I've already called the direct line that a Best Western Business Advantage supervisor issued to me in case of emergency. Best Western's Customer Satisfaction team has already documented, in extreme detail, the unimaginable, BWprotocol-noncompliance [manager: “We do NOT abide by Best Western policies or procedures, irregardless of any diamond membership status!”], scared-for-my-life, violent behavior, and profound telephone/in-person physical and in-person verbal harassment inflicted upon me by the privately-owned [owner: I didn't get his name and can only confirm that he's of Indian descent] SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western in Hammond, LA.
I was so traumatized, shaking, and afraid that the manager, Ms. Reggie McFarland, from the nearest BW in Covington, LA, called me immediately [after my booking via BW app] to make sure that I was ok, able to drive to her establishment, and communicate her genuine concern for me and my comfort. She even had housekeeping rush to clean a “whirlpool” king suite for me prior to arrival. Upon arrival in Covington, LA, Ms. McFarland went above and beyond to ensure that everything was done to help me relax and recover from that morning's terrifying experience. The front desk offered me the sun and the moon; I can't imagine a better team than the one here at the Best Western in Covington, LA. I was offered one of the very few interior rooms on the property, located directly above front desk. It was like moving from a fear-inducing prison to a castle with personal security directly below my interior room. I couldn't be happier and blessed by the treatment I've received here in Covington, LA. The staff seems genuinely grateful that I chose their hotel and that they met me in between film productions. I'm not only a medical student, MSCPA PR Liaison to the CEO, and government affiliate, but I am also an actor who is climbing the entertainment latter extremely quickly; hence, my back-to-back stays at properties under the umbrella of Best Western Corporate.
SureStayPlus by BestWestern in Hammond, LA needs to be removed from the BW Hotel Group. That location is an embarrassment to Best Western. It's already privately-owned, and the owner runs the establishment exactly how he WANTS to run it instead of how Best Western REQUIRES that he run it. He uses BestWestern as a safety net, yet claims that he has no desire to follow an corporate protocol.
I honestly hope that no one ever has to experience what I did. I had never been more embarrassed in my life! Other guests were outside watching me run back and forth to my Navigator having to throw several custom/never-worn tuxedos, designer shoes, and all my other clothes in piles in the back of the SUV; the owner would not allow me to pack my luggage in my suitcases. When I got to Covington, several people from next-door, fast-food restaurants saw me trying to navigate an enormous pile of ruined designer clothing and pack bags and suitcases with my essentials. It took me nearly four hours outside salvaging clothes and getting my luggage packed into bags and suitcases before I was equipped to enter my new room for the evening.