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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I CALLED Shangri-La Hotel hoping to make a reservation at one of its restaurants under the�Flash Your Age promotion. Due to its problematic queuing system, I was�not able to obtain the slot I wanted, even though I called a minute before reservations were even open.
I was baffled. The�service operator assured me the manager would call me back to explain how this could have happened.
When no one called me after six hours, I called back to ask if the manager was ready to speak to me.
What followed left me shocked and speechless. The dining reservations operator chided me for not understanding how the reservations system worked and started arguing�with me. The manager who called me subsequently did little to assure me that my concerns were taken seriously or that I was important as a guest. It was the worst experience I have had with a five-star hotel.
I am disappointed that customer service in Singapore has dropped this badly. I am sure an established and respected hotel�can�do better in addressing a problem than reprimanding the guest. To say I was humiliated by the experience is to put it mildly. Monica Wong (Ms)
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I CALLED Shangri-La Hotel hoping to make a reservation at one of its restaurants under the�Flash Your Age promotion. Due to its problematic queuing system, I was�not able to obtain the slot I wanted, even though I called a minute before reservations were even open.
I was baffled. The�service operator assured me the manager would call me back to explain how this could have happened.
When no one called me after six hours, I called back to ask if the manager was ready to speak to me.
What followed left me shocked and speechless. The dining reservations operator chided me for not understanding how the reservations system worked and started arguing�with me. The manager who called me subsequently did little to assure me that my concerns were taken seriously or that I was important as a guest. It was the worst experience I have had with a five-star hotel.
I am disappointed that customer service in Singapore has dropped this badly. I am sure an established and respected hotel�can�do better in addressing a problem than reprimanding the guest. To say I was humiliated by the experience is to put it mildly. Monica Wong (Ms)