Wouldn't Stay There Again... Even For FREE!
For $139 a night- what a rip-off! I've stayed in places for one-third the cost that were nicer than the room I had! No bathtub... just a shower that looked like something from a 1970s gym! And no fridge. No problem, I'll use this plastic trash can as a cooler and get ice from the ice-machine on my floor. WRONG. The 11th floor ice machine was broken. It was broken ALL 4 DAYS that I was there! So, I had to go to the 9th floor any time I wanted ice! (How nice!) The in-room coffee pot was some sort of rinky-dink, one-cup-at-a-time device... but the coffee provided was for another type of coffee maker! (I made it work.) On the weekend of August 24th, they had some sort of exercise convention there also. Those people had NO respect for any of the other guest! In fact, they acted like they OWNED the place!!! The self-parking was ANOTHER JOKE!!! You'd think that for $139 per night, you'd get a cut on parking. WRONG again! Every time you drive out of the garage, it is $16 or $20!!! (What a bargain!) The food there is VERY good, but the prices are out-of-sight! They've got you because there is no where else to go! The staff was very nice/helpful, but that's their JOB. The event that I was attending was being held there... but, had I known that this "swanky/high-dollar" hotel sucked so bad, I would have stayed in the out-skirts of Baltimore and used the money I saved on room & parking to take a cab to the events! I thought I'd get to relish staying in a "posh" hotel, but instead, I feel like I paid mega-bucks to ride an elevator to a room LESS equipped than a "Red Roof INN" or "Motel 6"!!! I will be mailing a letter to this hotel AND to their corporate headquarters concerning this. I am a "CHOICE PRIVILEGES" elite-gold card holder... but I chose to stay in this dump instead? Won't make that mistake again!!! No fridge, no bathtub, no ice machine, rip-off parking... I figure a 50% refund is in order! But, THAT won't happen. Instead, the management will respond to THIS note, saying that they want to talk with me to resolve this issue. Hey... I'll bet the ice machine on the 11th floor is STILL broken! I won't be back!