I've been staying at Jing An Shangri-La since 2020, willing to pay for the familiarity and location. However, this was my worst stay, to the point where I might never return.
First, the front desk said they were fully booked and upgraded me to a Horizon Club room. While the east-facing view was nice, the old glass and window frames in east-facing rooms would make a 'thumping' sound due to thermal expansion and contraction when the sun directly hit and heated them from 7:30-9:00 AM. This continued for over an hour, three to four times a minute, loud enough to sound like someone knocking on the door, directly waking me up and preventing me from going back to sleep. A quiet resting environment is a basic hotel offering, and now even that can't be guaranteed.
Because I couldn't sleep, I returned the room card and checked out early, but they didn't process the **deposit refund**. Usually, if there are no extra charges, the refund is instant. So, in the afternoon, I called to ask if there was an issue. They first said I had to wait 24 hours, then transferred me to the front desk who checked the system and asked, "Did you check out?" Are you kidding me?? So the front desk agent this morning who said they'd process my checkout immediately didn't do anything at all. Then they said they'd process it now, and just as I was saying thank you, the phone call was abruptly hung up. Has the service quality really declined this much?
Only the duty manager who called back to discuss the noise was very sincere and maintained the Shangri-La standard. Other than that, it was completely different from the Jing An Shangri-La I remembered. There are so many options at this price point; there's really no need to be nostalgic.
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