Lavinia A
11 mars 2024
Accepting that Friday nights in ski season rooms are in high demand near the ski resorts, but this hotel was still extremely disappointing especially given the price we had to pay. I've stayed in a number of Mercure hotels and have never been this disappointed by the experience. The initial signs were good, an email sent prior to our arrival suggested that the team were keen to help and if we were unable to park in the hotel private parking (to pay for extra, which again, at the prices charged is ridiculous, but yes I understand space is a premium but still...), they would help us to find a suitable alternative. Well all those signs were dashed when we got to reception. The staff member checking us in was happier to have conversations with other people whilst barking questions at us randomly. It was difficult to tell if they were speaking to us or the other person but they seemed to feel it was just that we didn't understand (not true, I was tired yes, but perfectly in control of my faculties, if you're addressing a question then maybe try doing so to my face so I know you're speaking to me and not halfway through your sentence to someone else). There wasn't sufficient space left in the car park for our car, but absolutely zero help was forthcoming in terms of giving us a view as to alternatives. So no thanks due there. Fortunately we're self sufficient and in the end found a solution which was a lot cheaper than the alternative offered by the hotel, and still secure. So perhaps that's why they don't want to help, less repeat custom if the customers realise there's a better option? And then the room. Final straw. Absolutely nothing like the website. Tired, old carpet, old decor. Rip off. The bathroom also poor - a wet room, but the floor wasn't properly levelled so the water ran everywhere, and not even a curtain to help protect the other surfaces in the room. A mop provided, but too big to reach into the small corners, so wet, slippy floors still in the morning. Every stay we've had in the cheaper budget hotels under the same ownership have been better. This hotel just seems to be trading on it's location and never mind the customer.
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