the valet is only $15 a night which there is a big black sign on the podium that states that a night. On top of the fact that I'm explaining that I used points for that night.
Now you all are taking my money & point & either giving them to someone else or someone is pocketing the funds. This is supposed to be a Hilton. I never would have thought this would be a situation that Hilton would have done or allow to happen. This is why I contacted corporate & now no one wants to help at the corporate level either to find out what happened. I stay at many of Hiltons all around the world for my company & never had to think twice that I would have to worry about lower standards of a Hilton. On top of which I tried to talk to them at that Hilton & then someone from your Guest Correspondence team just calls them back to hear them tell them no as well. With that being said what did I contact corporate for & how did you all help or look into to problem? Extremely disappointed & dissatisfied customer.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2017
The Williamsburg Hilton before reserving, states free cancellation... Once reserved you are then informed that if you cancel, your card will be charged for the whole amount. But that's not all... The reservations were made for Oct. 14th 2017 to Oct. 20th 2017 and Hilton charged my credit card for the entire amount of the stay on Aug 24th 2017. I have never heard of a hotel charging the customer for the entire stay almost 2 months before the stay. I will never use Hilton again. My card was being used to hold the room for my son's Honeymoon, and to be paid for by my father the day of check in.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2017
If I can give a zero, I will. This is beyond disappointing. My family and I stayed with one of the hotels in Delaware, the pots has residues on it, the bathroom is dirty and has some stains on it. The telephone is not even working, I have to go down to complain about it and all I get is a dishwashing liquid and not even an apology. Called customer service and they said somebody will call me back in 3 days, nobody did. Called again and spoke with a lady by the name of Kristine who was very arrogant and rude and even threatened me to close my account. No apology or anything, I asked for the number of the corporate and she said they are corporate. She said there is nothing she can do just to file a report and that's it. Very rude customer service! Will not recommend.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2017
No record of reservation - We booked a Hilton Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark in March, several months ago in anticipation of a cruise from this city. The Hilton Hotel at the Copenhagen airport was sold to Clarion Hotel Copenhagen Airport sometime after we booked. Both I and my brother's confirmed Hilton reservation became "inactive/void".
Nobody contacted us from either hotel regarding this matter and in checking our reservation to be sure everything was set for our trip, four days prior to arrival on August 10th, we found that nobody had our original reservations. Hilton took no responsibility for this and Clarion did the same. When I called Hilton Honors, I was told that the confirmed reservation we made did no longer existed and that since the Hilton was sold to Clarion, Hilton had no further responsibility. I was told that we had to coordinate with Clarion Hotel.
Consequently, we are having to start the process again at inflated hotel rates - only a few days left till the cruise! This does not speak very highly of their customer service. I would advise others to be skeptical of the services of these two hotels, especially Hilton. I can't understand why Hilton did not advise or coordinate with us. This situation has cause both of us a lot of grief. I spent six hours on the computer searching for an adequate Hotel four days prior to our departure at prices that were much greater than what we booked on March 19th and feel that Hilton should have provide some sort of compensation. Not happy with Hilton Hotel.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017
No record of reservation - We booked a Hilton Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark several months ago in anticipation of a cruise from this city. The Hilton was apparently sold to Clarion Hotels and my reservation was made "inactive". Nobody contacted us from either hotel regarding this matter and in checking our reservation to be sure everything was set for our trip, we found that nobody had our reservation. Hilton took no responsibility for this and Clarion did the same. Consequently, we are having to start the process again at inflated hotel rates - only a few days left till the cruise! This does not speak very highly of their customer service. We will NEVER use either hotel in our travels, and we travel frequently. I would advise others to be skeptical of the services of these two hotels, especially Hilton.
Reviewed July 25, 2017
Service and Theft: On Saturday July 15th, 2017, we attempted to check in at the Hilton Rome Airport. Upon my surprise as a HH Member, when I lined up in the line, they advised me it was first come first served. My wife attempted to speak to the Manager, and left her computer bag with suitcases beside me. Within 30 seconds the computer bag and contents were taken. I have not heard back from Hilton, I have filled in both a police/hotel report.
Reviewed July 25, 2017
I booked a recently built hotel through Hilton Honors in Austin, Texas for three days July 4-July 7, 2017. I was charged 411.23 for the three nights. When we arrived to the hotel, there was all kind of construction materials around the building. It was locked down with signs indicating, "Keep Out Under Construction". I had to find a new hotel and pay upfront for the three days, therefore I was short of money during my trip due to their mistake. When I called the Hilton Customer Service operators, they were extremely rude and had no regards for my whole situation. I had to send copies of my bank statements to Hilton Customer Service Department, or they would not process me a refund. I received a check two weeks later through regular mail.
Reviewed July 23, 2017
Arrived on the 21 of Aug 2017 to check for a family reunion. Went to our room. Me and my wife went to visit family here in Jackson MS. Get back to our room. Pull back the covers on the bed. It has lots of hair on it. Pull back the cover on the second bed. It had dirt on it. We took pictures of it. Went to the front desk to let them know. They move us to another room. Ok. Slept in that room. Woke up the next day. Went to our family reunion. Came to our room to relax from a long day and our tv didn't work. Call to the front desk to let them know we are very dissatisfied. Will never come here again. Hilton in Jackson MS and very unprofessional.
Reviewed July 15, 2017
I have booked many of trips where we spend enough money to be treated like regular humans. I had swore that our last stay was it due to a rude breakfast attendant to my partner and I. But against my better judgment I booked a stay in Hernando, MS for today. I always book with a prepaid card and charge my bank card when we check in. Always have done it this way. Well I get a call at 10 am and a CSR at the hotel tells me that she has to charge me the full amount before check in. I try to explain to her how I have always done it, and she tells me that's my personal problem. Appalled I called the call center to only get the phone hung up in my face twice. This by far is the worst I have ever been treated. Crazy thing is my daughter had a sleepover at this hotel in Hernando, and we booked the exact same way and didn't have a problem. I try to stay loyal to a brand but this is pure crazy. Never again.
Reviewed July 12, 2017
Ok, I tell you we will not again stay at any Hilton hotel ever again! We checked in, online and it verified our DoubleTree suite at Ontario, Ca was a 950 square feet suite with a balcony with a view of the San Bernardino Mountains. Well this suite had no balcony, was 700 square feet, no trash cans, tv channels did not work (DirecTV). The bill should have been $859.00, when we checked out Saturday, I paid cash, after arguing with the front desk over the aforementioned issues and they finally agreed. Well Lo and behold I get four yes FOUR invoices at the same time, two for $1,115.00 each and two for $911.50 each, and Monday I see my bank account is charged $2,230.50 and the next day another $1,823.00 and Wed another $1,115.00 to total $5,068.00.
I just about fainted. I contact our bank, and went over everything, they opened multiple claims against Hilton, and yes I contacted Hilton, had multiple texting with them, and they finally admitted they authorized charges to me, yet would not resolve this theft. So I made a police report and contacted my bank and the bank helped me resolve this. I am blown away, and shall not ever again be a customer of any Hilton locations ever again.
Reviewed July 5, 2017
I had stayed at Hilton Wild-wood hotel between 26-28 June. During entering to the Hotel at 26 June I had clearly mentioned to the front desk personal to not charge anything to my given credit card. Afterwards during check-out a different front desk personnel had informed me that they had charged the additional expenses in 28th June morning at 07:30 am to not face any problem. When I had informed the front desk personnel that I had already requested in the beginning to not charge the expenses to my given credit card, her reaction was quite interesting and unpolite. She had told me "I was not the person who you questioned to not charge anything to your credit card therefore I cannot help you."
Afterwards when I insist to pay cash instead of credit card she called her manager which was the person who I had complete my check-in operatio. When her manager came out she recognized my request and fix the problem and get the payment cash for the expenses. However I would like to inform you that I am really very upset about the above situation which I had faced from a very "Big" hotel chain. I have couple of question for above mentioned situation;
Whenever I'll decide to stay in a Hilton hotel chain, do I need find all front desk personnel one by one and inform them to not charge any expense on my given credit card? Does Hilton chain hotels consider all their customers as potential thiefs that will not pay the expenses and run away, if not why do you charge the expenses to the credit card without customer confirmation in the early morning. There should be a really sententious cause for it. (Even someone will runaway they can still charge the credit card as I know). Do I always need to think questions before staying in a Hilton hotel chain. Would you personally prefer to stay in a Hotel chain which front desk personnel prefers to not help you to solve your problem and instead blame you to not inform her/him one by one with a very rude attitude.
Reviewed June 30, 2017
My husband digitally checked in. We get to the hotel and are told the room is ready, BUT for a charge of $25.00 we can check in now instead of waiting till 1:00. Why??? The room is ready now. The conversation continues to, "You can be upgraded for $40.00 daily for an Executive Suite." No, thank you. Finally, after getting loud and saying that I am appalled that guests are being robbed and we are Silver Hilton Honors members, we were allowed to check in our room without paying $25.00. It had better not show up on our credit card bill.
So, we get to the room. There's a big, bleach spot on the cushion of the little couch. The tv isn't working properly. An engineer came up and fixed it. I requested a refrigerator and was told that one would be right up. 2 minutes later the front desk calls and says a refrigerator was not available. Hilton hotels have changed drastically. I remember the time when Hiltons were the best hotels. That is not the case now. I REALLY didn't appreciate the attempt to rob me of more money for an early check in. The room was ready. I'm in Boston for a teacher's convention. We get taken advantage of enough as it is. I will complain further about this. We spent a night at a Hampton Inn, used our points, larger room, refrigerator, free breakfast every day and cheaper. Hilton Boston Logan Airport.
Reviewed June 29, 2017
I had to call Hilton Hotels because they charged me parking every day at a visit in Atlanta Embassy Suites when I was on a business trip without a car. During this trip they also left my propped open, purse on counter, all day while I was at work. I came back to find it this way with no one in sight. On the call to get the refund for the parking they asked me if I would like a promotion for a 3 night stay for $111. I was reluctant but I thought what the heck, Orlando is just 3 hours drive so would be a quick vacation for my family of 6. So, the guy asked me how many people in my family and I explained that we usually stay at Embassy Suites as there are 6 of us. He said that he would have to upgrade the room to accommodate 6. I said fine. He never mentioned an additional charge. He just stated he had to upgrade. We continue to check out with him knowing I need a room for 6 and I pay the $111.
A week goes by and then I get a call from them asking me to make the reservation at which time they tell me it is for 4 PEOPLE! "What would I do with a room for 4 people", I ask. "My family is 6???" So, then they tell me that the price would be an additional $90 or something and at that point I tell them that I was not promised a room for 4. I was sold a room for 6 and if they are not going to honor that promise then they can refund the money. They told me they would review the call and get back to me. I was fine with that because I know what was on the call.
