HOTEL CONFusion
June 9th, 2008Some of you might not be aware that im currently in San Francisco, at WWDC08.
Upon landing yesterday i had a slightly unusual hotel checkin.
Due to another conference, Diabeties America or some such lark hotel rooms were rather hard to come by when i was booking for my trip a month ago, so in the end i managed to get a room at the Handlery Union Square hotel for 2 nights and then the remainder of my stay at the Fusion SF.
Anyway back to the story, so im at the check-in counter and there is one of those moments when you know something isnt quite right, but the guy is still smiling. He goes and gets the manager who then explains that he is extremely sorry, and that they had overbooked the hotel.
In short they booked me into the Nikko Hotel San Francisco for 2 nights, game me the first night free and the second night at the rate of the other room and an envelope with US$50 cash “Spending Money” for my troubles. They have also promised to post me a 50% discount voucher for my next stay with them.
So no im holed up in this fantastic hotel room, with a 60″ plazma tv, Sony surround sound stereo system and 5 CD/DVD changer plus all the luxury trimmings.