Do any hotels charge to receive calls?
 

Many hotels have charges for making local calls that seem a bit ridiculous. Easy to avoid if you want to - just go to the lobby and use a phone card. Okay, you might only save $1 or so, but it feels like a victory over the establishment.

However, I vaguely seem to recall hearing of hotels that charge for receiving calls. Has anyone had this happen?

No. But they do often charge to receive faxes, which is what you may be confusing it with. About £1 per page in the UK.

I think in the US, they'd have a difficult time collecting on this. "But I never wanted this person to call me." At least with a fax, they can withhold the fax if you don't want to pay for it.

I've been to a number of upscale hotels where incoming international calls are often met by busy signals/messages/cuts/endless holds, but outgoing international calls to the same number mysteriously get through with ease http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/mad.gif

This mostly in Asia, though it may have to do with my travel patterns.