Met een verblijf bij The Ponce St. Augustine Hotel in St. Augustine bevind je je in de historische wijk, op een kwartiertje lopen van Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park en St. George Street. Dit hotel ligt op 1,3 km van Flagler College en op 1,7 km van Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.
Profiteer zoveel mogelijk van recreatieve voorzieningen, met onder meer een buitenzwembad en een bubbelbad. Andere kenmerken van dit hotel zijn gratis wifi, hulp bij uitstapjes/tickets en een picknickplaats.
Geniet van Latijns-Amerikaanse gerechten bij De Leon Latin Cocina, een restaurant aan het zwembad met een bar/lounge en uitzicht op een zwembad. Je kunt ook lekker op je kamer blijven en profiteren van roomservice (beperkte tijden).
Enkele van de voorzieningen zijn een 24-uurs receptie, een wasserij en een geldautomaat/bankservice.
Doe of je thuis bent in één van de 84 individueel gedecoreerde kamers met een koelkast en een magnetron. Je bed met Tempur-Pedic matras komt met luxe beddengoed. Een dvd-speler en televisie met kabelzenders helpen je om op de kamer te ontspannen, terwijl je met gratis wifi op het internet kunt surfen. Alle badkamers beschikken over een bad of douche met een regendouche en gratis toiletartikelen.
"First of all, I have no complaints about the hotel's interior facilities. The only thing that made me angry was the front desk staff who checked me in.
He was a middle-aged white man. When I checked in, I noticed that the final payment amount was different from what the third-party platform had originally quoted. I asked him if there had been a mistake and mentioned the amount I should pay (my tone was polite and not offensive at all). Suddenly, his attitude changed, and he said, ”I don't care. You have to pay the amount shown in our hotel system. If you're not ready to pay, then step aside—there are other guests waiting. Don't argue with me.,take it up with the third-party platform.” His attitude was extremely rude, and I became anxious.
After going back and forth for few minutes, I suggested paying first and asked if I could pay in cash. He refused, saying I had to pay by card. I became even more frustrated but eventually compromised and paid by card.
Then he started being difficult again, claiming there was a problem with the computer and that even the final payment couldn't be processed at the moment, so he couldn't check me in. I was very hungry at the time and just wanted to check in quickly, drop off my luggage, and go eat. His stalling felt intentional, as if he was deliberately delaying my check-in. By then, 20 minutes had passed since I arrived at the hotel. I had no choice but to leave my luggage in the lobby, eat first, and then return to check in.
An hour later, I came back to the front desk, but no one was there to assist me. I noticed him resting in a small room next to the desk and called him out. When it was time to pay, I asked again if I could pay in cash, and this time, he actually allowed it (absurd). I asked him to provide a receipt for the final payment so I could inquire with the third-party platform about the discrepancy in the amount. He became very impatient and told me he couldn't give me a receipt of what I paid, only allowing me to take a photo of a piece of paper that didn't even specify what the charge was for. I was really speechless—this was the worst front desk service I had ever experienced.
The next day, the front desk staff was a Mexican boy, and his attitude was completely different. I guess I was just unlucky."