Originally Posted by smmrfld

Sounds like you may be the sort of guest that hotels are better off without. Your "thought" that it would never be recovered and the room rate are irrelevant. You asked for the views of forum participants, and they seem to be unanimously of the "no compensation due" perspective.

Mistakes happen, the hotel tried - and succeeded - to make it right, and you're still dissatisfied. Bummer for you.