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Payment for hotel 6 months in advance

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granfromafar Wed 11-Feb-26 08:06:54

We are attending a family wedding in August, and are staying in the venue, a lovely country house hotel, on the night of the event. I was surprised to receive an email from the hotel, asking for payment now, 6 months ahead of the August date. A friend said the same had happened to them. Is this standard procedure now? If everyone pays early, the hotel have our money for 6 months! I would be happy to pay a deposit, but not the whole amount so far in advance. They do say we can cancel up to 24 hours before the event for a full refund, but I still think it's a cheek!

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Aveline Fri 13-Feb-26 06:12:01

I paid for DDs entire wedding in a hotel including accommodation for three nights for the main participants. I paid a deposit and settled the bill on departure. No problem.

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David49 Fri 13-Feb-26 07:02:37

NotSpaghetti

You can't always cancel - some bookings are not refundable.

Many bookings are not refundable so paying by Credit Card I'd a good idea particularly when booking through an agent like Booking.com

We have had confirmed bookings where the place was not available or a mistake on the website, getting a refund can be really difficult

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