Leaving hotel early? Cancellation Policy

[aphex]

How do hotel cancellation policies work if you cut your stay short?

For instance, a hotel I'm looking at has a policy of;

1 night minimum stay required.
Guarantee required.
** Full payment due at time of booking ** Cancellations made within 3 days of arrival will be charged 1 night plus tax. Cancellations made 4 or more days prior to arrival will be charged $25.00.

If I book the room for 3 nights, but decide to leave a day early and only stay for 2 nights, what normally happens? Is that considered a cancellation if I already started my stay there?

 

[manlymatt83]

Up to the hotel, and up to where you booked it.

 

[jarfykk]

Since you're canceling night #3 "within 3 days of arrival" for THAT 3rd night, you will be charged "1 night plus tax" for it. Hotel can, at their discretion, waive this (e.g. if you have a good story like being ill, part of their frequent guest program, etc.). Ask them what, if anything, they can do. Some hotel policies are strictly enforced, others not so much. I've had to change many stays in the middle of them, most managers have been flexible, front desk clerks less so.

To clarify, if you make this change a few days PRIOR to checking in, or cancel the last night of a 7-night stay on day 3, for example, you'll not be charged. G'luck.

 

[deftron]

Book at a 3rd party website ... you get charged the whole amount at booking (by the website, not the hotel) and changing it without penalty is unrelaible and inconsistant



Reserve it by calling hotel or hotel's website ... you don't get "charged" till you check out and 99% of the time it's fine if you leave early