Originally Posted by
behuman
Cancelation deadline "month in advance"
I would never book at such a property at such a destination
youre a fan of aman sri lanka >
Notice of cancellation should be received 14 days prior to arrival date. In the event of no-show or late cancellation within 14 days of arrival, a one night room charge penalty plus tax will be applied.
For bookings between 20 December 2011 and 10 January 2012, a 25% deposit is charged at the time of booking. Confirmation and a full payment are required 45 days prior to arrival and cancellations made during the 45-day period will result in a penalty of the entire length of stay. Reduction on the number of nights stay can be made within 30 days of booking. If the number of nights is reduced during the stay, a 100% payment of total stay is applicable.
Originally Posted by
behuman
Regarding the "small properties" these are in general respectable people who allow events only in case of the event taking the whole property.
i listed examples of aman and alila in first post, and for aman sri lanka only this is published >
galla - 20 guests (10 rooms) requires buyout (29 rooms)
so group could at least be 9 rooms, if not 19 rooms with single occupancy
i would hope that with aman its mainly that they just dont publish the details. i know for example lodge verbier doesnt, even though they did have limits when i booked/stayed, according to their US office.
also, its nice to see amangiri for example steering people. thats luxury, and probably not uncommon. although with amangiri part of issue is room occupancy.
the other question is if/when there is contact etc with guests who have existing bookings.