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Old Feb 10, 2017, 11:42 am
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How sick is this? Fake room categories

This hotel is getting more an more creative with inventing fake room categories. We currently see (not mentioning the expensive suites):

TWIN BED LOW FLOOR
SUPERIOR ROOM
SUPERIOR KING ROOM WITH PARK VIEW
DELUXE ROOM KING
DELUXE ROOM KING ON HIGH FLOOR WITH VIEW
JUNIOR SUITE
BUSINESS ROOM
KING BED CLUB SUPERIOR ROOM
CLUB SUPERIOR ROOM KING WITH PARK VIEW
CLUB DELUXE ROOM
CLUB DELUXE ROOM KING WITH VIEW
CLUB JUNIOR SUITE
2 ROOM SENIOR SUITE

The range between DELUXE and CLUB SUPERIOR ROOM KING WITH PARK VIEW sees a price difference of 60 EUR in less than 10 EUR steps. This is nothing but inventing fake room categories to avoid upgrades. For Monday I have booked DELUXE ROOM KING ON HIGH FLOOR WITH VIEW to receive a 2 ROOM SENIOR SUITE. What "view" do I get in the Berlin IC? Berlin Zoo? Skyline West? Siegessäule? Skyline East? Landwehrkanal? Budapester Straße?

If the RA upgrade from my books 42 sqm room on a high floor will result in a 30 sqm BUSINESS ROOM or a 30 sqm KING BED CLUB SUPERIOR ROOM they will have to deal with an "angry customer". I am really looking forward to this and will report.
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