Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!telecom-request From: Barton.Bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: New Hotel Ripoff Message-ID: Date: 29 Mar 91 03:15:12 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: Cambridge Computer Associates, Inc. Lines: 19 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 251, Message 9 of 11 In article , dgc@math.ucla.edu (David G. Cantor) writes: > I was just a guest at the Del Mar Hilton Hotel (in Del Mar, > clearly, "Local calls 50 cents" and I placed a call to a number in La > My bill contained a $4.86 charge for this call. I objected and the clerk If enough folks on the net were interested to see if the Hilton Hotels have some chain policy, they could EACH call Hilton's 1.800.445.8667 number and ask. It might be reasonable to also ask if the Del Mar property is Hilton owned or privately owned, and if privately owned, 'Are they supposed to be conforming to chain policies that prevent one property from giving the rest of the chain a bad reputation?'. It is always wise to do as much travel planning ahead of time as possible, and this little call may simplify future decisions.