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Reviews of The Chancellor Hotel

3 out of 5
The Chancellor Hotel
5 St Ann's Avenue, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Devindra

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Generally good. Disappointed there was no kettle or microwave in the room, although there was a refrigerator.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Lisa on 26 Feb 2024
Hi DevindraWe now have a general area, with a coffee station, microwave in our bistro. With disposable cups etc., for all resident guests. That would have been on a notice in your room. I would look into where we can have that information visibly placed. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Glendon, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay will definitely return
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Lisa on 13 Feb 2024
Thank you . We are happy you had a great stay with us. Hope to see you again

6/10 Okay

Ronald

Your pool needs refurbishing and cleaning during the day because of the falling leaves and flowers from trees close to it
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Lisa on 7 Feb 2024
Thanks Ronald , It is carded to be redone. The leaves and flowers gets the better of us.

4/10 Poor

Ricky

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The night staf were extremely rude. The door of the room did not lock. The facility was nasty, and needs a lot of repairs. The breakfast area had a lot of bugs. I do not recommend this place at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Lisa on 16 Jan 2024
Hi, I would look into this matter about the night staff. I am also concerned about the term used which is nasty. We have housekeeping everyday cleaning rooms , wiping windows, as we are known for our clean spaces . Can you identify the names of the staff you encountered? I can’t do anything about beetles caught in the curtains in the dining room, but certainly will pay closer attention

6/10 Okay

Lilia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The staff was very friendly. Service was great. I didn't like that it had no microwave and iron in the room. The continental breakfast menu was very limited. Other than that it was a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Lisa on 7 Feb 2024
Hi We have a common area with microwave sorry none told you. We do have an ironing board , the iron may be missing . We do have extra at our front office .i would make sure my staff let guests know .

10/10 Excellent

Leon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Lisa on 25 Oct 2023
Thank you. Hope you had a safe flight home

6/10 Okay

Ronald

Travelled with partner
The property is in dire need of upgrading to the 21st century, yes it's low budget but little improvement can be made to the rooms pool and bar area. Customer relationship needs attending to also. But if you want a quiet place to be for just a day or two after going to the beach or shopping it's good.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from LS on 23 May 2023
Thank you for sharing. Room upgrades are being done, slowly but surely. I will look into what I can change immediately which is our customer relationship.

4/10 Poor

Lidia

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
My room was not cleaned and the shower was not properly cleaned when I got there. The receptionist is not a friendly person
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Lisa on 21 Apr 2023
Thank you for this review. I wished I knew on arrival at least we could have changed your room to be comfortable. But I would review with staff .

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Property within walking distance to the Savannah and is situated in the heart of Port of Spain. Most of the ground staff appears to be Venezuelans and can hardly speak english. Every move u make it appears someone is watching you, and where privacy is concerned i didnt like that. Overall the stay was an okay experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Lisa on 13 Mar 2023
Hi, Thank you for staying with us. I would review to discuss with staff. Thank You.

8/10 Good

KEVIN

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Purdy, Grenada WI

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Loved the location, close to the zoo and the town of port of spain. Rooms were spacious and homey. Didnt like the house keeping service . Overall i would give it a 8 out of 10 rating. Will definately be going back there on my next trip to Trinidad
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

GJD, Trinidad

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
The receptionist was unsure of my payments.The security was asleep and i had to wait a while before entering property.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Lisa on 2 Dec 2019
Hi We have a camera which monitor all cars entering the compound hence our security measure tends to be a little delay. We also swipe payments on arrival , unfortunately the card provided had insufficient funds. We had to acquire another card to clear payments. Sorry about the check-in delays.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is excellent location not far from Savannah. Quiet peaceful and excellent security on the property very private. Courtesy staffing .
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from lisa on 28 Aug 2019
Thank you we appreciate your comment. Hope to see you soon

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Venkat , Berwyn, PA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hospitality Special care when I said I am a vegetarian. Very good for vacationers at a cheap price and quality. However for business people, more outlets are needed to hook up laptop etc. All the outlets are used for regular room amenities. I will recommend this place for others.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Lisa& Rajiv Shandilya on 25 May 2018
Thank you Mr Venkat.

4/10 Poor

Norva, Trinidad

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Has Potential but Lacking
The hotel is in a nice area, has a nice ambiance and pool. However, don't include any meals with your booking or purchase drinks at the hotel bar, the food and service is terrible. The hotel rates should be lower, they are within the range of better hotels but cannot deliver the standard of service. My experience with the service and quality of food provided by the chef and bartender was unacceptable.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good Hotel and very close to the city ,
The pool was great,The breakfast was excellent. The paintings in the rooms were nice,The staff was very friendly and helpful.They always checked to make sure everything was ok

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
An ok stay
The room was ok but the pool was too close to the dining area whhich made it uncomfortable to take a dip... However the entire stay was ok...

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible service, dirty room, refused to make pina colada at bar,
Hi I was unaware that you were given poor service for your one night stay. Firstly, Leslie , the staff you indicated, has been in the industry for over twenty years and a top performer in customer service. She informed you that an ingredient was missing to make her blend and provided the other drinks that you requested. As for your other comment, with a dirty room ,it is unfathomable that you did not indicate this immediately when you checked in. We would have provided you with another room. I am unsure if you felt we should have cleaned the room before you checked out as you were given a late check out time? Anyway, your comments were duly noted. Next time I would be sure that you get that Pina Colada, with freshly crushed pineapples that we use. I would post on our site how we make one, i'm sure you would get hooked on it like the previous group who stayed with us.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Has potential, but falls short
The staff does not know the area - they couldn't give us directions to restaurants within walking distance. The room may have been nice for the area, but really no better than a motel 6. The bathroom was in desperate need of maintenance. The pool was a nice area to relax by, but devoid of other guests and the bar wasn't staffed. The hotel indicated breakfast was included, but there was none served at all.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Expensive considering the spartan rooms
Depending on the time of day the drive from/to the airport can take between 30 and 90 minutes. Hotel is in a semi-residential area with no particular views and the gates are locked / guarded at night by security. The rooms are basic with minimal furniture, no carpets, no tea making, and the wifi only tends to work around the pool (not in room). Large but unappealing bathroom is hard to cool, breakfast is reasonable and front desk try to be helpful & efficient in terms of transport bookings, local info etc. Entrance to Botanical gardens is a minutes walk away and the zoo is on the far side of the gardens. There's a shop a minute's walk in the opposite direction, but it's advisable to only walk during daylight. Seems expensive considering the Spartan rooms, but they do try to make up for it with good customer service.
Thank you for your comment. Carpet , in the tropics is not recommend.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient. City of Port of Spain in walking dist.
Helpful Staff at Front Desk. Chef was accommodating. Everyone was Friendly and Helpful

10/10 Excellent

Gunnar, Hamburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top quality
We had a very comfortable stay
Thanks for your comment.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service, poor wifi
The wifi connection was poor and the cell service was poor. But the staff were really nice and helpful. They bent over backwards to try to resolve the problem. Its a great hotel for a vacation but the wifi made working impossible. The management was very nice and when they could not get the wifi provider to fix the service they refunded my money.
Technology can be difficult to service. We have DigiCel Fibre Optics which is wireless. We would be unable to control frequencies of wavelengths. Sometimes it works like a charm and other times , it's a strain.