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Old Apr 18, 2020 | 12:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Badenoch
Hotels do this primarily for two very good reasons. The first is not to have locals rent rooms, host wild parties and disrupt other guests. The second is to prevent well-meaning do-gooders from dumping homeless people at their doorstep. If you wouldn't welcome them into your own home why bring them to someone else's and leave them there?
Well, OP is trying to do good so be reasonable and be nice.

Originally Posted by JNelson113
While I understand where the hotel is coming from, I just want to thank you for your kind heart. It's nice to see.


Well, I guess this policy is selectively enforced. Over the years, I have had to do local stays (for mattress runs, use free nights before they expire, when they shut off the water in my condo, when my AC was broken) and never had a problem.
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