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| - after seeing there reg prices we got a deal used priceline.com express deals we didn't know exactly where we were staying, but were traveling with 2 extra kids and picked a place with a pool. our deal this time was $115, normally we don't care about the pool and we get the extended stay on Lebanon church rd for $50.
the room was nice and kitchen better then the extended stay, everything was there. liked that there is a seating area, and a dishwasher.
was hoping to sit out on patio, at a fire pit, brought roasting forks and smores for kids, but was being sit up for a wedding i guess, no seats out there just a awning.
breakfast was a normal hot foods breakfast, liked the added sectioned grapefruit, he liked the omelet bar, but it was packed, there was no where for 5 of us to sit together, at a clean table. there were 4 bar stool seats, that looked into a seating area with a tv, we sat there and let the 2 little ones sit on the floor and use the end tables to eat and watch cartoons
don't like that you can't go straight outside or to the valet, elevator to lobby, lobby to diff elevator or steps to car
really didn't like the valet service (never really a fan) but this place was the worst
called down 10 min later took a different elevator down, across from our room. This one did end up in the middle of the parking garage, walked towards valet door and noticed our car, carrying large gifts back down, Grad girl couldn't meet us there, taking them to her, had an extra door key, loaded car back up and he put toddler in her car seat, I went over to tell them and get our reg keys.
Tells me NO we can't take our car out of the garage, they have to, ended up letting me. Didn't have it ready because there were 2 cars #23 he didn't know which one was ours.
When we return got new #35, so didn't happen again....
Next morning going to leave, called down ahead, about 15 min, get down there no car.
Hurdle 3 kids off to side to sit, no one acknowledges us, others come down see their cars and go, a guys comes down asks for his keys and he can get his own car, watch as they hit the curb with other cars, 2 girls who didn't call give their # and get their car. That's when I went over to speak up. They didn't call ahead and already got their car?
Oh what's your #, oh we couldn't find it? 1st why didn't acknowledge us standing there? explain the issues the night before, oh replaced the keys with #35 but they left #23 in the car.
A mgr was there asked my name, she said wouldn't charge us, for the parking gave my name but said i didn't care I just wanted to go, charged us anyway.
Finally get to leave, all 3 kids in the car, get a few blocks away look in my mirror, can't it's folded over, flip it back out (thank full we have flippy mirrors) and now has white paint scratched onto my black mirror.
Thanks guys.
The pool wasn't that important, next time staying at normal place and using the $80 saved form the room and parking, for an activity for the kids.
AND won't have to wait for my car to comeback marked up.
I don't care how nice the room was, and it was nice, and I think we did get a good deal.
It's really not worth all the other hassles, esp when only staying 1 night, I'd rather stay at a no hassle get my own car basic place.
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