Dear Hotel Manager/ Hotels.com,
I am writing to formally express my disappointment regarding the handling of the burst pipe incident in the early hours of 18/02/25 at Eurostars Plaza Mayor. At approximately 5 AM, a significant water leak occurred on our floor, resulting in an evacuation. While we understand that emergencies can happen, the lack of communication and guest support was entirely unacceptable. Only one person was working in the hotel at that time. When I called to explain the situation to the receptionist they said they would “make a note of it”. Only when I said that we may need to evacuate he came up. He evacuated the floor very well but he didn’t know where to cut the water as he was only in the job for two months and he didn’t know how to access the water valve through the parking. The only person with the access key for the other water valve was the maintenance worker who was at home sleeping and arrived at the hotel 30 minutes later. I had to man the reception as guests were calling asking about the situation and evacuation.
Despite waiting in the hotel lobby for over three hours, we received little to no updates regarding the situation or when we could return to our rooms. No refreshments were offered, not even a bottle of water, and there was no attempt to ensure guest comfort during this prolonged inconvenience.
I trust that Eurostars Plaza Mayor and hotels.com values its guests and will take appropriate action to compensate and resolve this matter.