First, I'm a top tier member at Choice and I requested an early check in. Which was denied. No biggie. I came back later to discover that even though I booked a non smoking room they had reserved a smoking room which I them change. Go to pay with my card and I was told that since my card doesn't have a chip, I'd have to pay cash. The thing is I watched 2 other guests get coned into paying for both room and deposit via cash for other supposed reasons. Most hotels try hard to shy away from having to accept cash and even if they do take cash, it's not without a card held on file for deposit. This hotel was promoting using cash. Which I find very suspicious. They are either cooking their books, to cheap to pay the credit card fees, or worse, trying to keep both the room and deposit money using cash. I called Choice and switched properties and advised them of this sketchy hotel. Just a mile down the street is a comfort inn which is “normal”.
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