I stayed one night at the Holiday Inn Tianjin Xiqing Hotel on April 30th. We had a family of 5, so we booked 2 rooms.
The staff were friendly and pleasant when checking in. And one room was upgraded to a larger room, so it was even better.
After looking around the upgraded room, I went to another twin room. The moment I opened the door... the good feeling I had had for a while suddenly changed. There was a strong smell of stale cigarette smoke. It wasn't just the smell of smoking 1 or 2 cigarettes, it was a completely smoky smell that gave me a headache.
(For your information, it was a non-smoking room. Even if it was a smoking room, I don't think the cigarette smell would be this bad.)
I went to the reception desk and talked to them, and they said they were sorry but they couldn't change the room because they were fully booked. And an air purifier was brought to the room through the housekeeper.
About an hour later, someone who looked like a kitchen employee brought a plate of fruit as service. (1 apple, 1 banana, and 1 fruit I can't quite remember) I wasn't a beggar and it was in a bad state, so I said I didn't need it and sent it back.
And about 2-3 hours later, the reception desk staff member sent me a WeChat text asking if there was anything else he could help me with. I ignored it because I thought it was ridiculous and not worth replying to.
After experiencing this incident, I promised myself that I would never book a Holiday Inn hotel in the future. It wasn't the smell of cigarette smoke that could be removed with an air purifier, and I couldn't rest properly because I kept the door and window open until I went to sleep at night to ventilate.
I felt sorry for the child who slept in that room with me. As an adult, I also got headaches because of the smell, but I can't believe I made my precious little son sleep in a room like this... (I paid my own money for a one-night stay, so why should I be treated like this? ㅠㅠ)
Even though I said there was a strong smell of cigarette smoke in the room, no one from the hotel management came into the room and personally checked what the smell was like. Rather, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being treated like a strange person until I checked out.
And regarding the hotel's swimming pool opening hours, Trip.com clearly states that it is from 6:00 AM to 22:00 PM, but when I actually went there, it was from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. I planned my trip relying solely on Trip.com's guidance, but I went there at 8 a.m. and it was closed, so I had to go back to my room, and no matter how many times I called the hotel reception to inquire, they didn't answer. Because of the hotel check-out time, I had to leave in a hurry without being able to stay for even an hour.
The reason I'm taking the time to write this is because I don't think we should just ignore this incident as being inconvenient and annoying. I booked a hotel with excitement and excitement, but the condition of the hotel... I was very disappointed in many ways. I thought Holiday Inn Hotel was a famous global hotel chain, but from what I experienced, it was at the level of a third-rate hotel.
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