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California & Vegas Fly Drive

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  • dazanteney4
    dazanteney4 Posts: 200 Forumite
    No need to pay someone to do it for you when you can do it yourself and you don't have to book all your hotels at the same time, and you don't have to pay for them up front, you can pay on checkout

    Can you pay on check out of hotel when booking through expedia?
  • duchy
    duchy Posts: 19,511 Forumite
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    I put a route together recently - starting in San Fran then driving down to Yosemite and on to Vegas before finishing at Disneyland (although you could equally finish in LA itself (if you must ;) or San Diego.

    Bit of a trip of contrasts - but may give you some ideas.
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  • duchy
    duchy Posts: 19,511 Forumite
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    Can you pay on check out of hotel when booking through expedia?

    It varies- tends to be more on hotels.com (for either don't forget about quidco) with a pay when you stay option.

    Don't forget you can pay with Nectar points with Expedia too !

    Food- depends what you like but overall cheaper than here.
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  • glentoran99
    glentoran99 Posts: 5,825 Forumite
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    Can you pay on check out of hotel when booking through expedia?



    I think you can, but why do you need to book through Expedia? you can sometimes get better deals booking direct with the hotel, for example we got free dinner and breakfast in Vegas and the hotel was cheaper than expedia
  • dazanteney4
    dazanteney4 Posts: 200 Forumite
    It didnt have to be a certain site its just the first one that came to mind! I thought most had to be secured with a payment?
  • glentoran99
    glentoran99 Posts: 5,825 Forumite
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    It didnt have to be a certain site its just the first one that came to mind! I thought most had to be secured with a payment?


    Secured with Credit/debit card, you don't necessarily need to pay anything though, or some may take a deposit
  • dazanteney4
    dazanteney4 Posts: 200 Forumite
    Secured with Credit/debit card, you don't need to pay anything though
    I'm assuming it give you the option after you have filled out the information and selected book now? I've never used hotels.com before.
  • glentoran99
    glentoran99 Posts: 5,825 Forumite
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    I'm assuming it give you the option after you have filled out the information and selected book now? I've never used hotels.com before.



    Yeah it will let you know if you need to pay anything, try Booking.com as well
  • dazanteney4
    dazanteney4 Posts: 200 Forumite
    Yeah it will let you know if you need to pay anything, try Booking.com as well
    Ok thanks!
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    That's what i'd be worried about. What's the cost of food like?

    Food is reasonably priced but remember that you will need to factor in an extra 20% on top for a tip. If you don't tip enough, or not at all, be prepared to explain why in front of other customers... as a colleague of mine found out.

    Also getting food after 9:00pm even in some quite large towns (not Las Vegas) was difficult.
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