Friday, February 26, 2010

When checking into a hotel how much does a hotel usually put on your credit card?

I primarily use my debit card when paying for stuff. I do have a credit card but I was wondering how much do they(the hotel) actually puts on hold.When checking into a hotel how much does a hotel usually put on your credit card?
First answer is wrong.





They take the firsts night stay (plus tax on it). That its. The rest of the stay is charged when you arrive.





So for example if you are staying Friday-Tuesday, they will take Friday nights rate and add the 9% tax, and charge that to your card. You can always get that back as long as you cancel typically 2 or 3 days before your expected check in.When checking into a hotel how much does a hotel usually put on your credit card?
I have a trip to Las Vegas booked on Expedia. It lists in the hotel information that you will be charged $100 per night per person on your credit card for incidentals, and each person in the room must have a card in their own name to have the $100 per night charged. They just reserve the funds on your card, but don't actually charge it until you check out in case you have room service charges, cleaning charges, spa charges, etc. The funds will be released when you check out. If you need the money available on your debit card, then just put it on a credit card, because the funds won't be available on your debit card until a day or two after you get home. If you go to your hotels website, you may find what they charge listed there. Or at least a phone number to call and ask. Basically, all the major hotels on the strip are going to have the same charge.
When you make a reservation on line the charge a deposit, usually somewhere around $80. It is usually refundable if you cancel more than 24 hours prior to arrival unless you got a discount that specified it there was a cancellation penalty. When you check in they check your credit card and reserve the price of the room each day plus another 100 dollars if needed. As soon as you settle your bill all reserved charges are freed. So, if you check in with a credit card it is all invisible to you, that is, unless you are already close to being maxed out.





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Depends on the hotel, most hold it for the first night's amount only and then you have the option to use a different method later on or end of your stay.





Some hotels don't even charge anything until you arrive and that amount may vary.
The average for all Neveda Casinos is 100.00 per night according the hotel association of Neveda.
They imprint your credit card and charge it upon your checkout, not usually before. They put at least the first night on the card and then each day add a day.
Generally an amount equal to your expected stay plus some for potential food and other charges.
They will tell you but at my hotel the total was around 350 and they put $81 on my card when I booked it

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