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Old Jul 31, 2008, 5:13 pm
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Originally Posted by waltinsocal
It's not just the "hold" itself, it's the fact that we are never, in advance, told the amount of the hold. It simply should be a part of the online reservation process.
* Totally agree. It's hard to plan when you don't know the amount & when it varies by property. The information should be made part of the reservation.

Originally Posted by bulldoggolfer05
One property I stayed at recently (which one slips my mind at the moment) held $250/night in incidentals for a room rate of only $100/night...
* And I had similar at the Ren LHR one time. Room rate was 55GBP ($110US) & they put an additional 250GBP ($500US) hold on it for a single night stay. I was expecting a reasonable hold along the lines of 25-30GBP max 50, but 250 for a single night on a 55GBP rate. Ridiculous.

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