Is it legal to reserve a hotel deposit without refund?

Legal analysis: according to the provisions of the deposit law, if the party paying the deposit breaches the contract, the observant party may not return the deposit; If the party accepting the deposit breaches the contract, it shall return it to the observant party twice. Therefore, if the hotel has no fault such as breach of contract, the deposit cannot be refunded.

Legal basis: Article 587 of the General Principles of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * If the party paying the deposit fails to perform the debt or the performance of the debt does not conform to the agreement, so that the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved, it has no right to request the return of the deposit; If the party receiving the deposit fails to perform the debt or the performance of the debt does not conform to the agreement, so that the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved, the deposit shall be returned twice.