A few days go by and they call me again asking me to make the reservation. I explain that they are supposed to be processing a refund and the representative was clueless and continued to badger me about making the reservation for the non-agreed upon 4 people. This continued and I received a clueless call from them every few days to no avail. Then they started calling and saying they reviewed the call and that their representative had stated the room was for 4 people. They refuse to play this alleged recording for me but I know what was stated so clearly it is a lie. They then continue the barrage of calls with this lie denying a refund.
So I disputed the charge on my credit card for the non-agreed upon charge for something that services were never rendered. Despite this they continue the barrage of phone calls during the day while I am working. Today I notified them that I will not need to be contacted further by them and that if so it will be considered harassment and I will pursue this legally. This practice, this scam, is absolutely sickening and they should be ashamed. I will never in my life stay at another Hilton Hotel.
Reviewed June 27, 2017
It's important to let persons know what my experience was like recently staying at this Hilton property. I felt strongly throughout as a woman of color that there was a completely different set of rules and overall experience for persons of color than not. Several different instances added up to what was at last the final straw in a disgraceful customer service experience.
While I witnessed someone who did not look like me have their identical transaction handled in a different fashion, where he was using loyalty points to offset the stay, had 2 service attendants taking care of his check out and several managers come out and apologize profusely and be told that they were on the phone with Hilton Honors and "taking care of it", I have had the opposite experience that started with the front desk attendants refusing to contact the Honors department (that they were "not allowed to call them), the reservations manager come out and refused to be helpful. After my insistence, the hotel manager came out and was equally unhelpful. One correlation that was very clear was that the entire staff and managers were of the same race as the guest the day before who received the opposite experience.
It is very clear to me that no one wants to or will make this right. It will be the last time this will ever happen to me again. It is very clear there are different set of rules for persons of color. It does not matter how far we have come as a society on paper. The senior leadership team at this hotel should be ashamed of what has happened here.
Reviewed June 21, 2017
We were there on June 12. We were supposed to have 2 regular rooms next to each other and we were on different floors. The room was dirty and there was a bug on the bed and stains on the carpet. I took video of it and went to management to show them and they were very rude and didn't want to see it. I have been in other Hiltons and they were nothing like this. We were treated extremely poorly there.
Reviewed June 5, 2017
I recently stayed at the above for a basketball tournament. The hotel was very nice and the staff was really lovely, but the billing is totally out of control. I was charged the $371.80 when I checked into the hotel - I was then charged $427.57 when I checked out of the hotel - which was the original charge, plus an incidental charge for snacks/movies I didn't buy or watch. I was then told that I wouldn't get a credit back for 3-5 business days at the least. I think it's a disgusting practice for a hotel to be able to do that. They should see that my account balance is zero when I check out - and not charge anything. I have contacted the BBB and sent an email to the hotel chain. The poor manager gets about 10 calls a week regarding this same issue. It is disgusting and they should be ashamed of themselves for such a shady practice.
Reviewed June 4, 2017
No hair dryer for 3 days... Mildewed ceilings... Toilet overflowing... sink stopped up... The last straw!!! There are 4 Mexican WOMEN smoking & drinking a case of beer at the pool, WITH 4 KIDS, MEAN KIDS. But they don't care that their kids are being brats, they're having a party. It's about 3 pm and they're drunk. They're not supposed to be smoking in the pool area. The staff has come out a few times, but they're ignoring it. I have a child allergic to cigarette smoke. First day at breakfast, the lady serving SNATCHED the tongs from my hand because I used the ones next to the toaster instead of the ones on the other side of the toaster, for the covered breads and English muffins that you would choose to toast. There were men's sandals at the end of one bed that we found after breakfast. The woman at the front desk had them removed.
The next day Ethan asked if I was "comped"? He said he would give me a discount. I asked for a "pot" for the coffee maker, they gave me another coffee maker, there are no "pots"??? I asked for a door sign so I could ask for the room to be cleaned when we were out of it. The sign says "DO NOT DISTURB", ON BOTH SIDES! I used it one time, the next morning when I got breakfast for my girls, still sleeping. We are only a few doors from the lobby. I made at least 3 trips and there was no one cleaning close to our room. I took the sign OFF the door when I went in. When I asked the front desk about why it wasn't cleaned, Ethan said it's noted that "You had the Do Not Disturb sign on the door". WOW! I said, they were nowhere near my room for the FEW MINUTES that sign was on the door, at about 9 am. I never used the sign again.
I actually saw a maid knock on a door 3 times saying "Room Service". She looked right at me, then opened the door, someone inside wasn't pleased and she backed out apologizing. No one ever knocked on my door. On the 3rd day I finally got a hair dryer. Every single day we had to ask for clean towels because no one ever checked our room. On Friday night we got back about 11:30 p.m. We had no clean towels and even though I told the front desk we would be out and would like to have our room cleaned, nothing had been done. EXCEPT, someone had been in our room because the fridge was sitting at an angle and the temp had been turned up. The icees we bought were melted. But nothing had been cleaned. I called the front desk and they brought us 3 towels.
I asked him to take the dirty towels. 5 minutes later the toilet overflowed, he brought back the dirty towels to mop up the floor, fixed the toilet, laid the clean towels on the floor for us to walk on. He brought back 3 more clean towels. I found a letter under my door saying they were giving me a refund of $77.00 for my trouble, out of $1,052. Which showed no comps for any other inconveniences... THIS IS NOT THE HAMPTON INN I AM USED TO STAYING AT. On the 4th-DAY, our last night, I was promised we would receive full service cleaning. We finally got our room cleaned. We were the last ones to receive service about 1:30 p.m. BUT THE BATHROOM FLOOR WAS NEVER MOPPED, and the toilet is still nasty on the bottom. OMG. I can't wait to leave.
Reviewed June 2, 2017
I Checked into Hilton Washington DC in Gaithersburg this evening. We get to the room - shower is leaking, sink not working. We thought fine. We will call and get it fixed. My 5 year old wants to watch Disney movies. One front desk staff Ms. Pearl was very disrespectful and rudely disconnected phone. I called several times and she said there were school kids in that block and they disconnected it. Next another Front desk staff says he will send engineer.
After repeated calls at two different intervals an engineer shows up and is clueless. Then I call again. The great Ms. Pearl was again rude and hangs up phone. I called on her behavior and she had no courtesy or shame to even apologise. This is disgraceful to Hilton Brand. I am ashamed to be a Hilton Honors member. Then I walk up to front desk and Frederick says "server" is down and in 10 min sends another engineer. Why cannot people be honest and stop lying and trying to defend a lie. It is absolutely disgraceful to Hilton and I expect an answer and investigation.
Reviewed May 27, 2017
I went to the Hilton Ajax, Ont. for my anniversary. When I arrived to my room the sheets were not made up on the bed. So not knowing they were unclean I made the bed up. Getting into bed I couldn't stop scratching and the sheets had a foul smell. I called down, let them know the sheets were dirty and weren't changed from the previous guest. They apologized, sent up new sheets which didn't fit the bed that I had to make. They brought up another set of sheets which were also dirty and smelled foul. I called down again. They brought up another set of sheets. I made the bed up only to find the sheets once again was very dirty with stains.
At this point I packed up, went downstairs, told them, "I can't stay. It's too dirty and I'm scratching a lot." Not sure if they have bed bugs. I did advises them to have the bed checked. Please note the bed has a zip on and zip off top that could be washed. I have never seen a bed like that in ten years I've been at the Hilton. The policy is if there is a problem with your stay they will refund your money. There was no manager on site. I was told I would get a call to deal with the matter. Up to this day I haven't received any calls from them. I opened a file with Hilton. I told them, "I'd like my money back and my points refunded."
I got a very rude and dismissive reply that said they are awarding me with 20,0000 points. Which is very close to the amount of points I used towards this room. I couldn't believe the treatment I got for what I went through. We ended up sleeping in the car and continued our travel in the morning. If anything my points and money should have been returned. Even though that's the policy of the hotel satisfactory rules. If anyone is planning on going there don't waste your time. I felt like I was an employee making up the bed 3 different times. Also the carpeting is so disgusting. The rooms are very unclean.
Reviewed May 25, 2017
I booked this hotel by using my Thank You Reward points through my Citi Card Thank You preferred program. I thought I used 16000 points to book a room. It was for a special night with my granddaughter and the night was a disaster. After calling my Citi Card Thank you Reward program, I was told the points were not applied. The expedite company charged my PayPal account the full amount, $162.22 (if you go to the Hilton site; this hotel room is listed as $99 and reduced to $75). They overcharged me on the Expedia site. Plus the hotel applied additional charges to my credit card account; so they double charged me for a room. The Hotel Hilton is not located in the Galleria Area; it is located in SW Houston. My daughter was so upset, because the location of this hotel is in a not so good area. My daughter, which lives in Houston states the location of this hotel is near prostitutes and wild homeless people.
We check in and the front help was awful. I tried to explain to the front desk people that I am here for the night and I wanted to verify my check out time. I had information from Expedia stating that my checkout time could be 3 pm. The woman behind the counter stated that was no way I could get that check out time unless I paid $50. I informed them I would not pay the $50 and I would use the late check out time of 1 pm. They charge my card, $50. Also I ask about the complimentary breakfast. The lady behind the counter stated it was not a "honor's breakfast", it was a special kind of breakfast for "Expedia" customers. The booking details did not code me as an "honor's customers"; so my granddaughter and I was told by the lady behind the counter that we would eat a breakfast that would be good enough to prepare a cold-cut sandwich.
We made our way to the room and in the hall were dishes in the middle of the floor. We enter the room, and it was freezing, stuffy and very smelly. We checked the bathroom, and the tub area had mold (I took pictures). The internet and TV would not work. I called to inform the front desk and I was told maintenance was off for tonight and that our services may work tomorrow morning. I check out of the hotel and will not ever go there again. It was a terrible for Hilton's name to be attached to it. The atmosphere was not the 'real' feel of Hilton. I think it was a place of illegal activity. Please beware. This is not a 4 star Hilton Hotel and it is not located in the Houston Galleria area.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
I called Hilton Worldwide Guest Assistance service multiple times to resolve problems. They have bad bully and cynical attitude. I called them because of bad experience at Waldorf Astoria Boca Raton and billing dispute. The hotel did not want to give a refund even the hotel failed to accommodate a right specific room that we booked. The hotel was oversold during Easter holiday weekend. I tried to get a refund and resolve it about bad experience through Hilton Worldwide Guest Assistance because the hotel gave hard time and poor sloppy service at Waldorf Astoria. I called Hilton Guest Assistance for help dated: 3 times on April 19, 2017; 12 times on April 20, 2017. Nothing so far from their side for solutions! They are mean and have cold shoulder. They said that they cannot help and they are a third party. I hate Hilton Guest Assistance. What is it for?
