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Parc 55, San Francisco
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Not much energy or banter from these employees. They're some of the stiffest customer facing personalities I've...
May 21, 20242 min read


Hampton Inn & Suites, San Jose airport
SERVICE -- A+ hospitality & customer service from the front desk with fast early checkin. ROOM ( walkthrough ) -- The rooms are...
May 21, 20241 min read


Holiday Inn & Suites, Oakland Airport
SERVICE & TRANSITIONS -- Impressive lobby layout. Very clean; perfect balance of function & glitz. Staff were personable & enthusiastic,...
May 20, 20242 min read


The Spring Resort & Spa
CHECKIN & SERVICE -- Great mobile checkin experience with support for electronic payment methods + we got to checkin early. The staff...
May 20, 20243 min read


The Marina Inn on San Francisco Bay
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- 👍 great The employees are so hospitable & consistent in customer service, over the phone & in person. Jennifer...
May 20, 20242 min read


Sheraton, Universal
CHECKIN & SERVICE -- No fee for early checkin. The process wasn't particularly fast but the customer service was pleasant & the...
May 20, 20241 min read


Del Marcos Hotel, Kirkwood Collection
**The website recently received a much needed overhaul, which is great to see because booking was a nightmare (directly & 3rd-party)....
May 20, 20242 min read


Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Kid friendly & pet friendly with parking & early checkin (free). 🙌. The parking is a bit expensive: $37 self-park,...
May 18, 20243 min read


Marriott, at the University of Dayton
SERVICE -- The checkin experience was aggressively mediocre. Despite paying for Concierge lounge access, we couldn't get into the room...
May 18, 20242 min read


DoubleTree by Hilton, Berkeley Marina
Off-putting demeanor from staff during checkin & very disorganized (i.e. one person approved late check out; another said it was a...
May 18, 20241 min read


Tahoe Sands Resort
SERVICE -- Great customer service, in a premier location, with tons of sponsored activities. The views are picturesque & the...
May 18, 20241 min read


Best Western Plus, Bayside
CHECKIN -- 👍 great Great checkin experience: fast, friendly, & informative. The customer service was top notch. ROOM [2 Queen Beds] --...
May 18, 20242 min read


The Paramount Hotel
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- 👍 great Infectiously kind & personable employees that operate a fast & efficient checkin flow-- blink & you'll...
May 17, 20243 min read


Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Dayton South, OH
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- I was impressed by the exceptionally fast bell service here. The checkin experience wasn't swift in comparison,...
May 17, 20242 min read


Sonesta Select, San Jose Airport
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Checkin was fast & tap payment is accepted here. Early checkin is available for a $40 fee (quite egregious since...
May 17, 20243 min read


Jung Hotel & Residences
CHECKIN & BUILDING -- Monique at reception was amazing-- so sweet & kind! The Lobby is an immediate "wow", immaculately designed for...
May 17, 20242 min read


Crowne Plaza, Costa Mesa Orange County, an IHG Hotel
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Lightning fast checkin with early checkin available for free. Very positive experience with the stylish front desk...
May 16, 20242 min read


Wyndham Garden, Elk Grove Village, O'Hare
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- A positive experience overall, although speed was not this gentlemen's strong suit. They also waste a lot of trees...
May 16, 20242 min read


Corporate Inn, Sunnyvale
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- The checkin took such a long time. I still enjoyed interacting with the staff; they were always warm, helpful, &...
May 15, 20242 min read


Worldmark, Portland Waterfront Park
SERVICE & CHECKIN -- Checkin here is inherently lengthy due to the feature overview & different guest systems. Normally I abhor slow...
May 15, 20243 min read
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