I reserved 2 nights, November 20 and 21. I used orbitz, even though it's a little more because I didn't want to have to pay right now... in case I have to cancel. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!! :cool:

For three nights'stay, the total is $327.00, plus a tax and recovery fee of $42.96? Is this 'fee' standard?

I noticed that too. All the sites except Orbitz had an additional fee. I figured that because Orbitz was a little more it already included these fees...

A small price to pay to see Venice and get together with all the FTers again!

not really...
 

From Orbitz's reservation page: "Applicable taxes not included. Your card will not be charged for this amount by Orbitz. Hotel fees are paid when you check-out."

My hotel stay has been booked, guess that makes me a definite maybe? :)

but this is on my reservation....
 

Hotel Cost Summary (1 guest - 1 room - 2 nights)


Room rate Sat 11/20 Sun 11/21
Nov 20-Nov 21 120.00 120.00


Estimated total cost 240.00 EUR



So are there other fees I don't know about???

VAT(Value Added Taxes) taxes....10% more...

Still confused, but happy
 

Dovster said that the last time he was there, he booked a double room because he would have paid a hefty fee to add a person. So I called the hotel and they said 'no problem if you add another person (to your single room)'.

I said 'so does that mean there's no extra charge?' He said there's a charge of 40 euros per nite for the extra person. (I guess that's Dovster's definition of "hefty.") That would be $50 per night. So apparently the "single" or "double" refers to the # of guests in the room. Although my original confirmation email said "Adults: 1", under property policies, it said "base rate is for 2 guests."

So I called expedia prepared to pay the $26 for the change fee. But she said they would change my reservation to say 2 adults, for no extra charge. And she promised to send me a confirmation email. :confused:

She sent me a new email which now says "Adults: 2." I should be all set now. :D

TxLobo said he's still waiting for confirmation from DL for the discount. We hope to be able to post it today or tomorrow.

I think the deluxe cat. room rate stays the same whether you are one or two in there.....
Any chance we can combine the threads on the Venice Meet?

[QUOTE=MsEverywhere He said there's a charge of 40 euros per nite for the extra person. (I guess that's Dovster's definition of "hefty.") That would be $50 per night. [/QUOTE]

Yup, that's my definition of "hefty". It would be nothing for upgrading internationally from Coach to B/E, but for having a second person in the room -- which means nothing more than another continental breakfast for the hotel and the use of a little more soap -- it is, indeed, hefty.


Even deluxe cat. rooms have the additional charge. However, most (if not all) of now have taken rooms based on double occupancy so this is theoretical.

Actually, I don't want to combine the three threads and purposely did it this way. This thread is for serious questions and serious answers. If we don't do it this way it will soon be impossible to read through it any find any information. (Of course, I am boiling down the solid info and updating the first letter continuously).

The Delta thread is full of the usual idiocy that many of us (myself included) like to throw into Meet threads. I would appreciate it if we kept posting such letters there.

The "Venice Meet and tales of cashmere" thread on this board is also lighthearted. Hopefully, people will enjoy reading it but they won't get any real info from it.

Is anyone booked on DL 144 JFK/VCE 18 Nov? Share a water taxi?

Well, I'm booked on DL 144 that leaves JFK 18 Nov and arrives VCE 19 Nov. Is that the one you mean?

My suggestion: Stay away from water taxis. They cost a heck of a lot and there is inexpensive and convenient public transportation from and to anywhere.

Anyone who has never been in Venice will probably want to take a gondola. These are even more expensive than taxis but are a must -- if just for the experience. Gondolas are not normally taken as actual transportation, but just for the ride. You can usually get about 4 people in one for the same price.

Dovster,

Do you want to start posting arrival & departure dates & hotels on the first post?

Yes.