The staff at this hotel were unbelievably rude. I’ve stayed in thousands of hotels for both work and leisure, and I’ve never experienced anything like this. I booked a room with two double beds for three of us. A fourth person (a family member) decided to join later. Based on reviews online, others had stayed as a group of four in similar rooms, so I assumed it would be fine. We all checked in together and were never told there would be an issue.
Later that evening around midnight, we returned and were stopped by security, who demanded our room number and sent us to reception, refusing to let us upstairs. Reception then claimed the room wasn’t suitable for four. I explained the situation, including that we had already checked in, taken our things to the room, and there were two beds. The manager (I think) an older gentleman—spoke to us with the worst attitude I’ve ever encountered, literally saying, “not my problem” and walking off. We were left stranded in reception as the older man walked off, four young women at midnight in Birmingham.
Eventually, another staff member said we could stay in the room if we paid £30 on the spot. We had no choice, but why did we need to pay more for the same room? It felt like a scam. To make matters worse, bar staff were seen laughing and joking about a woman completely unconscious passed out in the lobby awaiting paramedics. Completely unacceptable behavior - I would never stay here again purely based on the vile attitude of the staff.