I booked a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton, but my travel dates have changed and I need to adjust my booking. The easiest way to take care of the task seemed to be to just call the hotel and change my booking.
They probably get a fair amount of phone calls about people changing thier bookings or possibly from new customers making bookings. Therefore, I expected to be on hold for an extended period, but it took less than two minutes to get to a representative which I appreciated.
When I called, a voice assistant answered and said, "Thank you for calling Marriot International. To speak with a live agent, please press 1 now." This confused me for a second, but then I realized that Marriot must own the Ritz-Carlton brand. Once I figured that out, I pressed 1 and the voice assistant stated, "This call may be monitored and recorded for training purposes."
There was another pause and then it said, "To evaluate today’s experience using a short survey please press 1 now. To decline, please press 2 or stay on the line." I just ignored it and stayed on the line because I don't like feeling obligated to agree to a survey when I haven't even finished the phone call yet.
A very pleasant agent picked up the phone and said, "To evaluate today’s experience using a short survey please press 1 now. To decline, please press 2 or stay on the line." It only took another couple of minutes to get the reservation changed and the agent was polite and helpful. I appreciated the quick customer service and would call back again if I had any other issues in the future.
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