We did our research before choosing The Ivens Hotel for our 18th anniversary trip. The one star is for the bellmen, concierge and front desk staff whom were all kind and polite and inviting. Long story short, we were treated horribly in the bar, in the restaurant and by the hotel manager Mariana (who would not even address my concerns via email because apparently she’s too important). The bar staff will not let their guests sit at the bar (they send you to the back of the bus/bar) unless you are dining. Nevermind that the bar is completely empty in the middle of the day on a Monday. Nevermind that you’ve been travelling 12 hours and just want cocktails and wine while you are killing some time time to check in. They actually asked us to move to the back when there was wasn’t another soul in the bar. Then they did it again in the evening with a half filled bar at 11:30 PM. There is so much more to it. At breakfast, a manager/waiter was short with me. Again, half filled and I asked not to be seated on top of people and he snapped at me that it was “breakfast rush”. Just read my ignored email below for more specific details and don’t stay at The Ivens. It was a HUGE disappointment. Good afternoon Mariana, I would like to give you some feedback on our stay at The Ivens and let you know the reason we cancelled our return stay on our last 2 nights with you from July 11-13. I would like to start with the positives. Your bellmen, concierge and front desk staff were all welcoming, polite and friendly. Upon arrival to our room, we were pleased with the cleanliness and ambiance of the room. Now for the incidences that played a role in our cancellation. We arrived at your hotel at 10AM after traveling for 12 hours and our room was not ready. Of course we were fine with that and we were prepared as we know that check in was at 3 PM. We took a walk and then decided to just relax and have drinks at your beautiful bar. It was 1 PM when we arrived. The bar was completely empty. There was not a single soul aside from us. A gentlemen approached us and asked us if we would be dining. We explained we would just be having cocktails and wine to kill some time until we received a call that our room was ready. He then asked us if we could move away from the bar to the tables behind to allow for the diners to have the bar chairs. My husband explained that I had my 3rd back surgery 3 weeks ago, and the bar chairs would provide more comfort for me along with the fact that we enjoy sitting at the bar and chatting with bartenders. He reluctantly allowed us to, but then informed us that we would need to move when the “diners” arrived. We were extremely put off but we agreed to move when asked. We stayed at the bar until 2:40 and only 2 other people were there by the time we left. We went and had a lovely dinner and decided that we wanted to enjoy your beautiful bar for a nightcap. This was at 11:30PM. We were informed by the gentlemen at the door that the kitchen was close
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