Princess

Princess
2012-08-12 22:27:13 (UTC)

Today, I woke up feeling a..

Today, I woke up feeling a little drowsy. I had 1 rose and 1 red wine at Peninsula Hotel in midtown west last night. We were a group of 6: Two French girls, one Japanese girl, one American and one Eastern European.
The view from the hotel was a little disappointing. When we looked up the rooftop bar on the web, it looked very glamorous and high-fashion place. However, what we got from 23rd floor was dull and dark interior and cloudy outside view. It did not make sense oto spend so much money on this kind of place.

The cheapest drink they had was 16 dollars. Of course this doesn't include tax and tips. Wines and beers easily bought at the stores were sold double the price. To make things worse, none of their red wines were from Italy. The cheapest and the most decent looking red wine was from Argentina.

I wanted to get xxxxx (red wine) from Argentina, but I didn't know how to pronounce it. Instead of embarrassing myself, I pointed the letters to a bartender over the counter. He said, " I can't read upside down." Honestly, I was a little stunned at his comment. In my mind, I kept thinking, "huh? is this the way he is supposed to treat his customers?" I did not want to show him that I was uncomfortable with his service, and I said to him,"Oh sorry. I thought you knew the wine selection by heart. You seem like a veteran bartender." It was a sarcasm, which I needed to throw at him to relieve my frustration. Then, he talked back at me,"yeah I am, but even I can't read those tiny letters from upside down, you know?" I was speechless. At this point I gave up to communicate with this man. There was no point in conversing with this conceited and disrespectful man.

Later on, my boyfriend shared a story with me about his friend also being mistreated by the same bartender. He went up to the manager and let him know that the rude employee is not helping the business. Ten minutes later, six of us got free rose on the house. This was nice.

Next day, I found my credit card being charged more than it should. Ahhhh, What a Peninsula Hotel rooftop bar ! Please serve customers like the title it holds, the best hotel in NYC! It was such a disappointment.




Ad: