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Subject: Re: hotels.com - a bad experience Posted on: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:56:48 +0000

Rog' wrote:

> "David Horne" wrote:
> > I recently used them for the first time and had a positive
> > experience.... They refunded 3 of those nights for that
> > one person, but charged the first night... had I cancelled
> > a few days beforehand, I would have received a full refund.
> > My card was credited in a couple of days.
>
> Having to ask and looking for a credit from a pay-up-front
> reservation is my issue. I just have a higher comfort level
> with pay-on-departure bookings in which the cancellation
> deadline (except for resorts) is often 4-6PM on the day of
> arrival. I realize that there is often a discount with prepaid
> bookings, but I've found that sometimes, you can get the
> same rate without pre-payment at the hotel's own website.

In this case, the advertised 'rack' rate at the hotel reception was
around double what we paid, so I didn't have a problem with it.

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