differnt credit card for room charge and incidentals

[Dano1182]

I just had an unexpected expense that I had to put on my Marriott visa
this brings me close to my limit.
I will be checking in to cypress harbor
Can I give them one card for cost of room and another fro the indicidental charges?

 

[writerguyfl]

No, that's not possible. Every hotel property management systems I've ever encountered only has the ability to attach one card to a room. One way to split charges would be to physically hand your secondary card to the person charging those incidentals. Unfortunately, this has implications on the earning of Marriott Rewards points. A second option would be to go to the Front Desk when you check-out and have them charge the secondary card for those charges. But, that only works if you have enough credit left on the card. (See next paragraph.)

You may already know this, but when you use a credit card at a hotel they authorize a hold equal to the amount of the room plus a certain amount per day for incidentals. If the room/tax amount of the stay will put you close to your limit, you may run into problems at check-in. It might be worth contacting the hotel to find out how much extra they hold per day. Make sure you call the hotel directly, as this probably isn't a question that a Reservations agent will be able to answer with certainty.

Added later: After thinking about this some more, I think I found a better solution. When you arrive at the hotel, ask them to charge the full amount for room/tax onto your Marriott Visa. Then, give them your secondary credit card for incidentals. In theory, you wouldn't have any issues with holds/authorizations doing it that way. I'd still recommend reaching out to the hotel prior to arrive to confirm that they will be able to do this for you.

 

[TamaraQT]

I just had an unexpected expense that I had to put on my Marriott visa
this brings me close to my limit.
I will be checking in to cypress harbor
Can I give them one card for cost of room and another fro the indicidental charges?

Yes. I do it all the time. The card you authorize to pay for the hotel stay is what they charge when you check out. The card on file for incidentals will have a "hold" placed on it and the hold remains on there for a few days after you check out. That's so they can verify there was no damage to the room and that's done after housekeeping verifies your room had no incidents. That's it. Of course it's easier to use one card for everything. But they do have the ability to separate the two without a problem. Once I had an issue and now I separate the two all the time. Think about it....when you check in they authorize your card for their hold for the reservation. Just make sure you have room on your card for your entire reservation. They will give you the option of using the same card or a different one for incidentals. It's not a problem. At least I have never had one. I prefer to use a different card.