holiday payment help

klg201

have booked a cottage in cornwall for a week in august paid the deposit by card wanting to pay the balance off so dont dip into it have contacted company and they said cant take card payments for the balance they wanting a BACs transfer and sent me account details no reference number or anything thought was little odd so asked if have paypal as thought little bit more secure and said no as too set up costs always thought paypal was free they suggesting i go into Any bank with cash and put it into this account they have given me details for or a one off standing order but am very worried about these forms of payments as never used them and wanting to know if safe or scam or what really any help much apperciated

saving-mad

That sounds right to me, I will happily take a deposit via paypal to secure a booking on our cottage but the charges are so high I would not accept the balance. Paypal take around 5% of any money that passes through them so on a £500 balance they would take £25 of the payment. BACS are free.
Also another grumble... Ebay (who own paypal) also take around 10% of any sale of the cottage that I sell through them.

adviceforall

We ask the same, our payments for our caravan at Littlesea is done either by cheque or bank transfer, which is so easy for guests to use. I would not take Pay pal either for a large payment due to the large costs involved.

hcb42

i have done bacs many times, would rather that than paypal any day

klg201

thank you for your replies feel lot better about it now have never booked a holiday this way before thats why was unsure will log on and pay balance now

greenface

As other holiday homeowners say Paypal takes a decent cut. Much rather take a cheque or bank transfer. Paypal is good for deposits etc .

adviceforall

Hope it all goes well for you..

lagoslife

If you paid the deposit by card, whay can't you pay the balance?

Paypal fees are anout 3.4% ask if you can pay these fees, many owners take paypal and either split the fees or ask the renter to pay them.

Tarry

I'm lucky than, I paid by deposit to begin with, and I phone up when I can to pay off remaining balance in £100 chunks. As long as I pay by July, it's all good
Didn't realise this was the opposite to the norm.