VIP hotel guest gets demoted after demanding discounts from employees on suites, overplaying his hand and name-dropping for no reason: ‘You'll be lucky if you still have a job by the end of this’

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Mr. VIP overplays his hand. Loses the VIP

The hotel I worked at, was owned by a real- estate investor who owned serval different properties across the state, us being his one and only Hotel. As such he was he had this deal with an Senior Apartment Complex he owned about 4hrs away where their tenants
would get a 75% discount at whatever our RACK rate was. Same rules to the employee rate applied, with the added exceptions that they could only rent out QQs and had to make the reservations thru their leasing office.
Most guests who stayed with us over the years with that discount were sweet older people who were grateful to be able to come out and get such a heavily discount considering where we were located. But as the as the old saying goes: give someone an inch, and they will take a mile.
There were three guests who were very problematic, they'd have a laundry list of complaints, nag about the rate, and try to get any form of compensation they could. But one
guy Mr. VIP acted like he owned the place and whenever he wouldn't get his way, would name drop the owner like it was his "I Win" card.
The owner, being the eccentric old man that he was, would on occasion visit properties at random to check up, meet with the crew. Right before he'd leave, there'd be an empty offer to "take us all golfing one of these days". I guess on one of these visits Mr. VIP met the owner and got it in his mind, that he was in fact VIP.
Mr. VIP started booking his rooms once or twice a month with the leasing office. He'd then call us directly and ask if we can get him an additional room and upgrade it to a jacuzzi
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suite for his shiny rock status benefit. He'd then show up with either family members or long time friends, giving them a tour of the place, bragging that his friend the owner lets him stay here whenever he wants for $30 - $40 a night.
After a few months prior to the incident, Mr. VIP got bold enough to forgo going thru the leasing agent, and calling his reservations directly every other week, and asking for "his" room at the "usual rate".
The problems started when we went into peak season, and changed the special rate to 50% off. Mr. VIP would throw a fit at check in, that we were overcharging him ($109 rate btw) and that he was going to talk to the owner, but
nothing would come of it. The day his power trip came to and end, was the day we gave the Jacuzzi suite upgrade to a Ultra Shiny Rock member who was paying Rack rate.
Mr. VIP showed up with his son to check in, and was livid when they went to the rooms only to find out they were 2 QQs.
I would you give away Mr. VIP: "Why the my room if you knew I was arriving today." Me: "Im sorry, but as its explained on the confirmation letter you get from the leasing
office. Standard reservations have priority over your special rate and upgrades are based on availability." Mr. VIP's Son: "Dude, dont be a my dad the room." . Just give
Me: "It doesn't work like that, I cant just give him a room I dont have." Mr. VIP: "Im a friend of Mr. Greg's, and he knew I was coming to town. If you don't give me my room, you'll be lucky if you still have a job by the end of this."
Me: *calling his bluff * "Oh, Mr. Greg set up your reservation? Im sorry about that, let me call his assistant Claire. Shes usually the one that sets up reservations for VIPs on his behalf." Mr. VIP: " * you!" storms off *
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15mins later queue call from corporate. Mr. VIP called to complain about his room being given away, and not getting the rate he was promised, etc. I explain to them the situation, and the special rate he has. After the whole situation was laid out, the corporate rep said
that they'd close his ticket, but would be flagging his Shiny Rock Status for review. Apparently heavily discounted rooms do not count as qualified stays towards your membership tier.
At this point Im fuming, so I decide too call the leasing office of his apartment complex to complain. Come to find out that Mr. VIP moved out of the complex 2 months ago. Perfect! I call our GM and explain everything.
I wasn't there for the fall-out, but Mr. VIP had to cut his trip short once the GM explained we had called the leasing office. He was told we would honor the special rate for the first two
nights, but the remainder of his stay would only be at the 10% senior discount. I also pulled up his rewards number the following week, and saw he had been demoted to a mid tier level. He hasnt been back since lol

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