I was supposed to attend a conference at this resort this week and was so looking forward to it. I ended up having an emergency surgery last week and last minute the Dr did not clear me to fly and so I had to cancel my attendance. the fine print did show that if reservation was not canceled before 7 days then there was a penalty but when I called a very hospitable male team member told me that due to it being for medical reasons he was going to request it be waived. Having not asked for this, I was so appreciative and thought wow, what a really great hotel. I was "delighted". Afterall the Ritz training will tell how they work to "delight" the customer. The next day I received an email from Raquel Upchurch who sent me an email that had a cold tone to it and basically said they would not be making an exception for me. I had shared that I was disappointed given false hope and I would have been better off had I not been given false hope. Raquel gave off a vibe of no empathy and basically reiterated I would see the bill. Given this experience, I would avoid staying at a Ritz, not due to their policy, but the way in which Raquel handled the situation and provided no service recovery. My industry has been using the Ritz training for decades and I will say that this definitely felt as though the Ritz doesn't follow through with their own trainings. An eye opening experience to say the least.
Claimed loss: 1 night stay and reservation tax
Desired outcome: I want to be refunded for the penalty reservation fee.
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