Here’s a highlight reel for my recent stay at the Comfort Suites Austin Airport. • The king sized bed I reserved was reconfigured to 2 queen beds without notifying me in advance. • The room had not been cleaned by 8pm when I arrived. • I had to wait over 30 minutes for my room to be cleaned. • The elevator floor was dirty, cracked, and uneven. • The second floor hallway was missing all baseboards and had paint-covered carpet. • The room across ours was still being cleaned, now at 8:45pm • The “closet” in our room did not have a rod, clothes hangers, or doors. • The light switch just inside the door did not work • There was no toilet paper holder and no hairdryer. • The water in the shower was cold until I was 2/3rds done, then it became scalding. The corporate customer service phone representative who I spoke to that night said they could not take any action until the General Manager had a chance to make improvements during our stay. They only help after a guest checks out. At check-out, the desk attendant, who was the same woman I saw cleaning rooms the night before, was already aware of all these problems, but she only offered a “take it or leave it” $40 (15%) discount. She did not have the authority to negotiate a solution that I felt would be more appropriate. However, two days later, another corporate phone representative did agree to the entire bill for our stay. I was happy with this resolutuion Three days after my refund was processed, the property’s Assistant General Manager, Jeremiah Gutierrez sent me an email apologizing for the conditions of our stay and informing me that my interactions with his staff were aggressive, belittling, and disrespectful. He never reached out to me to hear my story, he did not acknowledge that I received a full refund due to the atrocious conditions at his property, and he assumed that his employees accurately portrayed our interactions. While I was firm and assertive in advocating for myself, I did not yell, belittle, or disrespect any of the staff. In fact, I empathized with them for having to deal with their management’s neglect of the building, the guests, and the employees. Thanks to Mr Gutierrez’s completely unnecessary and utterly one-sided email message, I feel compelled to help other travelers avoid this hotel. With so many other airport hotels nearby, why take a risk on this one?!