I want to ask, when you book a hotel with the "pay at the Hotel" option, they mention: "You don’t need to prepay. However, the property may take a deposit from the card you booked with. This is a routine procedure to verify that it is valid and hasn't been lost or stolen. The hold is temporary and the amount will be returned to you in full" How to know how much they will take as a deposit? is it a specific amount? I'm asking to make sure the amount is available at the time of booking.
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1Welcome to TSE. A hotel placing a hold (i.e. "reserving" funds) on a card is different from a hotel requiring a deposit (i.e. a partial pre-payment where actual money is transferred). The amount, additionally, will vary by hotel, and will correlate to some degree with what the charge for the first night would be. Please edit your post if you can provide more specifics about your travel plans.– chosterCommented Jul 25, 2019 at 19:07
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Usually, they will request an authorisation on your card for the amount you would have to pay if you don’t show up without cancelling before the free cancellation deadline.
That is usually the cost of the first night, though details may vary. it can sometimes be for 2 or 3 nights or a different fixed amount. In very rare cases it would be for the full cost of he stay, but generally in those cases it would be a pre-payment instead.
Note that some hotels will request the authorisation as soon as they process the booking, while others will do it only the day you arrive or the day before that (that’s their way of having a guarantee in case of no show). Some will do it only if the hotel is somewhat full (very rare), most will do it in all cases.
Check the term for cancellation fees and/or guarantee amount, that should give you an idea. If you really want to know exactly, call the hotel.
