The hotel was clean and generally fine, but our stay was ruined by a serious issue and poor handling by staff and management. At 2am on the first night, the A/C unit in our room started making an awful, jackhammer-like noise that lasted all night. We couldn’t sleep at all. We reported it to the night manager, who said there was nothing he could do—the hotel was fully booked, and due to health and safety rules, he wasn’t allowed to touch the unit. He said it would be reported to maintenance in the morning.
The next day, I spoke to the duty manager, who apologized and told me the night manager *could* have called an on-call maintenance person. He offered us a free dinner and some drinks, but I said that wasn’t good enough—we paid for a night’s sleep and didn’t get one. He said he didn’t have authority to offer more, but the hotel manager Maurizio would call me on Monday. If not, the duty manager (Marco) would call instead.
It’s now Thursday and I’ve heard nothing. I’ve called the hotel daily—no one answers, voicemail boxes are full. To make matters worse, the night manager admitted this A/C issue had happened before. When maintenance did arrive, it took five minutes to fix—a clogged pipe that should’ve been cleaned regularly.
The hotel has potential, but the lack of staff training, guest support, and basic follow-up from management made this a frustrating and disappointing experience.