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STARWOOD

Carol is stuck with three pre-paid nights at a Starwood Hotel. Even though she wants to move the reservation by a few days.

Why won’t Starwood let me change my reservation ?

January 26, 2024December 20, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

Carol Pratt is stuck with three pre-paid nights at a Starwood Hotel. Even though she wants to move the reservation by a few days, the hotel won’t let her without losing all of her money. What’s going on?

Categories Problem Solved
Watch where you're going. Maybe that's all Orlan Boston and his fiancee, Tomas, needed to do in order to prevent the accident from happening.

Almost lost my eye in Mykonos

January 23, 2024December 3, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

Watch where you’re going.

Categories Should I Take The Case?
The surcharge seemed like nothing to Andy Fixman -- a "trivial amount" he says. But it meant everything to him.

Where does the clever hotel wordplay cross the line?

January 22, 2024July 5, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

The surcharged seemed like nothing to Andy Fixman — a “trivial amount” he says. But it meant everything to him.

Categories Commentary
Who is hunnyb62? The answer matters to Daniel Corcoran and a group of contributors to TripAdvisor’s Baltimore forum.

Does TripAdvisor have a problem with fake reviews?

January 22, 2024June 30, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Who is hunnyb62?

Categories Commentary, The Navigator
Rachel Meredith’s account of her honeymoon reads like a script from a National Lampoon's Vacation movie -- minus the funny, but with bugs.

Vampire bugs ruined my honeymoon

August 31, 2024June 5, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Rachel Meredith’s account of her honeymoon reads like a script from a National Lampoon’s Vacation movie — minus the funny.

Categories Commentary

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