This hotel was absolutely terrible, I will not be staying here again.
Early on a weekend morning, I was violently woken up from my sleep by loud banging and drilling sounds from the next room. I went out and spoke to the maintenance worker, asking why they couldn't choose a different time for the work. A minute later, the banging started again. I went out a second time and told the maintenance worker that since he was hotel staff, he could come back to do the repairs in the afternoon.
I reported it to the hotel's customer service center, and the duty manager called me back, saying they had the right to perform repairs after 9 AM. I quickly retorted, 'If you think you have the right, then you shouldn't have bothered calling me back. You're a truly interesting duty manager,' and then hung up.
This really blew my mind. In the core area of Beijing's CBD, a duty manager at a five-star hotel (not just a regular employee, mind you) actually has this level of professionalism. They lack even the most basic work ethics. When faced with a problem, their first reaction is to deflect responsibility. They're not even as good as the housekeeping call center agent, who at least understands to apologize first and also understands that the key issue raised by the guest isn't whether they have the right to repair, but whether they can avoid disturbing guests and do the repairs in the afternoon.
For a five-star hotel duty manager to have this level of competence, you can imagine what the rest is like. I had already extended my stay for two more days and it was too much hassle to change hotels, so I just had to finish my stay. But I will definitely not be returning in the future.
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