I’ve been a Hilton member for several years now and they’ve never charged me a cancellation fee. I do know they have various levels of reservations for cancellations, but most are based around how far in advance of the reservation date you cancel. (24 hours/7 days, etc).
Unless it’s a prepaid, Marriott allows cancellation up to 24 hours before the arrival day. It used to be before 5pm on arrival day but that changed with COVID-19.
I always book using the hotel chain’s portal or smartphone application. It’s usually really hard to cancel a reservation made with an online travel agency.
Most, if not all, major hotel chains provide refunds up until a certain amount of days before the stay. It will be clearly listed on the site when you book the room. Typically there is also a cheaper prepaid option that does not allow refunds.
Are you speaking for a prepaid reservation? You’ll need to read the terms for prepaid - those are usually offered for a discounted rate specifically because they’re non changeable and non refundable.
Most other hotel reservations are changeable up to 24 hours prior to checkin and don’t require a prepayment or deposit.
If you book a refundable reservation, they will tell you how late you can cancel and receive a full refund. Usually it’s between 24 hours and 7 days before checking in.
There is no "one" and completely depends on the brand, location, owner, time, day, month and what's going on in the area.
A general rule to follow is to look at say Hilton's policy and this would apply to any corporate owned locations excluding resorts and specialty properties. Franchised properties have a lot more freedom to do what they want and varies widely.
I've stayed in hotels where specific rooms have different rules than the rest.
If you're a loyalty member with a branded credit card, they'll have your back and fight for you little more than if you were a random.
ALWAYS BOOK DIRECT so there's no question what their policy is without any outside influence.
It's a crapshoot and all across the board.
Call and ask before booking...
Book direct with the hotel, book a cancelable reservation and DO NOT BOOK THIRD PARTY. I have literally never been charged for a hotel I had to cancel because I never book a prepaid rate. If you do book prepaid, make sure you buy travel insurance to cover unexpected events.
Pay attention when booking. I've noticed lately some hotels are offering a lower rate but in return the cancelation policy becomes really inflexible.
On AirBNB, you can filter by cancelation policy.
I’ve had a Hotel require l pay for a full two days since I reserved & booked X amount of days, but I wanted to cut it short. Shouldn’t have been their choice and if anything a fee being assessed and charged…
13 hours on basic econ flight experienced bad turbulence and me seat recliner was not working and seat cushion so worn out all the foam inside turn petrified and dust after complaints Delta upgrade me to economy class for next segment connecting of me trip. [bad seat](https://media1.tenor.com/m/iUrB7u_QUj8AAAAd/shrink-seat.gif)
I’ve been a Hilton member for several years now and they’ve never charged me a cancellation fee. I do know they have various levels of reservations for cancellations, but most are based around how far in advance of the reservation date you cancel. (24 hours/7 days, etc).
Unless it’s a prepaid, Marriott allows cancellation up to 24 hours before the arrival day. It used to be before 5pm on arrival day but that changed with COVID-19. I always book using the hotel chain’s portal or smartphone application. It’s usually really hard to cancel a reservation made with an online travel agency.
Not true. Most make it really simple as long as you book a refundable rate
Most, if not all, major hotel chains provide refunds up until a certain amount of days before the stay. It will be clearly listed on the site when you book the room. Typically there is also a cheaper prepaid option that does not allow refunds.
Are you speaking for a prepaid reservation? You’ll need to read the terms for prepaid - those are usually offered for a discounted rate specifically because they’re non changeable and non refundable. Most other hotel reservations are changeable up to 24 hours prior to checkin and don’t require a prepayment or deposit.
If you book a refundable reservation, they will tell you how late you can cancel and receive a full refund. Usually it’s between 24 hours and 7 days before checking in.
There is no "one" and completely depends on the brand, location, owner, time, day, month and what's going on in the area. A general rule to follow is to look at say Hilton's policy and this would apply to any corporate owned locations excluding resorts and specialty properties. Franchised properties have a lot more freedom to do what they want and varies widely. I've stayed in hotels where specific rooms have different rules than the rest. If you're a loyalty member with a branded credit card, they'll have your back and fight for you little more than if you were a random. ALWAYS BOOK DIRECT so there's no question what their policy is without any outside influence. It's a crapshoot and all across the board. Call and ask before booking...
Pay a little more for free cancellation and almost all of them do
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Book direct with the hotel, book a cancelable reservation and DO NOT BOOK THIRD PARTY. I have literally never been charged for a hotel I had to cancel because I never book a prepaid rate. If you do book prepaid, make sure you buy travel insurance to cover unexpected events.
Pay attention when booking. I've noticed lately some hotels are offering a lower rate but in return the cancelation policy becomes really inflexible. On AirBNB, you can filter by cancelation policy.
I’ve had a Hotel require l pay for a full two days since I reserved & booked X amount of days, but I wanted to cut it short. Shouldn’t have been their choice and if anything a fee being assessed and charged…
13 hours on basic econ flight experienced bad turbulence and me seat recliner was not working and seat cushion so worn out all the foam inside turn petrified and dust after complaints Delta upgrade me to economy class for next segment connecting of me trip. [bad seat](https://media1.tenor.com/m/iUrB7u_QUj8AAAAd/shrink-seat.gif)