I'd booked the hotel two weeks in advance, specifying that I'd requested connecting rooms, early check-in, and smoking. Since I was bringing a small group, I had to ensure their comfort, as we'd be staying for two nights.
Then I confirmed again by phone a week before arriving that I wanted early check-in and a smoking room. I still remember the response: "No promises, you can just come to the hotel later." I thought, "Okay."
On the day, I arrived at 9:30 a.m. to ask if early check-in was possible. The answer was no, the earliest was 11 a.m. Okay, I accepted, so my small group and I decided to detour around Solo first. We returned at 11 a.m., and... it wasn't possible. Oh my God. We ended up waiting in the restaurant.
The next mistake was the locked connecting door. It should have been unlocked from the start, but instead we had to wait for the staff to come and unlock it.
And both of the rooms I'd booked were non-smoking. When we called the receptionist, they said they could change it, but only after 2 p.m. Okay, I'm fed up, so I just accept it. Forced.
We were supposed to check out Sunday afternoon, but we ended up checking out at 6 a.m. Sunday morning. The service was terrible. We weren't even given a small towel to wipe the floor on the second day of our stay.
I already said I didn't mind the extra cost, but this was purely the fault of Ibis's chaotic management. Unless I booked last minute, then it was my fault. With 14 business days to wait, my written note and verbal requests felt ignored. Bad, bad experience.