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cash deposit for hotel booking
I recently asked a question about booking a hotel room. Well I found a hotel that will allow me to check in at 18 and allows a cash deposit. Now the only problem is that the confirmation email i recieved said "Deposit of $130 USD is due August 1, 2011 or reservation will not be garunteed"
I booked the room for august 8th but I'm confused on why they are making me deposit the money on the 1st.. i thought I was supposed to do that when I check in.
The bigger problem is that I'm on vacation at the moment and won't be returning home until August 5th.. so there's no way I can pay the deposit by the 1st. The person i'm rooming with will be home, so is it possible if he made the deposit since we are sharing the room? Or does the person who booked the room have to make the deposit?
Thank you!
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Because it's cash, they want a deposit up front.
Otherwise, they could hold the room for you, and you never show up. They could have gotten money from someone else for that space.
That's life hun - businesses want credit cards because the credit card company is vouching for you. If you screw up and don't pay - even if that business can't get the money from you - they can usually get it from the credit card company, and then the credit card company has to come after you for it.
It's about safety and certainty that they will get their money. They can’t just hold rooms for people trusting they will show up with the money - many people wouldn’t.
With cash, there is less trust. So they want a cash deposit, or they won’t guarantee the room.
You’ll need to call the hotel and ask if they will accept the cash deposit from someone other than you - they might, but that’s up to them. They might also be willing to give you the 5th or 6th to make the deposit, if you explain the situation - they also might not. But those questions, only the hotel will be able to answer.
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