So today we, my 84 year-old mother, brother and wife, went to Ambassador hotel to try out the bar around 4:50PM. Ambassador is a member of SLH and as a Hyatt Globalist I am always interested in sampling new SLH hotels for future stays. The terrase and restaurant areas are clearly visible from the lobby and were essentially empty, except for 2 tables.
Much to my surprise the lady at the front desk looked at us and, I suppose because we were not staying there, said "sorry we are full". You know much like when you show up at a famous night club and they don't recognize you and say "sorry this is a pricate party". I am not sure what the issue was in our case, I explained that we just want to have a drink and she repeated "sorry sir, we are full". It was just weird because she could have pointed out to a certain dress code (the guests at the 2 tables were not particularly well dressed), or guests only policy or anything else but "we are full" just seemed like an ironic and unpleasant way of turning us down.
We ended up at a much nicer place and did not regret, but I have removed the Amabassador from my list. Having stayed at serious 5 star properties around the world and coming here straingt from Intercon in Paris we felt particularly unwelcome here.More
- Free Wifi
- Free parking
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