Originally Posted by
oranjemakker
...Aside from the reasons listed in one of the posts above, where a full hotel is caused by a sick guest or one who refuses to leave, I cannot see how it is reasonable for a hotel to dishonour a guaranteed booking...
If they do walk you to another property, they are not dishonoring the reservation but honoring it, and at their expense. Just like airlines do not guarantee a particular seat, hotels do not guarantee a particular room. There will be events that will cause them to change your room type and there will be events that cause them to move you to a different property. That's why there are walk policies.
Just like you can actually make money taking airline bumps, you can also make money on hotel walks! Inconvenient? Yes.