HELP! Screwed by Doubletree!

[Go To Girl]

Wow, I posted on the Huddle. Haven't done that in a while...

and shockingly enough - this was the thread that drew you in -

[BIGH2001]

Doubletree is better off without your whiny ass.

[Speed]

Doubletree is better off without your whiny ass.

Thanks for your advice. I wish them well. I have not too many complaints. You must be one of the pussies that work the counter.

[BIGH2001]

Thanks for your advice. I wish them well. I have not too many complaints. You must be one of the pussies that work the counter.

Hardly.

[Speed]

Hardly.

That's right. I remember now, they were bucs fans.

[ThPantherFan]

Wow, I posted on the Huddle. Haven't done that in a while...

It's bad when I have to keep up with you through your wife. You ready to start posting again. I miss Johnny and his guitar.

[ThPantherFan]

That's the spirit! Sometimes, you just have to let them make their money in the good times so they'll treat you right in the bad ones. What's $40 anyway?

Talk about a 360 degree turn around! I'm going back to bed.

[thunderraiden]

What if I cancel Sunday night on this confirmation?

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HOLY sh*t it cost that much to get a hotel in Charlotte on game days! Thank God me and my girl stayed at her mom's house when i came to the cards game.

[shinner]

Wow, I posted on the Huddle. Haven't done that in a while...

Wife finally gave you a break from the home improvements eh?

As for jacking up the price, a $40 increase isn't exactly "jacking up the price".

Close to 30% right? That's a bit of a jack on a room that slightly over $100. Still, the hotel has every right to do it.

[mikeygone1]

Dont feel too bad. I just got an email from hotels.com saying that the hotel (Dunhill Hotel) cannot accept my reservation. I made it first thing Monday morning. It was the only hotel that I could find within decent walking distance of the stadium that hadn't sold out. Now its too late to find anything else. Sux that it took them 4 days to email me about it. Guess we'll be driving back Sat night/Sun morning.

[shinner]

Why not get a room that's on the way home, just outside the city? That's what I usually do...do a short bit of driving towards home without being too long, take a snooze and finish it off the next morning.

[WolfPack]

I'd say check in for Saturday, then get up Sunday morning and check out prior to the check out time. It isn't a pre-paid rate.

That's exactly the way to do it. I stay in hotels a lot for work travel, and will overbook when I'm not sure how long I am staying. Just check in on Saturday and check out on Sunday morning, tell them something came up and you need to leave. I have never had a problem with any hotel doing that unless you prepaid for a discount.

[Speed]

That's exactly the way to do it. I stay in hotels a lot for work travel, and will overbook when I'm not sure how long I am staying. Just check in on Saturday and check out on Sunday morning, tell them something came up and you need to leave. I have never had a problem with any hotel doing that unless you prepaid for a discount.

That's probably would have been the best thing to do. At the time I made the reservation, I could have gotten the room for $79 prepaid. I opted to pay more ($119) to have the right to cancel. Seems the difference is, canceling and modifying. I could not make them understand my point. Look at that. I bout could have prepaid and gotten both nights for what I am paying. Next time I will make reservations for separate nights. Now that I think about it that would be a good idea anyway because the Doubletree is usually cheaper than the others on Sat. night, then higher than the others during the week. As recommended by the hotel industry, I always book as far in advance as possible to save grief and get the best rate. For example, as soon as I get the schedule I book my rooms for the preseason and late games. I also book for Fanfest as soon as it is announced. I do opted for the cancel able unless I know for certain I am going to be there. This procedure has saved me much grief in the past. (Look at the Monday night game against TB. The down town Charlotte Hotels were all booked up. I had a cozy room at the Hilton Garden Inn with a decent rate, booked well in advance.) This is the first time I have had a problem. The cause of all this was TWO nights instead of one. I follow recommended hotel booking procedures and book as well in advance as possible. I do this to get the best rate and insure I have a room.

By following these procedures I have been called an idiot and a whinner. I have been accused of trying to defraud the hotel. Call me an idiot, you probably have not read the thread (and probably not even this post.)

Call me a whinner, hey, send me $40 and I will act like none of the has ever happened. Accuse me of defraud, I used the RECOMENDED procedures of the Hotel industry. They recommend this because it insures that I have a room at the best rate, and it gives the hotel an idea of what is going on.

I have spent much money on food, hotels and ballgames in Charlotte. That is due entirely to the Carolina Panthers and the fine hospitality industry. Although has gotten deep into my pocket at times, I have never left Charlotte thinking that they did not try to make it worth my $$$.

[cookinwithgas]

Charlotte needs your money, we have a 10 million dollar mark to hit for this game. G/F and I got a room for after the game but it's at the other end of downtown so we will be cabbing it there anyways, looks like.