Does the hotel need to pay liquidated damages for canceling the wedding banquet?

Legal analysis: 1. In the case of signing a contract,

Generally speaking, if you sign a contract, you must pay a certain deposit in advance. That depends on whether there is a refundable deposit clause in the contract. If there is a clear stipulation in the agreement, then you can directly communicate with the hotel manager with the contract and cancel the reservation.

2. In the absence of a contract.

In this case, we paid a deposit. After receiving a certain deposit, the hotel will make preparations according to the reservation of the newcomers. But in this case, we can only communicate with the person in charge of the hotel. It is generally difficult to return all the deposits. After all, the breach of contract comes first, so we can only discuss the refund.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 577 Where a party fails to perform its contractual obligations or fails to perform its contractual obligations in conformity with the contract, it shall be liable for breach of contract such as continuing to perform, taking remedial measures or compensating for losses.

Article 578 Where a party expressly expresses or shows by his own behavior that he will not perform his contractual obligations, the other party may require him to bear the liability for breach of contract before the time limit for performance expires.

Article 579 If one party fails to pay the price, remuneration, rent or interest, or fails to perform other monetary obligations, the other party may demand payment.