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Trying to book a hotel that's refundable close to event date

Posted on 11/30/25 at 7:15 am
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
89517 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 7:15 am
I am browsing around for a hotel in NO near the dome for the Sugar bowl for just 1 night, checking in on Jan 1 and leaving Jan 2. I want it to be fully refundable until I know that our team would be playing but am having trouble finding that. All the sites I've seen that have refundable rates are only refundable without penalty up to 30 days prior to check in, which would be tomorrow. Which obviously doesn't help me. Last year I booked a hotel for the same game but we already knew after the SECCG that we had a bye and were locked into that game so I could just go ahead and fully book so it's a bit different than this year.

I guess I don't really book hotels all that frequently, but my ultimate question here is there a hotel brand, or website, that I can use that will allow me to book something that's refundable for a longer period of time?
Posted by hugo
CenLa
Member since Sep 2007
1095 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 8:31 am to
Look on booking.com. I just did this for the high school championship games. Won’t know till Friday night and can cancel up to the 9th I believe without having to pay anything.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
89517 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:35 am to
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hugo


thanks! Is there a particular setting or something to fine tune the cancellation settings? At first glance I see a bunch of places that have free cancellation, but when I click on the hotel itself they still say "free cancellation prior to December 2nd".
Posted by runforrestrun
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
994 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 10:37 am to
You might try googling corporate discount codes and try a few to see if any of those rates are available, they usually have flexible cancelation policies.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
13314 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 11:02 am to

Do you think the hotels are stupid? Just wait to book, or book a room in Mobile for the night that will let you cancel 24 hours out. Even as a Lifetime Titanium, I don't see any Marriott brand rates that permit a cancellation after December 1.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
98750 posts
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:33 am to
Special event……good luck
Posted by Pepperoni
Mar-a-Lago
Member since Aug 2013
4136 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:41 pm to
Try expedia - it shows DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans is

quote:

Fully refundable before Dec 26 + $22 Reserve now, pay later
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
13314 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:59 pm to
Third party booking sites, always a recipe for success.
Posted by xBirdx
Member since Sep 2018
2306 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:52 pm to
Sign up for Hilton honors

They usually have a non refundable rate, one that’s like 2 weeks out , and one that’s like 3 days.
Posted by Pepperoni
Mar-a-Lago
Member since Aug 2013
4136 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:52 am to
quote:

Third party booking sites, always a recipe for success.


They can be - for airline tickets for sure. But the OP can certainly call the hotel in question to ask
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