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| Tue, 05-04-2004 - 2:21pm |
Hello all. Hope things are going well with your MM/OM/OW/MW.
Yesterday I was thinking about when the time comes to get a hotel room. I'm very uncomfortable with bringing my MM to my home, so it will need to be a hotel room.
My question is this - HOW?? I mean, I know how you make reservations, etc. But how does he make a reservation and put it on his credit card, without the W knowing about this? Do the major chains let you make a reservation with a credit card, but check out and use cash??
Also, what if the hotel decides to send a receipt or a survey to his home. No way he could explain that way. Do the hotels ask for a photo idea and write down your address?
I swear, this is one part of the A I never thought of!
Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, and enjoy your day! :)

Good luck.
At the risk of sounding like I know too much about this, I just wanted to add:
-you don't necessarily need to make a reservation at all if you pick a weekday and a kinda quiet (empty) hotel, just walk in. Many hotels have a day rate until 3 pm, you have to ask for it, they don't advertise this, obviously.
-bring extra cash (lots) and see if they'll let you pay cash and leave a cash security deposit (they should issue you a receipt) and not show them a credit card at all (at the hotel we go to, this is ok)
-one of you will likely need to show a drivers' license with photo and address/phone. In my country (Canada) they cannot use this info for any purpose (e.g. mailings) unless you sign a release, maybe it's different in the US.
-be nice and discreet and leave the room in a decent state, and they will be perfectly nice back. You are not the first unmarried couple they've ever seen!
-stick with the same place in the future, if they get to know you, they will eventually give you a discount. My OMM is now all buddy-buddy with the desk guy at our regular hotel. When I walk in they say politely, "he's in room X " . Expect respect and you'll get it.
have fun, sweet!
barefootgirl
Sigh, I miss those good times.
Dusty
life
barefoot
Dusty
Anyways, have a nice night.
Dusty
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As much as I'm looking forward to the time when we use these suggestions, I know things will definately change for us. My fear is they will not change for the better. I suppose my biggest fear is he will be overcome by guilt and want to end things. So I'm taking things slowly.