I've NEVER been told to hand over $200 CASH before getting a room I already paid for!! A $100 pre-auth or charge on a card is typical, but The Hotel Oceanside wanted us to hand over CASH before getting our key!! That's insane! I had to stand firm and say NO! After driving for hours, and with no reason other than their demand, I was not planning or agreeing to run to the bank to get $200 cash for incidentals! To top it off, they have an ATM in the lobby that they probably direct patrons to use to get cash (likely with ATM fees). The ATM was out of order, so no cash and no ATM fees, for Hotel Oceanside. They finally put a $200 charge on our credit card and let us have our keys. Other than that fiasco, the room was decent, roomy, and quiet and parking was included.