Handling Hotels
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When you arrive at the hotel, check your bags. Then go to the pay telephone
in the lobby and call the hotel. Ask to have your reservation confirmed,
give them your charge-card number, and go on your way. Reason: You'll sidestep
convention check-in lines. -
To avoid the long line after the convention, go down to the desk very early
in the morning, before official checkout time, and check out. You won't
have to turn in your room key, and you can still use your room until official
checkout time (usually around 1 PM). -
Don't stay in your hotel room if you're waiting for a call. If notified,
the hotel operator will transfer your calls to another room, interrupt
the call you're on for a more important one, or hold calls while you run
out for a soda. -
Save money by not paying for things you didn't order. Don't charge anything
to your hotel room. It's too confusing to verify the list of room charges
when you're checking out. And it's only too easy for the hotel to make
a mistake. Most travelers just sign and pay without looking at the list.
If you don't charge anything at all, you'll know that extra item on your
bill can't be yours, How to do it.- Pay cash for room service, laundry,
etc. Use your credit card for food. -
And don't depend on the hotel only for information. If you need a service
in a strange city (typing,. film developing, etc.), call the local convention
bureau. It's specifically set up to help out-of-town business people, and
there is a convention bureau in every city.
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