AG
Ashley George
4 days ago
Please pick a different hotel and hope it’s different from this. The staff was very friendly and accommodating but unfortunately the room we stayed in (217) wasn’t the greatest. The view from this room is the roof. The door had a gap in between the frame and the door so it looks like the door is cracked opened all the time. That being said, all noises from the hallway are way more LOUD. When people are just talking in the hallway it sounds like they’re standing in your room. Not to mention when they have to vacuum it’s even louder. Another thing that made it hard to sleep was the door slamming. The rooms do not have slow closing doors so everytime a guest would enter or leave their room, the door would SLAM close. It scared me awake a couple nights in a row from how loud it was. I stayed in the hotel during the day because my boyfriend would take the car, and during the day, you get the construction noise. YAY!
Also, the pool is closed!
Now that the complaints are out of the way, the good things about this hotel are it’s in a nice location! There are so many restaurants and a Targer all within, at most, a 5 minute drive! There’s staff was very friendly and helpful! Anything we needed they were on it and happy to help!
I am writing to formally document a pattern of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation my mother and I experienced during our stay.
From the beginning, management created a hostile environment. The General Manager, Latoya (short African-American woman, no glasses), and Assistant General Manager, Robert (tall Caucasian man, no glasses), were consistently defensive and dismissive rather than solution-oriented, setting the tone for what became an ongoing and distressing experience.
First incident – breakfast discrimination:
On our first morning, the breakfast attendant Alacontra (Hispanic male, glasses, beard) aggressively singled out my mother—an African-American woman—telling her she “was not on the list” and could not eat breakfast. He repeatedly questioned and humiliated her, while a white woman was allowed to eat moments later without being questioned. A front desk employee confirmed our reservation included complimentary breakfast, yet Alacontra continued challenging her. Gwynne Jeliff (Caucasian/light-skinned woman, dirty-blonde hair, glasses) then joined him, and both spoke about my mother in Spanish while watching her eat.
Shortly afterward, Latoya and Robert came to our hotel room and attempted to remove us, claiming we were not supposed to be there. We were forced to call corporate while still on property and were ultimately cleared to stay, though the intimidation was severe.
Continued harassment:
Despite being told not to interact with us, Alacontra continued approaching my mother on subsequent mornings, referencing a “list,” questioning her room number, and repeatedly asking “Are you okay?” in a loud, attention-drawing manner. White guests were not treated this way.
After my mother contacted corporate, the situation worsened. Robert called our room and my mother’s personal phone in a hostile tone. Latoya joined the call and repeatedly suggested we “just check out,” offering no apology or resolution.
Over the following days:
Staff became cold and avoided speaking to us.
A vacuum was run loudly outside our room.
Gabriel (housekeeper) knocked at 9:30 a.m. asking when we were checking out, despite an 11 a.m. checkout and an extended stay due to an ice storm.
Gabriel and Alacontra were again observed speaking about us in Spanish during breakfast while watching us.
Front desk confrontation:
Another morning, Khalil (front desk employee) loudly announced in the lobby that we needed to “pay for breakfast.” Even after being shown proof it was included, he continued escalating publicly and claimed Latoya said we only had breakfast “for today.”
Checkout & retaliation:
At checkout, Latoya again acted confrontational over incorrect food charges. After we left, we learned she emailed a family member who works at the hotel instructing that we are no longer allowed to receive a family discount, which strongly appears retaliatory after multiple corporate complaints.
Additional concerns:
Breakfast was often poorly stocked, and employees were observed wearing pajamas, slippers, and bonnets while on duty. One employee filled personal containers with breakfast food in front of guests.
Conclusion:
This stay involved repeated discrimination, harassment, public humiliation, and retaliation. Management failed to de-escalate or protect guests and instead intensified the hostility. No family should be treated this way