Who should pay incidental hotel charges when families host wedding guests?
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Agree in advance whether hosts or guests pay for extras such as additional meals, room service, extensions or damage charges.
Tell the hotel how to bill the agreed items and explain the arrangement privately to guests before they incur costs. Do not assume that hosting a room means accepting every incidental expense. Keep deposits and final receipts consistent with the booking. Clear hospitality is better than an awkward checkout dispute caused by different expectations about what the family offered to cover.
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