litong21
11. marts 2024
We just got back after spending 4 days in my parents basement. Oops, correction; it was 4 days in a dim bunker-like Sonder room . But, yeah I know, the whole Sonder concept is way cheaper than a lot of hotels, so you shouldn't have high expectations. And besides the lack of natural light, the room itself did have some good points. The shower was large with amazing water pressure and there was a fair sized kitchen with a real sink, a 2 burner induction store top, a microwave, a toaster, a kettle, a 10 cup coffeemaker, an apartment sized dishwasher(!) and fridge (with freezer) and all the pots and pans, china, glasses and cutlery one would need to whip up breakfast, lunch and/or dinner for 4. For washing up, there was a sponge, dish washing liquid and dishwasher detergent as well as a drying rack and tea towels. The room had a large wardrobe to hang your clothes and stash away your luggage as well as a small round dining table with 2 chairs. The King sized bed was comfortable and there were 6 pillows. The room had a large flatscreen TV with Roku. And then a few important details derailed our first Sonder experience. It would have been nice to have had a sofa - there was room. It would have made the room more inviting to hang out on. And there was no safe for your valuables. There was a tiny patio with 2 chairs and a small table. The 4 foot square patio had zero privacy as you were literally inches away from the neighbors. Your choice of views were: a pile of rocks if you looked straight ahead; a concrete wall to the left or the neighbour’s bed to the right. Or I guess you could always hang out in the large lifeless lobby and pretend you were in a real hotel minus the bar, the reception, the restaurant, the people coming and going and any sort of ambiance. First impressions are very important in any relationship, and for us Sonders blew their chance to turn us into returning customers. Too bad, because the room had a lot going for it. But it wasn't what we were expecting. I don't understand how we ended up in one of the worst rooms in terms of natural light. We booked months ago! All the neighbouring rooms seemed to be empty when we checked in. The only daylight came from the patio door and because we were in a weird corner, it always seemed like evening. All the surrounding rooms had 2 large windows on either side of their patio doors. They basically had three times the light if not more. There was no curtain, only the blackout screen. And seeing how the bed was right in front of this patio door, you had to close the screen for any sort of privacy. If this had been a real hotel we could have returned to the reception and asked for another room, but this was not possible. I guess we could have sent an email, but then what? And to add insult to injury, when you look at our stay history, it's illustrated with a large sunlight room with 8 foot wide windows. When we booked months ahead, we assumed that we would get a ro
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