The classy inn says on its website, “there will be a $500 dollar fine that will be deducted from your deposit for every negative review of USGH place on any internet site by anyone in your party and/or attending your wedding even if you stay here to attend a wedding anywhere in the area and leave us a negative review on any internet site you agree to a $500 fine for each negative review.” 
 
 Outraged guests certainly didn’t take it lightly. “Looking forward to another weekend getaway.” 
 
 However, if the bad review gets taken off, the hotel will refund this fee. “Rude customer service, unclean, terrible odor. “This was worst hotel I have ever encountered,” Michael G from Manhattan said. Then they had the audacity to tell me they would charge me $500 from my deposit if I posted a negative review online…have they heard of the freedom of speech?” 
 
 One customer posted an excerpt of the hotel’s email after being threatened twice. “Disgusting!” Rabih Z of Alexandria said. “Instead of taking responsibility and striving to improve customer service, they instead resort for intimidation.” 
 
 Other guests had positive reviews, raving about the place’s vintage amenities. Union Street Guest House in Hudson is known for its mix of luxury and classic sensibility, but apparently it can’t handle some criticism when it comes to weddings or event bookings at their site.
– The Union Street Guest House in Hudson, NY, wants you to keep your crummy opinions to yourself. So if you post something about the hotel’s "rude customer service, unclean, terrible odor," as NY Pix 11 quotes one reviewer, the hotel will collect a $500 fine. It’s right in their policy, which states that customers who’ve booked weddings or other events at the hotel will have their deposit deducted for every negative review written by their guests. Want your money back? Remove the review(s), the NY Post reports. But woe to the reviewer who doesn’t remove his complaints—the owners tend to get defensive. When a guest said staff was rude when they asked for ice, the hotel posted a response: "I know you guys wanted to hang out and get drunk for 2 days ... I was so so so sorry that our ice maker and fridge were not working and not accessible." Despite the hotel’s efforts, it still has a poor average rating on Yelp.