ChrisAnn S
1. juli 2024
We were booked in the Bernini Bristol since July 3, 2023 for a June 24, 2024 arrival for three nights before our Silversea cruise. We arrived at 10:30 am and waited behind guests for 13 minutes who were trying to secure rooms and were arguing about their room location or the fact that they had a teenager and were told they needed a second room. A female at the separate concierge desk pulled us out of line apologizing that our room wasn’t ready and said she’d call when it was. We’d been flying for 24 hrs at that point. No call received so at 3 pm (check-in time) we returned to the Bernini Bristol to find displeased guests in a long queue at the registration line and the female concierge who said she’d call three deep in guests. Exhausted, I walked over to the desk with three male concierges who appeared locked in a terse conversation with each other. As I approached the desk, one of the concierges put his hand up across the counter towards my face and said, “wait!” Offended, I immediately moved back to the registration desk line. The concierge ran behind hind the desk yelling. “Madam, you just needed to wait a minute.” I told him I did not want to speak with him. The female concierge came over and told me that when there is a stressful day that man is short and unpleasant. I reminded them that we paid a lot of money to be stressed by the Bernini Bristol and that rude man was being paid for his stress. I proceeded to get our room key. My husband and I walked to our room to find we were in the corner of the sixth floor next to the elevator. The noise was so loud after a few minutes I would compare it to being next to the ice maker at a 1 star hotel. I went back and shared my concern and my husband and I were shown room 208- the only other room not booked. We took the room only to find that it was not a king but two unleavened full beds pushed together- we had to sleep separately and on the edge or roll to the outside of the mattress. Our shower was in a tub, which had no curtain or glass ( there was glass at one time because there was a clothes line to nowhere in the tub). The shower head leaked all over the marble floor and we had to step out with greatest care not to slip to our demise. There was mold in the shower and around the sink, no place to unpack your clothes, one valet stand, and an awful smell from the bed skirt. This hotel assured us to never book a pre-cruise stay with Silversea again. The stories of other guests were just as unfortunate and I hope they share. Best thing about the hotel: the bellmen and housekeepers were gracious and tried to be helpful. The location is great, but there are lots of much less expensive hotels that people we met said provided outstanding customer service in the same area. Pick another hotel!
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