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To start with the conclusion, this was a very disappointing experience, and I won't be booking this hotel again. I hope everyone can be more discerning and avoid this place if you have other options.
This wasn't my first time staying at Orange Hotel Crystal. However, this time I was directly assigned a room that was clearly undersized. After speaking with the front desk, I was told I'd have to pay extra to upgrade to a room of the same size as last time. Okay, so I paid.
Then I was taken to a room that was clearly no different in size but had a strong smell of smoke. After waiting another 20 minutes for the hotel to sort things out, I was finally taken to a room that was the same size as my previous stay.
But it didn't end there. The room got hotter and hotter; it was 20 degrees Celsius in Shanghai that day, but 30 degrees inside the room. The TV was broken, and an employee came, tried to fix it by calling someone for instructions, but couldn't. Half an hour was wasted on this. Afterwards, the hotel informed me that the air conditioning for the entire building was under maintenance, the cooling wasn't working, and only the ventilation mode was available. They also said it wouldn't be fixed for three days and they could only provide an electric fan. Is this what I got for paying extra for an upgrade?
Having just finished a 12-hour flight, all I wanted to do was sleep. But 30 degrees was unbearably hot. So, after about another half-hour of negotiation, the hotel, under the guise of upgrading us again, moved us to a so-called "Business King Room." This was already the third room change.
Upon entering the room, I found that it didn't seem to be an upgrade as described, and it didn't match the pictures of the Business King Room shown on Ctrip. However, the AC, which was just said to be under repair for three days, was now working perfectly. I don't know if the AC for the entire building was fixed right after I switched rooms, or if they specifically assigned me a room with broken AC before? It didn't seem very hot in the hotel corridors or other rooms. At this point, I don't want to investigate the truth anymore. From the so-called room upgrade to the so-called AC repair, the entire service felt full of deception.
Although the hotel never gave a clear attitude or apology in the end, I'm grateful to Ctrip customer service for helping to coordinate. Also, a big thank you to the front desk staff who helped arrange a late checkout.
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