5 Ways Hotels Rip You Off to Help Their Bottom Line - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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Ian
Watch out for some hotel chains who try to charge you double for your room and claim the payment has not gone through if you have already paid in advance as long as you have your receipt stand your ground and refuse to be ripped off Aeropolis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur tried it on me last May they claimed my payment had not been received as I had paid cash at a travel agent and had a receipt which stated quite clearly I did not need to pay anything aside from the tourist charge of 10 ringgits I had to wait near the hotel check in for almost 1 hr for Them to sort it out they even had the gall to ask me to phone my bank to pay for the room of course I refused then all of a sudden everything was ok They said the payment for my room had only just been received. Which to me was nonsense as I had paid cash a month before. So beware of this especially if your hotel is in the middle of nowhere as Aeropolis is.
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Watch out for some hotel chains who try to charge you double for your room and claim the payment has not gone through if you have already paid in advance as long as you have your receipt stand your ground and refuse to be ripped off Aeropolis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur tried it on me last May they claimed my payment had not been received as I had paid cash at a travel agent and had a receipt which stated quite clearly I did not need to pay anything aside from the tourist charge of 10 ringgits I had to wait near the hotel check in for almost 1 hr for Them to sort it out they even had the gall to ask me to phone my bank to pay for the room of course I refused then all of a sudden everything was ok They said the payment for my room had only just been received. Which to me was nonsense as I had paid cash a month before. So beware of this especially if your hotel is in the middle of nowhere as Aeropolis is.
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RedroomStudios
for the rooms that need a card in the slot to turn on electricity - just ask for a 2nd room key if you check in with your partner. and actually one that we just stayed at in Rotterdam had a completely separate card that only worked for controlling the power in the room but didnt operate the door. so you could leave it in all the time if you wanted to. we finally bought European beard trimmer and hair dryer so we dont have to fiddle with the annoying adapters and power converters. we never pay for the breakfast option at the hotels we stay at. way over priced.
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for the rooms that need a card in the slot to turn on electricity - just ask for a 2nd room key if you check in with your partner. and actually one that we just stayed at in Rotterdam had a completely separate card that only worked for controlling the power in the room but didnt operate the door. so you could leave it in all the time if you wanted to. we finally bought European beard trimmer and hair dryer so we dont have to fiddle with the annoying adapters and power converters. we never pay for the breakfast option at the hotels we stay at. way over priced.
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Alexander
I also started paying for, or always getting the wifi hotspot option on my data plan, which now just comes with most plans. Then, I can skip the wifi charge if I'm going to a string of hotels where the reviews say they have a wifi fee, and since the hotspot is now just included with my phone plan, it's no extra cost! I try to always have that as a backup on my international sims too
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I also started paying for, or always getting the wifi hotspot option on my data plan, which now just comes with most plans. Then, I can skip the wifi charge if I'm going to a string of hotels where the reviews say they have a wifi fee, and since the hotspot is now just included with my phone plan, it's no extra cost! I try to always have that as a backup on my international sims too
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Anthony
Usually a plug somewhere in the room that's not on the switch. Many hotels still don't have open, accessible plugs near the bed because they were installed before cell phones. Some have added light fixtures with built-in plugs for that, but it's hit or miss in Germany. Most US (non-German in general) brand hotels are better about this. They're also better about having wash cloths.
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Usually a plug somewhere in the room that's not on the switch. Many hotels still don't have open, accessible plugs near the bed because they were installed before cell phones. Some have added light fixtures with built-in plugs for that, but it's hit or miss in Germany. Most US (non-German in general) brand hotels are better about this. They're also better about having wash cloths.
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IraQNid
There are light socket power plug adaptors for plugging in your batteries and other electronics. If the room key is a HID card then get a HID duplicator to perfectly copy the features and security levels onto a blank HID card. That way you can leave things switched on. Cloning key cards could be a sideline business to make some cash after getting junk fees while on your travels.
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There are light socket power plug adaptors for plugging in your batteries and other electronics. If the room key is a HID card then get a HID duplicator to perfectly copy the features and security levels onto a blank HID card. That way you can leave things switched on. Cloning key cards could be a sideline business to make some cash after getting junk fees while on your travels.
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Lava
I found that many hotels give two cards if you just ask. But I've travelled a lot and stayed in hundereds of hotels and never came a hotel that lacks sockets. I have a 4 port USB plug just in case, and also to charge all my stuff from one socket like at the airport etc. I always book tours online, and for food delivery Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber eats etc are the way to go in Europe
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I found that many hotels give two cards if you just ask. But I've travelled a lot and stayed in hundereds of hotels and never came a hotel that lacks sockets. I have a 4 port USB plug just in case, and also to charge all my stuff from one socket like at the airport etc. I always book tours online, and for food delivery Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber eats etc are the way to go in Europe
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Ron
I travel with a CPAP machine to help me breathe. So I always travel with an extension cord and a multiplug(and the appropriate adaptor. In general, the most expensive hotels have the worst rip-offs because their patrons don't care. If you care you don't belong there. Read Down and Out in London and Paris by George Orwell. What was true in the 1920's is still true today.
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I travel with a CPAP machine to help me breathe. So I always travel with an extension cord and a multiplug(and the appropriate adaptor. In general, the most expensive hotels have the worst rip-offs because their patrons don't care. If you care you don't belong there. Read Down and Out in London and Paris by George Orwell. What was true in the 1920's is still true today.
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kanehi
Great tips. When I go to Las Vegas I usually go for decent hotels with the lowest resort fees. Luxor has one of the lowest resort fees on the strip. Those hotels with free breakfast are usually has a bit higher room rates which compensates for the free breakfast plus they're only open for breakfast at a set time and some are far away from the places you want to see.
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Great tips. When I go to Las Vegas I usually go for decent hotels with the lowest resort fees. Luxor has one of the lowest resort fees on the strip. Those hotels with free breakfast are usually has a bit higher room rates which compensates for the free breakfast plus they're only open for breakfast at a set time and some are far away from the places you want to see.
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Football
Resort fees are annoying I already paid for my when I went to New York two years ago and they try making me pay twice why it was already included and paid for I am going to San Francisco this year I bloody hope I don't have the same the problem the only thing I use is the computer to print off my boarding pass
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Resort fees are annoying I already paid for my when I went to New York two years ago and they try making me pay twice why it was already included and paid for I am going to San Francisco this year I bloody hope I don't have the same the problem the only thing I use is the computer to print off my boarding pass
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travelvideos
I take extension cord with several plugs then I can plug everything, plus I can use laptop on bed as plugs in hotels are pretty far from bed. Plus it has a light so I can check if socket is live before sitting down and also it has power surge switch. Also, I don't need to buy many socket convertors.
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I take extension cord with several plugs then I can plug everything, plus I can use laptop on bed as plugs in hotels are pretty far from bed. Plus it has a light so I can check if socket is live before sitting down and also it has power surge switch. Also, I don't need to buy many socket convertors.
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