1 You are more likely to get a discount at an independently owned hotel.
2 Don't bargain with the person on the reservation phone line. Call the hotel directly.
3 If you have a special request, avoid calling hotels during check-in time from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
4 Don't trash the room. Your name will go on a blacklist.
5 Don't take the robe: You will be charged. Do take the shampoo.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
