Kevin C
August 25, 2024
The night before I checked out I received a missed call and text from the Canova Hotel. The text message from the Canova Hotel started an option to pay the city taxes before I checked out. I received the message after I was not able to receive the previous messages - understand that my US cell phone service is quite poor in many areas of Rome. This was the case. As soon as I realized I missed a call, I called back to see about the matter. The Canova Employee notified me that she disconnected my room code from the hotel and the only way to restore it was to leave my dinner and pay it immediately. The employee stated that if I didn't pay immediately, I wouldn't be able to get to my room and she would get fired. I have three young children and wanted to make sure we had access to our room. I abandoned my family at dinner and ran to the hotel (25 minute run from the restaurant back to the hotel) to pay the taxes - they let me in the door because they actually deleted my code. I explained that I have been able to pay city taxes before checking out in several countries and also that I spoke and greeted both employees at the Canova Hotel during the stay without a prompt to immediately pay the taxes. Instead the employee yelled at me and told me that I ignored her and I am the reason she is fired. She was very offensive and not reasonable even after I did what was asked of me - payed the taxes. I did not receive any support even though I received notification that stated that I could pay the taxes before I checked out. This experience was very poor and should be taken seriously. Additionally the hotel was dirty, had ants and, chipped tiles and mold in the bathroom. The hotel did not have coffee or tea in the room and was very poor quality. The Canova Hotel experience put a damper on our holiday.