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booking hotel room without a credit card
18/f
I'm booking a hotel room for me and my boyfriend in the next few weeks. The only problem is that i've never booked a hotel room before. I went on the hotel website and tried to book it, but it said i had to put credit card information on it. Well i do have a debit card (is that the same as credit card?) but my parents get the bills so they see what I buy. They don't know about me staying in the hotel, so I can't use my debit card to pay, otherwise it will show up on the bills and my parents will find out.
Is there any way I can pay without a debit card? Maybe cash? Or will they accept someone else's credit card? like if I used my friends card and then just paid her the same amount except in cash? Or what about gift cards?? what if I bought myself a gift card using cash, and then paid with a gift card? would that work? would i do online or telephone reservation for that?
HELPPP!!!!
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The purpose of the credit card is so they will hold the room past 6PM on the day of arrival. If you fail to show up they then bill the credit card for the first nights stay. Once you get to the hotel they only need the credit card to guarantee payment. When you check in you tell the desk clerk not to finalize you bill prior to check out that you will be paying by another method.
The credit card guarantee to hold the room does not appear on any statement. Allows you can use someone else's credit card to hold a room on a reservation. Under billing information use the card holders information.
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You just need to provide a credit card to book it. You can pay however your desire when you get there :)
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