Hotel Bill

Can I pay for individual items on my hotel bill upon my departure?

> Can I pay for individual items on my hotel bill upon my departure?

Don't understand your question.

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:44:31 -0400, "paddy_nyr" <mpprpp@yahooc.om> wrote:

>Can I pay for individual items on my hotel bill upon my departure?

Certainly. Moreover, I suspect that your hotel will require you to pay for
_every_ individual item on your hotel bill upon your departure.

-- Larry

On Apr 14, 8:38 am, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
> "Paddy":
>
> > > Can I pay for individual items on my hotel bill upon my departure?
>
> James Step:
>
> > Don't understand your question.
>
> Possibly he wants to select certain items on the bill and pay for them
> separately from the main bill.  For example, he's paying for the room
> on a company credit card, but he watched a pay-TV movie in the room
> and that's not something his employer is willing to pay for.
>
> This amounts to paying part of the bill in cash.  I can't imagine any
> hotel having a problem with that.
>
> On the other hand, perhaps he wants the paid-for items *not to appear
> on the statement* that he'll hand over to his employer, so they don't
> find out what he was spending money on.  In that case I expect the
> answer is no -- if it's charged to the room it'll appear on the
> statement.  If he pays for an item in cash, I expect the statement
> will end up looking something like this:
>
>       Room ............. 119.99
>       Movies ............  9.99
>       Subtotal ......... 129.98
>       Sales tax 10% ..... 13.00
>       Room tax ..........  7.00
>       Total ............ 149.98
>       Cash payment ...... 11.99cr
>       Visa payment ..... 137.99cr
>       Balance due ........ 0.00
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I don't think the bill will show what kind of movie you've watched on
the pay channel. So relax, they don't mark movies with their
ratings. Otherwise lots of business travelers will be in trouble not
only with their companies, but with their spouses when XXX appears on
their bills.

"Mark Brader" <msb@vex.net> schrieb

> In that case I expect the
> answer is no -- if it's charged to the room it'll appear on the
> statement.

Should be no problem either - but it might help if you say you
need seperate bills for the room and the extras.
Hotels usually know about the requirements of business travellers.

Jochen from Germany

>> Don't understand your question.
..
> Possibly he wants to select certain items on the bill and
> pay for them separately from the main bill.

Yeah, I bet that's it.

I'd suggest just emailing the hotel ahead of time and asking their
policy. I'm sure you wouldn't be the first person to ask them about
it. My guess is that most hotels would put all items charged to your
room on the same statement, even if they let you pay for some of them
(like the movies) separately.

James

"paddy_nyr" <mpprpp@yahooc.om> wrote in message
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> Can I pay for individual items on my hotel bill upon my departure?
>
>
Thanks for everyone's help and the hotel I stayed at allowed me to pay for
individual items on my hotel bill.

I had watched a movie and had taken a beer from the mini-bar and rather than
deal with my company I paid for it before I left, so I'd have a nice clean
bill to submit to accounting.

"Graz" <graz@> wrote in message
news:48046afb.3652453@news.motzarella.org...
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:15:22 -0400, "paddy_nyr" <mpprpp@yahooc.om>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"paddy_nyr" <mpprpp@yahooc.om> wrote in message
>>news:ftvjjf$4qc$1@aioe.org...
>>> Can I pay for individual items on my hotel bill upon my departure?
>>>
>>>
>>Thanks for everyone's help and the hotel I stayed at allowed me to pay for
>>individual items on my hotel bill.
>>
>>I had watched a movie and had taken a beer from the mini-bar and rather
>>than
>>deal with my company I paid for it before I left, so I'd have a nice clean
>>bill to submit to accounting.
>
> Your company won't pay for one beer???
>
Most probably a XXXX movie, rather.

> Your company won't pay for one beer???

Some companies don't permit traveling employees to charge food to the
company. Instead they give a lump sum cash payment (a "per diem) to
the employee before they leave for the trip, that they can use for
their meals.

For example, if the per diem is $40 a day, and an employee is leaving
for a 2-day trip, they'd be given $80 for their food. If they spend
more than $80 on food, they have to pay the extra themself. If they
spend less, they get to keep the difference. But they can't charge
food to the company.

JamesStep@ wrote:

> > Your company won't pay for one beer???
>
> Some companies don't permit traveling employees to charge food to the
> company. Instead they give a lump sum cash payment (a "per diem) to
> the employee before they leave for the trip, that they can use for
> their meals.
>
> For example, if the per diem is $40 a day, and an employee is leaving
> for a 2-day trip, they'd be given $80 for their food. If they spend
> more than $80 on food, they have to pay the extra themself. If they
> spend less, they get to keep the difference. But they can't charge
> food to the company.

When I worked for the federal government back in the 70s they paid a
certain amount either as a per diem if away on business, or per meal. I
was usually only eligible for the lunch ticket which was IIRC $4.50 at
the time, and we didn't have to be very far from the office to qualify
for it.. When I worked for the provincial government we were eligible for
meal allowances if we were 24 km away from our headquarters. There was a
limit for breakfast, lunch and dinners, and a daily maximum. It was only
later than we had to provide receipts. You did okay if in an area where
there were lots of cheap restaurants, but if you were stuck in a hotel
somewhere their meal prices were usually substantially more than the
allowance. For instance, when I was booked into a hotel for my
retirement seminar the allowance for dinner was $18. The cheapest entree
on the restaurant dinner menu was $32 and the $5 allowance for breakfast
would barely cover coffee and toast.