Rhaiany Leicy had stayed at the M Social Hotel in Times Square when she received the charge. The property later removed the fee on her final bill
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- A hotel guest tells PEOPLE she was hit with a $500 smoking fee during a recent trip, but she doesn’t smoke and wasn’t in the room at the time
- Rhaiany Leicy was on a girls’ trip staying at the M Social Hotel in Times Square when she saw an envelope taped to her door
- A manager provided a smoke report that showed alleged smoke in Leicy’s room while she and her friends were outside the hotel
- Leicy later received another report saying the smoke actually occurred five hours prior, a time when the women were in their room
- M Social later removed the fee in Leicy’s final bill, which she received on Tuesday
A recent guest at a hotel in Times Square says she received a $500 smoking fee, but she doesn’t smoke, and she wasn’t in the room at the time smoke was allegedly detected in her room.
North Carolina resident Rhaiany Leicy was visiting New York City with a friend from Friday, Oct. 3 to Sunday, Oct. 5. She tells PEOPLE the group decided to book a room at the M Social Hotel in Times Square, based on its prime location and good reviews on Booking.com.
“It seemed like a space where people came to hang out and just enjoy the city, and that’s what we were trying to do,” Leicy tells PEOPLE…