Originally Posted by
jerry a. laska
Is it a no show fee or were you past the cancellation time and they charged for one night.
Originally Posted by
dkc192
Sounds like a cancellation fee, as OP would've been well beyond any normal or reasonable cancellation window given the circumstances described. The hotel is well within their rights to charge that fee as airline irrops aren't their responsibility, and any chargeback would have zero merit. The only recourse is to file a claim through travel insurance, if OP has any, to get reimbursed.
My suspicion as well. I'm curious about the interaction when OP called the hotel to cancel . . . was the fact this was outside the cancel period expressly discussed? The property certainly has the ability to waive the no show fee on a late cancelation, and many (but not all) will in these circumstances.