By Jordyn Jagolinzer
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FOXBORO, Mass. (WBZ) — Another bride-to-be is fighting with a local hotel over price increases around Gillette Stadium after Taylor Swift announced her final tour dates.
Arianna Stevenson comes from Haverhill. She has been engaged for 2 years and is looking forward to her wedding this spring in Wrentham.
“The hope was to have an amazing weekend, to stay at Patriot Place with my family and friends, and then have our wedding there,” Stevenson told WBZ-TV.
When Taylor Swift announced her 2023 concert tour dates, the Renaissance Hotel in Foxboro told her she would have to pay a lot more for her block of rooms.
“I have a lot of rooms booked in this block of rooms,” she said.
Although these rooms are reserved, they no longer cost $250 each. Stevenson told WBZ. “It’s going to cost $750 for the room, which is before taxes, and $60 valet fee.”
His agreement with the Renaissance stated that an event like this would alter the terms of the contract. Stevenson said she never expected the price to go up to three times what she was supposed to pay.
Attorney Adrian LeCesne told WBZ that a Massachusetts law is meant to protect consumers from this type of situation — Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 93A. “If you triple the price, you have to give the person reasonable time to prepare their finances because even a party that wants to comply may not be able to do so,” LeCesne said.
Stevenson said she had no options at this point.
“No other hotels are allowing the reservation, and every hotel says they’re full,” she told WBZ.
She may have to cancel the hotel and venue for her wedding if her family can’t find anywhere to stay nearby. LeCesne said that could entitle him to damages.
“People who book ahead try to take advantage of the bargain, usually it’s a respected part of the contract,” LeCesne said. “Here she wants to preserve the price in the deal and there should be some protection for that.”
In a statement to WBZ, a representative for Marriott said:
“We take customer concerns very seriously and work directly with our customers in good faith to resolve any contractual issues. We generally do not comment on specific contracts out of respect for customer privacy.
Stevenson said she couldn’t get married at the Marriott property, the Renaissance, if she and her guests had to pay nearly a thousand dollars a night.
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