Originally Posted by
alamedaguy
The Renaissance Harlem told me the same thing earlier this week. I didn't argue since I wasn't sure we were going to want anything the last day (and it turned out we didn't), but this seems nonsensical to me. When I travel to the west coast for work, I almost never get to the hotel in time to use a credit the day I check in. I feel like these fees are already obnoxious; why do they need to make an extra effort to make us waste the credit?
They know and count on your not using all of the credit. It's a stealth room price bonus for the hotel. I do not stay at any property that has a destination, resort or similar fee.