Garden Court Hotel Aylesbury

I booked a room for Saturday 2nd July 2022. I had booked other hotels tentatively but wanted a hotel that was clsoer to a local venue at which we were attedning a concert. A present for my wife. Upon booking at Garden Court, and receiving confirmation of that booking, I cancelled the other hotels. Just 5 days before I was due to attend Carlos, from the hotel he did not identify his position, I assume someone with some form of "responsibilty" called me to advise that they had to cancel my room. I advised strongly this was not acceptable and the excuse given was contractors had overrun and my room would not be available although the hotel was still going to be open. I aske dif I could have another room he said no as the hotel was full. I said with events at Silverstone (F1) and other local events I would not find alternative accomodation. This proved to be the case!! I advised that as a result I would have to drive 3 hours instead. All I got was "sorry for the inconvenience blame contractors etc. This is not acceptable and I note from previous reviews that renovations have been ongoing for a while. I did not look at these when I booked nor should I have to when my booking was confirmed. This falls way below the standard of Best Western hotel service and I do not intend to use them again. I said to Carlos that it would spoil my weekend and it did. The romantice weekend away, the first in 3 years, did not happen. I had to drive, not drink etc etc. Carlos I found your excuses to be insincere, patronising and completly lacking in empathy and any customer service. Why I was advised in such short tilme is beyond me and if you and your team cannot manage you own contractors that speaks volumes. No offer of trying to find alternative accomodation nor offer in fact of any help whatsoever. No customer service at all.

this is the place to stay if you want to pay high prices to stay in a run down, shabby out dated hotel. You are greeted at the entrance with skips full of filthy old mattresses', window frames and general debris, old sofas sit on the edge of the car park. The hotel has rooms which are not clean nor effective? Air conditioning does not work and shower heads hang from the wall, its a mess! There is no restaurant or hot food - don't be misguided by the pictures! breakfast is actually in a brown bag - a very expensive brown bag. This is all backed up with no manager on site and a customer service team who just don't want to listen.