I will post this on the St. Thomas forum, too. The question is: do hotel's on St. Thomas all charge your card the full amount when you call to book a room in advance? Last year I called Windward Passage for a last night room about five month's in advance. The wife checked our on-line credit card account and they charged our card within minutes of me booking, five month's out. We just checked our card account a few minutes ago and Island Beachcomber has charged the full amount for a last night room in late May. Again, is this common or am I paying someone's salary?