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Reviewers on Yelp are taking out their anger with Sondland by leaving one-star ratings for the hotels to which he is linked.
If youre looking for a hotel owned by a Trump supporter who gave the campaign a million dollars in exchange for an ambassadorship that hes unqualified for so he can extort foreign leaders into attacking fellow Americans, look no further, Zee L., a Yelp user from West Hollywood, California, wrote for his assessment of the Revolution Hotel in Boston. BONUS: plush bath robes and white hoods available in each room.
Sondland was the founder and former chairman of Provenance Hotels, which owns and manages 14 boutique hotels across the U.S.including the Revolution. The hotels had been well-regarded up until recently, with customers raving about the ambiance, amenities, and accommodating staff. But over the past few weeks, one-star Yelp reviews disparaging him for his involvement in the Trump-Ukraine saga have appeared on most of the hotels Yelp pages.
Zees review appeared on the day U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor told Congress that Sondland notified the Ukrainian government of an alleged quid-pro-quo arrangement pushed by the Trump administration. One user from San Francisco posted reviews on four different Provenance Hotels Yelp pages mentioning swampy diplomat Gordon Sondland was a Major Trump supporter on Oct. 8, the day Sondland was subpoenaed by Congress after the State Department blocked his scheduled deposition.
Booked a rez and then discovered Dossier is owned by Gordon Sondland, a MAJOR TRUMP DONOR. Cancel! the user wrote on the page of Portlands Dossier Hotel.
Another California user, Will K., wrote that the Sentinel Hotel in Portland, Oregon, was an otherwise nice-enough but noted that Provenance Hotels was controlled by Sondlandwho he said was a major Trump contributor and participant in the Ukraine scandal. Do you want to support him? he asked.
I used to be an infrequent customer here but Im appalled to learn that the owner, Gordon Sondland
was heavily involved in the Trump Ukraine scandal, Karin W. of Portland wrote on The Heathman Hotels Yelp page. I wont be patronizing this business anymore, nor the others that he owns.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/people-are-absolutely-trashing-gordon-sondlands-hotels-on-yelp
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)(and ego).
lostinhere
(78 posts)I am concerned regarding the effect of any loss of business on the employees. They work hard to ensure the hotels are clean and safe with good services, yet they will have to deal with the consequences of being under or unemployed as fewer people use the hotels.
Will a boycott hurt the Ambassador? Yes. However, it will hurt folks who will feel it a lot more.
Just my $0.02.
Returning to lurking.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Doesn't take a lot of cancels to hit the profit margins
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)That or he was pissed Trump was already distancing himself from him and didn't want to be the one thrown under the bus.
Either way, I do not attribute his testimony to a good character or honesty. That ship sailed when he lied for Trump the first time.