4/10 Rating
Invaisive check-in procedure, no one to help at the facility or on teh phone line, nice room
The room was comfortable, affordable, and in a nice location, but I will not stay with Sonder again. The issue was the invasive check-in procedures. I got countless emails from Sonder after I reserved the room on Expedia, which itself was a major annoyance, but I mostly ignored them, because I got confirmation from Expedia that my reservation was confirmed. Then, when I got to the door of the facility (in the middle of a snowstorm and with homeless people harassing me), the guard would not let me in because I had not completed the full check-in procedures. I learned at that moment, that this company has done away with hotel lobbies and front desk people. Instead, you go through this extremely invasive, online check-in procedure, where you input your credit card and email address, take a photo of yourself, and upload both sides of your driver's license. Mind you, Expedia already has most of this information! (Who are you selling this information to, Sonder?) When my phone wouldn't do all this high-tech stuff easily, I called for help, but I got the standard "there are longer than normal wait times" recording! If this is the future of the hospitality industry, I am scared.