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HuffPo Blogger's Wet and Wild Adventure at Avenue Hotel Chicago

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August 4, 2008 at 9:00 AM | by | Comment (1)

We love us some hotel hell stories on Monday mornings -- if only because they serve to remind us that there are worse things in the world than facing the end of a weekend.

For example: HuffPo blogger Michelle Renee's little adventure at The Avenue Hotel in Chicago recently.

Formerly the Radisson, the property was recently reflagged as The Avenue, remodeled completely and decorated with a 'lil bit of zebra print. Michelle loved the stunning views from her room and really dug the beds -- but there was some trouble.

First, she heard "what sounded like a helicopter hovering outside her room" and had to invest in earplugs because she couldn't bear to part with the city view and swithch rooms. The staff, interestingly, did not seem to know the cause of the noise.

Armed with earplugs, the fun continued!

On her second night, Michelle discovered that the giant showerhead only trickled (we hate that too) and at some point during her stay, a big piece of plastic fell off the wall for no reason.

But on night three, it started storming outside and things inside really started to get wet:

On the way to my bed...I stepped into a small puddle of water on the carpet near the bed. Needing some sleep, I put my earplugs in and drifted off into a semi-sleep state thinking I will deal with that in the morning. By morning it was a giant 4 foot flooded area that made a "squishy" noise when we stepped on it.

Ew. She called the (MIA) manager immediately, and unfortunately a couple hours went by with no response. She marched downstairs to demand his attention immediately -- and was rewarded for her troubles and persistence with...wait for it...a smaller room and one (1) comped night.

Ugh. We hate when stuff like this happens, but we like to do our part to put it all over the Internet when it does. Just doin' our part.

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Must be too frusrating!

Sounds similar to a helicopter coming outside the room must be too frusrating!
Not to mention even low-quality, delayed service!

Glenn,
www.travel-to-florence.com

TopTraveler on March 19, 2009 at 8:12 PM #Permalink

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