Sochi Marriott Krasnaya Polyana Hotel♡

Five stars on the facade, zero inside

2.0

Approximately $150 in personal items stolen or destroyed. Five stars on the facade, zero inside: how the “former Marriott in Krasnaya Polyana” turned a simple stay into a loss report This used to be a flagship property. Now it’s a scene: endless front-desk lines, scuffed rooms, and rookie staff improvising basic procedures. The hotel, once run under the Marriott brand, is now off the global network and, judging by what’s happening on the ground, off the standards too. My stay ended in a simple equation: missing items, burned nerves, zero trust. Check-in, or: welcome to the station Daytime check-in looks and sounds like a train terminal. Crying kids, angry guests, stressed staff trying to learn the job in real time. Colleagues of mine who arrived around midday weren’t actually given keys until evening. Five-star service? Only in the brochure. The key, the door, the nothing Close to midnight my key card demagnetized. Front desk “reissued” it without comment. I went upstairs, opened the door — and walked into an empty room. Not “some things were moved.” Not “a few toiletries are out of place.” Empty. Gone. Every single one of my belongings had been removed and taken… somewhere. No call to me. No authorization. A “Do Not Disturb” sign still on the handle. Later, some of my things were returned from some back room. Some were never found. Some I had to throw away. What exactly went missing or got contaminated? A new tube of expensive Swiss toothpaste (somebody used it). A brand-new head for an electric toothbrush — straight to the trash after “housekeeping.” Underwear — also trash. No one can tell me who handled it, in what gloves, or right after cleaning which toilet. A pair of high-performance travel socks I bought in Los Angeles just vanished. No report. No chain of custody. No written incident record. Total direct loss: roughly 10,000–12,000 rubles. For a so-called five-star hotel this is “minor,” right? For the guest it isn’t. “Do Not Disturb” as decoration A Do Not Disturb sign means nobody enters the room unless there is an emergency. That is hospitality kindergarten. That is the rule in every serious hotel. Here, it was ignored. The staff explanation: “We mixed up the rooms.” That’s not an explanation. That is an admission that internal controls are broken. And when internal controls are broken, so is guest safety. Compensation “sometime later” The next morning I asked for the minimum: comp one night. Basic. Standard. I was told the hotel would “look into it.” The following day someone called me with the story that “we tried to reach you earlier, you didn’t pick up.” I asked my carrier for call logs. There were no missed calls. None. After I said, clearly, “Call me only when you have an actual decision,” silence. It’s now been almost a month. No resolution. No formal response. Nothing. And that silence exposes the second failure: zero apology protocol. In real five-star practice, there is a basic playbook for an incident like this: immediate written apology from a manager, a bottle of champagne and a fresh fruit plate sent to the room, and an offer to comp at least one night. This is not “luxury.” This is baseline damage control to keep a guest from going public. Here? Nothing. No note. No gesture. Not even a glass of water. Wear and tear, and who’s running this place The hardware is visibly tired. Fixtures barely holding together. Plumbing that works “when it feels like it.” You don’t have to take my word for it — other guests are reporting the same issues. As for operations: it looks and feels like current management is squeezing occupancy and cutting training. The result is visible to anyone standing in that lobby: check-in delays, uncontrolled access to guest rooms, and zero urgency when something goes wrong. Bottom line: Five stars is not the carpet in the lobby. Five stars is predictable safety and respect for your belongings. What’s happening here is something else: crowds at check-in, broken procedures, and silence after “we’ll investigate.” Until management publicly explains its security and compensation policy, I would not advise relying on the reputation of the global brand this hotel used to wear. Right of reply: The hotel was asked to comment and was formally asked to comp one night and cover the documented loss. As of publication, no response has been provided.

I love Sochi Marriott Красная Поляна !!!

10.0

Sochi Marriott Красная Поляна, была и остается лучшей гостиницей, все как всегда идеально, вежливый и заботливый персонал, вкусные и шикарные завтраки, чистота, комфорт, атмосфера. 10 из 10. Персонал на завтраках просто дарят тебе заряд радости с утра, своей вежливостью и гостеприимством !

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10.0

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Guest review

10.0

Очередной раз марриот в красной поляне радует обслуживанием, удобством, чистотой и порядком.

Отличный отель

10.0

Отличный отель с хорошим обслуживанием. Сотрудники отлично знают своё дело и свои обязанности (в России с этим большие проблемы) - отзывчивые, доброжелательные, всегда придут на помощь. Завтра разнообразный и вкусный Очень понравилась запеканка - нежнейшее облачко таяло во рту))) Бассейны (внутри и снаружи) и бани работали, хамам не работал ( сказали, что до конца сентября не будет работать)

had a very good experience

10.0

The accommodation was very nice and the staff were very friendly. Breakfast was excellent, and there was no inconvenience in using the facilities. The air was very clean because of the surrounding mountains.