Free If You Use It, Pay If You Don’t
June 09, 2010 at 00:27 AM EDT
Recently I redeemed some of my Hilton Honors points for a free night’s stay in East Brunswick, N.J. (Stop snickering; I had good reasons.) The confirmation advised me that no-shows or too-late cancellations “will be charged one night’s room and tax at the hotel’s Best Available Rate for that date.” Excuse me? [...]