As a travel nurse, I have traveled the United States and stayed at many Hotels. Worse stay at the Santa Cruz Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites. The customer service I received from the on-shift manager Vanessa was AWFUL. I had some questions about my bill which I discovered during my stay and found Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz had charged my bank account TWICE, I called my bank and my bank confirmed the Hotel did charge me twice for the same amount (>$900). I went to the front desk and ask to speak to someone and was told I should call Hotels.com with whom I booked my stay. I called Hotels.com and they stated they did not charge me as yet since I did not complete my weeklong stay. Hotels.com called Vanessa and spoke with her while I was at the front desk and she was in her office. After Hotels.com ended their call with Vanessa, I requested to speak with her, she sent another employee to tell me she already spoke with Hotels.com and was refusing to talk with me. I insisted to speak with her because the issue was unresolved. Vanessa finally came out and was very annoyed. She told me I was being "loud and rude," I asked her if she had said that because I am a black woman and if this is how she sees me.Vanessa replied "you said it, not me", she then told me "you get what you pay for, this is what happens when you book with 3rd party." Vanessa decided to check me out and stated I am not going to complete my stay. She also REFUSED to tell me the name of her boss.