Room charge means the full retail price charged to the customer by the accommodations intermediary for the use of the accommodations, including any accommodations fee, before taxes.
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An extra person charge is a fee that hotels may charge for each additional person staying in a guest room. The purpose of this charge is to cover the additional costs that come with having more people in a room, such as extra linens, towels, and toiletries.
A credit card hold is an insurance policy for the hotel. Specifically, the hold covers incidentals such as damage to the room, room service and dips into the minibar. Depending on the hotel, this hold could be a charge for your entire stay or charged each night.
The guest floor or guest room must be occupied with privacy and security. Generally the room attendants or the housekeeping staffs have to enter the guest room for housekeeping purposes so they are usually responsible for ensuring room as well as guest security.
Many hotel stays are refundable as long as you cancel within at least 48 hours. But some aren't. If you leave without making any arrangements, the hotel probably will charge you for the full stay. Experts say hotels consider refund requests on a case-by-case basis.
Each hotel will have its own specific hold amount, generally $50-$200, on top of your room rate (including taxes and fees). While the hotel won't officially charge you until after you check out, the issuer will put aside the hold amount in the interim to ensure you are able to cover a potential charge.
A guest room and a hotel room are essentially the same thing and are often used interchangeably to describe the accommodations offered by hotels. Both refer to a private room within a hotel that is available for rent to travelers or guests.
Room size and layout: Guest rooms may be larger or more spacious compared to standard hotel rooms, or they may be designed with a different layout that caters to the needs of the guest. For example, some hotels may offer guest rooms that are designed specifically for families, with extra beds or bunk beds.
Most hotels allow visitors, but there might be restrictions on the number of visitors and their duration of stay. Hotels typically allow guests to have visitors in their rooms, but they may have rules about the number of visitors and how long they can stay.
Hotel room vs hotel suiteYou get a single room with one or more king, queen, full, or twin beds, a work desk, a bathroom, and maybe a closet, a TV, and a dresser. A suite is a much larger accommodation. It usually has an attached bathroom, a living area, and most times, includes a dining area as well.
Most hotels no longer take a deposit for a check-in. They now process a pre-authorization of a fixed amount to your nominated credit card, usually at check-in. This will not be billed to your account and in most instances is reversed when you check-out from the hotel.
I'd read about “junk fees” in the hotel industry — how they're often couched in such terms as “resort,” “destination” or even “hospitality service” fees, that they're on the rise (especially in North America) and that they even got a mention in President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address this year.