I guess that's why no hotel lets you pay cash.

crazygringo · 2024-06-26T15:38:32 1719416312

I've never been to a hotel that didn't require a valid credit card as a hold for security when checking in.

Sure you can pay in cash at the end if you want.

But you can't get a room in the first place without a credit card, even if they never charge it.

(I mean I'm sure there are some exceptions somewhere, but generally speaking, no, cash isn't sufficient.)

gambiting · 2024-06-26T06:52:38 1719384758

What? Plenty of hotels let you pay cash. Or is that sarcasm?

vkou · 2024-06-26T07:03:04 1719385384

They'll accept cash if you fork out a $300 deposit, and the people who are likely to both pay cash and trash a room rarely have that much extra money on hand.

A friend of mine works night audit in a rough part of the valley. As soon as he says the magic words 'we require a major credit card or a $300 deposit', they immediately hang up.

miki123211 · 2024-06-26T11:24:06 1719401046

This heavily depends on the country, plenty of places in the US and other credit-card-loving countries are credit (and specifically credit, NOT debit) card only for this reason. Plenty of tourists from countries where such cards aren't as popular get bitten by this.