Originally Posted by
DJ_Iceman
I may be opening myself up to abuse here, given the proclivity of FT members to go after bargains at all costs (so to speak), but won't you feel a bit guilty taking advantage of a hotel's error like that? If, at check-out, you found that you had been charged $134,000 a night you'd certainly complain (or even $1,340, or even $150 if the rate you booked was supposed to be $134).
Granted, I probably take personal integrity to the extreme given my line of work. But I have been known to point out errors on restaurant bills, for example, that are in the restaurant's favor. If they forget to charge me for a drink or accidentally ring up the wrong bottle of wine, I point it out. I feel better, in a karma sense, doing this equally whether or not the error benefits me or the other party.
No abuse at all, your entitled to your opinion. Sure, I would also point out something that I haven't been charged with or when one of my kids forgets to have a grocery item scanned at checkout, we always ensure we pay. If the charge was zero, I would offer to pay something. Here though, I am paying something, albeit a pittance of the regular rate.
I will know next week how the hotel handles this...