Soo, Im wondering how the whole process works,, Do I have to pay for the rooms in advance to hold? Or pay for rooms that arent filled up?? I have no clue. Ive been procrastinating on this becuase any OOT people that are invited are staying with relatives. So I dont even know if I need to block off rooms or not. What do you think???
bettybcafe
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I actually took care of my hotel bookings not to long ago, heres how it worked for me.
I held rooms in 2 diff. hotels (which were associated with one another) I held 20 rooms in each hotel...one for $85 a night the other $105 a night. You are not suppose to pay for anything!!! They told me that guest have up to 3 weeks before July 14th to book the rooms if not the rooms get released. Thats it! I actually booked the hotels over the phone, and they mailed me the contract a few dys later..I signed it, mailed it back...and they even sent me hotel accomodations cards. Honestly, I procrastinated on this too...for many reasons...but it is soo easy to do. If you have any more questions..feel free to FM me
njordan414
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Thanks so much,, I was totally clueless and now I understand!!
Summer07Bride
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FYI : Some places hold you accountable for a percentage of the rooms you block. For me, 70% of the rooms I blocked must be taken or I have to pay the difference. I have not even sent out the invites yet and we are at like 50%. I asked around to find out how many people would want to/needed to stay overnight.
bettybcafe
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Posted by Summer07Bride
FYI : Some places hold you accountable for a percentage of the rooms you block. For me, 70% of the rooms I blocked must be taken or I have to pay the difference. I have not even sent out the invites yet and we are at like 50%. I asked around to find out how many people would want to/needed to stay overnight.
r u serious??? thats crazy..
njordan414
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Oh wow!!! I dont even know if I would be able to fill 10 rooms!! SHould I even bother with blocking rooms?? Thats nuts!!!
bettybcafe
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Oh wow!!! I dont even know if I would be able to fill 10 rooms!! SHould I even bother with blocking rooms?? Thats nuts!!!
Well its very few places that actually charge you a certain amount dont book. Many dont charge you at all. Call some hotels are find out...you should def. do it...always give ur guest that option
Summer07Bride
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I mainly went with that hotel because of the proximity to the hall and the free shuttle. I know many other places have no minimum requirement. This one was just so convenient.
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Posted by bettybcafe
Posted by njordan414
Oh wow!!! I dont even know if I would be able to fill 10 rooms!! SHould I even bother with blocking rooms?? Thats nuts!!!
Well its very few places that actually charge you a certain amount dont book. Many dont charge you at all. Call some hotels are find out...you should def. do it...always give ur guest that option
We have a hotel block with a hotel that does not charge you for the rooms that do not get booked. We got a bit of an education from one of the managers that worked at the hotel that we booked the block at. He says if the hotel asks for a credit card that means that whatever rooms do not get booked we would end up paying for. We visited 3 hotels and the 3 one we choosed. If you any other questions FM me.