Reviewed May 2, 2017
This was my worst experience with a Hilton property ever. I will say that the quality of the hotel was not what I typically experience in a Hilton but this was not my issue. I had requested to use points for 1 day. I made that request over the phone in Feb. When I checked in, I explained to the desk attendant that I had set up to use these points. They responded by saying that they did not handle points and I could the Rewards Group if I had any questions. They should have said, "I don't show that you are set up to use points. You need to call." I responded by saying that "I know it was set up so I'll check, double-check, after I check out." Again, no direction from the attendant.
Upon checkout I received my email receipt and realized it was not done properly so I called Customer Service. After 35 min of being put on hold and listening to someone type, the answer was "Sorry but the points needed to set prior to the stay." I did what I was supposed to do as a customer, they made the mistake and now I'm penalized. I tried one last time to make amends, but again was told, "No." I travel for business about 50% of the year and normally stay with Marriott, where I have over 250k points. I will never stay in a Hilton property again!
Reviewed April 18, 2017
Hilton ruined our holiday and lied to us about the planned works, and really did not care. Just gave the standard "thank you for your email" blah, blah. "Thank you for your inquiry regarding your complaint file. We appreciate you taking the time to contact us". It has been over a week since this reply came and there has been no further contact. So it is all just lip service. I held off posting this to give them the opportunity to make things right but how long do you wait. How do you ever go back to a Hilton Hotel ever again?
Reviewed April 15, 2017
Stayed at Hilton Crystal City for vacation. Came in early and knew we would have to wait to check in. Went sightseeing and came back after regular check-in time. Room still not ready and desk person was very rude. She did little to help us. We got there at 11 A.M. and returned at 3:30 P.M. Her attitude was that she didn't care that we were inconvenienced. The restaurant waitresses were also some of the grumpiest I have ever encountered. The accommodations are very nice. Restaurant food good and bar area nice. Shuttle service very very very slow.
Reviewed April 14, 2017
Humiliated. I have been a member since 2012 but have not used my rewards in a while, using Marriott and Wyndham. This time I was looking for a room in NYC and Hilton told me they had a place 10 miles away from Manhattan and that they would shuttle me to Penn station. Unfortunately, I made the mistake to check my reservation while on NJ transit from Trenton, New Jersey. Come to find out the room is more than 30 miles away and no shuttle to Penn station.
I invited my family from California and we were all carrying our bags in hopes of a great experience. So I took a deep breath and asked if there was a shuttle to the nearest station. They said yes and after waiting 25 minutes, the shuttle driver told me they were overbooked and if I had signed my name. No one at the front desk told us so we had to get off the shuttle. When we did, the other guests laughed at my family and mocking them to get off. The entire experience with Hilton has been upsetting, and I would wish Hilton can take consideration of their customers needs, options and inconveniences to time and money when reservations are not made to traveler expectation.
Updated review: April 10, 2017
After dealing with the Hilton we were told to die that the issue to the hotel and we were able to resolve the issue.
Original Review: March 29, 2017
I was rewarded a Hilton BMG certificate for an unsatisfactory stay in Ohio. When the first one failed to show up a second was send about a month later. Lo and behold, they both show up on the same day. I then phone Hilton Honors to find out which one is valid and which one is not. One is valid. I then call a few days before my hotel stay and I give them the number of the certificate and then it is checked once again the front desk manager. Everything seems fine and we check in. When we are checking out the desk staff was having an issue trying to figure out how to discount the one night. Once that is figured out we cash out. Now over 6 weeks later I have received an invoice from the hotel that I have a balance for one night because the certificate has come back voided.
I have called Hilton Honors and after speaking to 3 different associates including managers, they have no record of me ever calling before I used it and have received 3 different answers but they are not interested in helping, even after I was originally told the certificate was valid. I am beyond upset as I stay at the Hilton chain several weeks out of the year and this was a certificate from an unsatisfactory stay. I will now have to deal with the hotel directly as they were the ones that also chalked the validity of the certificate. What is also confusing is that Hilton Honors did tell me that there is a valid certificate but they won't let me use it. Why would I want to use the Hilton chain after this incident? Is the Hilton able to sue me or come after me for the rest? They don't have my CC information. Any thoughts?
Updated review: April 18, 2017
Hilton resolved this. I attribute this to the specific hotel in Japan. Hilton HQ dealt with it.
Original Review: March 26, 2017
I am an international traveler and have a choice where I want to stay. I do not think I will be choosing to continue with the rewards program of Hilton any longer. I recently spent 43,298 yen on a single room in the Hilton in Okinawa, Japan for one night, which is roughly 480 USD. I was told there would be no construction noise waking me up in the morning and that only happened on the "other" side of the hotel. I was woken at 7 AM sharp by very loud drilling. I was given an upgrade for 7,000 yen, which that part was refunded but my total was still 43,298 yen for one night.
However, there were two double beds they pushed together and the beds were like sleeping on a wooden board. If the beds are Japanese style they should advertise as such. We chose Hilton because we do not want the Japanese beds; we want to sleep in American style beds. They should be upfront about this as well as the construction noise.
Overall I was very dissatisfied with this experience and what should have been a relaxing getaway turned into a sleepless night. I will not be investing my time or money at an international Hilton again and taking this risk. Over $400 per night for one room is significant and the level of discomfort of this hotel made this seem like we were being taken advantage of. Even after speaking to the manager, they only said they would reimburse the 7,000 "upgrade" fee, which was a little over 60 USD. They said they would not take anything off the room charge and that is all that would be done. This was after explaining the kind of night we had, the construction, the free movie features not working, and the very uncomfortable beds that were pushed together.
Reviewed March 21, 2017
My company booked me a corporate stay for business for 3 days (Hampton Inn Taos New Mexico/Hilton Hotels). On my arrival the front desk check in person had me stand around waiting for her to finish paperwork for twenty minutes before she would even help me. She took all my information and gave me a room. When I got to my room I had a fridge that did not work and an air condition unit that did not work. I went to the front desk where they sent a maintenance person to look at my fridge unit and he said it needed to be reset and that he would check on it in a couple of hours. He never returned and I had no fridge and my food got warm. The air condition unit never worked.
I went to dinner and when I got back someone was entering my room telling me that she had just been given my room. I went to the front desk and I was rudely told that they had no record of me being in that room. I returned with my confirmation paperwork and was so rudely dismissed, this was not the Hilton experience I was used to having. Both the afternoon and night persons should be fired for their unprofessional rude behavior. I will never allow my company to book any travel reservations at any Hilton from now on. My advice to anyone is go somewhere else. This is a terrible hotel and they do not deserve to be in business if they intend to treat people like this.
Reviewed March 20, 2017
I am a diamond member but I had an experience recently with Hilton that is causing me to reconsider my loyalty with this hotel chain. I have used Hilton as my hotel of choice for many years and I've come to find that the service quality I am receiving, especially as a diamond member, is falling short of expectations. I am finding that there is very little difference between staying at any random hotel chain than what I receive at Hilton as a diamond member. Yes, upon arrival I have the occasional upgrade, bottled waters and a multiplier on points, but these literally cost the hotel nothing.
Recently, I stayed a total of eight nights over a two week period in Jamaica only to find out that I was neither awarded points nor nights for the roughly $3000 that I spent because I went through a travel agent. It is business travel and a requirement that I book through a travel agent that we use, yet Hilton has decided to have as a policy that they do not award points when booked through a travel agent. The only difference between booking through a travel agent and an OTA (online travel agency) is the human interaction. Now, in response to my five emails and calls to understand what can be done about this, Hilton has attempted to pacify me by throwing 30,000 points at me.
Clearly, they are not looking to get to the root of the problem, which is that I will be traveling internationally a lot moving forward and will have to use the same travel agent for those trips. If I am neither privy to points nor nights/stay credit, I have no reason to not stay at the company preferred hotel, which is not the Hilton.This, and the fact that the service I have been receiving even state-side at Hilton properties is not what it used to be... Their competitive advantage is slipping fast and my experiences of late is that they neither care enough about the issue to truly understand the concern, nor do anything other than scratch the surface when it comes to corresponding back to me. I will not reward them back with my loyalty...
Reviewed March 7, 2017
I have stayed at many Hiltons before and have been very satisfied with the customer service. However the service we received at the Garden Hilton in Valencia CA will prevent me from going to another Hilton again. We booked 20 rooms for our group, and the meal vouchers were incorrectly distributed. The main problem was not the poor distribution of the vouchers but the terrible treatment by the catering director to not only my wife and I, but the other parents and children as well. The other problem was the awful handling by the GM of the hotel was inexcusable.
It is incredibly frustrating when a company makes a mistake and acts like it was our fault. The Catering Director, used past groups behavior, and how the vouchers were filled out (which is not our responsibility) as an excuse his own rudeness to us. The GM ignored that fact how poorly, and rudely we were treated but instead wanted to focus on the voucher mistake but wanted to act again like it was our fault. The complete inability to listen to a customer trying to explain the terrible treatment they received is inexcusable.
In the end we received a run around by the guest services department and the General Manager in Valencia. I am disgusted how a General Manager refused to listen or to make any effort to be accountable and rectify the situation. Quality customer service has the ability to listen, understand and take action to correct the problem. What I received was a terrible manager who was not interested in listening but only interested in her perspective. One star is too high of a rating for the Hilton in Valencia CA.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2017
My daughter's dance company had a competition at Port Chester High School. We stayed at the Westchester Hilton. Our stay was for 2 nights. Our first night our thermostat was set at 75 degrees. We could not get the room above 66 degrees. I spoke to two people at the front desk. I explained the problem to them. All they offered me was a portable heater. That wasn't acceptable. They assured me someone would look at it. No one came and looked at it. We came back from the competition it was late. Our room was at 63 degrees. All they said at the front desk was sorry. I will never stay at a another Hilton again. Our stay was the weekend of Feb 10 to the 12. The temperature outside was about 35 degrees.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2017
I have been incorrectly charged by Hilton Sydney. Despite me writing to Hilton Sydney for over a month they have failed to refund me. Hilton Sydney have admitted that I had made the cancellation made through book.com on time and that there was no evidence of my booking on the Hhonors website. Further Hilton Sydney have not provided me the details of the complaint procedure and details of the regulator despite numerous requests from me. I have only been sent a website to a Fairtrade site. This is not acceptable and ridiculous state of affairs!!!
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2017
Nice hotel but lots of front desk service issue, plus attitude. This stay was disappointing as I paid cash for the second night with poor service and options. Front desk kept giving excuses why certain things couldn't be done that had been done before. Only one of those things was a late checkout request. We were also told we couldn't get an upgrade because all upgrades were sold out. However, when our room had issues they quickly found an upgrade room. We used points this first night. Then when we decided the next morning to stay another night with money, we were told we had to move. To a downgraded room, long before it was check in time before other guests. We fought them in a few nonsensical answers and lies. The front desk would say something on availability, then would clear it with a manager who would say no. My husband is a diamond member.
