My fiancé and I recently visited the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Franklin, Tennessee, and unfortunately, our experience with the customer service was absolutely horrible.
During our visit, we witnessed an extremely disturbing interaction between a front desk employee and another guest. The front desk employee, Debbie, became confrontational with the guest, pointed her finger directly in the guest's face, touched the guest's face, and called her a "bitch." The guest was visibly upset and crying during the interaction. The situation became so serious that the guest ultimately had to call the police.
Regardless of what may have led to the disagreement, there is absolutely no excuse for an employee to put her hands on a guest or verbally insult and disrespect them. Watching an employee become that confrontational toward a guest was shocking and extremely uncomfortable to witness.
Debbie was also extremely rude and unpleasant toward me personally. Her attitude and overall demeanor made us feel completely unwelcome. Instead of receiving the professional and courteous customer service you would expect from a hotel, we were met with an attitude that was dismissive, disrespectful, and confrontational.
The situation became so uncomfortable that my fiancé and I ultimately decided to cancel our reservation and find another hotel nearby. This significantly inconvenienced both of us because we had to spend additional time searching for another place to stay when we should have simply been able to check into our hotel and enjoy our trip.
What we witnessed was extremely concerning. Front desk employees are the first point of contact for guests and represent the hotel and its brand. Seeing a guest crying while an employee was pointing in her face, touching her face, and calling her a derogatory name was completely unacceptable. Having the police called because of the interaction made the situation even more alarming.
I would not recommend this Fairfield Inn & Suites to anyone based on our experience. Management seriously needs to address how guests are being treated and ensure that front desk employees understand appropriate professional boundaries, customer service, and how to properly de-escalate difficult situations.
We ultimately chose to take our business elsewhere, despite the inconvenience it caused us. After this experience, I have no desire to return to this property. Guests should never have to feel intimidated, disrespected, or unsafe when interacting with hotel staff. read more