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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
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What property?
In some markets, deposits and fully prepaid rates are common. But throughout much of the regular Marriott system, you don't pay until you are at the hotel. There's always a cancellation policy but if you show up for the stay as scheduled they'll put a hold on your card at the start of the stay (usually room rate plus a bit for incidentals) and then charge you upon completion of the stay.