http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:13:35Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Scott%20Booker http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/13/224045/16 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/joe_sharkey.jpg">Joltin' Joe Sharkey, the NY Times Business Travel columnist, is not excused from hotel cancellation fees. In his <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/business/14roadcol.html?ref=business">recent column</a>, he gripes about having to cancel a business trip to Aspen where he was going to attend an aviation conference.<p>He had booked two nights at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/St.+Regis+Resort/ian/141160"><b>St. Regis Aspen</b></a> which had negotiated good rates for the conference of $414.29 for two nights.<p>Yet when Sharkey had to cancel the day before, the hotel told him that they would have to charge him the "whole enchilada" because he had missed the cancellation deadline which was two weeks prior.<blockquote><p>Had I known that the St. Regis in Aspen confiscated the full two-day rate, I would simply have made a reservation juliana 2008-10-14T09:15:44-05:00 39.1866400 -106.82121 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/6/132234/8777 <![CDATA[<p><i>Here at HotelChatter we get all sorts of questions about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Booking%20Tips">booking hotel rooms</a> such as where to book (boutique hotel or a place with a loyalty program?), how to book (phone or website?), how to get a cheap rate, how to get free upgrades and the always lovely "Can you hook me up with a free room?" (We can't.)<p>But we do realize that you have a lot of good questions about booking hotel rooms. So once a week we're running <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Booking%20Hotel%20Rooms"><b>Everything You Wanted to Know About Booking Hotel Rooms</b></a> where we will give you the latest news, advice, tips, and answers on booking a room. And just maybe we'll be able to hook you up with a free juliana 2008-06-06T15:30:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/