This thing stinks from the bowels of hell. I’m not really very business savvy, nor do I care to be, but even with my limited capacity to grasp the business decisions made by Hilton Corp in their dealings with Fran O’Briens, it seems to me that Hilton is making some bad choices here.
Buzz Paterson has a letter posted over at the Mudville Gazette that lays it all out.
In the meantime, the Hilton stopped paying Fran O’Brien’s for the room service they provided to guests that were billed their hotel room. The Hilton continued to give different accounting excuses on why it could not be paid until more than 6 months had gone by and the amount owed exceeded the amount in one month’s rent. Hal, being the smart business man that he is told the Hilton to use the money owed toward that month’s rent. The Hilton came back saying no way and took it as a non-compliance of rent payment.
At about that time, the Hilton stopped all voice and email response to Hal’s constant contact. The Fran O’Brien’s lease was up at the beginning of 2006 and Hal repeated contacted the Hilton, but was never given the courtesy of a response either way. Because the lease expired and Fran O’Brien’s was going month to month because no one told them otherwise, the Hilton Corp decided it was within their right to increase the rent 100%. That’s right folks the Hilton Corp doubled the rent in an effort to force Fran O’Brien’s out of business. When the Hilton finally saw that Hal and Marty were not folding, they sent them an eviction notice to be off the property within less than 30 days. That folks is Hilton’s way of doing business.
Matt add his two cents much more eloquently than I could. I found myself nodding as I read each word.
Hal and Marty do not treat our men and women as heroes. They do much better for those who gave us so much and are away from their units, their hometowns, their friends recovering from their wounds.
Hal and Marty treat our wounded troops like family.
And that’s something that the corporate suits at HILTON won’t understand.
I’ve never met Hal and Marty, but I’m extremely grateful for their treatment of our Wounded Warriors, and it is more than just treating them to a steak dinner on Friday night, but I am a part of that “family” of Soldiers and have myself made a business decision.
You see, there’s business, and there’s the right thing to do. Fortunately for me, my business decision just happens to be the right thing to do. I will no longer stay at any of the Hilton Hotels or their affiliates.
Andi has another way you can help.
Thank you for the literally thousands of e-mails generated to the management of the Hilton Hotels Corporation on behalf of Fran O’Brien’s Stadium Steakhouse and the troops. You were so effective that they closed the e-mail addresses we published. You can still reach them through the Hilton Honors website - hhonors@hilton.com.
My heart is heavy with the thought that Fran O’Brien’s will no longer take care of our Wounded Warriors and at how Hal and Marty are being treated after taking such good care of my family members. Don’t mess with my family. What say you? Sgt Hook out.
UPDATE: The latest info is up at Andi’s.
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