Gastnutzer
14. August 2023
I'm still trying to process this experience. The plus points - beautiful location. Some of the staff were really trying to make amends for all the 1-star reviews and rebuild customer relations. The head of PR Sandy was particularly lovely. The 1-star is entirely for Sandy, and the other staff who were really trying their best (Basel also) and for the beautiful location. Still: I can't believe the 5 star reviews on this site are genuine. Apart from Sandy and Basel and a couple of others, the staff are untrained, also rude and even at times frighteningly aggressive. They treat guests paying $500 a night like criminals. The minibar in the room is empty. When I asked why I was told it was because 'all the guests steal from it, so it must be empty'. The sheets on my bed were blood-stained when I arrived. It looked as if they hadn't been changed from the previous guests - beyond gross. I asked for them to be changed. 'yes yes, we'll come.' No apology. No one came, though I asked a few more times - politely. In the end, I was accused of lying. 'The sheets are clean.' I slept in blood-stained sheets for my stay, covering them with towels. The dirty towels were never changed and the room was barely cleaned. - It was very dirty in general. The shower was blocked. Furniture was old and chipped, falling apart. I asked for clean towels. No one brought any. You have to pre-pay for everything, eg spa treatments, the buffet dinner. Half the time, you arrive to these treatments or the buffet having pre-paid, and the staff don't have a record of your payment. They automatically accuse you of lying and trying to steal. No apologies when it becomes clear they have made an error. When I checked out there were extra charges on my bill. I pointed these out and - surprise - I was accused of lying. Two members of staff lost their temper with me, yelled at me and treated me like a criminal. Eventually they corrected the bill, as was finally clear to them they'd made an error. No apologies. Why do the staff behave like this? Who is encouraging or permitting this to happen? Is it really very likely that guests paying $500 a night are criminals and liars? What or who has given them this idea? Either way - this is a dirty, frightening, dystopian place. It is not a 5 star hotel. Sandy, Basel - I hope you can find a better job in a better company soon. You deserve much, much better than this terrifying, dystopian place. Also the head of the spa was lovely too. I hope you can all find somewhere else to work, somewhere that deserves your talents and dedication. I hope the Setai gets new management or is shut down.
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