Primarily "sensible" tax policies :) It is a
very annoying practice though.
And pointless because rarely is there any indication of what the actual tax
is until youve bought something. So you neither know how much your going to
pay or have any idea to what to expect from the state.
Seddon
2012/4/23 Delphine Ménard <notafishz(a)gmail.com>
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Nathan <nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote:
2012/4/22 Delphine Ménard <notafishz(a)gmail.com>
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare <messedrocker(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy.
This might sound extremely stupid, but make sure that dual occupancy
means 2 beds in a room, not a Queen Size Bed. There are surprisingly
few hotels that actually offer two separate beds in a room or their
contingent of such rooms is actually quite limited. At the prices that
were mentionned, you really want to book all the double bed rooms in
those hotels, because very few people will be able to afford a single
room.
Best,
Delphine
--
I'm not sure about this... While I haven't done a survey or discovered
any
references on point, I've stayed in a number of hotels in Washington and
throughout the U.S. and almost always encounter two beds in a room as a
single occupant. Since I'm commenting anyway, I will say that $149 is a
very
good rate for hotels in Washington D.C.
Point taken on the beds. It must be a silly European habit ;).
I am not arguing with the fact that $150 is cheap or expensive for
Washington. My point was rather to say that $150/night is not
something that many wikip/medians can afford.
And while Thomas Dalton denigrates it as "a
silly American habit" to
quote
prices before taxes, that may be because we have so many different tax
domains with different rates. It helps to know the pre-tax amounts
(similar
to how airline seats are often quoted) for comparison purposes, as the
tax
component will give you no sense of the accommodations or amenities
expected
etc. I suppose that may not be commonly understood by travelers from
small
nations with primarily national tax policies.
Heh, I like the "small nations" part a lot ;). You're right though, at
least in Europe, you know the tax, but it's included in the display
price. Shopping in the US can quickly become a problem if you max out
your available dollar by just adding up numbers without "thinking" the
tax.
Delphine
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