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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 7:38 pm
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wethereyet
 
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Originally Posted by VickiSoCal
So what is to prevent a hotel from making the room rate 10 dollars and the service charge 90 and only giving you pints on the 10? What is the difference between a service charge and a room rate? Both go straight to the hotel and are used to pay salaries, property upkeep, etc. Neither are taxes.
+1

Have to wonder if this is just poor clarification on the hotel's invoicing or if it's a hotel that is slipping some cash to themselves.
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