FS: Paid hotel room at the Westin Philadelphia on Friday April 10th...

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I fucked up and booked a room on the wrong day for blowneuros (I blame my blackberry, but it was clearly my fault).

I paid for the room already and can’t get a refund. Total price was 130 dollars.

The hotel is really nice. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1231

I already asked the hotel administration if someone else can stay in my room and they said it was A-OK, I just have to call and add your name to the reservation.

I think 50 bucks is fair. You don’t even need to pay me until afterward.

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Kudos for not posting this in OT.

And, single bed?

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I think so:

Trip Details
The Westin Philadelphia
See ratings guide Hotwire Hot Rate
99 South 17th Street at Liberty Place,
Philadelphia,PA,19103
(215) 563-1600
Map
Check-in
Fri, Apr 10, 2009

Check-out
Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Amenities

Fitness Center Restaurant(s) Business Center
High-speed Internet Access

Primary guest
Christian T Newman
Rooms
1
Adults Children
2 0

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You got balls posting this on a forum. I wouldnt want a hotel to have my credit card on file and someone checking in I don’t know.

Late check out, phone calls, room service, etc. all adds up and you get stuck with the bill.

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they wont let you switch? no 24 or 48 hr cancel rule?

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lol word cheap as hell ftw

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they wont offer you some sort of voucher? for that hotel or any other westin? just bitch until they do

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When you check into the hotel, you give them a credit card for incidentals. That’s what all the above listed items are billed to. In fact, they put a hold on a certain amount on that card to make sure they don’t get screwed.

Secondly, why does it take BALLS to post this on a public forum. I obviously reserve the right to choose who i let stay. :picard:

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Ok just checking. When I had my hotel in NYC for work, I used my bosses credit card that paid for it and never needed one to check in with.

They really wont cancel it and give you a credit to use for another night if you book it now?

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Hotwire explicitly states that all sales are FINAL. You even have to check a box indicating this.

Maybe if i called and bitched and lied I could get my money back, but it was MY mistake. I fully admit this. I am dealing with it appropriately at MY end.

People have a hard time taking fault for anything. This was MY mistake.

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Can I take the Exige there? I don’t want to put the miles on my car… :lol:

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If I can find someone to go with me for a Pat’s Run in Philly I’ll snag it from you

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Awww man, I honestly would have taken this if it wasn’t for an exam I have on Saturday morning. I need to make a stop back at the King Of Prussia mall :frowning:

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You probably would have a REALLY difficult time getting a refund/voucher with hotwire bookings. Hotwire is the one who charges your account and they in turn credit the hotel less a fee. The actual hotel really has no control over a refund. GLWS

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ahh damn hotwire.

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true…and i agree 100%, but why take the chance to lose out on your $?

did you ask them about a voucher? its not like they are refunding you.

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hmmmmm i’d have picked this up to catch a baseball game but the phillies are in COL that day…meh! sorry glws tho.

Post on Philly Craigslist ?

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I stayed at this joint last May. Nice place!

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westin is a nice hotel, stayed at the one in toronto.

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Awesome deal.

Starwood is a bunch of d-bags when it comes to reservations.

A month or so ago a co-worker bought a week stay at the Aloft hotel in Chicago, (Sun-Fri) but then wanted a diff hotel closer to our datacenter so booked it there, called back to Aloft to cancel and they said “Starwood policy is no cancellation, sorry”.

He called the other one back to cance and just stay at the Aloft, and of course the other hotel was also Starwood, so he got stuck with 2 diff hotels, so I ended up getting to stay at the Aloft for the week. Then they billed both my CC and his… doh.