Nuwaver

I have a question concerning parking rates in hotels in Ft. Lauderdale. If I check in Friday to my hotel and check out Monday, that is a total of three nights. However, I will be using their lot on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, which is two full days and two partial days. If my hotel has a fee of ten dollars per day to use their lot, do I get charged for three days, or four days, if I stay three nights and never move my car between checking in Friday and checking out Monday? Any info would help.

turn_it_on

If Train A leaves Phoenix at 9am traveling at a speed of 50 miles an hour...

Policies differ everywhere, why don't you just call the hotel?

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jd

In this case I have always been charged for 4 days.

Nuwaver

"turn it on" The reason why I am asking here instead of asking the hotel is because the policy is not going to change just because I ask the hotel. It is not like calling and asking for handicapped or a non-smoking room. I will surely find out when I get there. Since this is travel talk, I decided to ask here to see what the experience of others has been. That is what this board is for, is it not?

gc

And as turn_it_on said, policies differ everywhere. The most expeditious route to a precise answer is to ask the hotel directly, not a bunch of well-meaning strangers.

Nuwaver

OK. I concede. I'll call the hotel.
But gee whiz, I sure hope they don't find me unworthy of their establishment because I am concerned about parking rates. How does the saying go? "If you have to ask how much, you can't afford it?"

Patrick

Uh-oh, if you call and ask they will probably mark your account and treat you like dirt when you arrive. No. I'm only kidding. Call them.

I think I've always been charged for hotel parking by the night. If I stay four nights I'm charged for four days of parking.

Heartburn3

Nuwaver, when you have an answer, please post it here, okay? I'm curious as to what the hotel says. For budget purposes, I'd plan on paying for 4 days, and if they only charge you for 3, that would be a bonus!

I stayed at a hotel that charged $12/day and when I left on a Friday afternoon I was fortunate enough to leave when the pay booth was not being manned, so I didn't have to pay a dime for the parking. I guess there's a plus for not having it put onto your bill (I had to get a ticket when I parked.)

Patrick

Reminds me of parking in Ajaccio, Corsica along the waterfront. We were parked in a very expensive lot for three days and nights, but the hotel clerk told us that the gates are open between 9 PM and 9 AM. So we could leave in the morning each day before 9 and never did pay a penny for parking. We'd return in the afternoon, get a ticket, but again leave the next day without paying. What a system.