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Our hotel is designed especially for longer stays with studios featuring fully-equipped kitchens and plenty of work space? amenities you won't find in a typical hotel room *kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, and stovetop *workspace with computer dataport *free local phone calls *personalized voice mail *iron and full size ironing board *on site guest laundry *dining and cooking utensils provided *wireless high-speed internet access (fees apply).
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59 year old male with a luxury budget, traveling for business
Let me start by saying that I have stayed in Extended Stay hotels over the years in CA, IL, WI, PA, WA and FL.
I had the dis-pleasure of staying at your location in Santa Barbara, CA last week arriving on 3/14 and departing on 3/16.
My complaint has nothing to do with the how clean the facility was or the people that I came in contact with. Everything was fine in those areas.
My complaint has to do with the beds at this facility. It was like sleeping on the floor. Not only was the side of the bed mattress torn open exposing the inside (room #210) but it was the hardest mattress that I have ever slept on. My first night was horrible. I tossed and turned all night long and got maybe four hours sleep in total. I wound up sleeping on the chair which as you might imagine was not real comfortable either. I was in so much pain in the morning I couldn't stand straight for about an hour or so. I had to leave the hotel early in the morning and the desk clerk was busy with other guests so I figured I would talk to him on my return that evening which I did. I asked to be moved to another room because of the bed. He had me try four other rooms all with the same results. All of the beds were as hard as could be. I said to the clerk "Has anyone else complained about the beds"? His answer floored me. He said "It's our number one complaint". "We hear it all the time". Did you get that? It's our number one complaint and we hear it all the time. What is wrong here? As a company in the hospitality industry I would think that you would want positive comments about your facilities. The business of a hotel is to provide a comfortable bed for overnight guests. To say that you fell short of that goal in Santa Barbara would be a gross understatement. You actually failed miserably. I stripped the bed of its blanket and comforter, folded them length ways and put them under the fitted mattress in the hopes that I could at least soften the bed somewhat for night number two. It didn't work.
Upon leaving the next morning I asked the desk clerk who the hotel owner was and how I could get in touch with them. He would not give me any information at all. He said that he didn't know and couldn't call anyone to get the information from. The next time I stay at an Extended Stay location you can be sure that I will ask to see the room and try the bed out first.
I was very pleased with my stay there.
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Posted Nov 22, 2007
Excellent
I was very pleased with my stay there. The room was very clean, free from bugs, leaks, squeaks, etc. The bed was very comfortable. Was not noisy. Plenty of clean towels, a good hot shower. The staff were friendly & helpful. I felt very safe.
56 year old male with a luxury budget, traveling for business
It was perfectly adequate. I had to try three times to get an iron replaced. The first two clerks said they would try to find one and I never heard from them. The third one just went and got it for me.
I am somewhat likely
to return to the ESA Santa Barbara-Calle Real.
I might recommend it to friends.
Resewrved a nnon-smoking room on the
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Posted May 09, 2006
Mediocre
Resewrved a nnon-smoking room on the web; but was unable to get this on arrival. Front desk is waaay understaffed. Clothes reeked of cigarette smoke the next...
35 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
It is a great place to stay if you are going to be staying for more than a few days since it is set up like a small apartment, complete with a kitchen and a washer and drier down the hall.
It was set up like a small apartment with a kitchen and plenty of room in which to move around.