Deeply Disturbing Experience – I Was Forcibly Removed for Speaking Up
I stayed at the Hilton Denver City Center from Feb 19 to Feb 23, and what I experienced was not just poor service—it was truly humiliating and emotionally distressing.
1. Locked Out at 3:00 AM:
My roommate was locked out of our room in the middle of the night and couldn’t get in, despite the door not being locked from the inside. Multiple replacement keys from the front desk didn’t work, and even the staff member who came up couldn’t open the door. Strangely, security staff later opened it with no issue, which contradicts the excuse that the door battery had died.
2. Rude and Dismissive Front Desk Manager:
When I calmly raised my concerns the next morning, the front desk manager Courtney Thomas was extremely unprofessional. She interrupted me repeatedly, dismissed my explanation, and falsely claimed the issue was due to a battery problem. When I tried to explain further, she accused me of “raising my voice” and called security to remove me from the hotel—even though I was neither aggressive nor threatening in any way.
3. I Was Forcibly Removed from the Hotel:
I was escorted out like a criminal simply for trying to talk about a service failure. I wasn’t even allowed to exit through the front door. My roommate, who wasn’t involved, was denied luggage storage. To make matters worse, security gave me the wrong address for my ride.
4. Housekeeping Disturbance and Unfulfilled Refund Promise:
Housekeeping knocked twice before check-out and saw us inside, yet continued disturbing us. No apology was given. Also, Courtney promised a 20% refund as compensation—this was never processed.
As a non-native English speaker, I felt completely dismissed, disrespected, and treated as a threat just for expressing frustration. I left the hotel feeling deeply humiliated and emotionally shaken. I’ve stayed at many Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt properties worldwide and have never been treated this way.
This experience has had a lasting psychological impact, and I wouldn’t recommend this property to anyone looking for a safe, professional, or respectful stay. I sincerely hope Hilton’s senior management takes incidents like this seriously.
Ray Ksai
商務出差
高層城景特大床房
入住於2025年02月
2.7
評價於:2025年02月25日
A bit of an embarrassment for the Hilton brand. Not sure if it's just this specific hotel, Denver, or all Hilton hotels in the US.
- “Breakfast included" is misleading. It's a $25 coupon that does towards your restaurant bill. It’s expensive so no matter what you order, you'll be over $25 and you'll still be charged to your room. Food is average too. Not a buffet. Restaurant staff just automatically adds the tip they want and charges to a room. I bit confused that i'm paying for Hilton and then still need to be extorted for tips on every interaction.
- Internet quality is terrible. Huge latency and packet loss. Spotty reception and frequently disconnects completely. Hard to do business calls or any other type of work. You can’t watch YouTube/Netflix in higher than 480p. Seriously. Forget about uninterrupted calls.
- Unclear chargers on the checkout bill. Just random purchase codes that have no meaning. Amount higher than the summed up breakfast charges.
- To receive parcels (e.g. amazon deliveries) to this address, you need to pay for handling, since it's processed by the UPS store... Is it so hard to handle small parcels for free for guests? Fortunately there are Amazon lockers a few blocks away, where you can receive parcels for free, but still need to step out at a 0 F winter weather…
Room was fine. Well heated. The heater is quite loud though.
房間寬敞,設施齊全,酒店餐飲nice,下次出行還會選擇。入住會先凍結一部分資金,但check out 後馬上返回,感覺都很棒。
訪客用戶
家庭出遊
行動無障礙特大床房(帶淋浴)
入住於2023年08月
1.0
評價於:2023年08月22日
It was my birthday and I was going to the Ed Sheeran concert and wasn’t able to check in early so when I arrived at 1am after the concert due to it opening at 4pm I was welcomed with a roach. I asked the front desk about what to do and they said they could get security to catch said roach.
匿名用戶
商務出差
特大床房
入住於2024年04月
5.0
超讚
評價於:2024年04月14日
Fantastic place. Went to Denver for a conference. This hotel downtown was very close to the venue. Clean and spacious room. Really nice staff. They also stored my luggage before checking in. Recommended!
Deeply Disturbing Experience – I Was Forcibly Removed for Speaking Up
I stayed at the Hilton Denver City Center from Feb 19 to Feb 23, and what I experienced was not just poor service—it was truly humiliating and emotionally distressing.
1. Locked Out at 3:00 AM:
My roommate was locked out of our room in the middle of the night and couldn’t get in, despite the door not being locked from the inside. Multiple replacement keys from the front desk didn’t work, and even the staff member who came up couldn’t open the door. Strangely, security staff later opened it with no issue, which contradicts the excuse that the door battery had died.