Also, I wanted to purchase a balm from the spa, where I've purchased it before. I am disabled so I can't walk far. They said they couldn't just send it to my room. What? Odd. Nice to have a restaurant on site although it's fairly expensive. Did not use much. Also, they charged for wifi, which they fixed but shouldn't have happened. It would be nice to have better/more bathroom items. Other properties have a shoeshine pad, cotton balls/sponges and cleaner (non-moldy) bath areas. We were short towels, pillows and an extra blanket (they should be there rather than bother housekeeping for more). We tip a lot but tipping for something that should be there is a pain. Miss the old gift shop they used to have. I also wish there was an indoor pool. Other places offered nice rooms for less but we really didn't want to hassle with changing hotels. This stay was the worst of our stays here.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2017
On December 31 I took my family to the Hilton Southwest for a new family tradition. Upon checking in everything was ok. Once we entered our rooms my wife and I went into our room and the kids went into theirs. Once we got into the room it was stuffy so I put on AC to cool room off. Once I put the ac on the lights flicked on and off so I called front desk. Maintenance came up and declared a electronic shortages so they move us to another room. So I'm like ok the night's still young. Once we got to the next room AC was ok, working. My wife and I got settled in.
I plugged my phone into the socket to charge. About 30 minutes later the tv shortage out. I'm like WTH and my phone went black and blew out. I quickly called up management. They came and opened up another room. Now I'm pissed. No phone and 3 rooms in one night. They gave us a free breakfast but I have no phone. I been calling the Hilton every day to see they can replace my phone but I'm getting runarounds. The building is a old hotel just renamed Hilton Southwest. This is not Hilton quality at all. This day 14. Still problem not resolved.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2017
Very disappointed with the handling of an issue we encountered at Homewood Suites in Fort Myers Florida. My family had to change rooms during our stay and two of my purses were left in error. They ended up missing and even though the general manager and housekeeping manager confirmed that a housekeeper and an inspector had to survey the rooms before any guests are allowed they refused to believe that my purses were stolen. Claimed they asked the cleaning crew and they said they hadn't taken them. Wow!
If all we have to do to get to the truth is just ask nicely then we certainly are wasting money on a judicial system. The manager believed her staff so I was out of luck. We hadn't even checked out yet and our items were just taken. Will never stay here again and will make sure to tell any and everyone I can about this experience. They do not value their guests and their property. As long as they don't catch their employees in the act of stealing then there are no thefts. Corporate was no better.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
Guest don't supervise their kids, running through hallways. Cleaning needs improving. I watch staff put dishes in dishwasher without detergent. Blood spots on bathroom floor never clean up. Outdated furniture.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2016
Hilton is a reputation hotel. I have been a loyal customer and have always appreciated the excellent customer service you offer. It is ridiculous that the I booked the early saver superior room through Hilton.com on 25 Nov 2016, the price for one night stay on 30 April 2017 is USD 894 and after a month, the price reduced to USD685 and said it is another early saver promotion.
How can the early saver rate for my room (which is non–refundable, non changeable) be higher than HHonors non member, 2 points normal rate (fully refundable and changeable). I cannot believe I would be overcharged for such a huge amount (USD200 different) directly by Hilton. I sent email to Hilton, requested for price adjustment or other compensation. At first Hilton staff promised they will help me to follow up my case and send my request to management, but in the end I never get reply from them. I am very disappointed on their customer service!!! People who want to stay in Hilton. REMEMBER NOT TO book hotel early. You will not enjoy any privilege or discount because Hilton keep coming out new promotion and cheaper rate.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
Hilton Hotels is a reputable hotel chain. Or so I thought. Five weeks ago, my Hilton room was robbed. When I got back to my room, every single valuable had been taken from my room. Surveillance video showed a thief walk in the front door, jimmy the lock, and walk out a few minutes later with a bag full of my computer, my wedding band (I was working out, so I hadn't taken much with me), my credit card, and everything else of value. So far, this is just a bad day. It happens. But the way Hilton responded added insult to injury. Like I said, this happened 5 full weeks ago. When I left the hotel that day, I was assured that things would be taken care of. They haven't been. Despite multiple emails and calls from me, I haven't heard a single thing from Hilton. Crickets.
Well, that's not 100% true. I did get a short impersonal email from Hilton's insurance agency saying that Hilton had decided they wouldn't be doing anything to help make this right. Absolutely nothing. Look, I understand if they don't want to claim legal liability for this. But I'm a longtime customer of Hilton. There was a time I thought very highly of the Hilton chain. But if this is how they treat their customers when a robbery happens on their watch, I'm going to think twice about ever going back. Especially if I'm traveling with any valuables.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2016
I was booking a room in Omaha Nebraska at a Hilton hotel. I was transferred to a customer service rep that said I would get $100 off my stay at this hotel if I joined their honors program. Upon my booking in Omaha, I found out this was false information and that this particular hotel did not qualify for discount. I wrote customer service requesting my money back due to dishonest info and never received a courtesy call back or any correspondence. Because of this dishonest deception, I will never stay at another Hilton and will let all my friends and family know about this Hilton scam.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2016
This is a scam. Hilton suckered me into believing that I could go to NYC for a 2 night 3-day vacation for the cost of hotel fees $297.00. Every time I spoke to an agent to book at room in NYC they couldn't accommodate the dates. I had until today, 12/14/2016 to book at room. I was giving this to my daughter and her fiance as an engagement gift. Not only could they not provide a hotel we wanted in Manhattan near Central Park... they then informed me that I had to go on the trip with them. They NEVER explained that this was a scam to join HILTON Vacations and you had to sit in a promotional speech for 90 minutes.
You have lost my business!! I will NEVER stay in a Hilton Hotel. Shame on you for stealing your loyal clients' money. I travel 1 - 2 weeks out of each month. I book all the hotel reservations for myself, my staff and my clients. This will not be the first letter I write. I will get to the CEO of Hiltons, Better Business Bureau and other powers that be to let them know what I think of your cheating scams. I just had to take my gift away from my daughter. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2016
I am tired of receiving "spam" phone calls on my cell. I have pushed the section to remove me from the call list 3 times to no avail. Not only do I get spammed once a week, but the number called from is a cloned local T-Mobile number, so Hilton is trying to make me think it's a local number so I will answer it. If you have to trick people into talking to you, you have serious problems. STOP CALLING ME!!!
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016
Don't ever stay at the Hilton Midtown NYC. We planned our family vacation 6-7 months ago to meet up in NYC for Thanksgiving. We called to make the reservation in June, doubled checked on Oct 3rd to verify everything was ok. I upgraded to a premium level paying much more, requested that our 2 rooms had to be joining as we have a child who is a diabetic and needs medical assistance at night sometimes. We requested, 1 king, and a room next to it with two double beds so my mom and 2 teenagers can sleep in there. "No problem" stated the young lady I spoke to.
I then called the day before we traveled Nov 22, spoke to reservations to make sure everything was set in stone. Nope! They had our 2 rooms on different floors! After 2 hours speaking with reservations and a hotel manager, she assured me everything would be okay. That she made notes and 99% chance it should be absolutely fine. I fly my mom from Texas to Florida, then Florida to NYC. We arrived at 8 pm, and we are informed not only do they not have the room type we requested, but that they don't have rooms together. The management says "you're lucky you can even stay here as we OVERSOLD!!!" Can you believe this? They're sending people to their other hotels in the city. Meanwhile this is on the parade route and that's why people booked in the first place paying $400 plus!
We settled into our rooms that were 4 doors away from each other. Not the type of rooms we paid for, super small along with smelly and super outdated with both only 1 king bed. I asked "where were my boys supposed to sleep?" I was promised 2 rollaways. We called and waited over 2 hours for rollaways, then we're informed THEY RAN OUT! My husband and I went down to speak to the management and they said they couldn't do anything about it. They'd have to sleep on the floor OR go to a different hotel and MAYBE they'd have a rollaway.
It's now 12:30 and I'm calling all over town to find a new hotel. We finally leave at 1 am and go to the W Hotel. We had to leave the rest of our family that stayed. Mind you they messed up their reservations too, but their child didn't have to sleep on the floor. They broke their contract with us...we are Hilton Honor members too, but I'll tell you honestly, THEY DON'T CARE.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016
I have been using Hilton for almost 20 years. This time when I checked in at Miami downtown it was great experience and also asked to provide HHonors nos. but the same was not handy at that time so I mentioned I will provide later on. I then stop by late night on my way back from dinner and asked night manager Mr. Amaurys ** to update the same. The answer which he gave me was not at all acceptable, he mentioned since I booked through third party cannot get points. This is for the first time I experience the same as in the past it's always been some agent who booked the hotel for me. Here I paid and also stayed so not understanding what's the criteria for declining.
I therefore asked him to show me the rule book but he couldn't justify the same and called up Hilton HHonors but they also didn't have any satisfying answers. He then printed out some paper showing benefits of Hilton HHonors. This was completely different than my request why I cannot get my points when I stayed and paid for my stay. He then started being rude. Extremely bad experience on Thanksgiving day. Thank you Hilton.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2016
I booked a room at the Homewood Suites in Ft. Myers, Florida on Hilton's Website as I do almost weekly. I'm a District Manager and travel for a living. I use Hilton Hotels for ALL of my travel needs. I called Homewood Suites and was told that I am going to be charged $50 since I did not cancel 24 hours in advance. I didn't even book the hotel room 24 hours in advance and Hilton's Website states that it is changeable. So when they told me that they are only charging me $50 instead of the full rate I was still upset.
I'm a Hilton Hhonors Member since 2013 and have never had an issue, so I called Hilton Hhonor for a resolution and they just put me through to the hotel and washed their hands of my issue. Unless this is fully resolved I will no longer be doing my business with them. You would think that when spend this much money with a company you think that they would agree to their own terms and conditions on their website. Guess I was wrong. I'll be disputing the charges and will tell everyone I can about this. It's just not the right thing to do.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016
DO NOT USE THIS HOTEL CHAIN!!! They charge your credit card in advance and send an email confirmation stating NON-REFUNDABLE. The person taking the reservations does not tell you this when making the reservations. My credit card was charged $1600+ 3 weeks prior to my event. I only found this out when I needed to cancel one of the rooms. I spent over 45 minutes on the phone stating I was never informed of the pay in advance & non refundable and trying to get $800 + refunded. I was told the information was contained in the email confirmation & since I did not respond within 24 hours of making the reservation there was nothing they could do. I was not able to talk to a manager. I was told someone would call me back within 3-5 days. Still waiting. I did contact the FTC in Washington DC, so if this has happened to anyone else, please let them know.
This is a type of fraud/scam if you are not made aware of the terms verbally when making the reservation. Most business people do not check emails on a consistent basis. Any other hotel I stay at will charge my card after I have stayed. This is the SECOND time this has happened, guaranteed it will not happen again. When I went to Denver in May, my credit card was charged 3 months before my trip. And because I booked on-line, I did not even get credit for the HHonors program for the nights I stayed. There are too many respectable hotels that appreciate customers and they will get my business in the future!!!
