This hotel has no business claiming it’s a five-star accommodation. Upon arrival, no form of identification was checked. Not my passport or even the card I used to book the reservation. When I questioned the hotel about this later, they said it was because I prepaid for the hotel. It’s not reassuring to know that anyone could’ve been given my reservation and access to my room that I already paid for. In addition, my partner and I were handling four luggages, and we weren’t even offered help up to our room.
The room was not impressive at all. The queen bed was uncomfortable, and I could hear all the street noise from outside. In addition, the rug was old and the linens were rough. There were scuffs on the wall, and the sink was scratched up. This definitely wasn’t what I was expecting from a so-called luxury hotel.
On the second day of my stay, my partner was feeling sick, and we asked the hotel if there was a spot to heat up some of our food. It took twenty minutes for the front desk to answer their phone, and they told us we could heat up our food on the thirteenth floor. When we got to that floor, we were questioned what kind of food we were heating up. The workers were disdained that we wanted to heat up Filipino food. They said we couldn’t heat up our food there due to regulations, but they could give us plates and cutlery to eat with. We gladly accepted and started eating our leftovers in the dining area.
Another worker then came over to us and yelled that we couldn’t eat in that space and we had to take the food back to our room. I asked if we could take the desserts that were given out as part of their free chocolate hour back to the room with us and I was met with a resounding no. I understand there are certain regulations, but there’s no need to be rude about it. When I brought my complaints up to the deputy manager, he said that I only had these complaints because I’m American. My nationality has nothing to do with me expecting cordial and respectful service.
Housekeeping was also slow, but Elli provided great turnover service. That and the location are the only good things about this hotel. Save your sanity and book a room at the Four Points by Sheraton in Auckland. They provide exemplary service and secure accommodations.