4/10 Poor
Mena
23 Oct 2024
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I chose this hotel as it was close to Times Square and had valet parking as I didn't want to worry about parking in New York City.
When we first arrived, the valet parking already had a car in the designated area. My daughter went into the hotel to tell them that we arrived and that we were parked down the street. The lady at the front desk told her to put the provided parking tag on our dashboard and they'll go get my car shortly and in meantime we can go and bring our luggage inside. This is why it was very upsetting to find I received a parking ticket once I retrieved my car after our stay.
When I advised Kenny (Assistant General Manager) about the ticket & asked for a reimbursement as we only left our vehicle on the road due to their instructions, he advised he would investigate it & get back to me “shortly”. This was on September 4th. After a few attempts to reach out to him for an update, he never responded.
I reached out to IHG head office & unfortunately they are not able to help as each hotel is individually owned/managed.
After numerous attempts for IHG to reach out to Candlewood to help have this resolved, I finally got an email from Kenny on October 1st (almost 1 month!) advising they would not reimburse me for the ticket. They didn't take any accountability for the fact that I only left my car unattended due to their instructions.
Other issues at hotel: only 1 elevator working causing long wait times; dead cockroaches in basement; phone not work; wifi slow.
Mena
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024