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2016
Room was OK, Clean. Hallway stayed very cold (it's 40 outside and the AC stayed on). Pool area very hot, got dizzy had to leave. NO MICROWAVE, even Days Inn has them. Could not even cook popcorn. Overbilled me $60 a day, told takes 3 to 5 days to correct. Computer always does that and it automatically corrects itself, we were told. Did not even get a receipt when I handed in the door cards. NOT WORTH THE MONEY.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2016
I will have to say that I am disappointed in the Hilton. I am an 8 year vet and I asked for a discount to stay at the Hilton. They said that most of the hotels do give the discount but not that one. How can you not give a discount on Veterans Day to a vet. They will do it at other places but not this one. I have never stayed at the Hilton and after tonight I will never stay at one again. The other thing is Portland is having issues this weekend because of elections and I asked if it gets bad could I cancel without being charged and they said no. So they are going to charge me $183 cancellation fee because I do not want to risk my life and my friends' lives too. What the hell. Needless to say I do not care how nice the place is. I will not be staying there after tonight any more. So to all of the military persons out there if you want a discount here, sorry you will not be getting it.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2016
Stay Away from the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Birmingham - I cannot accurately describe how awful this hotel was. Something in the sheets made me break out with red rashy bumps on my arms, side, chest and hands. When I complained they switched me to a room with no bed. So I had to ask for a 3rd room which was a downgrade and I was NOT given a discount on the bill. I was told the General Manager would call me the next day which never happened - I had to call her. My whole situation was not a priority for the GM and the only compensation given was a few Hilton points. I have been a Hilton Diamond member for 11 years and never have I been treated so poorly. From the accommodations to the service my experience was beyond horrible. If you know what's good for you and your family avoid this place at all costs! You have been warned.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2016
I was kicked out of the Home 2 Suites OKC South. I am a disabled veteran and was kicked out for my support animals, one week before veterans day. I was told they were too noisy, even though EVERY time I walked in they weren't barking. This morning they said they would change my room as they put me on the 1st floor next to the entrance adjacent to another room with other dogs. Then they called me after lunch and said I could no longer stay. When I got back to the hotel, I told the manager I was going to take legal action. As I walked back to my room, I gave her the finger. She then called my room a few minutes later saying I threatened her and that I had to leave immediately. She also informed me she called the police who arrived and told me I had to leave. Here is the kicker she told the police I refused to leave, so she was trying to get me arrested. I never said anything such thing.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
I have been staying at Hilton Hotels for many years, and I'm a Hilton Honors member. No problems until I stayed in Savannah, Ga. We had a reservation on Oct. 28th to Oct. 30th 2016. We made a reservation for a suite and a balcony. We did not get a suite, when we enter the room. Really bad smell. But were really tired from the drive. So we did not complain. The staff was not very friendly. The staff did not explain any policies to us. She said sign here. She said next. Me and my husband left the Hotel got some to eat. When we got back the room we sat on the balcony. A lot of people were on their balcony smoking and drinking. It was very loud. My husband asked a person on their balcony so it's o.k. to smoke out here. They said yes. "No smoking signs out here sir. Every body does." We did smoke two cigarettes. Because it was outside not inside the room.
On Nov. 1st 2016 Hilton charged my card $250.00 for smoking on the balcony. REALLY There are NO SIGNS ON THE BALCONY!!! Where are the signs? You have thousands of signs in your Hotels. Not one the balcony. This is a scam. When I called the Hotel the lady was so rude to me. I told her "I will not come to your Hilton again", and I was cutting my card up. She said over and over "this is my policy." She would not let me talk. Very bad customer service, and I will also put this on Social Media. I will not be back. This is a SCAM.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
Booked under "Government Rates" for official travel. Arrived after 10 hour drive and found that person I was to meet with would be departing prior to my meeting/expected stay time. Cancelled reservations at desk, told too late to cancel reservations for the Friday night stay, but that charges for expected Saturday and Sunday would be cancelled. Understanding hotel rules, said ok. Then get bill, Friday night cancelled' but Saturday and Sunday charged - complete reverse and doubling bill despite over 24 HR, cancellation notice for those days. Investigation finds Hampton Inn Marion taking advantage of local charity event for CANCER SURVIVORS to jack up rates and Hilton Corporate unwilling to intervene ("local hotel has decision") and feckless to intervene or fix their own reservation confirmation that says "Government Rate" with cancellation rules attached, when it is, or supposedly not. Never use Hilton again.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
Mediocre. It was rather noisy but we were on the ground floor. I requested a fruit basket on our arrival that they never delivered however they didn't charge us either. Also, there was not very much toilet paper in our room the first night.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
Everything but the loss of my headphones was marginally satisfactory. The television in my room did not work and I had to move to another room. Whenever possible I tell this story and try to never stay in one of their properties again. Hide your valuable materials.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
Attentive staff, high quality. Supplies everything one needs. Free parking, free breakfast. Fantastic location, competitive pricing, delicious hot breakfast, a lot of shopping nearby, clean rooms, professional, friendly, accommodating staff.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
They were helpful, gave us plenty of options. It was a little pricey but for the area it was a good deal. Hotel was very pretty, had a nice pool and cool rooftop bar. Good gym. We don't usually opt for extras but it seemed standard. Overall the hotel the great. It was clean, beautiful and quiet. The location was perfect for walking to our preferred bars/restaurants. The rooftop bar was a very neat feature (drinks are pricey!). Pool was very small, not for kids but great for adults looking for a nice cool off in the afternoon.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2016
I understand that sometimes mistakes happen and there can be a double charge on a credit card (although it never happened to me before). I don't consider that a reason to stop using a hotel or the hotel brand (Hilton). What lost me as a customer forever to any of the Hilton Hotels is how this issue is being handled. It is NOT being handled. I stayed at the Hampton Inn on 8/22 and 8/23 and the reservation was made through a 3rd party reservation company. It was paid in advance of my arrival at the hotel. They took my credit card for incidentals and when I checked out was told there were no additional charges since it was prepaid. However, it is showing a charge of $201 and change on my credit card the day after I checked out.
I called the hotel and spoke with CHAAYA, who immediately went on the defense and ended up hanging up on me. I called her back and as soon as she heard my voice hung up again. I went online and filed a complaint with Hilton Corporation. I requested a call. To date, I have not received a call. I did receive an email telling me they talked to CHAAYA and she said it was because my card was declined with the 3rd party billing. My card has never been declined in my life, and if it HAD BEEN declined, why is it on my credit card statement - twice. Once with the 3rd party, and then it shows that Hilton billed me again. Hilton's blatant refusal to discuss the issue led me to file a complaint with the BBB who is looking into it. This sounds like fraud to me. Either way, I will NEVER use the Hilton brand again.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2016
I was at Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport hotel for a wedding on 9//316-9/4/16. I put my son (18 months old) to bed at 10ish, I went to bed around 11. Around 11, my son started tossing around, I went to bed wondering reason for it. Around midnight, I woke up because my hands/arms started getting itchy, I turned on my flashlight and saw bed bug bites on my hand, I managed to kill in bed bug and took his picture... Totally not acceptable.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2016
I had a reservation at Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront Suites for Sept. 3rd and 4th nights but due to weather condition at Ocean City, MD (state of emergency due to hurricane Hermine) I asked to cancel the reservation. I have a one year old baby and could not feel safe to go there. But they have said they are going to charge penalty for 1 night (50000 points) which is ridiculous as it was not my fault to request the cancellation of the reservation 1 day before.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2016
WORST handling of a reservation I have ever had... These people they have working for them are Incompetent. First I call the hotel to find the room rates they say 234.00 per night... While I'm on hold I find the same room on Trivago for 116.00 a night. I bring this to the attention of the phone rep. She says "no, no, no, don't book it through Trivago. We guarantee the best prices and we also have a website you go to and will receive an additional 50.00 (**) but I need to reserve the room. They won't charge my card (**). I say ok, hang up, go to the website, fill in all required areas and receive an email confirming THEY received it... Call the hotel 2 day later to just confirm my reservation... cause of so many bad reviews about this hotel's reservation problems. And was told my room was available but was 234.00. I said "no, no, no, it should be 134.41 as stated on the Trivago website."
They asked for my email confirming my guarantee price match... I gave them the confirmation #**... They say they don't have a record of it... Hummmm. This continues for about 3 hours. I started the original. Call at 2:48 pm on Friday. By 6 pm they say they don't know, there's nothing they can do and since it's past the 24hr mark they can't end my reservation?? Well guess what if your incompetent employees would of figured it out when I called at 2:48 pm almost an hour and a half before my (24) hr deadline we wouldn't be seeing this post.
I did think highly of the Hilton hotels in general. But come on people I got a hotel right down the street with a pool and very wonderful complimentary breakfast and even allowed me to stay an hour after my original check out time for (150.00) and guess what... it was the Hampton Inn 1301 race street. I would recommend this hotel. Very friendly staff and nice pool. I will stay here again... And they're owned by the same company what the **... Your over the phone reservation staff need to be sent to re-education camps.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2016
I was updating my profile on Hilton HHonors and checking hotels for a future trip I might take in Hungary. Next day I notice my credit card has a charge from the Hilton in Budapest. After numerous calls, and emails to both Hilton HHonors and the hotel directly in Budapest, Hungary I was treated with most disrespect a human can be treated. No one would help and told me it is my fault. I advised them I cannot be in Hungary from Chicago that same day and I was only checking for prices not purchasing anything. Hilton stole close to $300.00 from illegally charging my credit card.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
My son and girlfriend were going to New York for a mini vacation and I wanted them to stay somewhere a little nicer than they would normally pay for. I bought them the American Express Hilton Gift card so they could do just that. They decided on Hilton Time Square but were unable to make reservation with the card. I called Hilton Honors to see how they could use the card to make the reservation and was told after being transferred 2 times that they needed to call redemption center to make reservation and redeem card (WRONG!). My son called and after being transferred 3 times and 45 minutes later, found someone they thought knew what was going on. Woman said she would make their reservation at Hilton Time Square, but they needed to pay upfront with a credit card and when they checked in, advise desk they were changing payment and using gift card. Woman said card would be credited back and gift card used for payment. (WRONG)
My son just called from New York and said hotel would not honor card as it had been an advance purchase and room was paid. I called HH and was told since it was booked advance pay nothing could be done, take the cards and use them to pay her credit card bill (WRONG). Cards can only be used on Hilton properties. I was transferred to advance purchase desk, they transferred me to Hilton Help desk. I was told they had been booked a lower rate which was advance purchase and nothing could be done. My contention was that woman who booked room knew a gift card was being used, told them incorrectly how it would be handled at hotel, but booked room as advance purchase. Now we have 300.00 in gift cards which Hilton customer service does not know how they work so who knows how to use them, kids in New York paying for something over their budget, and a HH rewards member that will never again recommend Hilton or its affiliates.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2016
I am out of work, have traveled and stayed at Hilton properties for over 27 years, and when requesting access to my points to use for an upcoming stay, I was informed by Gisele in Dallas Customer Relations that I was ten days late on using/staying with Hilton and that all my points are dissolved! As a gesture, she said she can reinstate me but it will cost me half my points accumulated and available... And that she can give back some points as long as I stay at a Hilton for certain qualifying stays. This is outrageous. She said it is policy and that the VP of Hilton HHonors, Chris Nassetta is the one in charge and that this is as far as she can go. Unreal!
