Lindsay H.
Hampton Inn Monroe Mi/ Scammers who steal peoples money
Be very careful when booking a stay at a Hampton Inn. I was trying to take my kids to a hotel in our town Monroe Mi to go swimming. Online I went directly to the Hampton by Hilton website but somehow or another when I looked up the number it had sent me to a 3rd party company called Getaroom.com I had no idea and was not told this was a 3rd party company until after I went to check in at the hotel. I asked the man on the phone whose name was Akim if he could check to be sure the pool was open and that there were no restrictions due to covid. He placed me on hold and came back and told me pool is open no restrictions. So I booked the room with him. When i arrived with all my kids at the hotel I was told they do not have a pool open and it has not been open since the pandemic started. I then asked for a refund and to cancel my reservations. and was told I booked it through getaroom.com and have to go through them. So I called them and got the run around, was placed on long holds and hung up on numerous times. Then I called back and asked for a manager and was told there was no one available. But the representative , Chris said he would call the hotel and ask if they could refund me He comes back and says NO they will not let us issue a refund becaue you have to cancel 24 hrs ahead of time. Mind you, I booked the room 2 hrs prior to this. I said that policy should be void when you are telling me the pool is open knowing that is the only reason we are going there and it is clearly closed .Well they did not agree. I called back to the hotel and spoke to a young lady at the desk who seemed to sympathize with me and told me it was unfair that i should have to pay for a room when i was unable to stay there and she would leave a note for her manager, jamie. I never heard from Jamie. So I called today to ask for a manager and was basically told it was my fault for booking through a 3rd party and I would not be getting a refund. I told him I would be posting it all over social media with bad reviews to which he stated "go ahead" Bottom Line is Hampton pays this company getaroom.com to reserve rooms for them, these people have little to no knowledge of what ammenities are provided at the hotel. And once you give them your credit card information- they will not return your money to you. Even when you were lied to. Why would I book a room in a hotel in my own town when i have a home to sleep in , if it did not have a pool which i stated over and over that was the reason we were going. I would never EVER reccommend staying at a Hilton or a Hampton Inn. Absolutely horrible. I spent half the night on the phone trying to resolve this and had to spend another $120 on a room at a hotel with a pool.
