hotel meal price increase??

ash_18x

My Fiances brother is a head chef and he was saying last night that i should check with our hotel (wedding Sept 5th this year) to see if the meal is the same price as he has had to increase all his menu because of rising fuel costs.
Do you think i should enquire or leave it as it is, currently we are paying €44 for a 5 course meal, we have this stated in a quote from him and have paid two thirds of the whole lot anyway, so should i ask him or just say nothing and hope the end bill doesn't rise??

Malari

Say nothing! You have the quote, so you are covered and can argue if they try to charge you more.

This happened to a friend of mine last year and they said they were going to find alternative accomodation for all their friends who had booked rooms in the hotel for the wedding (it was in a big city, this was easily possible). The hotel quickly backed down to the original agreed price.

I would imagine your brother's increased pricing will only apply to future contracts, not existing ones?

ash_18x

Malari wrote: »

Say nothing! You have the quote, so you are covered and can argue if they try to charge you more.

This happened to a friend of mine last year and they said they were going to find alternative accomodation for all their friends who had booked rooms in the hotel for the wedding (it was in a big city, this was easily possible). The hotel quickly backed down to the original agreed price.

I would imagine your brother's increased pricing will only apply to future contracts, not existing ones?

thats what i thought too that it would only affect future contracts but he said i should clarify it anyway but i dont really want to be putting ideas into their heads!!

Biro

ash_18x wrote: »

thats what i thought too that it would only affect future contracts but he said i should clarify it anyway but i dont really want to be putting ideas into their heads!!

Everything is clarified already, ye agreed a price, you paid two thirds of it already, you only owe the agreed remaining amount. It would be against the law for them to increase the price after agreeing with it, that'd be like booking flights today with Aer Lingus to New York for €400, and then in September when you're checking in they say "Oh, you owe us €100 more please before we can let ye on the plane, fuel prices went up since ye booked the tickets!".

ash_18x

Biro wrote: »

Everything is clarified already, ye agreed a price, you paid two thirds of it already, you only owe the agreed remaining amount. It would be against the law for them to increase the price after agreeing with it, that'd be like booking flights today with Aer Lingus to New York for €400, and then in September when you're checking in they say "Oh, you owe us €100 more please before we can let ye on the plane, fuel prices went up since ye booked the tickets!".

ok cool, thanks! i feel better now!!

rediguana

I heard something similar about the bar extension cost. We booked our hotel back in April or May (for a wedding this August); the government's bar extension fee has gone up significantly in the meantime. We checked with them and they said it's what they quoted us originally.

I agree with what people are saying here. When you have things in writing, you should be okay. I would call up to ease your mind. Tell them you've heard horror stories regarding hotels raising wedding prices due to increased costs, and that you hope this doesn't apply to you as you have a written agreement. Last thing you want is a big debacle the morning of checking out after your wedding.

May79

This sounds extremely good value. Most places have quoted €75+ per head per meal. I'm not sure how we'll cover it

ash_18x

May79 wrote: »

This sounds extremely good value. Most places have quoted €75+ per head per meal. I'm not sure how we'll cover it

holy crap, i am glad we dont have to pay that! its a small country hotel in county waterford, family run and all that but i have heard great things, we could have paid what you were saying in the 4* hotel in the road but this is nicer!
its pretty crazy, have you looked into a buffet?

May79

Monaghan hotels the average price per head is €75. I'm not into buffets at weddings. It's such a push with 200 odd guests all queing up to get a meal and the bride and groom in the middle of it. One wedding i witness the bridesmaids getting food spilt over the frocks because one man....was well oiled at this point, tripped over and landed his food accross three people. I'm attempting to reign in the guest list. We both work for the same company and are inviting them all. Friends of the family are all starting to appear lately too.