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 extreme. I can understand a 1 day fee up to the date of the reservation and maybe even charging the full amount if I don't cancel, but paying $1500+ because I had to cancel at the last moment seems a bit confiscatory. > > Mike 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=1&CountryCode=1142, lodging allowance $186/day, a single room at Hyatt is $263/day with 10% tax) _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf