Price gouging. After another hotel messed up our r...

Price gouging. After another hotel messed up our reservation the day after Thanksgiving, I called the Hilton Short Hills to see if they had a room. I was told they did, it would be $289, and included complimentary breakfast. Halfway through booking, the call was dropped, so I had to call back. Somehow in that 45-second interval, the price went up to $314 and no longer included breakfast. Not a huge increase, but price gouging is a crappy practice and one I wouldn t have suspected from the Hilton. It ll be a long time before I book another room at the Hilton, and I have several trips coming up.