Originally Posted by SinglePapa2

Not sure how your (admittedly more educated) post helps members' understanding of Roomer's or hotel's M.O., but assumption that a consumer (who never bought any days at their prices) would appreciate hotel's act of quietly charging his card rack rate 5 nights (that never occurred yet) forward, is OUTRAGEOUS. A consumer should never be taken his rights away (in this case, the right to vacate rather than accept rack rate). Nothing about Apr 6, apr 7, apr 8, apr 9 and apr 10 is "current stay" on Apr.5 (the day my card got quietly double-and-half charged). This was unauthorized charge by any definition, for which the hotel can't possibly come up with explanation. The cardholder was never offered to make an additional $712 purchase; the cardholder was admitted into a suite EXPRESSLY based on his completed and final $500 purchase. It wasn't like: go ahead, but we may get back to you because we can't see your payment. It was: we found your suite, just cross this Ms.X's info, and fill in yours. And yes, we're attaching your proof of prepaid stay to your folio. Enjoy now!