This is a motel which is packaged as a Hotel, to squeeze more money from the customers
The Hotel shows a number of problems, mostly summarized in 3 categories:
1) Customer service from the mother company: Choice Hotels
2) Infrastructure and immense noise
3) Staff and service level
Choice hotel chain
I would not go too much into the details of how much discussion there was to change the reservation due to important business reasons I had. I gave Choice hotels plenty of notice so they could resell on of the 4 nights I prepaid for. I provided them the reasons, however Choice hotel did not recognize, care or gave a s…t.
Their speed and quality of response if also disgraceful. The useless answer arrived even after I had already checked out – where they do not perceive there is any need to address the issues anymore.
See below
From: *******@choicehotels.com
Subject: RE: Re: Customer General Inquiry Form - xxx- requesting call back today, March 4th!
Date: March 11,2022 at 8:24:32 AM CST
To: *******@hotmail.com
Hello xx,
Thank you for taking time out of your day to contact us. I apologize for the late response since we are having high volume of emails as of the moment.
Upon checking, you are already checked out from the hotel. Should you need further assistance feel free to let us know.
Your business and loyalty means a lot to us. Stay safe and healthy!
Herz
Email Resolution Desk
INFRASTRUCTURE AND NOISE
This is sold under Booking.com as a "Hotel". However this is Motel, positioned on the nosiest street in Santa Fe (Cerrillos Rd) with an infrastructure dating back to the 40s.
I asked specifically to get to some quiet location away from the highway Cerrillos. The receptionist indeed put me in a room on the back of the hotel
If this happens to you, YOU WILL NOT SLEEP
The room faces a parking which is being filled up at night by screaming drunk people leaving the nearby Lulu's nightclub Disco club from 09 am to 4 am in the morning, and parking their noisy and smelly monster Pick up trucks V12, 6, 000CC with loud bass music and revving engines, to wake everyone up. Straight in front of your window.
YOU WILL NOT SLEEP
Getting contact with the reception is useless as you need to phone them from outside to speak to someone.
THE ROOM
Poor condition overall, with a Television that never worked. See attached pictures of items on the room Carpet, etc. Aligned however to motel standards.
STAFF
Mostly unfriendly and disengaged. You feel bad even to ask for anything. The woman (manager?) looked and behaved very detached, bored, annoyed and apathy.
The man was a bit better and tried to be more helpful.
Summary: this is a motel which is packaged as a Hotel, to squeeze more money from the customers.
You are warned
Good luck