I understand all that. What I'm still not clear on is this. If I make a
contingency reservation and show up on time, will I have a room or not. It
sounds from what you say that if somebody shows up ahead of me, they can
take my room and I will be stuck without.

A contingency reservation cannot be bumped by another contingency
reservation. We'll hold it for you until your announced arrival time (that
you tell us when you make the reservation). If you haven't shown up by
then, we'll actually try to call you. If no answer, we'll release it for
walk-ins.

A contingency reservation CAN be bumped by a guaranteed reservation,
however. We will hold your contingent reservation as long as possible, but
if it's the last suite available, and someone offers to guarantee payment
with their credit card, we'll take guaranteed money every time.

This is, of course, made abundantly clear at the time you make your
reservation. In actuality, most contingent reservations work out just
fine -- but on a Saturday night or during football season, I wouldn't
recommend them.

If you want your suite guaranteed, Mike, you've gotta guarantee it. It's
entirely up to you.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"