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A family planning a weekend trip needed to change their hotel booking after their travel dates shifted. They called the hotel directly instead of using the booking website, hoping an agent could adjust the reservation without charging a —penaltymelodyharvestrehearsal. The agent explained that changes made more than 48 hours before arrival are usually free, but requests made closer to the check-in date may be —deniedpaintedwateredtranslated. Luckily, the new dates were still available, so the family's room was simply —movedboiledfoldedsung to the following weekend. The agent also sent a confirmation email so the family would have written —prooffurniturejewelryvocabulary of the updated booking.