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How to get your money back on a non-refundable hotel

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Re: How to get your money back on a non-refundable hotel

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Post by irjustin »

kube-system wrote: post #5

This sounds like a joke more than a true anecdote. Why would a hotel ask for a reason for an extension?

I wouldn't discount it outright. Definitely plausible - extending your stay during this time period is weird for sure. Or you could just simply slip in the detail specifically.

Re: How to get your money back on a non-refundable hotel

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Post by hkmurakami »

m3kw9 wrote: post #10

I’m from Wuhan, I’d like to use your facilities.

A friend's fiance literally can't come to the states to join him because she's from Wuhan (though she lived in Shenzen). I imagine a lot of people are having their major plans disrupted like this.

That being said this post was hilarious and I sent it to everyone :D

Re: How to get your money back on a non-refundable hotel

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Post by hkmurakami »

irjustin wrote: post #11
kube-system wrote: post #5

This sounds like a joke more than a true anecdote. Why would a hotel ask for a reason for an extension?

I wouldn't discount it outright. Definitely plausible - extending your stay during this time period is weird for sure. Or you could just simply slip in the detail specifically.

Yup you could definitely add it in "special requests" asking whether it's okay if you did this.

Re: How to get your money back on a non-refundable hotel

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Post by dave5104 »

__s wrote: post #8
xwdv wrote: post #2

This could easily fail if they do not ask the reason for your extension.

Just have to play it right. Slip in some details, get curious about what food you can order to your room, etc. You can always decide some detail is a deal breaker & not make the close

Or just be explicit and share. "Hi, I need to extend my stay from 3 nights to 2 weeks. I'm just returning from a high risk area of Italy and need to quarantine myself!"

Re: How to get your money back on a non-refundable hotel

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Post by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 »

bb88 wrote: post #6

TLDR: Use the excuse you returned from Italy and need an extension of several days to self quarantine. It might work now, but maybe not when hotels start catching on and requiring proof.

Honestly these hotels are probably losing so much money right now that they’d gladly take a covid patient.
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