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Straight from the checkout step where you enter a credit card: > The property will charge you: €xxx > The date you'll be charged—and what happens if you cance

by jiofih 6y ago

Straight from the checkout step where you enter a credit card: > The property will charge you: €xxx > The date you'll be charged—and what happens if you cancel—depends on the booking conditions. And then the booking conditions (set by the property): > You'll be charged a prepayment of the total price at any time.

avereveard 6y ago
your terms are wildly different from mine https://i.imgur.com/4qKVrBl.png https://i.imgur.com/4qKVrBl.png https://i.imgur.com/Ty7plol.png https://i.imgur.com/Ty7plol.png so maybe tone down the snarkiness and accept that services customs aren't as uniform as your anecdote made you assume them to be
- jiofih 6y ago
  The parts you highlighted refer to the online booking, and are correct - no charge to your card happened at the time of booking, you were charged by the hotel on arrival - as is custom on every hotel check in, online booking or not. On top of that, anyone taking a large payment via CC will usually require payment on the same card used for the authorization hold. Accepting another card is risky as funds can be easily made unavailable before the transaction settles. You just had wrong expectations - on cc charges, that booking would be a “neutral escrow” or be able/willing to help. I’ve been in a similar situation where they held the entire reservation amount, in the thousands, while having already taken payment, and it’s 100% up to the hotel. They just don’t give a shit. This is yet another reason why CCs are a terrible idea. Having the funds in a checking account and not being able to use them because of credit limit shenanigans is infuriating.
  - avereveard 6y ago
    > you were charged by the hotel on arrival - as is custom on every hotel check in, online booking or not again, you're over generalizing your personal experience. booking on arrival happened to me exactly once. but you're not listening and keep repeating points that don't really apply to the situation at hand.

by jiofih 6y ago

avereveard 6y ago

your terms are wildly different from mine https://i.imgur.com/4qKVrBl.png https://i.imgur.com/4qKVrBl.png https://i.imgur.com/Ty7plol.png https://i.imgur.com/Ty7plol.png so maybe tone down the snarkiness and accept that services customs aren't as uniform as your anecdote made you assume them to be

jiofih 6y ago
The parts you highlighted refer to the online booking, and are correct - no charge to your card happened at the time of booking, you were charged by the hotel on arrival - as is custom on every hotel check in, online booking or not. On top of that, anyone taking a large payment via CC will usually require payment on the same card used for the authorization hold. Accepting another card is risky as funds can be easily made unavailable before the transaction settles. You just had wrong expectations - on cc charges, that booking would be a “neutral escrow” or be able/willing to help. I’ve been in a similar situation where they held the entire reservation amount, in the thousands, while having already taken payment, and it’s 100% up to the hotel. They just don’t give a shit. This is yet another reason why CCs are a terrible idea. Having the funds in a checking account and not being able to use them because of credit limit shenanigans is infuriating.
- avereveard 6y ago
  > you were charged by the hotel on arrival - as is custom on every hotel check in, online booking or not again, you're over generalizing your personal experience. booking on arrival happened to me exactly once. but you're not listening and keep repeating points that don't really apply to the situation at hand.