Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter I posted something similar in the other Desert Inn thread, but wanted to be sure everyone who was interested heard the final outcome of our stay there this past weekend. So here's a cut and paste from e-mail I sent out to my partners in crime from the Great Pirate Birthday Adventure: ;-) "I just got off the phone with Carlos the Idiotic Hotel Manager. Explained to him calmly but at length and in great detail just how badly he and his entire staff had screwed up and laundry listed the things that were wrong in his hotel. He was absolutely deadpan the entire time. Apologized a few times but in the same dead, expressionless voice. Wanted authorization to charge my Visa for the full remainder (what is no longer on quincytoo's). I paused and then told him I was stunned that he was not offering to reduce the charge since we clearly didn't receive anything like that amount in product and service. He mumbled that yes, of course, he was going to offer a discount; he was just clearing up my credit card number and the full amount first. Ha. End result? He generously offered to reduce our bill by 20%. . . of the one most expensive night. LOL! So he is taking a whopping $52.67 off the bill. Which he will evidently have to do *after* he charges my Visa for the full remainder. Because their computers won't allow a reduction in the original rate, blah, blah, blah. Whatever. I'm done with Carlos and the Desert Inn. I listed every single thing that everyone in our group complained about. I told him his entire staff is incompetent and/or rude. I made a couple more attempts for a greater discount on the bill (and was stonewalled). I relayed the conversation I overheard in the lobby about the five phone calls already that day (before 2:30!) about charges made to wrong credit cards. He said several times that he's investigating it. All I have to say is that I will be watching my credit card activity very closely." So it appears that it was more a case of incompetence than actual fraud. In a nutshell, quincytoo got charged for the entire bill but in two separate transactions, when I was supposed to get the second amount on my card. But, BUT the entire experience was so far below par that I would never stay there again. The combination of nasty, broken, or lacking amenities, the rudeness and hassle over parking passes, the ineptness of the front desk staff and the manager. . . avoid this place like the plague, people. Yes, it's close. Yes, it's often cheaper. But, in my opinion, SO not worth it.
Originally Posted By mele <<you have tree rats>> Oooh, something new to be worried about. LOL When I lived in Alaska the rats were the size of cats but there were no trees on the island so they didn't live there. ;-) I am still really grossed out by the details of this hotel. Blood on the pillows? Rotting hair? Good Lord.
Originally Posted By mele I should also state that I am one mental breakdown away from never being able to sleep in a hotel bed again. Ew.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 The funniest thing is you know how even though the vanity (bathroom sink) can be outside of the bathroom in the room? There is usually a half of wall or something to shield anyone sitting or laying on a bed from seeing the other person at the sink washing up or brushing teeth. Not here! I could lay on the bed and watch Litter or IceKnyght scrub their molars. Either front and center OR from the mirror. OMG - the whole thing was quite hysterical. This was a SUITE mind you. Aye yi yi!
Originally Posted By quincytoo ^^^^^And here Pixie and Icy were nice enough to plan morning and nightly entertainment for you........ er, did they brush for 3 mins???
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I grew up in a neighborhood where each front yard had a 40+ foot high Palm Tree, trust me there is a thing called tree rats - they are gross. I've seen them around on Harbor too, living in the trees and in Hawaii.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ ^ LOL! There are roof rats everywhere in the United States. You just don't see them. They are extremely common. I dare you to find a square mile of population without them!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ I like to think that Minnesota is cold enough that the rats have the good sense to stay in the sewers where they belong.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo I live in Indiana now...grew up in California. I will take the DL rats over ice, snow, cold, and being so darn far away from DL ANYTIME!! :>) And believe me, I HATE rats...every since Lady and the Tramp.....
Originally Posted By Labuda From wikipedia whe I did a search on tree rats and came up with a page on squirrels: Squirrels are often referred to as "tree rats" or "harveys" by people who dislike them and consider them pests.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ That's just what I was going to ask. I have no problem with squirrels. We have millions of them here at the University. They are completely unafraid of people because so many students feed them. Once I was loading some stuff into my car's trunk and a squirrel jumped in. When I grabbed him to get him out he fought like the devil. Boy, those little suckers are STRONG!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 You guys they are rats!!! Trust me. RATS! R A T S I know the difference I have tree living squirrels. My mom organized a huge campaign to remove them from our neighborhood because of the disease and rabies they carried. It was gross.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ LOL RoadTrip. I see you guys get Norway Rats. One of their common habitats is human dwellings. Sorry, there is just nowhere immune to the species! <a href="http://www.enature.com/partners/nwf/showSpeciesLG_nwf.asp?curFamilyID=&showType=4&rgnID=1599&curGroupID=5&curPageNum=53&recnum=MA0095" target="_blank">http://www.enature.com/partner s/nwf/showSpeciesLG_nwf.asp?curFamilyID=&showType=4&rgnID=1599&curGroupID=5&curPageNum=53&recnum=MA0095</a>
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Lisann22 - I think they are roof rats that live in the palms. We always called them tree rats because that's where the lived, LOL
Originally Posted By Ursula but rats are clean animals. They are everywhere. You just don't see them because they are good at hiding. Wherever humans are, rats will follow since we have good food.
