May I begin by thanking you for taking the time to write a review of your stay on Trip Advisor. Your input is vitally important in allowing us to gauge the satisfaction of our guests and attend to any issues that may arise.
I would like to offer my heartfelt apologies that you stay did not live up to your expectations. The feedback we receive both in person and via reviews on Trip Advisor are overwhelmingly positive regarding the levels of service we provide and I am extremely sorry for your disappointment that these levels were not met. As General Manager it is ultimately my responsibility to ensure the satisfaction of those who stay with us therefore I would like to take this opportunity to address the points you raised and clarify matters or inform you of the action we are taking to avoid any reoccurrences in the future.
Upon learning of the air conditioning being too cold my front office manager came to your room and discovered that the air conditioning thermostat had been set at 18 degrees, possibly by a previous guest. He adjusted it to a warmer temperature and asked you to contact us again if it was still uncomfortable. As you did not do so he was under the impression that everything was fine as I can assure you that if it had been reported once again we would have immediately sourced you another room for your comfort. Your point regarding my staff following up unprompted is well noted and I have instructed them to do as you suggested in the future.
I have spoken to my tuk tuk shuttle drivers about the utter necessity in delivering our guests to their destination as quickly as possible at all times.
I regret that the breakfast did not meet your approval but must politely correct you on a couple of points you mentioned. All our egg dishes are freshly cooked to order as can be observed at all times via our show kitchen and our bakery items are delivered fresh daily at 5 a.m. I have passed on your comment regarding the temperature of the breakfast to my Executive Chef for his immediate attention. I have also had firm words with my restaurant manager concerning your tea as our hotel policy dictates that staff must serve one pot of tea per person and not one pot between two. I can assure you that this will not happen again.
I have also spoken to my Executive Chef about improving the breakfast box we provide departing guests and am sorry that you box did not contain the necessary utensils as these items are part of our standard breakfast box package. I also regret that the fruit juice we provide as part of our breakfast buffet was not to your taste as we have received no other comments of this nature.
I must apologise further that your room was not cleaned in a timely manner and was not set up correctly. Your stay coincided with very high occupancy but this is not an excuse therefore I have held a meeting with my housekeeping department about ways in which we can expedite the room cleaning process during these busy periods while at the same time maintaining our high standards of cleanliness.
I am sorry that you felt your check-out was very slow as I have observed the CCTV footage of your departure to ensure there was no tardiness on the part of my staff and the time from leaving your room to departing the hotel was approximately 15 minutes, including my staff checking-out four parties of departing guests in front of you. I have also spoken to their manager about causing our guests as little delay as possible and to double check with housekeeping to avoid the regrettable situation you experienced over your mini bar items.
I would like to end by saying that we pride ourselves on the level of personal service U Sukhumvit offers its valued guests and in your case I genuinely feel did not reach the levels expected of us. As General Manager I do not simply pay “lip service” to feedback from our guests and all the points you raised have either been or are in the process of being attended to.
Both myself and my team hope you have the opportunity to visit us again on your next trip to Bangkok where you can witness firsthand the results of your invaluable feedback in action.