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May 21, 20242 min read
Parc 55, San Francisco
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Not much energy or banter from these employees. They're some of the stiffest customer facing personalities I've...
May 21, 20241 min read
Hampton Inn & Suites, San Jose airport
SERVICE -- A+ hospitality & customer service from the front desk with fast early checkin. ROOM ( walkthrough ) -- The rooms are...
May 20, 20242 min read
Holiday Inn & Suites, Oakland Airport
SERVICE & TRANSITIONS -- Impressive lobby layout. Very clean; perfect balance of function & glitz. Staff were personable & enthusiastic,...
May 20, 20243 min read
The Spring Resort & Spa
CHECKIN & SERVICE -- Great mobile checkin experience with support for electronic payment methods + we got to checkin early. The staff...
May 20, 20242 min read
The Marina Inn on San Francisco Bay
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- 👍 great The employees are so hospitable & consistent in customer service, over the phone & in person. Jennifer...
May 20, 20241 min read
Sheraton, Universal
CHECKIN & SERVICE -- No fee for early checkin. The process wasn't particularly fast but the customer service was pleasant & the...
May 20, 20242 min read
Del Marcos Hotel, Kirkwood Collection
**The website recently received a much needed overhaul, which is great to see because booking was a nightmare (directly & 3rd-party)....
May 18, 20243 min read
Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Kid friendly & pet friendly with parking & early checkin (free). 🙌. The parking is a bit expensive: $37 self-park,...
May 18, 20241 min read
DoubleTree by Hilton, Berkeley Marina
Off-putting demeanor from staff during checkin & very disorganized (i.e. one person approved late check out; another said it was a...
May 18, 20241 min read
Tahoe Sands Resort
SERVICE -- Great customer service, in a premier location, with tons of sponsored activities. The views are picturesque & the...
May 18, 20242 min read
Best Western Plus, Bayside
CHECKIN -- 👍 great Great checkin experience: fast, friendly, & informative. The customer service was top notch. ROOM [2 Queen Beds] --...
May 17, 20243 min read
Sonesta Select, San Jose Airport
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Checkin was fast & tap payment is accepted here. Early checkin is available for a $40 fee (quite egregious since...
May 16, 20242 min read
Crowne Plaza, Costa Mesa Orange County, an IHG Hotel
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Lightning fast checkin with early checkin available for free. Very positive experience with the stylish front desk...
May 15, 20242 min read
Corporate Inn, Sunnyvale
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- The checkin took such a long time. I still enjoyed interacting with the staff; they were always warm, helpful, &...
May 15, 20242 min read
Hilton Garden Inn, Fremont Milpitas
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Great atmosphere & customer service upon walking in. Strong efficiency & management displayed by staff. Checkin was...
May 14, 20242 min read
The Viv hotel, a Tribute Portfolio hotel
CHECKIN & SERVICE -- Staff were generally unenthusiastic & checkin was slow (3rd party booking workflow isn't particularly fluid). Early...
May 13, 20243 min read
Hotel Trio Healdsburg
SERVICE & TRANSITIONS -- Lightning fast early checkin facilitated by a friendly, diverse, & professional staff. Great aroma and...
May 13, 20242 min read
The Millwood Inn & Suites
CHECKIN & SERVICE -- The early/daytime staff is much more pleasant to interact with than the late/evening. Early checkin is possible for...
May 12, 20242 min read
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, Livermore
SERVICE -- Early checkin was free & the process was fast. No electronic/tap pay based on how they processed my card. Uncovered...
May 11, 20243 min read
Parkwest Bicycle Casino
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Checkin was slow as molasses (so much paperwork) ontop of the long wait for a room to become available. When early...
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