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Hotels are truly bizarre. You can't imagine how difficult it is to pay hotel rooms in advance for someone. They don't *want* money up front!
about a year ago from web-
@bkuhn So true....
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@bkuhn I know you can when you book with hotels.com
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@bkuhn my (completly unsubstantiated) hypothesis is that they don't want to guarantee service in case of overbooking.
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@bkuhn No, they want a source of credit should you trash your room. Cash doesn't help them once you're gone.
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@bkuhn yeah, it's a legacy thing. It used to be that you didn't pay until you checked out.
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@yamatt most places (at least States Side) still do it that way. I presume so they can add incidentals to the bill, rather than a new charge
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@yamatt, well, yeah, of course that's standard hotel procedure. But the level of cluelessness about paying in advance is annoying.
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@x1101, I'm paying for group of #Conservancy travelers going to a conference. I know some sites have prepaid discounts,but that's different.
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@jasonriedy,that's not issue here. I'm willing to give them source of credit too in a pinch,but I haven't even gotten that far with them yet
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@bkuhn yeah, I do find it weird when you turn up at a hotel and they seem surprised that you've already paid.
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@x1101 yeah, that must be it. But it seems weirder to me to turn up to something I haven't paid for.
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@ghostdancer, yes, I do this often. It always seems it's an education process for the hotel staff though. I am glad your hotel is better. :)
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@ghostdancer I used to work at a hotel too, and they took a card imprint so if you didn't turn up they could charge you a small fee.
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@yamatt we charge the first night if you don't cancel 48hrs in advance. And it's getting common use in hotels in Spain.
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@bkuhn Then the hotel has to carry cash. Makes it a target for robberies.
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@bkuhn No, my bosses just love the money. And if you pay in advance and then don't show, they don't mind they already have your money. :-)
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@bkuhn maybe because they must give you what you paid for closing the door that someone else would pay a higher price for the same room?
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