The Ritz-Carlton Hotels in Berlin

This stay at the Ritz-Carlton in Berlin was very disappointing and far from the standard that a five-star hotel should have. First of all, although the hotel states on the official website that it is ”pet-friendly”, I also confirmed by email before booking that cats can be brought in, and I have seen other guests bring cats, but after our cat accidentally pooped on the bed, the female employee who came to deal with it was very indifferent and even said directly that ”cats are not allowed in the hotel.” This is completely inconsistent with the confirmation information we received before. Her tone and attitude made me feel accused and disrespectful. The male employee who came to clean later also showed strong impatience and disgust, and the whole process made us very uncomfortable. As a customer, we have tried our best to deal with the problem and proactively informed, but we got such a response, which is really unacceptable. Secondly, there were serious problems in the service many times: • We ordered food through the online system at night, and the system showed that the order was successful, but in the end no one delivered it. We stayed up late waiting for the meal, but we could only go to bed hungry, and no one notified us in advance that the order was cancelled or wrong. • Once we called to ask for towels, and they promised to ”bring them right away”, but we actually had to wait for nearly 20 minutes. Although this doesn't sound like a long time, we had to stay in the room because of this, which delayed the rest of our trip and was very inconvenient. • On the first day of our stay, there was an Easter-themed chocolate dessert in the room, but we didn't finish it at the time because it contained cream and was not suitable for self-disposal. As a result, the dessert was never cleaned up until we checked out. The trash can in the room was open, and even if we tried to throw it in, it would be easily touched by the cat. As a result, the cat actually ate the cream that had been there for a few days, causing diarrhea. This not only made us very worried about the cat's health, but also showed that the cleaning work was not in place. In addition, the overall room environment and service process were not as expected. The experience was more like an ordinary hotel without systematic management, rather than a top international brand. The only thing worth affirming was the doorman team, who were always enthusiastic and polite, and were a rare highlight in the entire stay. We chose Ritz-Carlton because of our trust in its brand, but this experience completely broke our expectations, and I am afraid we will not consider staying in this hotel in the future.