<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by westcoastman:
Your co-worker is wrong. The hotel did the right thing and he should have contacted the hotel to tell them they he was going to be gone for two nights. It happens ALL the time guests with extended reservations do not return leaving the hotel to foot the bill and are long gone by the time their stay concludes. They are watching for unused beds and two nights is pretty much the limit for a two week stay at just about any hotel unless they are comfortable with your credit. Why would he not just check out and in again instead of throwing away his or his company's money.</font>
Other food for thought: A DND sign on a door is not going to be heeded by the hotel for 48 hours straight. There are health and safety considerations that put the hotel at liability risk if they don't check the room periodically - say, every eight hours or so. (What if you were injured or sick in the room and couldn't call for help?)
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Brian/\/\