>I called the Hotel and the Conference hotline to complain, but all those weasels would say was there was nothing they could do about it, or in the case of the hotel, it was their standard policy.
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>>What a crock of farm animal leavings!
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>>Signed,
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>>Livid in Dallas
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>>set vent off
>Hi Livid.
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>When I saw the charge on my bill, I called La Quinta and complained. I still have my room reserved, but they do not have my deposit money.
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>Marcia

Armed with your info, I called back and twisted their arm a little harder and got the deposit refunded. I don't have problems with cancellation policies and/or penalties. But this was ridiculous.