Hotel cancellation wording?

SteveyJC

I have a hotel booked for August.  These are the T&C, I can read this two ways - either I pay the total sum regardless of whether I turn up or not, or I can just lose the deposit already paid - what do you think?

First night’s room and tax and resort fee due at time of booking. Deposit is non-refundable. Reservation cannot be changed or canceled. Deposit is non-refundable. First night’s room and tax and resort fee due at time of booking. Deposit is non-refundable.

Ganga

Where is the hotel, England or Timbucktoo!

Westin

Have you booked and paid for just one night?

Assuming you have booked a one night stay and paid the equivalent of the one night rate, plus tax plus the resort fee I would interpret that you forfeit that if you cancel or no-show.  If you booked more than one night and cancel, you forfeit no more than the total lose equivalent to one night, plus tax and resort fee.

Archergirl

Ganga said:

Where is the hotel, England or Timbucktoo!

If there are Resort fees my guess is USA.....

SteveyJC

Thanks @Westin I've booked 10 nights, and would be pretty annoyed if I had to pay for them all.  I've paid the first night up front, and would be ok if I simply lost that amount.