Reply To: Winter Vacation & Minyan Problem- your opinion please

I called the hotel to ask if they have any rooms that have manual locks as opposed to the electronic cards. They told me that they do have rooms like those, but that they have all been blocked out for an exclusive group and that I could call the organizing group myself.

I asked if I booked my own room and figured out my own way to get around the locks if I would be able to join this groups activities.

The desk clerk very politely transferred me to the banquet manager who told me that they had been told by the group manager that a member of the hotel staff should have a list of the participants and only allow entry to guests registered with the group to any group rooms.

Is the caterer right? Does this say anything about his kashrus that he would deny people access to a minyan? I have yartzeit that shabbos and really need maftir and an amud to daven by.

Should I call the Rav Hamachshir?