We stayed at The Lenox in November 2011. I travelled to Boston with my husband, our 1 year old son and my mother. We had been planning this trip for ages and were very excited to see both Boston and the hotel. We had a good trip to Boston and despite worrying how our son would take to his first transatlantic flight, everything had gone perfectly. We arrived in Boston on Thanksgiving. After having to wait ten minutes to check in, we were 'processed' so quickly and abruptly I was left shocked at how different check in was to how I expected it to be. Considering nearly all of the reviews compliment the hotel on it's service, I was disappointed that we did not get to experience this.
Once we arrived in the room things did not improve. We expected that the room would be prepared for the number of people staying in it. However despite there being 3 adults and a baby staying in the room it was only set up for two. We mentioned this to the staff at reception and received no apology. Surely if there are three adults in the room it should be expected that the room would be prepared in such a way. Although we did receive some more towels after requesting them. We never did receive an extra bathrobe or glass.
We also expected a clean room. Two days into our stay my one year old son pulled a pair of women's boots from underneath the bed. Inside the boots were some over the counter drugs. I think it is disgusting that the housekeeping staff do not hoover or at least check under the bed in between guests. Furthermore, we were also angry that my son could have swallowed the over the counter drugs he found in the boots if we hadn't been watching him. At least this time we received an apology from the staff on reception.
It is such a shame that this all happened so soon after our arrival. We had a lovely flight and journey to the hotel and were in good spirits and this brought a real downer on our stay. As it was me who had booked the hotel I could only apologise to my mother and husband.
In the subsequent days of our stay we experienced some lovely service from all members of the staff. I can not compliment Jerry or the subsequent young ladies on reception enough. However the two young ladies on reception when we arrived were a real let down, luckily we did not encounter them again during our stay.
I contacted the hotel on my return and i can not commend them enough for the reply I received. Not only did we receive a huge apology, we also received a refund for costs we charged to the room and an offer for a free night should we return to Boston.
The hotel is gorgeous and it is in a great location. The hotel deserves all of the good reviews that it has received, i hope that we were just unlucky on this occasion. I would still recommend this hotel to friends.
- Lenox Hotel Boston
