Pre-authorisation hotel booking

bobblebob

is this why they say use credit cards for hotels? Because in effect you have that pre-authorisation money tied up until it falls off

Also how long did it take for yours to drop off?

Saints2011

I get this all the time, it's standard practice. Do not worry, you will only pay £70 not a penny more unless you used the mini bar.... :-P

bobblebob

Nope didnt use it

Would like my 70 quid back tho asap. I know they havent taken the money, but its tied up until the bank release it

MoneySaverLog

bobblebob wrote: »

is this why they say use credit cards for hotels? Because in effect you have that pre-authorisation money tied up until it falls off

Also how long did it take for yours to drop off?

Yes, I've stayed in a hotel that pre-authorised the room cost plus £50 on top for anything charged to the room using a debit card, whereas if I'd paid by credit card it would have just been a pre-authorisation of a pound I believe.

bobblebob

MoneySaverLog wrote: »

Yes, I've stayed in a hotel that pre-authorised the room cost plus £50 on top for anything charged to the room using a debit card, whereas if I'd paid by credit card it would have just been a pre-authorisation of a pound I believe.

See thats what i dont get, as i got the £1 thing appear and fall off a few days later, but also a pre-authorisation of £70 thats still there

Scarpacci

bobblebob wrote: »

is this why they say use credit cards for hotels? Because in effect you have that pre-authorisation money tied up until it falls off

Also how long did it take for yours to drop off?

It could be why. Though the effect could be the same, it's much easier to have "available credit" used rather than your own money tied up.

The authorisation dropped seven days after I first checked in. The final charge had been on my statement for about four days by the time the authorisation dropped off.