buying non-CXL rates, either by Adv Pay or allowing the new CXL policy to lapse carries inherent losses just like buying a non-CXLable seat on an airline.
in both cases the hotel room, or airline seat, is taken off the market and made non-available to others. The flip side is liability onto the hotel/airline for oversells.
the protection for both is to have travel insurance.
I don't see why the hotel should lose out of a non-CXL due to the personal situation of the OP which the hotel has not had any part in creating.
sometimes you just must take some responsibility.
at least that's my opinion which others are more then free to agree or disagree with in whole or in part as isn't that the purpose of this open forum (besides having the same questions repeatedly asked and answered and bragging how this or that OP "beat" the rules)?
Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
However, until the new (as of beginning of this year) policy of having to cancel 1 day in advance, most properties would allow someone to cancel in an IRROPS situation. Now there are reports that some properties are sticking to the no-waiver on cancel even in IRROPs, which (if the OP had not done a prepaid) would seem to be the case here.
Cheers.