I had two rooms at Hotel Barceló Guadalajara, and my experience was disappointing. For my first room, I requested feather-free bedding, which was confirmed. However, upon arrival, the bedding was not as promised, and the front desk staff insisted it was until the maid clarified. Additionally, the electrical plugs didn’t work, forcing us to move rooms after facing extremely rude service from the front desk.
In the second room, my companion had a terrible check-in experience. Despite her name being on the reservation, she couldn’t check in before I arrived. After contacting the hotel, they requested a color copy of my ID via email. Ironically, when I checked in, they made a black-and-white copy of the same document I had sent.
We were assigned a dirty room, and when I returned to the front desk, the staff was rude and condescending. We eventually got another room, but several electrical plugs were still non-functional. While the concierge sent a fruit plate as an apology for our check-in issues, housekeeping was inadequate. When I returned to my room at 5:30 PM, it hadn’t been cleaned at all. The front desk sent someone to make the bed, but they didn’t pick up garbage or change the towels, leaving dirty ones on the floor.
Overall, 99% of the front desk employees were unfriendly, which is unusual for Jalisco, where I frequently travel. I only stayed here for an event, but I won't consider this property again.