Horrible horrible horrible service. First nonworking showers, then an AC unit that gave off fumes and then died (in the desert, HELLLOOOOO) with nobody to fix it, topped off by hideous staff. Nobody speaks english on deck, so heaven help you if you have a request and aren't fluent in Spanish. Great for a hotel serving cross-country travelers *eyeroll*.
Then the frontdesk clerk, Shaun, managed to simultaneously insult, ignore, and swindle me. Astounding! I got interrupted, YELLED AT, hung up on, and walked out on. Never an apology, efficient processes, explanations, or even complete sentences.
Even after I spoke to corporate, Shaun had nothing to say to me while checking out except more passive-aggressive grunting and more avoidance of eye contact. Oh, wait, he did say "Well I've been discharged from the Military, some folks 'round here respect me for that." Brilliant. Half my family was or is in the military -- I lost a cousin in Afghanistan -- and those still living don't demand respect based on what they've done, they EARN it, every day, through their words and deeds. Shaun barked at me like a Sergeant to a Private! Now I'm curious...when was that young, young man discharged...and why? And if he's old enough to be discharged from the military, why was he working frontdesk at a hotel instead of making $30 an hour on an Oil Rig?
So I had to call Corporate to get anything done. And why did I have to speak to Corporate? Because the Hampton Inn does not have a manager on staff on the weekends. Is this because of the local job shortage? Hmm, it doesn't seem to have affected the fantastic staffing of the Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites, which is right next door. No, I suspect that the despicable service at this hotel -- missing management, absent technicians, reprehensible front desk staff, hostile housekeeping crew, constantly broken amenities, blarfworthy morning breakfasts -- all of these issues can be laid squarely at the feet of Management. Or, more precisely, the lack thereof.
Stay away from the Hilton, I'll never ever EVER be booking with any of them again. Need a hotel in Midland/Odessa? Check out the Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites.
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