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Originally Posted by jascp
Only Marriott can give you a reservation and only Marriott can undo or change a reservation. So long as you are not deceitful or lie, which is always wrong no matter the situation, then you have done nothing wrong.


I understand this "lying" thing, but does putting moral on the table really help ?

When I book a stay I always state the real duration, except in one case : if I see that a 10 days stay will be cheaper dividing it in two reservations of for exemple 5 days each I will do it.
Do you think it is wrong ?

Coming back to the subject, in my case, if I book for two nights it will mean I intend to stay two nights. But we all have changes in our schedules, or the hotel can be not so good etc...in that case if I leave after one night I won't have lied about my initial intentions, and if there was no restrictions I would not expect to pay penalty or extra charge because I have to leave early.

In some circumstances (congresses, etc) on the reservation website hotel policy can be very tight (minimum stay, no refund, etc)...but if there is nothing I don't see on which base I could be punished for staying one night less than previously expected.

And coming back to lying, well morally it is bad, but it would have exactly the same effect.