Can you leave a cc for room charging but request.......???? (and other ?'s)

[Carrieberry]

I was just wondering about this. Can you leave a credit card for room charging but specifically request non express check out? I am wondering for two reasons. 1. We are having a deposit go in on the morning we check out, but not likely before the resort trys to charge us. I am 99% sure we will not need these funds since we are taking plenty with us already, but I was just wondering just in case.
2. When we were there last time there were errors on the bill that we caught when they slipped it under the door . We had to wait for the credit to go back on to our check cards which took a couple of days since it was a holiday weekend. Would like to avoid this hassle. I know I can go get a print out the night before but I would actually feel better about going and checking out personally- but we would still like to take advantage of room charging.

3. By the way- what happens if they charge your card and it gets declined during express check out? Can you call down before leaving and request for them to try to charge it again? What do they do if your card gets declined repeatedly? I was just wondering since I am sure there are people that go stay at a deluxe that have $500 in their bank account and then are given $1500 charge limits. What happens to these people if they don;t watch their spending? ?Do they write checks? Have money wired? What about people that have their credit cards stolen on vacation and have to wait to have another one issued? Just wondering about this stuff!

 

[Tiggerlover48]

I think you can. I asked about putting stuff on my cc, but then paying cash when we checked out so the cc bill wouldn't be so large and they told me we could. If you have a $1500 line of credit, it doesn't matter what you have in your account per se, you just need enough to cover the bill when it comes.

 

[Carrieberry]

Did you actualy do this or did yu end up just putting eveything on the card? Did you pay cash for some on the day of check out or the night before?Ideally i would like to use the room charging and then the morning we check out go down and pay or pay 1/2 in the middle of the week and then 1/2 the morning of check out at the front desk. Thanks!

 

[LibertyBelle]

Carrie you can request no express check out at the front desk. It is as simple as putting a "N" instead of a "Y" on your reservation.

To answer your other question, if a credit card is declined during express check out (which just fyi gets processed about 3:30am) the front desk will leave you a voice mail advising you to stop by the desk as the cc has declined, you will still get the bill on your door but with it will be a letter stating that the card has declined and you will need to stop by the desk (happens all the time).

Also in the case that a card declines, most people will just use a different card, or write a check (or cash)... I have seen money wired through western union and in absolute extreme circumatances I have seen the hotel direct bil the guests (meaning send the balace to their home just like any other bil you would receive... but that is very rare). In the case of a stolen or lost CC most people will stop by the front desk and let them know about the situation, in that case most times the CC company will overnight a CC to the hotel for the guest, but if that can not be done, a deal is usually worked out with the guest and the managers as it is a special circumstance.

 

[Carrieberry]

Ok thanks so much Libertybelle!! Now just to be clear, I CAN leave a credit card and then decline express check out BUT still charge to my room and then they will only charge me if I hit the $1500 (OKW) limit before check out day?

 

[dennisnlisab96]

We always put a credit card on the reservation...then I usually go to the front desk the night before check out and pay off anything that is on the account. I have never received a bill the next morning.