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Zainab Safri
Aug 14, 2026
Disrespectful and Very Discriminatory.
I checked in around 1:30 a.m. after a very long drive and had a few basic questions for the front desk: whether I had the correct parking spot, the Wi-Fi password, where the laundry room was, the pool/jacuzzi hours, and the breakfast options since I have dietary restrictions. All completely relevant questions when checking into a hotel.
After checking in, I also asked for a couple of extra towels for the pool. I was told to come pick them up from the front desk, which I was completely fine with.
However, as I was walking back down the hallway to reception, I overheard the receptionist loudly talking about me to someone else. She said, “This INDIAN person has been bothering me so much, asking me questions, inquiring about things. She’s making me go crazy.” I initially thought she was talking about another guest, but then I heard her say, “She just checked in. Asked me for towels,” and realized she was talking about me.
I am not Indian, which made the comment even more inappropriate, but regardless of that, referring to a guest this way and complaining about them within earshot is extremely disrespectful and unprofessional.
I understand that working the front desk at 1:30 a.m. may be tiring, but asking basic questions about the hotel and requesting towels is hardly unreasonable. I was genuinely excited to stay here after reading so many positive reviews, so this experience was extremely disappointing and left a very bad first impression.
I hope management addresses this because guests should feel welcomed and respected, not mocked or complained about behind their backs. Also like other hotels, when guests ask you for things don’t make them come to you?
As someone from a community that has unfortunately experienced discrimination and stereotyping, it was especially upsetting to hear myself reduced to a racial label and discussed in such a dismissive way. I was not only incorrectly identified as Indian, but made to feel marginalized simply for asking normal questions as a guest