stackyFACTSStaying an extra hour does not cost the hotel anything, but they will boldly try to charge you a half-day rate anyway. If the room isn't urgently needed by housekeeping, front desk clerks have full authority to waive these arbitrary penalties if you simply ask with enough polite confidence.
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