Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-23 Thread Thomas Nadeau
On Aug 23, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Worley, Dale R (Dale) wrote: >> From: Michael StJohns >> >> Could you refresh my memory as to which hotels we stayed at had this >> policy? I literally cannot remember having any hotel cancellation >> policy with more than a single night fee ever. > > Maastricht ha

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-23 Thread John C Klensin
--On Tuesday, August 23, 2011 07:57 -0400 Thomas Nadeau wrote: >> I obviously don't have all of the information available to me >> that you and the IAOC do, but it seems to be there is always >> another alternative. If there are no local ones, that >> alternative is usually described as "just

RE: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-23 Thread Worley, Dale R (Dale)
> From: Michael StJohns > > Could you refresh my memory as to which hotels we stayed at had this > policy? I literally cannot remember having any hotel cancellation > policy with more than a single night fee ever. Maastricht had particularly fierce cancellation rules. I don't remember the detai

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-23 Thread Tim Chown
Oh, and *after* you book, it says Additional Charges 10.000 Percent service charge So the charge is 10% higher than what's displayed. It would be nice if the full charge was more up front. People checking for budget in advance may be unaware of this. Tim On 23 Aug 2011, at 13:22, Tim C

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-23 Thread Tim Chown
The room rate I see is 8500 TWD, which is $293 a night. That is a Grand King room, for 2 people. If you don't put G-23ET in the corporate/group box, it gets much worse! I'm guessing the web link on the IETF site should read http://taipei.grand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?extCorporateId=

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-23 Thread Thomas Nadeau
On Aug 23, 2011, at 1:34 AM, John C Klensin wrote: > > > --On Monday, August 22, 2011 20:16 -0400 Ray Pelletier > wrote: > >> ... >> As for the rates, they are high. Taiwan is expensive, >> particularly given that the hotels know what our options are >> when we book the TICC. The Hyatt

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-22 Thread John C Klensin
--On Monday, August 22, 2011 20:16 -0400 Ray Pelletier wrote: >... > As for the rates, they are high. Taiwan is expensive, > particularly given that the hotels know what our options are > when we book the TICC. The Hyatt knew that foreign visitors > needed to use the Hyatt as headquarters and

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-22 Thread Michael StJohns
At 08:30 PM 8/22/2011, Marshall Eubanks wrote: >Guest Substitution: Guests may substitute names for reserved rooms without >penalty up to the event. > > >This sounds like a good use of the Attendees list. Anyone with reservations >who can't come should publicize it - I am sure that there will b

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-22 Thread Michael StJohns
Hi Ray - See below At 08:15 PM 8/22/2011, Ray Pelletier wrote: >On Aug 22, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Michael StJohns wrote: > >> Hi folks - >> >> I just reserved with the hotel and was quite surprised at the cancellation >> policy. >> >> Could you please confirm - Cancel before 1 Nov - no charge, 1

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-22 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 8:15 PM, Ray Pelletier wrote: > > On Aug 22, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Michael StJohns wrote: > > > Hi folks - > > > > I just reserved with the hotel and was quite surprised at the > cancellation policy. > > > > Could you please confirm - Cancel before 1 Nov - no charge, 1-7 Nov 1

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-22 Thread Ray Pelletier
On Aug 22, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Lixia Zhang wrote: > > Since you brought up the subject of hotel: up to now IETF hotel prices have > been within the federal per diem allowance, but IETF82 seems an exception by > a pretty big gap (see > http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem_action.asp?MenuHide

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-22 Thread Ray Pelletier
On Aug 22, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Michael StJohns wrote: > Hi folks - > > I just reserved with the hotel and was quite surprised at the cancellation > policy. > > Could you please confirm - Cancel before 1 Nov - no charge, 1-7 Nov 1 night, > after 7 Nov full amount? As stated on the meeting site

Re: Hyatt Taipei cancellation policy?

2011-08-22 Thread Lixia Zhang
On Aug 22, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Michael StJohns wrote: > Hi folks - > > I just reserved with the hotel and was quite surprised at the cancellation > policy. > > Could you please confirm - Cancel before 1 Nov - no charge, 1-7 Nov 1 night, > after 7 Nov full amount? > > Seriously? This is extr

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