Guest User
October 20, 2024
This was our 3rd stay at Garza Blanca. We have returned because we like the service, the size of the hotel, and the quality of the food. Although those things remain unchanged, what has clearly changed is the attention to detail, consistent housekeeping service, and communication around building maintenance. Perhaps this has a lot to do with no longer having access to butler service unless you're an elite member (we are not members) We stayed for 5 days/4 nights and our room was only cleaned on 1 occasion, but it was only cleaned because we called to request to have our room cleaned around 7 pm. We had 2 different rooms during our stay (I'll get to that shortly) and had the same issue when staying in both rooms. I don't know what was the deal with housekeeping. We often saw the housekeeping carts on our floor and even in the rooms next to us, but our room was skipped. We didn't have the "do not disturb" sign on our door so we clearly wanted our room cleaned. One afternoon I called the front desk (and was then transferred to housekeeping) to inquire when our room would be cleaned and I was informed that they didn't know, but that rooms are cleaned between 9 am- 5pm. It was almost 5 pm and no housekeeping chart in sight. We also had an issue with the AC unit on our floor. All AC units on our floor were not working after being impacted by the storm. We completely understand that the issue was out of the hotel's control, but we weren't notified. We called the front desk around 4 pm to follow-up since we had reported the issue earlier in the day and we were told that someone would come check on our unit. We left our room around 7 pm to go have dinner and when we returned the AC was still not working. We walked down to reception to follow-up and we were told that a unit needed to be replaced, but that it wouldn't be replaced until the following day. I am sure the hotel was aware of this earlier in the day, but we weren't notified. We were offered another room and moved into the the 2nd room around 10 pm. This was quite an inconvenience since it was way past our toddler's bedtime. I think these issues would have been quickly addressed and communication would have been seamless around them if the butler service was still available. I do, however, want to give a special thanks to some of the staff for their great service: Francisco @ the Japanese restaurant, Antonio @ Bocados, Alondra and Liz @ the breakfast buffet, Aaron, Rodolfo, and Alessio @ the pool, and Javier @ Noi.