Dear
Friends,
Have a question? Below are some of the most frequently asked questions
that we receive and our responses. If you have a question that's
not covered please, by all means, drop us an e-mail
and we'll be happy to answer.
Thank you.
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We
work for XYZ Airline or ABC Travel Agency - can we get an airline
or travel agency discount ? In
most cases hotels will give a discount for airline employees
- the amount of the discount varies from hotel to hotel but
it is important to know that the discount is based on the
hotel's published rate.
As such in most cases the airline discount will most likely
be less than HK-Hotels.com's special discount rates - (read
you will probably pay more). That said, since we have no way
of verifying who works for what airline we are not able to
process airline discount requests. You will need to apply
for your discount when checking in.
Regarding travel agent discounts - If you really do work for
a travel agency you certainly don't need HK-Hotels.com to
apply for a travel agent discount.
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| 2. |
Is
the Rate Quoted per Room or per Person ?
All rates are quoted on a per room basis with two persons
occupying the room.
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| 3. |
I
wrote to HK-Hotels.com but have not received a reply. Why ?
We do
our best to reply to all legitimate e-mail inquiries within
a few hours. However, if you have not received a reply it
is more than likely due to one of the following causes :
- Incorrect E-Mail Address: More often than
not, the email address provided to us was incorrect. Please
check that your email address is correct and resend.
- Incorrect Date: We sort email by date and
if the date on your email server or computer is wrong we may
not be aware that you have sent us an e-mail.
- Not Received: Not often, but every once
in a while we simply do not receive your email.
- No Name: We do not answer anonymous email
(inquiries wherein the sender does not identify themselves
by name).
- Spam Filters: Some ISPs (AOL, EarthLink
etc.) have filters to protect users from receiving unsolicited
email. Please make sure that you set your filter to allow
you to receive email from stay@balihotels.com.
- Other: Without a confirmed reservation,
we do not provide contact details for any hotel & ignore
such requests.
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| 4. |
How
does the reservation system work with HK-Hotels.com ?
First,
after you have found a hotel to your liking, click on the
reservation form fill in all
the blank fields and submit. HK-Hotels.com's
reservation staff will check with your requested hotel for
availability. If room/(s) is/(are) available we will advise
you, via email, that a booking has been made in your name.
Likewise, if no room is available we will advise you of that
and suggest alternative accommodations. All hotels require
a deposit or credit card to confirm the booking (to cut down
on bogus reservations). We do not
'bait and switch' - hotels that are fully booked
are posted in advance (click
here to view).
As such in order to confirm your booking you will need to
forward your credit card information within 48 hours - We
will provide you with the location of our secure server or,
if you prefer, you may email or fax this information to our
office. If we do not receive your credit card details within
48 hours, the reservation is cancelled. Please be advised
that HK-Hotels.com will
not charge any amount to your credit card. We
only pass this information onto the hotel. Once we have the
credit card information we will email to you the hotel's confirmation
number or code.
At that time you are subject to the hotel's cancellation policy
(usually 48-72 hours prior to arrival or one night's stay
is charged to your account by the
hotel). However each hotel has its own cancellation
policy which is posted on the hotel's reservation form.
Read this information carefully. If you have any
changes to your booking you must advise us accordingly. We
confirm all cancellations with the hotels.
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| 5. |
All
rates are in Hong Kong Dollars. Can you quote in other currency
?
Sorry, no. The rates are quoted by the hotels and, for any
number of reasons, are in Hong Kong Dollars - it is
not up to HK-Hotels.com. That said the Hong Kong Dollar is
fixed at 7.80 to 1 U.S. Dollar.
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| 6. |
What
about my privacy, what do you do with the information you collect
? We
value your privacy as much as we treasure ours. When
we contact a hotel to confirm a booking we only provide to
the hotel that information which the hotel would normally
obtain during check-in or registration. We do not use any
of information you have given us for any other purposes nor
do we sell, rent or give your information to any 3rd parties.
We never have and we have no plans to do so. For more information
please click
here.
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| 7. |
Do
I need a visa to travel to Hong Kong ?
For many countries
no. For more information please click
here.
However things have a way of changing and it is best to get
more complete, up to date information at the nearest
Chinese Embassy. For a list of Hong Kong embassies around
the world please click on embassy
information.
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| 8. |
Is
there any fee to cancel or change a reservation made with HK-Hotels.com ?
No. As long
as you abide by the hotel's cancellation policy (usually 24
to 72 hours advance notice; fyi, each hotel's policy is different
and the hotel's policy will be written on the hotel's reservation
page) there is never a fee to change or cancel your reservation
with HK-Hotels.com.
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| 9. |
Can
you help me change reservations I made with another company
? Sorry,
no. Inasmuch as we can not verify the authenticity of the
requesting party we can not take responsibility to forward
any commercial communications whatsoever. You will need to
contact the travel agent, hotel or reservation service that
made the reservation in the first place.
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