The Colony is one of the most chic hotels around. But it’s not perfect. Would I stay again? Absolutely. But there are a few things I wish I’d know before going.
Despite the hotel being exquisitely designed, some of the craftsmanship in the rooms themselves is pathetic. Our Jr Suite had air vents hanging off the walls, electrical plates not fully covering their boxes, some of the worst wallpaper work I’ve ever seen in our bathroom, with patch jobs, crooked lines, and holes in the very expensive paper. Parts of the rooms were missing floor boards or moulding trim. And the awkward bathroom was the smallest I’ve had in ages.
While the hotel staff have the best of intentions, communication breakdowns are frequent and can be frustrating. Their concierge texting system is great when it works. But a few times during our stay, it took almost 20 minutes for someone to respond. If you’ve requested a ride for a dinner reservation or your car from valet, that can be really annoying.
For a hotel with turndown service, it was highly unexpected for us to return to our room at 1pm and not find it cleaned yet, despite our having been out of the room for four hours. So I sent a request via text. They apologized and said they would send someone straight away. Three hours later when we returned again, now almost 4pm, they still hadn’t cleaned the room. It was then cleaned and turndown service provided at the same time. Not typical of a hotel of this caliber.
Oh - and no slippers.
翻譯