Kelly

What exactly does this mean..???
One person in the room--do I have to pay double the amt. quoted even though i am alone???
Obviously I am not an experienced traveler and this is very confusing....

John

Hard to say for sure, but I'd guess that it means they would charge a "single supplement" for one person in a room and that the cost to you will be somewhere in between the $100 and $200. Why not just call and ask?

Abie

Kelly, verify the TOTAL cost before you reserve or pay. The "per person, double occupancy" thing is an advertising gimmick to make you think it is cheaper than it really is. If price is listed as "per person, dbl occ" that means the price per room is double the stated figure. Single rooms are usually about 75% of that total cost. If it's just yourself, book a single room.

x

$100 per person = $100 for each person in room

Double Occupancy = two people in room

$100 x 2 people = $200 per night.


It is wordy and confusing. Was this an ad? They often word ads like this to make it sound like a better deal than they are.

Cat

Basically it is $200 per night for a room with two people.

Usually, the room rates are the same for 1 or 2 people, but increase when there is more than 2 adults in the room.

Lina

Usually, there is a single supplement.
That is why I use Priceline when I travel. You are charged by the room, not by the # of people in the room. Look at www.biddingfortravel.com and then bid on Priceline.

xxxx

OK, I'm trying to understand this question, so bear with me.
You were given this price where? On the internet? Is there no way to contact the hotel? Seems like a pretty simple suggestion. If a clerk told me the apples were $2.00, I think I'd ask her if that was by the pound or each, instead of going home and asking a bunch of strangers which they thought it meant.

Kelly

I finally decided just to stay with sites that say "price per room"
One hotel did say the double occup meant two beds but the price was the same even if it was only one person in the room!!!
So always ask...

Andrea

Most hotels quote rates for the room, not per person, and a lot of hotels have the same rates for the room regardless of the number of people in it, especially in the US. Double occupancy doesn't mean two beds, it means for two people in the room--unless that hotel only had twin-bedded rooms. You shouldn't be surprised that one person would pay the same as two, if it's the same room -- the room is what you are paying for, after all. Sometimes they give a slightly lower price because less linens and service are required for one person, but it's never half the room rate. I also think the only time you see rates quoted as per person is when they are trying to fool you.

Jim Rosenberg

Per person, double occupancy is not a common way to express room rates in the U.S. The exception is when it is part of a package, in which case it is quite common.

Ann

I find that "ppdo" is frequently used in newspaper ads for hotels (in New England). I'm sure this is to make the deal look much better, and the ppdo is usually in fine print. It's like the airlines advertising their sale fares, but the fine print says "one way based on round trip purchase". Looks better in the ad! Is this false advertising??? Bate and switch???

D.B.

I find it difficult to believe that various people above have stated that this is not common. I see it all the time, and it's a pain. It is used in advertising as a draw. You see a hotel rate stated as "...low as $X*..." (note the asterik), and then in the fine print below (the game of finding the asterik in the advert) it will state per person per night, double occupancy). Which means the rate is based upon two people in the room and the price is actually 2X per night. The room may be supplied with 2 doubles, a queen, or king bed depending upon availability or hotel. And yes, it is most prevalent in package vacation deals but certainly not limited to those.