Years of using Hilton, and this is their method of handling a loyal customer who happens to be out of work. I am very dissatisfied in Gisele of Dallas and the policy of Vice President of Hilton HHonors Chris Nassetta! By the way I started with "Mary" out of an offshore C/R office, does not understand or speak English well. If I didn't know Hilton over the years I would think this is a company in serious decline. Hope not.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2016
When calling to cancel my reservation at Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center this morning, I surprisingly found out I was over the time limit of 72 hours. I was unaware of a 72 hour cancellation. I was over 48 hours and accustomed to a 24 hour cancel policy like all the other hotel chains we stay at. In speaking with customer service at corporate they informed me of the cancel policy but that it is up to the individual hotel to waive the first night's fee.
The corporate office sent over an email to this hotel, Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center, asking for a cancel credit and I called them direct as well. I was told by Christine, the financial person who has the final say at that location, that the 72 hour cancel is "fair and equitable" for everyone and kept repeating that and they would not allow the fee to be waived. She said they cannot distinguish between a death in the family, missed flights, etc so. therefore the, their stance stands.
I can only say how absolutely upset and sadden I am by her remarks. Fair and equitable basically means in a nutshell they don't want to be "bothered" and they don't have a heart, they don't care what the circumstances are and that a policy is a policy and there is no adjustment even though the corporate office claims there can be. This hotel will likely rebook this room as they are currently sold out anyway.
We have stayed at the Hilton chain over our many years, just recently becoming a member of their awards program as I figured "why not". I have been happy with our stays at other properties and have been met with high customer service but I am very dishearten by this one particular hotel location, Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center. They were not understanding at all and couldn't care less and that is not "human" in my opinion.
As a business owner myself, I understand policy however, there is such a thing as using good judgement and with this management team at this location, Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center, this seems to be fully lacking. Somehow I can't help but think if the shoe were on the other foot this management team and Christine at this location would think and act otherwise. Very very disappointed. Heartless. At this hotel it's all about the money, not customer service when needed - that was very obvious. Also this hotel is booked solid with no room for the date they are changing for the missed day. How greedy does the Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Convention Center need to be? Unethical.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2016
I was once again disappointed with the Hilton Brand. I choose it again because my daughter works for the company but again I DISAPPOINTED!! I came to California for my cancer treatment and asked to reserve an ocean view room, but when I arrived I was told there were no more available, they didn't know what happened. I asked to speak to manager but was told he wouldn't be in until the morning which I would be at the clinic then but they would take care of it.
I asked for one of my nights to be complementary if they couldn't get what I reserved or I needed to move hotels to one more affordable and closer to my clinic as this hotel was an hour away. The only reason I came to this hotel was to see the ocean. So no sense in being here if I couldn't see it. Needless to say they did not even have the manager respond to my request or anything. I asked 3 times to at least speak to one and finally at check out he came out and was rude and unapologetic about the expense, the inconvenience and the switch of my room.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2016
When attempting to book a hotel with a Hilton Honors gift card, we were forced to pay the highest possible rate. After more than three hours on the phone with the hotel, central booking, and others we were booked one of the discounted rates and assured that we would be able to use our gift card with the rate. Instead, they booked a non-refundable rate on our credit card, and we were stuck holding an unused gift card that is probably worth about 50 cents on the dollar of what was paid for it. The hotels are generally fine, but stay away from the scam of gift cards.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
In short my safety was in question checking in with other guests around me. Security never came. Guests got into a shoving match in line right behind me. They overcharged me for an upgrade I didn't want. When it was too late there was nothing they could do and they don't know what happened so "oh well". They bragged about giving me useless 10,000 pts when I contacted corporate. To get a free night at Hilton you need to stay at least 20 times. Their response was demeaning when I contacted corporate. They didn't address 2 of the issues I complained about. It's a joke to them... They don't care whatsoever. I am a platinum Hyatt member and this I know would never happen and they would never make anyone feel like crap for complaining.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
I am lodging at this hotel. I only asked for the On Demand channel to be abled so I may watch a movie. In return the agent granted me access, however, mistakenly called my room saying that I was very, very, very high maintenance however she didn't know that she was talking directly to me. She thought she called her manager. I feel very offended and belittled. They apologized and sent gifts to my room and even credit me one free night stay. However it doesn't change my emotions on wanting to stay here. Tonight I will be leaving.
Reviewed July 27, 2016
I have been on the phone all morning with the hotel and the corporate office. The hotel could not find the reservation, so I called corporate office and spoke to the supervisor to try to resolve the issue because the hotel itself couldn't do anything for me. They stated that the reservation wasn't completed because of the payment method, which is why the website didn't populate the confirmation#. I send this to the supervisor who hung up on me, and when I called me they couldn't locate him, so I was connected to a different supervisor who still didn't resolve my issue because there was not confirmation# and there is no availability. They are so unprofessional.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
What a terrible disappointment with Hilton Hotels. After 16 years of using Hilton Hotels, every time we travel, we were terribly let down for the 1st time. The reservations agent did not give us proper information regarding the hotel distance being it was a convention for young people. I even specified the fact that they would walk to the convention and back, and needed a hotel. Close. When we arrived, the hotel was 2 1/2 miles away, in another city from where the convention was. When we arrived, and saw the distance, that would be unsafe to walk. We called Hilton. After going through 6 dropped calls, at 12:30 at night, they eventually told us the department was closed.
I spoke with the lady at the front desk of the Hilton Hotel named TAMEESHA. She was extremely rude, cut and dry, and told me she could not do anything, and if I did not stay, I would be charged for the night. I requested to speak with the manager, was not in till the following Monday. Today, he responded back and after listening to the story, he told me it was hotel policy but they had to charge for the night.
Customer service is not important. Reservation mistakes, not important. I called the Corporate offices, after explaining, NOT IMPORTANT EITHER. They stated that they could not override whatever the hotel bills for. So a manager decided that he would charge us half of the rate of the room. It is not important, anything that may have happened, NO CUSTOMER SERVICE IS IMPORTANT. There are many hotels out there that are willing to have better customer service than this. It's not important how loyal and how much you may have spent being a loyal customer. Therefore, from here forward, we will seek another hotel chain.
Reviewed July 17, 2016
I was transferred four times and put on hold for over 1.5 hours with my first call to Hilton HHonors. After over an hour and a few transfers, I finally spoke to someone. The customer service representative took my information and stated my hotel rooms were confirmed, and he would email me confirmation. I never received a confirmation, so I called back, then I was put back on hold for 30 minutes. The customer service manager Donna, Sign # ** (she would not give me her last name) spoke to me and offered me 1000 points for my inconvenience. They are charging 60,000 points for $249.00 room at the Hampton Inn and wanted to charge me an additional $25 per 10,000 point transfer. For an organization that is as large as the Hilton Corporation, I would expect trained and competent customer service.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
I have been using Hilton for over 15 years. I used to love the company. They have lost their way. Their customer service must be outsourced. It is the worst I have ever seen. It doesn't matter your status, they don't even listen, they don't try to help. I would never recommend them. They lost touch with customers! Especially loyal business travel customers. Esp. Hilton Honors customer service!!!
Reviewed July 14, 2016
I have visited several Hilton's throughout the state and never have I been so distraught with the services provided to me and my husband by the Hilton Shreveport. I was supposed to be on vacation, choose this hotel away from the casinos and noise. Wanted to relax by a pool for a few days just to be told the pool will be down until the day I leave. Needless to say I expressed my feelings toward this with a request to be moved to another Hilton. He instead says "I can give you a breakfast." I laughed of course. This was the worst stay I have ever had. Also the food was disgusting! To top it off they took two deposits without authorization. So be careful with your choice. Very unhappy consumer. I wish I could post the burger they expected us to eat too!
Reviewed July 13, 2016
When booking a hotel for my vacation I chose to use a hotel with a strong branding behind it. I regret to inform you that with the service that you and your staff provided was not up to the Hilton standard that I expected. In the past when visiting Canada I stayed at the Best Western, and I received better services. I will also be forwarding a version of this letter to your cooperate office.
During my stay two credit cards were charged double the amount that the room cost and when this was brought up I was greeted with horrible customer service. My biggest concern is when speaking to you, JONATHAN **, Assistant Director. I was not greeted with warmth or even an ounce of concern for what I was dealing with at the hotel that he "runs", the front desk area. He repeated it to me over and over again. When speaking about the incident, I was continually asked about if I had money or not. Inappropriate.
Reviewed July 10, 2016
As a Hilton honors member, we've enjoyed our previous stays at other locations, particularly at Hampton Inn properties. However, our stay July 3, 2016 was a total disappointment beginning with the assignment of a second floor room that was flooded with water coming from the shower stall onto the entryway and carpet. When reported, we were given room 310 without an operable safety deposit box and clock with an alarm. We informed the front desk that we were leaving for dinner and would be back. When we returned, we asked if someone could look at the clock and safety deposit box with the response that it was already looked at and the clock doesn't work and the alternative was to request a wake up call.
Also, the room maid was the only person who could repair the safety deposit box and she was not on duty and scheduled to return the following morning which didn't matter since we would be checking out at 7 am. Isn't it hotel policy that staff members should not enter a guest room without permission and doing so is an invasion of privacy? When we returned home, this negative experience was reported via email to the property. In response, Sylvia **, Front office and Reservations Manager apologized for our experience and that she intends to educate and train her staff to better address and resolve guest issues in the future.
Reviewed July 5, 2016
We have stayed at Hilton hotels around the world but have never been as disappointed in a Hilton as I am today. We promised our granddaughter that we would go swimming each night during our current stay in Anaheim, California. I've disappointed my family in my choice of hotels. The pool is so disgusting I can't chance our granddaughter swimming in it and catching something. This pool is not to the usual quality that we have come to expect from Hilton. The guest services states that it from so many people, but for the last two days, the Omni had no issues in keeping their pool clean!
Reviewed July 3, 2016
We were 5 delegates from India and got booked Hotel Hampton by Hilton, Kings Dock Mill, Liverpool for stay from 16th June to 19th June. We reached there at 1pm on 16th June. We had two delegates aged 70 years, so we requested for early check in. We requested a healthy gentlemen with French cut for early check in, he did not attended us for long time and then said no. We were to have our lunch so we were to get 8 bags of luggage to be deposited with them. We clearly wrote our name and bag number on the slip like 1/8, 2/8... 8/8. We handed these 8 bags to this fellow probably his name was Louise. When we came back and asked for the bags. He gave us only 6 bags. We asked for 2 more which he said, "No we do not have." We were shocked as those bags had valuables worth 1.5 lakhs rupees. We requested him to please find the bags. He went in and gave us paper to write the name, we again wrote clear name on the paper.
