Too much money for overnight stay!
So I was considering booking an overnight stay near my sister's wedding reception which is in the afternoon. So I wouldn't have to drive so far afterwards. I called two places. They both had room. I e...
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BillandCarole wrote:When you travel and stay in hotels, do they pro-rate the rate based on the number of hours YOU plan to stay? Whenever I stay in a hotel, if the rate is $100 a night, you pay $100. Doesn't matter if you arrive at the 3 PM check in and don't leave until the 11 AM check out or if you arrive at midnight and leave at 5AM. The room rate is the room rate, regardless of how long you are actually there. Same with the rate for an RV site.
I guess I am in the minority on this one. Paying for a full nights stay for the use of a measly 4 hours makes it $12.50 per hour. Now if they are nearing capacity this is reasonable. If not, then its usury. I am not sure how fully both were so these are my thoughts.
Any non-situational, hard and fast bureaucratic rules are just that, Bureaucratic.I they weren't full, they lost $50.