2. Rude and Dismissive Front Desk Manager:
When I calmly raised my concerns the next morning, the front desk manager Courtney Thomas was extremely unprofessional. She interrupted me repeatedly, dismissed my explanation, and falsely claimed the issue was due to a battery problem. When I tried to explain further, she accused me of “raising my voice” and called security to remove me from the hotel—even though I was neither aggressive nor threatening in any way.
3. I Was Forcibly Removed from the Hotel:
I was escorted out like a criminal simply for trying to talk about a service failure. I wasn’t even allowed to exit through the front door. My roommate, who wasn’t involved, was denied luggage storage. To make matters worse, security gave me the wrong address for my ride.
4. Housekeeping Disturbance and Unfulfilled Refund Promise:
Housekeeping knocked twice before check-out and saw us inside, yet continued disturbing us. No apology was given. Also, Courtney promised a 20% refund as compensation—this was never processed.
As a non-native English speaker, I felt completely dismissed, disrespected, and treated as a threat just for expressing frustration. I left the hotel feeling deeply humiliated and emotionally shaken. I’ve stayed at many Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt properties worldwide and have never been treated this way.
This experience has had a lasting psychological impact, and I wouldn’t recommend this property to anyone looking for a safe, professional, or respectful stay. I sincerely hope Hilton’s senior management takes incidents like this seriously.
Ray Ksai
商務出差 高層城景特大床房
入住於2025年02月
2.7
評價於:2025年02月25日
A bit of an embarrassment for the Hilton brand. Not sure if it's just this specific hotel, Denver, or all Hilton hotels in the US.
- “Breakfast included" is misleading. It's a $25 coupon that does towards your restaurant bill. It’s expensive so no matter what you order, you'll be over $25 and you'll still be charged to your room. Food is average too. Not a buffet. Restaurant staff just automatically adds the tip they want and charges to a room. I bit confused that i'm paying for Hilton and then still need to be extorted for tips on every interaction.
- Internet quality is terrible. Huge latency and packet loss. Spotty reception and frequently disconnects completely. Hard to do business calls or any other type of work. You can’t watch YouTube/Netflix in higher than 480p. Seriously. Forget about uninterrupted calls.
- Unclear chargers on the checkout bill. Just random purchase codes that have no meaning. Amount higher than the summed up breakfast charges.
- To receive parcels (e.g. amazon deliveries) to this address, you need to pay for handling, since it's processed by the UPS store... Is it so hard to handle small parcels for free for guests? Fortunately there are Amazon lockers a few blocks away, where you can receive parcels for free, but still need to step out at a 0 F winter weather…
Room was fine. Well heated. The heater is quite loud though.
房間寬敞,設施齊全,酒店餐飲nice,下次出行還會選擇。入住會先凍結一部分資金,但check out 後馬上返回,感覺都很棒。
訪客用戶
家庭出遊 行動無障礙特大床房(帶淋浴)
入住於2023年08月
1.0
評價於:2023年08月22日
It was my birthday and I was going to the Ed Sheeran concert and wasn’t able to check in early so when I arrived at 1am after the concert due to it opening at 4pm I was welcomed with a roach. I asked the front desk about what to do and they said they could get security to catch said roach.
匿名用戶
商務出差 特大床房
入住於2024年04月
5.0
超讚
評價於:2024年04月14日
Fantastic place. Went to Denver for a conference. This hotel downtown was very close to the venue. Clean and spacious room. Really nice staff. They also stored my luggage before checking in. Recommended!
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商務出差
兩張大床房
入住於2025年04月
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家庭出遊
行動無障礙兩張大床房(帶淋浴)
入住於2025年06月
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商務出差
兩張大床房
入住於2025年02月
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商務出差
高層城景特大床房
入住於2025年02月
匿名用戶
商務出差
特大床房
入住於2024年09月
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家庭出遊
城景特大床房
入住於2025年06月
M300317****
商務出差
特大床房
入住於2025年02月
M489966****
獨自出遊
特大床房
入住於2025年01月
訪客用戶
家庭出遊
行動無障礙特大床房(帶淋浴)
入住於2023年08月
匿名用戶
商務出差
特大床房
入住於2024年04月
_WB259247****
商務出差 兩張大床房
入住於2025年04月
_WeChat253666****
家庭出遊 行動無障礙兩張大床房(帶淋浴)
入住於2025年06月
M279780****
商務出差 兩張大床房
入住於2025年02月
Ray Ksai
商務出差 高層城景特大床房
入住於2025年02月
匿名用戶
商務出差 特大床房
入住於2024年09月
Deb Doose
家庭出遊 城景特大床房
入住於2025年06月
M300317****
商務出差 特大床房
入住於2025年02月
M489966****
獨自出遊 特大床房
入住於2025年01月
訪客用戶
家庭出遊 行動無障礙特大床房(帶淋浴)
入住於2023年08月
匿名用戶
商務出差 特大床房
入住於2024年04月