Will I still be charged a cancellation fee from a hotel if I've already paid for my night in full?

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The cancellation fee is taken out of the prepayment you made. This is pretty standard. In this particular case the cancellation fee and the prepayment amount are the same, so end of story.

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Most likely what you have paid is a "deposit", which in this case happens to be for the full amount of the stay.

If you were to check-in, they would deduct the deposit you've paid from the room cost, and thus you would end up not having to pay anything as you've in effect already paid for the room.

If you cancel, or if you fail to check-in, then they will do basically the same thing - they will charge you the cancel fee, deduct that from the deposit, and then either refund or charge you any difference between the two (which in this case would seemingly be nothing).

Despite the room having a cancellation fee, it's always an idea to call the hotel and see if they are willing to do something for you - perhaps move the stay to a different date that works better for you, or possibly even give a partial refund. Worst case they will say no and you've lost nothing further.

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