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Elite guarantee not honored
In my 17 years of elite status, I never have had to invoke a guarantee. Last night checked into the Fairfield inn, Dover, DE. No mention of elite status. Got to my room, 2dbl and I always book a K. scrolling through I find my confirmation for a K. This am, prior to departing, I discuss it with FD manager who blames the system. I then tell her I am entitled to cash compensation for failure to acknowledge status and also the incorrect room type. She does not believe me and says she will give me points. I produce the elite guarantee page and her only reply is that she will not give me cash until her manager comes in, unknown time. I had to leave. I had allocated 15 minutes for this discussion and we were now at 20. Now the kicker. I call the illustrious elite line. They say I booked 2 dbl. I tell her I have my confirmation for 1K, oh. She says they will notify the property. Now I am not local. It’s not like I can drive 3 hours to collect $25. next thoughts? Do I say screw it? |
On principal, I'd email the GM of the property to see if they will make an offer to satisfy the guarantee.
If not, I'd email BBB, the state consumer protection division, etc., cc'ing the GM and Marriott Customer Service. It may not be worth a 3 hour drive, but it's worth 15 minutes on email. |
For $25 I'd probably say screw it, unless you just want to send an email or something and hope for the best in terms of maybe getting points or something.
When you got to your room, did you call the FD to see if there were any Kings available? |
Take the offered points and then move on. |
Originally Posted by SCEflyer
(Post 31079346)
Take the offered points and then move on. To the OP, why did you wait until checkout to bring up the issue? |
Originally Posted by SCEflyer
(Post 31079346)
Take the offered points and then move on. |
Originally Posted by Old Hickory
(Post 31079375)
This. Lesson learned.
To the OP, why did you wait until checkout to bring up the issue? |
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Originally Posted by etsmyers
(Post 31079420)
because it was 10pm on a 16 hour day |
Agree with suggestion you contact property GM. If that doesn't work, burn them on TA.
These properties blatantly ignoring the rules is totally out of control.
Originally Posted by Old Hickory
(Post 31079375)
To the OP, why did you wait until checkout to bring up the issue?
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Originally Posted by CPRich
(Post 31079319)
On principal, I'd email the GM of the property to see if they will make an offer to satisfy the guarantee.
If not, I'd email BBB, the state consumer protection division, etc., cc'ing the GM and Marriott Customer Service. It may not be worth a 3 hour drive, but it's worth 15 minutes on email. |
Originally Posted by HHonors OUTSIDER
(Post 31079609)
I guess the OP doesn’t want to post how many points were offered?? |
Originally Posted by HHonors OUTSIDER
(Post 31079609)
I guess the OP doesn’t want to post how many points were offered?? |
Originally Posted by Kacee
(Post 31079630)
Why are you blaming OP for a clear customer service fail by the property? Mean-spirited has no place on FT.
I'm not saying the OP isn't entitled to the room type guarantee or that the situation is fine. But we are now living with the consequences from sites like this convincing people that they are entitled to "compensation" for every little thing. I can only imagine how many spurious complaints hotel management must get on a daily basis, to the point where I can kind of understand them becoming numb to it. And sadly, when a legitimate situation comes up that calls for compassion and that old Marriott "spirit to serve", it gets lumped in with the rest. |
Originally Posted by DJ_Iceman
(Post 31079906)
I thought it was a fair question, not mean-spirited. If I was the GM getting an e-mail days after a stay complaining that a guest didn't get the bed type they reserved, my first question would be, "Well, it wasn't a big enough deal to say anything about it at the time, they apparently slept in the room just fine, so this sounds like just another whiner."
I'm not saying the OP isn't entitled to the room type guarantee or that the situation is fine. But we are now living with the consequences from sites like this convincing people that they are entitled to "compensation" for every little thing. I can only imagine how many spurious complaints hotel management must get on a daily basis, to the point where I can kind of understand them becoming numb to it. And sadly, when a legitimate situation comes up that calls for compassion and that old Marriott "spirit to serve", it gets lumped in with the rest. I could see bed size being a little different, because you have to determine if you are willing to sleep in the type of bed that is in your room, and if it is worth the potential compensation the next day, by invoking the guarantee, vs informing the desk that night and having them try to correct the issue. Like the OP, I have also arrived very late at night to a hotel, and walked into a room that had double beds, instead of a king. And I have also been too tired to go back down, and have them try to find me another room with a king bed. at the end of the day, the OP is entitled to invoke the guarantee. It's a published benefit. |
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