He again came back and said no. We asked him to take us inside where the bags were stored for which he refused. Then we had to forcibly get inside where we were shocked to see the 2 bags lying there. That fellow jumped and snatched the paper slips from the bags so that we cannot have further proof for complaints. We wrote this to the Hilton Customer support who send it to the person who was so negligent and ill-behaved as he did not even said sorry. In the email he has written that he found the bags and gave them to us whereas he did nothing. Then he wrote Names were not readable whereas he has got the Names clearly written from us.
Above all this he has written that it's complimentary service so no responsibility. Shocked to see that person who is so negligent, ill-behaved, irresponsible is made to give us the reply. No higher authority tried to inquire the truth of the matter and fact which is complete non-sense. Hilton according to us is the most ill-managed hotels for us as compared to Novotel, ibis, Holiday inn etc.
Reviewed July 2, 2016
Hilton, Knoxville Tennessee Cumberland Avenue - In 35 years of traveling around the world I have never had a reservation rate change from the time of booking, to email confirmation, and upon arrival!! We booked 6 rooms. We're given the price by a Hilton reservation agent and confirmed via email and verbally prior to arrival. When we arrived half of the rooms were not available and we were told by the lady who booked the rooms she made a mistake with the discounted rate and the new price is $20 plus, per night, per room which is a significant increase. The agent referred us to the manager who not only did not care, but attempted to hide/avoid any interaction to resolve the matter.
Time after time we were told to speak with the manager only for him to not show up or suddenly disappear. There was no effort to resolve the issue in a professional reasonable manner. Then the situation got even more ridiculous...out of the blue three of our other reserved rooms for our incoming guest are were cancelled...yes cancelled!! They changed the rate once we arrived, canceled 3 rooms, customer service is non-existent and they pass their mistake off on the customer and management is, WELL actually there is NO effective management.
DO NOT STAY at this Hilton. The location is surrounded by noise, non-stop construction and dealing with unethical business practices and substandard personnel is not worth the headache!!! I have never been treated so poorly and from a renowned business which prides itself on "Life is Better at the Garden" and " Make yourself at Home".
Reviewed June 29, 2016
I recently traveled all over the midwest changing hotels nightly. All of my reservations were with Hilton products. I had to make several changes and they accommodated me every time. The real above and beyond is that I left a new iPad at one of their hotels and not only received a phone call that they had it, but they shipped it to me at no cost. I received it within two days. WOW! I'm a loyal Hilton customer and always prefer their products!
Reviewed June 24, 2016
From the beginning of this process, we have struggled to overcome one hurdle after another. The first issue was communication, where no one was able to help us but the director of sales. Unfortunately we left message after message and called constantly to get a hold of her. After a week we finally received a call back to help us move forward... that should have been the turning point where I took my business elsewhere. Upon moving forward and receiving our agreement, the pricing was wildly different than what we'd discussed over the phone.
After spending multiple days getting the pricing figured out we patiently waited for the online booking link to help our guests reserve rooms through an easy, customized link. When we finally got the first roll out of this group rate link, it was to someone else's group. After trying to sort out the link we were left waiting. A few days later they had the link sorted out and everything was set to go. With relief, I trusted everything was in place to be smooth from here on. My mistake again as I trusted in Hilton to have it together.
A month later one of my guests let me know she was having trouble booking and that there weren't any reservations left. I knew this couldn't be right so I dug into the issue. Come to find out that when someone goes to make a reservation through the online link, they are told that no reservations are available under our group!!
I immediately addressed this with the local Hilton/Homewood Suites management who had no solutions to offer other than, "I can make a reservation for you over the phone if you'd like?" Trying to make it very clear I wanted a functioning link, I was told they'd work on it but had no time estimate for a solution and haven't done anything to help make up for our lost confidence. I tried to find help through contacting the corporate number since the local Hilton hasn't been able to make things right since day one. No one in this organization seems to be able to offer me a solution and peace of mind.
Reviewed June 6, 2016
The most shocking stay of my life! First of all, please review the attached photographs. The hotel manager falsely accused us of damage to the couch and mattress and ordered us out of the hotel this afternoon claiming that our dogs - 2 nine pound Maltese - chewed the couch and urinated on the mattress thereby damaging that. This never happened. The previous night my son wet the bed and I even went downstairs to let them know he had wet the bed so I could get fresh sheets. The lady at the front desk told me to let her know if I needed a fresh mattress cover but I did not. My son wears good night pull-ups to bed and so this was just a leak but no one wants to sleep in that. Regarding the couch I told them I was not aware of any damage and asked her to describe what kind of damage and if there were pieces on the carpet and where on the couch the damage was. She claimed the leg of the couch was damaged. I found this unbelievable.
My dogs have never done anything like this. We away from the hotel when we received the phone call accusing us and I was mortified. We are Hilton Honors members and travel all the time and stay at Hilton Hotels and this is the first time anyone has ever accused us to damaging anything. We hurried back to the hotel to see the so-called damage and all they could show us was scuff marks that look like they had been made by a vacuum cleaner bumping and scraping by the base of the couch. We took photos (please see attached) and in the photos it can be clearly seen two parallel lines where something bumped and scraped the couch. This end of the couch was on the window side of the room where there is little passage room and we did not even walk there because it's an out of the way part of the room. The scuff marks on the other leg do not appear fresh and really it just looks like normal wear and tear.
I asked to speak with the hotel manager to no avail. The hotel sent two housekeepers who were extremely confrontational and rude. They blatantly accused me of lying about the urine even after I told them that the previous night I told the front desk about my son having a bed wetting accident. The 2 housekeepers insisted that our dogs had urinated on the bed. I finally called the Rome Georgia police department because we need a third party to witness these trumped up accusations. The hotel manager finally came to the room (501) once the officer arrived. The reason I wanted the officer to file a report is because it was clear that no animal had damaged the couch and underneath the mattress pad the actual mattress was unscathed so to speak. The officer tried to find a good resolution and said that the only real issue was the urine on the sheets.
The mattress was not damaged and those scuff marks look like normal wear and tear, not from a dog. Also there would have been some debris at the site if our dogs had worked on damaging that but there isn't a single piece of wood, or fabric in the carpet because it was vacuumed by the vacuum cleaner that bumped and scraped it. It was really alarming to have been accused of damaging furniture. When I received the initial phone call all kinds of images like a couch with foam coming out of it went through my mind only to find they were trying to pin these horizontal and parallel scrapes on us with not a speck of debris on the carpet. It was interesting to see the manager tell the officer "I did not tell them it was a dog that damaged it." It was an about-face when she took back the dog accusation! When I challenged her about the mattress accusation she said, "I said IF mattress is damaged." Another about-face.
These were trumped up accusations that were further exaggerated in order to shock us. This situation is just unbelievable. To add insult to injury the hotel insisted we pay for the bedding because according to Georgia hotel regulations they would have to throw away all that bedding. The bedding was not unsanitary. When we asked them to wash the sheets they said "It will not come off." Am I to believe that all institutions like hotels and hospitals in Georgia disposed of soiled sheets? Also, why was I not counseled regarding this when I informed the front desk the night before that I needed fresh sheets because the child had urinated? The only caution I was given was to let them know if we needed a fresh mattress cover. I am flabbergasted, humiliated, and to add insult to injury the hotel charged my credit card $250 for the soiled bedding and also a charge for that night even though we did not stay at the hotel that night.
This has been a horrible experience and I am appalled at the way they handled the situation. I am appalled that they tried to accuse us of damaging the couch. How could they make up stuff like that? The housekeepers that were sent to point out the damage acted like bullies. My son sleeps horizontally many times because he get hot under the covers. He starts out going to bed in a vertical position and always ends up horizontal which is why the urine leaks occurred higher up on the bed. We have never had such a terrible Hilton stay. Just last week we were at the Hilton in Ocala (where you can take a photo with a horse named Buddy), we also stayed at the Lake Lanier Island Resort. We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Bradenton - we, are Hilton Honors members and have never had a complaint. We travel everywhere with the dogs and nothing has ever been damaged.
It is frightening how when I tried to insist on getting a police report I was warned - threatened- that we would be charged with trespassing! How can you be trespassing when you have a reservation? My family was bullied, falsely accused and threatened. In the end no police report was written - and I wanted one very badly. I don't know why the policeman did not follow through with the report when it was I who dialed 911. My family needed to be protected from this mafia-like situation but that didn't happen.
The only recourse now is to write this review and let people, including Hilton Hotels, know what happened to us. I really cannot that hotels dispose of bedding if they are soiled. I think their claim that it was imperative that the bedding be thrown out is just another fantastic exaggeration. People shouldn't be treated like this. How can a managers make up accusations of damage and exaggerate that "the bedding must be thrown away" in a bid to force us out of the hotel?
Reviewed May 27, 2016
We recently booked an expensive, and theoretically private, 8-guest villa at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas in celebration of our daughter's 19th birthday. Five of her best friends joined us. Before making this reservation we called Hilton and confirmed that 8 adults could stay in the Villa, and that we were there for a teen birthday. In the evening, as we were laughing and playing normal volume music inside the villa, the resort's security guard barged into the room and demanded that we vacate immediately. He and the management proceeded to state that, because we had multiple people in the room (the 8 people that we had paid for plus a couple of guest visiting to celebrate), that we were in violation of their strict "no party rule," and that no notification was required before revoking our use of the property. They rudely forced our departure and refused any refund of the room.
This "rule" is in no way stipulated on the resort's website or booking agreement, was never mentioned at any time, and is in direct contradiction to the inquiries that we made prior to booking. Needless to say this was the one of the worst and most traumatic hotel experiences we have ever had! Our daughter's birthday ended with her and her friends sobbing hysterically. This resort is utterly horrible, and not at all worthy of the Hilton name. In looking through their reviews we discovered numerous mention of "macho security" and "rude customer treatment". Please stay away. This is any incredibly horrible place!
Reviewed May 27, 2016
I booked 3 rooms for May 2017 for a wedding for my Step Son's wedding at the military rate. When I went back a week later to add a night to each reservation the reservations had been moved into a wedding block at $20 more per room. I added the additional night and changed my rate back to the military rate which was now $10 higher than my original reservation. I called the hotel the next day to complain about my reservation being changed and the infringement on my privacy. Reservations totally blew me off because they did not see a problem - "you are attending the wedding aren't you?" I never mentioned that I was part of that block and the block did not exist when I made my reservation ONLINE.
