My friend is a silver card member of the 7-day hotel chain, and I am a gold card member, but my room was reserved by my friend. Do I have to pay a deposit?

You don't have to pay a deposit, but you should tell the front desk about the situation and report the relevant information of your friends.

Deposit means that one party pays a certain fee to the other party to ensure that its behavior will not harm the interests of the other party. If damage is caused, he can pay the expenses according to the facts or make compensation separately. After the legal relationship between the two parties does not exist and there are no other disputes, the deposit shall be refunded. If you breach the contract, it will be deducted.

The deposit is replaceable. Generally speaking, one party submits a substantial subject matter for the other party. In order to ensure that the delivered subject matter can be returned, the other party is required to pay a considerable amount of deposit. When the contract cannot be fulfilled, the confiscation of the deposit as a way to solve the contract reflects the protection of the interests of the party who has not paid the deposit.