Starwood Preferred Guest - For Starwood Lurker re: Braintree Sheraton




txrus
Mar 18, 07, 9:33 am
Good morning,

First off let me say that I have long been impressed that Starwood not only had a 'lurker' on this forum, but that it takes a interest in what is said here as well as attempts to resolve issues brought up-would that all travel related companies would do the same thing!

This is more of an FYI-I am presently staying @ the Braintree Sheraton in MA unforunately, thanks to Mother Nature who blew my flights to PHX out of the sky yesterday, until Tues (originally a planned 1 night stay) & while the hotel's website lists it as having the Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Bed, I can testify from personal experience now for 2 nights that our room at least, 2017, certainly doesn't. Not only is there no 'plush pillow top mattress' we have the old broken down ones w/the old fashioned mattress pad that ends up in a wadded knot under your back the first time you roll over in the bed. Plus, the amount of the bed skirt that is dragging on the floor, even though a good amount of it has been tucked up under the mattress, shows the linens don't fit the mattress' currently in use. While I don't know that I'd go as far as calling it false advertising, it certainly isn't the 'Sweet Sleeper Bed' one expects when staying @ a Sheraton claiming to have Sweet Sleepers. Perhaps some adjustement on the website is in order?

On the plus side, the staff have certainly been accommodating in extending our stay, even when I contacted them @ 6am on Saturday after finding out we weren't going anywhere.


Moomba
Mar 18, 07, 10:52 am
Have a read of this thread (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484509)to get Lurker's and other folks thoughts on this issue.

Same situation different hotel.

emoney1978
Mar 18, 07, 6:16 pm
Good morning,

First off let me say that I have long been impressed that Starwood not only had a 'lurker' on this forum, but that it takes a interest in what is said here as well as attempts to resolve issues brought up-would that all travel related companies would do the same thing!

Sorry for the semi-OT, but I did want to chime in and concur on this. Over the years I've been on a lot of message boards of different types, and I've seen many "company representatives". I've never seen a company put somebody as professional as William on a message board. Additionally, in reading between the lines in his posts, you get a sense that the "SPG program" organization has a fair amount of power in the starwood world and is willing & able to stick up for customers when they are wronged by hotel mgmt.

He's a true credit to starwood.


ldsant
Mar 19, 07, 12:02 am
Not sure why you wouldn't just go and talk with the GENERAL MANAGER while you're at the hotel and file a complaint with customer service (as noted on the sticky at the top of this forum?) :confused:

Honestly though, knowing what's going on with others throughout the country and through the NE due to the storm, doesn't this seem a bit "small?". :confused:

I know that there are MANY others who have had to stay at the airport due to the mess in the NE.

txrus
Mar 19, 07, 8:40 am
Not sure why you wouldn't just go and talk with the GENERAL MANAGER while you're at the hotel and file a complaint with customer service (as noted on the sticky at the top of this forum?) :confused:

Honestly though, knowing what's going on with others throughout the country and through the NE due to the storm, doesn't this seem a bit "small?". :confused:

I know that there are MANY others who have had to stay at the airport due to the mess in the NE.

That's not the point I was trying to make-I had booked a PLANNED one night stay that yes, turned into 4 due to the storm, but the issue at hand is that this hotel is claiming to have Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Beds on its website when, in fact, they don't. It's a company marketing issue which I'm pretty sure the hotel's GM will quickly state is above him. Hence my brining this to the attention of the Starwood Lurker. So, no, I don't consider this 'small'-in fact, it makes me question the claims of every other Starwood property w/re: to amenities listed. Again, hence my reasoning for bringing this to the attention of the parent organization.

Starwood Lurker
Mar 19, 07, 11:50 am
... Again, hence my reasoning for bringing this to the attention of the parent organization.

I'm sorry if the bed at the Sheraton Braintree was not what you were expecting. I would bring this to the attention of the parent organization by calling Corporate Customer Service. 800-328-6242.

Good luck.

Sincerely,


William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services

guest.forum@starwoodhotels.com



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