I spoke to David **, the manager and received the same lip service: 99% of the time there's no problem when some asks them to add someone else to a wedding block. Well it is a problem for me. First of all the hotel should have never even acknowledged that I had a reservation which is a violation of my privacy and in today's world a potential safety issue. Secondly, they changed my reservation and upped my rate without my permission. I continued to say that they violated my privacy and I don't care if I'm in the 1%, the hotel was totally out of line. After I insisted he said that he would talk to his staff to see what happened and call me back the next day and he would add 5000 points to my HH account. Neither happened.
I called Hilton Corporate and received the same treatment from the first customer service person and then was transferred to a customer resolution person. Still no definitive acknowledgement that the hotel violated my privacy and was told that she would elevate my complaint and I would receive a call from manager. Three days later I called Hilton since I had not received a call. The first representative was the first to acknowledge that the hotel's action was inappropriate and apologized. He then transferred me to a customer resolution person who told me that I had called the day before and that's why no one had called me yet. I corrected her and insisted that I had called 3 days ago and she later acknowledged that case was not filed for 3 days but had no explanation why the delay.
She called the hotel and spoke to the manager. She told me that my reservations had been changed back to the original military rate and 5000 points had been added to my account. The manager told me that my sister changed my reservation. Funny, my sister died 17 years ago. This fact was again swept aside - that the manager or his staff boldly lied to their HQ. The person who I suspect changed my reservation (Mother of the Bride) I had met once, had no personal info about me and would never claim to be anyone other than Mother of the Bride which she is very proud to be. She had no phone or account number, no address etc.
I never asked anyone to add me to the block or gave permission change my reservation and up my rate. I am the only person who should be able to change my reservation. There have been many publicized incidents (filming a journalist, stacking and domestic and other physical violence) at hotels resulting from the lack of protecting personal information. Any help or direction where I can get help in matter is appreciated. Hilton seems not to really care about their guests security and privacy.
Reviewed May 25, 2016
We have been saving points for months to book a stay at the Hilton Rose Hall in Montego Bay Jamaica in April 2017. I have been checking the points rates for several weeks now and up until Friday 5/20/16 the site showed 2 "standard room rewards" categories for 70,000 points per night. Flights for the week we are traveling were not available to book until this week (5/25/16) and when I logged in to Hilton to book the room on 5/23/16 (only three days after last checking), the hotel has changed all the room rewards classifications and has no standard room reward levels at all for any night (I checked nights in every month from now until April 2017 and only premium rewards comes up for any room).
The dollar price of the room did not change from last week, however the points per night went from 70,000 to over 200,000 as all of their rooms are now classified as "premium rewards". I contacted HHonors by phone, email, and facebook and all I can get is the standard "rates can change at anytime" explanation. I understand prices can change, but to remove all standard reward categories from the hotel for any night and to do that with no warning is not acceptable. The points we have been saving for months are no worthless and no one at Hilton or the HHonors program cares enough to reply with anything other than their standard canned response. I also do not understand how the HHonors program has absolutely no control over what the hotels can set their rewards levels at. What is the purpose of having a program. I really feel that we have been mislead by Hilton and the HHonors program.
Reviewed May 13, 2016
I want to say the people cleaning the rooms, maintenance, and the people putting out the breakfast were really great w/ me and my daughter. Even when I got really upset on my last day the lady that cleaned my room was so nice to me and gave me a hug and told how unprofessional and wrong it was how they treated me. It's these people that made my stay really great and not the front desk & management.
It was not until I booked 1 more night that the staff at the front desk, hotel manager were very nasty & rude to me & completely unprofessional. On my last day when I returned to my room in the morning to pack up and shower I couldn't get in. I went to the front desk & was told my keys were active until 12 pm so I returned to my room & still could not get in. My keys were deactivated & me and my 4 year old daughter who was also sick stood outside of my room for almost 45min wet & cold until I was let in. Then my key was activated for only half hour more to get showered, dressed & stuff packed to bring down. The manager Jeff came up to my room later on to talk to me & got real nasty & told me I ruined Hampton's reputation & I was lucky I was not evicted & this was in the hallway in front of other customers and staff at the hotel (very unprofessional, nasty & he put me in tears after this).
This was all after I booked 1 more day for my room & requesting to stay in the same room after I was told I had to leave my room when I am disabled w/ a traumatic brain injury & that would have been really hard for me. It was a matter of 1 more night that I paid for. When I had gone to the front desk to talk to the guy at the desk he was very nasty & rude to me, so I then asked for a manager & was told he was not there. So I left w/ my daughter to go out on the beach. When I was out there & returned later on to go to my room, my keys were deactivated. They would not even allow the lady to clean my room on my last night there so I ran out of towels and had to use dirty ones, ran out of tissues, nothing was cleaned that day for us.
This is very horrible how I was treated. I paid over $1000 to stay at this hotel & continuously stay at Hilton/Hampton hotels. I have worked in the customer service field for a long time & have never treated the customers like I was treated. I sure hope this is not an acceptable behavior for your hotel because I wouldn't want return to this hotel if that is how people get treated.
I had to actually go to the front desk to have them unclog my bathroom sink and shower upon arriving there and have them clean up all the mildew that was in the shower and it was not all addressed but I let it go. I stayed at this hotel once before in June 2011 and never was I ever treated like this. I expect to be treated better, especially being a long time Hilton honors member and spending over $1000 to stay for the week.
Reviewed May 10, 2016
Please note that this letter is written with the intent to express my complete dissatisfaction with my recent experience as a HHonors Member. On 5-9-16 I spoke with a customer service representative later identified as Mr. **. My initial call was simply to request the details to the location we're scheduled to check-in 5-13-16. That information was provided and then the rep told me that unfortunately he'd have to cancel one of my upcoming trips because policy states that you can't have (2) market packages. He offered minimal explanation to the mishap, apologized with calculated empathy and stated that I could expect a refund on the card that was used.
Mr. ** said that he'd allow me to choose which package I wanted to cancel. I explained to him that I was not in agreeance with him canceling the package and requested to speak with someone of higher authority. He then advised that he would connect me with the Quality/Assurance department that records all calls and can explain the policies and procedures. Not sure why that was his department of choice to transfer the call when I requested to speak to someone that had the authority to make decisions beyond the standard. I remained on hold for an extended amount of time until a gentleman joined the line and identified himself as Supervisor Bjorn #**.
He offered the same baseless explanation in addition to 5,000 HHonors points. I declined that offer and pleaded for a detailed explanation to this unfortunate situation. The supervisor stated that I was misinformed by believing I had an option of which package was cancelled. He then stated that he was required to cancel the most recent package that was purchased (Las Vegas). I explained that our Las Vegas trip was planned to celebrate our 1 yr wedding anniversary (7-27) with family and friends. I also explained how multiple airline tickets have been secured which happen to be non-refundable. Complete Disaster!! I find it rather perplexing that I'm left inconvenienced from the acts of various incompetent employees that represent Hilton.
The offer shouldn't have been extended if I wasn't eligible. My name/email was mistyped which was claimed to be the reason the computer didn't recognize the existing offer. I've spoken to numerous representatives over the past weeks regarding my upcoming travel and no one mentioned anything regarding ineligibility. I spoke to a representative that provided me with the total to upgrade the Las Vegas package to a 3bd/3ba suite for the dates selected no mention of ineligibility.
I am extremely frustrated!! This has caused a major inconvenience in what is meant to be a memorable occasion. The magnitude of the mishap warrants more than the $50 dining credit that was extended. Neither representative offered anything to make the situation right. I wasn't offered anything comparable to the inconvenience that was caused. They need to review the above matter and consider revising how promotional offers are determined. Now I'm forced to find alternate room/board for my entire party and I'm waiting on a refund that may take a century to process.
Reviewed May 9, 2016
On 24th April 2016 I booked a 4 night stay in Hilton Garden Hotel midtown New York 30th Dec-2nd Jan 2017 under free cancellation, not realising it was non-refundable. 6 days later when €1193 was taken from my account by Hilton Garden Hotel did I realise my errors 1) with dates 2) non-refundable. I contacted customer care booking.com to cancel 30th and 31st December, but to hold 1st 2nd January. Booking.com agreed to alter but Hilton Hotel Manager would not facilitate this despite 8 months notice. I'm gutted.
Reviewed April 17, 2016
As a Hilton Honors Diamond member I have been unhappy with the quality of Hilton customer service and hotel staff for a while. Some hotels are very good while some are subpar. After an experience this week at Hilton Garden, Knoxville the GM told me that Hilton Honors has "set up" Diamond members to expect too much and feel entitled. This may be true at times, but most road warriors just want efficiency and a decent room because hotels are our "home" away from home.
After some investigation, I was told that many of the franchise owners resent the Honors program but they want to be connected to the Hilton name. I was also told you are better off reporting serious complaints to Corporate Quality as they have internal auditors that go out and audit the hotels. I'm not sure if just calling the customer service line gets you anywhere. Another avenue is to review every hotel you stay at on one of the online review sites (both good and bad) which I think gives the hotel chain a better idea of how individual hotels are doing.
After this week I've decided to switch to another hotel chain whenever possible. I used to be an Elite member with Marriott and did not have the same amount of problems as I've experienced with Hilton the last couple of years. Make sure you check as to whether a hotel is actually owned by Hilton when you book or if it's just a franchise. If it's owned by another entity, see what kind of complaints they have had. It won't guarantee a good experience but it may help with problem resolution.
Reviewed April 15, 2016
I am extremely dissatisfied and frustrated with my Hilton experience this evening. I am attending an out of town wedding on October 1st in New Haven CT and guests are staying at the Hampton South on Saw Mill Rd. I was unable to book the room using points through the Bride's wedding site so I called the hotel directly. To my surprise I was told that once I stated the reason for my visit I was not allowed to book any room in the hotel using my points. This was confirmed via two more calls to the Diamond Desk.
While I understand that the hotel is offering a discount I find it to be illegal to allow the bride and groom to sign an agreement which prohibits me from using my points at this location. There are many guests who will book rooms and pay - courtesy of the bride and groom for choosing this hotel for their guests. The "legal" restriction that was quoted to me several times this evening is outrageous. There is no value in being a Hilton member when I cannot use the points that are in my account. They basically flagged my account so anytime I try to book it blocks me from using the points.
Reviewed April 13, 2016
We have been vacationing at LA Quinta Resort and Spa in La Quinta, California for over 30 years. This past vacation, the hotel overcharged me 2,000 and charged me for services I did not use. Then refused to reimburse me. When we arrived the room we requested (with grassy area for dog) was not provided, despite three separate phone calls prior to the date which confirmed they would have the requested room available. For the inconvenience of waiting 5 hours for a room, they upgraded us to a suite, quoting me a rate of 200 over the initial quoted rate. Then at checkout I was shocked to see that I was billed 400 over the initial rate, as well as being charged twice for the dog, for the coffee machine in the room even though we don't drink coffee, for parking even though we didn't come with a car, and for the fitness center, even though we didn't use it. Very disappointed. Have to find a new hotel for our annual vacations now.
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