Residence Inn Hotels in Plano

Although we've never been here before, unlocking the door to our studio suite was like coming home! As the door opened smoothly, we were greeted by soft music, a lamp on the desk glowing and a cool breeze which was heavenly after coming in from a stressful drive on a 90+-degree day! Everything was clean and shiny with not a speck of dust anywhere! The kitchenette was fully equipped with everything but food including a toaster. The granite countertops were spotless as was every inch of metal trim in the bathroom with not even one fingerprint to be found! The furnishings included a long sofa (hide-a-bed), rolling desk chair and expansive desk surface which was perfect for playing dominoes, a large tv which swiveled between living area and bedroom and a bed that was like sleeping on a cloud. (Room 106) The hotel staff called 10 minutes after we were in our room to make certain everything was to our expectation. I don't know how our 3 day stay could have been made better because every time we came back to the hotel, it felt like we had come home!

Long stay, 19 nights. Very clean facility and accommodating, friendly management. Excellent parking. Walking distance to Central Market (Google It). Only downside was the sofa-bed was uncomfortable, so instead of folding it out, our third person slept on the sofa as is. Breakfast varied, weekdays better than weekends. Noise levels between rooms and from hallways is low to non-existent. If you're without a car when arriving at DFW or Love, take Uber to the hotel; then rent a car from nearby Hertz (walking distance); save money on the car rental from the airport. Will definitely return in January 2023.

The checkin was great with “Monice”, however we had to request bedding for the pullout sofa after getting to the room late at night…I assumed there’d be bedding in the closet, but no dice. The reservation was booked under my spouse’s name “D. Miller”, but I was added as a guest checking in first. The next morning, I booked a points only reservation for 5 days, however before leaving the room to be checked into the points only reservation, I felt bugs crawling on my ankles as I sat working at the dinette table! The critter took a bite, and I jumped up to see if it was a bed bug, however it didn’t appear to be one. After inspecting the room and bed, they were everywhere! We called the front desk, and spoke to “Pharon” who’s response couldn’t have been less empathetic to my concerns. We packed up everything, and checked out! While checking out, “Pharon” explained that she’d “opened a case” with Marriott, through she never explained what that was or why she was “opening a case” on our behalf. She confirmed that she was canceling the 2nd reservation I booked with points, however several days later the room was still checked in, and to date my points haven’t been returned to my Titanium account. I went back to the hotel a couple days later to inquire why, and also to ensure that I wasn’t charged for the first night due to the bug infestation. “Truveda “ was polite, however she stated, “We can’t make any adjustments, management has to do that.” Ok, so I asked for a call, left, and never heard from management at the time of this review. I called a few days ago, and the room was still checked into their system as occupied by us ever though we left the hotel on March 18th! I asked again for management to call, and no response. I called back the next day, spoke with “Lina Yeh”, the AGM who assured me that the situation would be taken care of. She explained that the hotel was giving me 5000 points for my “inconvenience”…I explained that was woefully inadequate and asked for a refund of the first night which I thought was polite than most other guests would’ve been given the circumstances. She indicated that wasn’t possible, but upon doing further research, she discovered that my reservation was still screwed up because she thought I was asking for a refund of 5 nights for which I didn’t even stay at the hotel! She promised a follow-up call to address my request for a refund of the night we “slept with bugs”, because she had to “check with management”, but I thought she WAS management…then it became clear to me…this was a franchised property! They’re notorious for bleeding hotels dry and screwing Marriott’s most loyal guests in the process. Anyway…I’ll be following up with Marriott Customer Care to get assistance in getting this resolved.