Originally Posted by
NYTA
By your standards, the hotel shouldn't have charged for the third person since the original intent was to have two people and that's what was reserved.
Yes, but his intent changed before the third guest arrived. OP invited the third person when OP saw the size of the new room.
Originally Posted by
BOSTransplant
You're playing fast and loose with the concept of "original intent." When the poster to whom you're replying said "original intent," he or she was referring to the fact that the OP invited the third guest over with the intention of having that person sleep in the suite. That's the intent that's relevant. This is not someone who accidentally fell asleep after a few too many drinks, it's someone who was invited over to sleep in the suite, which is a violation of the rate rules.
Yes, this.
Originally Posted by
NYTA
No, when the OP made the reservation, it was for 2 people then after check-in decided to invite a 3rd. [...]
... whom OP intended to have sleep over. Very different from picking someone up in a bar. When OP saw the new room, s/he called friend and invited him/her to stay for the night because the room was so big. OP's intent changed when s/he saw the room. Very different.