Marc Sölter
October 23, 2022
Unfortunately, I was unable to stay at this hotel because the receptionist could not find a reservation. As a qualified hotel and tourism management specialist, I can therefore only report my experiences of the first impression and the "service", if you can call it that, of the front office team. When I wanted to check in and was told that there was no booking, I explained to the receptionist that the booking had been made at very short notice and that there was perhaps no reservation in the hotel system, so I presented the voucher from which the booking was shown in Turkish. I then received the answer that the hotel did not work with trip.com. As my cell phone battery was empty, I asked the hotel staff to call them and clarify the matter. The receptionist was apparently not interested in that. In the end, I was asked to leave the hotel because there was apparently no reservation. In addition to the generally rather dingy first impression, the incompetence of the hotel staff is particularly striking. Customer care or service management has never been heard of in this hotel. I have personally helped several hotel professionals pass their exams as a trainer in the hotel or as a university lecturer in hotel and tourism management... so I would like to rate the hotel's services as inadequate or more than inadequate.
I had to find another hotel for that night and had additional costs for the transfer. It would be better not to let such staff loose on the guest, because they have never heard of hospitality or the so-called spirit of hospitality. I think it's a shame that such people even work in my industry and thus contribute to damaging the reputation and image of the entire hotel industry.
If you have some experience and speak several languages, it may be easy to resolve the situation and find alternative accommodation, but what does a grandmother traveling alone do if she is thrown out of a hotel in a foreign country and doesn't speak the language?
I wouldn't recommend anyone to book here. Even if it is a cheap three-star hotel, the service you receive is worth zero stars. In the hotel industry, businesses differentiate themselves mainly through their staff or personal hotel service... this hotel has more than missed this opportunity. For the same price, you can find much better hotels locally that also have friendly staff.
M. Sölter
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