Rosalie, I think they operated outside business bounds.

I made a reservation at a marina for the winter - made the reservation
in October to be there December 15th. The whole charge was on my
credit card the next day. They did not wait until December to charge.

did they ask for payment up front? Likely, as that is common, otherwise
they
have to keep tied up a slip for which you might never show up for.

They didn't say that - they asked for a credit card number to secure
the reservation, and I've often seen that with hotels. So they would
bill me if I did not show up. I did not expect them to bill me in
advance - the amount included a utility deposit of $150 which there
was no need to charge for in advance as if I hadn't gotten there,
there would have been no utilities to turn on.

grandma Rosalie

(JAXAshby) wrote:

Rosalie, I think they operated outside business bounds.

I made a reservation at a marina for the winter - made the reservation
in October to be there December 15th. The whole charge was on my
credit card the next day. They did not wait until December to charge.

did they ask for payment up front? Likely, as that is common, otherwise
they
have to keep tied up a slip for which you might never show up for.

They didn't say that - they asked for a credit card number to secure
the reservation, and I've often seen that with hotels. So they would
bill me if I did not show up. I did not expect them to bill me in
advance - the amount included a utility deposit of $150 which there
was no need to charge for in advance as if I hadn't gotten there,
there would have been no utilities to turn on.

Yes - It's a good location and a nice marina, but the owner's policies
just leave such a bad taste that we will never go to the Keys on our
boat again.

grandma Rosalie

S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id2.html

Yes - It's a good location and a nice marina, but the owner's policies
just leave such a bad taste that we will never go to the Keys on our
boat again.

I have been hearing this a lot about Florida in general for the past couple
years. One of the reasons I decided not to go to Florida.

I was in the Keys last February (by car, helping a friend look at a couple
boats) and remember that the marinas seemed unfilled, both in slips and on the
land. Even the Miami boatshow had low attendance compared to a really
miserable attendance the year before.