Originally Posted by
stargold
It is usual for many hotels in Korea/Japan and indeed a number of other places in the world, not just the Conrad or Korea.
(For example, some hotels in Abu Dhabi/Dubai have a similar surcharge for 2 people, but others don't)
Agreed. We tend to ignore it in the USA, but abroad the HH elite benefit of including spouse/etc for free (ie: book for 1 pax, but show up with 2) can mean actual cash savings on rates -- even ignoring benefits like lounge, free breakfast.