Rudi, if you can ask ahead of time what this
blank paper is for... maybe the hotel can clarify and avoid any "surprise" charges.

And here's another tip: Always make sure to
ask the desk person what rate you are being
charged at. When I went to a friend's wedding in Albany, NY last month... I had to
prepay and precharge on my AMEX. But I got
a surprise when I checked in and the desk
person wrote a rate LOWER than the original
one. The hotel's crediting me for the balance.

I don't like signing little pieces of paper
I don't know about. You never know what you
can get charged for. The bills under the
door in the early hours of the morning before
checkout help. CATMAN