The following letter was written to Mr. Doug Heywood, General Manager at Winstead Beach Resort upon return from our stay at the property. Not receiving a response, we wrote again in reply to a request for a review directly from the property. Again we received no response; hence we post our concerns publicly, here. We write to express our extreme dissatisfaction with the services provided during our recent stay at the Winstead Beach House and to request compensatory renumeration. We hope that you appreciate that we prefer to write directly to you, the innkeeper, to express our concerns and to find a resolution, rather than to openly raise complaints on public forums. Most notably, upon returning to our room after 3pm on the afternoon of the third day of our stay, housekeeping services had not been provided. The Winstead Inn Housekeeping Protocol, which is posted in the room states “FULL housekeeping will be completed on your third morning unless otherwise noted.” We called to report the deficiency, were told that it would be taken care of, and left the facility again for the evening. Upon our return to the room, we found that the beds had been made, but the sheets had not been changed. The bathroom had not been cleaned, and the carpets had not been vacuumed. In other words, full housekeeping had not been completed, even after our request, a request that should not have had to been made in the first place. Considering that we were paying a premium price for lodging, it was difficult to accept that full housekeeping services would be provided so infrequently but we knew that upfront and felt that other offerings of the property would compensate. However, not providing the services as promised, and needing to reinforce the need with a specific request and still not getting the service, is absolutely unacceptable. On a previous day, as per your procedure, we left a door tag requesting shampoo and towels. Though we did not expressly indicate face cloths, one would think that they would be included with a general request for towels, and it could be readily observed that they had been used. Face cloths, however, were not provided and we needed to encounter the inconvenience of making a phone call to expressly request them. At 7:30am on one morning, coffee had not yet been made and no one was around to do so. In a joint effort with other guests, the appropriate necessities were found, and coffee was prepared before any attendant arrived. When asking what kind of quiche was being offered for breakfast the attendant provided a three-word response: “bacon, spinach, broccoli,” and no further information could be solicited or was offered. Not having a taste for spinach or broccoli, we did not get the quiche until the third day of our stay, when we figured out it could be provided with bacon as a sole ingredient. It was received inadequately heated. Incidentally, the breakfast offerings were repetitive, uncreative, and uninspiring - not
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