[EXPIRED] Omni Berkshire Place new york $49 suite
Sep 19, 2014, 9:38 am
#46
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Oct 1, 2014, 12:08 pm
#49
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You could have retrieved your reservation info by going on their website.
If you are that nervous about your booking, cancel it.
Oct 1, 2014, 12:44 pm
#50
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That's very selfish of you. Please don't call and ruin it for others.
Oct 1, 2014, 3:15 pm
#51
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Reason for editing: "I should not have mentioned that on a forum". That's even worse. It's not about not mentioning it on a forum, it's about not freakin calling the hotel. Have you even taken the time to read the best practises? (that's a rethorical question)
Oct 1, 2014, 4:38 pm
#53
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While I wouldn't be alerting the hotel to these bookings... It's not like they won't find out eventually... they can cancel if they want any time.... so I'm not sure it's going to matter one way or the other. If they want to cancel them later, they still will
Last edited by DealAddict; Oct 1, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Oct 1, 2014, 6:37 pm
#54
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To the two posters immediately above:
1) In the MR deals forum, it does not matter whether someone is a newbie or not. DO NOT CALL is a rule.
2) Sure, the hotel may cancel anyway but there is nothing to be gained by calling the hotel. This cannot be disputed. The situation can only get worse, which, of course, is not a certainty.
3) Don't forget that this was done when the information is readily available on the website. This is far different from another scenario, where it is also wrong to call, of whether a booking is there when no there is no other source confirming it.
1) In the MR deals forum, it does not matter whether someone is a newbie or not. DO NOT CALL is a rule.
2) Sure, the hotel may cancel anyway but there is nothing to be gained by calling the hotel. This cannot be disputed. The situation can only get worse, which, of course, is not a certainty.
3) Don't forget that this was done when the information is readily available on the website. This is far different from another scenario, where it is also wrong to call, of whether a booking is there when no there is no other source confirming it.
Oct 1, 2014, 7:04 pm
#55
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Well, what is the likelihood of them honoring this deal? I'd say pretty slim. But yes, nothing gained by calling
Last edited by DealAddict; Oct 1, 2014 at 8:23 pm
Oct 2, 2014, 7:05 am
#56
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a) even while new, the poster should not have called, if anything, posting on the parent thread where the fare or price is posted will provide the datapoints he/she needed. After all, where did the information come from and where did the poster get it from? If here, why run to the hotel and ask them????
b) I am not sure the poster even understood the Do not call part. If you check their reason for removing the post, it reads "I should not have mentioned that on a forum " - that being the call. Not sure they get why they should not have called - their reason is mentioning the call on FT, not that they called.
c) Finally to address nothing gained by calling, it is more likely to harm the bookings of others if the agent who took the call was astute and diligent enough to report the call and price higher up. Given there are bookings well into June of next year, by calling and raising awareness to the rate is only asking for trouble, so No, not just nothing gained, but possibly harmed.
The newness of the poster may have been a reason for their enthusiasm and at getting in on a deal and then jeopardizing it for others because of their naivety. Its not exactly a great way to start on FT but the response of others is also not like cattiness where a new person asks a question like what is an ETC and gets shot down (that I disapprove of on FT).
Oct 2, 2014, 10:07 am
#57
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Totally agree. I will also add a point d below in blue which already mentioned earlier.
I think the issue is multifold
a) even while new, the poster should not have called, if anything, posting on the parent thread where the fare or price is posted will provide the datapoints he/she needed. After all, where did the information come from and where did the poster get it from? If here, why run to the hotel and ask them????
b) I am not sure the poster even understood the Do not call part. If you check their reason for removing the post, it reads "I should not have mentioned that on a forum " - that being the call. Not sure they get why they should not have called - their reason is mentioning the call on FT, not that they called.
c) Finally to address nothing gained by calling, it is more likely to harm the bookings of others if the agent who took the call was astute and diligent enough to report the call and price higher up. Given there are bookings well into June of next year, by calling and raising awareness to the rate is only asking for trouble, so No, not just nothing gained, but possibly harmed.
d) The Omni website is capable of displaying an existing reservation. There really was not a reason to call.
The newness of the poster may have been a reason for their enthusiasm and at getting in on a deal and then jeopardizing it for others because of their naivety. Its not exactly a great way to start on FT but the response of others is also not like cattiness where a new person asks a question like what is an ETC and gets shot down (that I disapprove of on FT).
a) even while new, the poster should not have called, if anything, posting on the parent thread where the fare or price is posted will provide the datapoints he/she needed. After all, where did the information come from and where did the poster get it from? If here, why run to the hotel and ask them????
b) I am not sure the poster even understood the Do not call part. If you check their reason for removing the post, it reads "I should not have mentioned that on a forum " - that being the call. Not sure they get why they should not have called - their reason is mentioning the call on FT, not that they called.
c) Finally to address nothing gained by calling, it is more likely to harm the bookings of others if the agent who took the call was astute and diligent enough to report the call and price higher up. Given there are bookings well into June of next year, by calling and raising awareness to the rate is only asking for trouble, so No, not just nothing gained, but possibly harmed.
d) The Omni website is capable of displaying an existing reservation. There really was not a reason to call.
The newness of the poster may have been a reason for their enthusiasm and at getting in on a deal and then jeopardizing it for others because of their naivety. Its not exactly a great way to start on FT but the response of others is also not like cattiness where a new person asks a question like what is an ETC and gets shot down (that I disapprove of on FT).
Last edited by mudd_stuffin; Oct 2, 2014 at 10:14 am
Oct 3, 2014, 9:21 pm
#60
Join Date: Sep 2014
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How to access reservation on Omni website?
d) The Omni website is capable of displaying an existing reservation.
On the Omni website I entered both the confirmation number from Getaroom as well as the booking reference number and both returned "no reservation found."
Has anyone else had success in viewing their reservation on the hotels website?
On the Omni website I entered both the confirmation number from Getaroom as well as the booking reference number and both returned "no reservation found."
Has anyone else had success in viewing their reservation on the hotels website?