Currently looking at some options for a trip in January, and am running across some very strange rates. Here are the terms and conditions for one of them.
On the main page, it says:
Member Rate Advance Purchase, prepay in full, non-refundable if cancelled less than 1 day before arrival, no changes, see Rate details
The rate details add:
Holding Your Reservation
We will need a credit card prepayment to reserve your room. To ensure that you receive this special rate, we will charge your credit card a prepayment of 1160.67 USD when you make your reservation.
Cancelling Your Reservation
Changes to your reservation are not permitted. Please note that you may cancel your reservation for no charge until January 4, 2020.
Please note that your prepayment for this special rate is non-refundable.
($1160.67 is the total for the stay, and 1/4 is the day before check-in.)
Not clear to me how you can simultaneously "cancel...for no charge" and have the full prepayment be non-refundable? Who writes this stuff?
