Hilton Garden Inn Yangshuo, a Disappointing Stay.
My family of four (including a 12-year-old girl) embarked on a seven-day self-driving trip to Guilin. Believing Yangshuo offered the best scenery, we chose it as our final stop. To ensure my daughter had a perfect end to her trip, we specifically booked the most luxurious hotel on our itinerary, a deluxe twin room at the Hilton Garden Inn Yangshuo.
Unexpectedly, the Hilton, a brand I held in high regard, left me utterly disappointed and regretful.
At 6 PM on June 24th, we arrived in Xingping Town. After dinner, we checked into the hotel around 8 PM. A staff member accompanied us to our room. Apart from the slightly dirty carpet, the single beds being a bit small, and the poorly designed shower room lacking facilities for clothes both inside and out (one room even had a small plastic bucket collecting drips from a leaky doorframe), our overall first impression was still acceptable.
After checking in, my daughter and I went for a swim in the hotel pool until 10 PM. After returning to the room, we showered, chatted casually until 11:30 PM, then turned off the lights and went to sleep. Up to this point, everything was normal.
However, when the alarm rang at 8 AM, my daughter, on the verge of tears, complained of an itchy neck. Upon inspection, I immediately knew something was wrong. Her right side of the neck and the lower half of both cheeks were covered in dense red spots, forming a patch of about 200-300 square centimeters, and the itching was unbearable.
Afterward, the hotel staff promised to immediately seal the pillow and bedding my daughter used that night for testing to identify the allergen, and accompanied us to the town's central health clinic for treatment.
But then, a disheartening scene unfolded. The doctor stated that the condition could be treated, but due to the limited diagnostic capabilities of a grassroots health clinic, the cause was difficult to determine. At this point, the hotel's attitude took a turn.
Upon our return, the hotel immediately claimed that my daughter's allergy had no connection to her stay at the hotel and would not offer any compensation. Their promise to seal the pillow and bedding for testing was completely forgotten.
Eight days have passed since the incident. Despite repeated appeals and requests for an official response regarding their handling of the matter, the hotel has remained unresponsive and evasive. At one point, they verbally told Trip.com it was unrelated to the hotel; at another, they said the person handling the matter was busy with meetings; then they claimed they needed to respond to a head office inspection first. Recently, they said they needed to send samples for testing and results would take half a month before they could review it.
I have to ask, what kind of samples are they sending for testing this time? Are they finally reluctantly sending the pillow and bedding preserved since the incident? Why was the initial promise of testing a hollow one? What is the point of sending samples for testing now in resolving this matter?
Hilton, Hilton. I never imagined you had become so skilled at treating guests with such perplexing indifference. My utmost admiration! Truly impressive!
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