Monday, August 4, 2014
File this one under “hotels that don’t get social media.”
A Hudson, New York hotel has an interesting policy for wedding guests: For every negative review left on Yelp, the company fines the bride and groom a hefty $500.
The hotel in question, the Union Street Guest House, describes the official policy on its website as a solution to unappreciative guests [emphasis ours]:
If your guests are looking for a Marriott type hotel they may not like it here. Therefore: If you have booked the Inn for a wedding or other type of event anywhere in the region and given us a deposit of any kind for guests to stay at USGH there will be a $500 fine that will be deducted from your deposit for every negative review of USGH placed on any internet site by anyone in your party and/or attending your wedding or event
Kindly, the Union Street Guest House promises to refund this fee “once the review is taken down.” That’s nice. However, a quick look at the hotel’s Yelp page reveals significant backlash over the reviews policy.
The Union Street Guest House did not immediately return VentureBeat’s inquiries by phone or email.
Via: Page Six.
