No Credit card hotel and car rental.

[Twinprincesses]

We do not have a credit card and I just found out that the car rental place does not take cash paying customers. Thrifty told me you have to pass a credit check first or they will not rent us the car.

Any advice on a car rental place that will accept cash.debit. Also does Disney Hotels require a credit card upon checkin?

 

[Girimama33]

Most if not all hotels are going to require a credit card upon check in so that they can put a hold on the card for incidental fees. You may want to call your hotel to see what amount per day you need to leave with them to cover the incidental costs...it is usually $50-100 a day.
As far as the rental car goes, I would imagine you would have to have a credit card to rent a car in order to cover anything that may happen to the car.

 

[disneegrl4eva]

I cant answer about the car rental although you might want to check with National...I know at least in vegas, with National, if you show your round trip airline ticket and you pay the charges up front with a debit card then they will rent to you...as far as Anaheim..I dont know...call them though...

in regards to hotel..you can use a debit card as long as there is a visa or master card logo oh and that goes for the above car rental thing too...

 

[hlbtimes2]

Alamo car rental, in CA, will rent you a car with cash or a debit card if you have proof of a return flight. (they will not rent you a car in WA state without a credit card). If you use a debit card they DO NOT hold an extra deposit, like some of the other rental car companies do.

Most hotels will make a reservation with your debit card. Be sure when you reserve that you find out how many nights in advance they will be charging to your card or what kind of preapproval they will be getting. Sometimes it can hold up funds in your account for a few days. When you check in they should be able to take cash or your debit card. They may hold a few extra dollars, typically $50 for things like phone calls. They will release it when after you leave if you dont owe them anything.

We do not use credit cards, just debie and cash. We do not have a problem traveling.

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

If your reservation is fully paid in advance and you don't plan on charging anything to your room, you do NOT have to leave a deposit at the Disneyland Resort Hotels. I've even prepaid parking fees so I didn't have to use my debit card.

 

[mouseymommy]

When we stay at the BWPPI we give our debit card when we make the reservation, and pay cash at check in. I think they held $30 on my debit for the first couple stays with them. We have also used debit for car rentals, we just have to call around and ask who takes debit instead of credit.

 

[KalamityJane]

I have debit and credit but honestly, I have never had an issue renting moving trucks with my debit/credit - you can usually get a debit/credit card from your bank for no fee (that is not actually a credit card in the sense that you have a credit limit but to companies that require a credit card, this will work). I would try that and you can always cancel the card after if you want to stay cash only.

 

[Mel90210]

I apologize if you already mentioned...but there are some debit cards you can pick up in retail stores....we did that for our oldest when he was traveling.....that way we could load money for him. You are supposed to be 18.....but I just put myself with him as an additional holder.

 

[6Smiles]

I can't hep with the car rental, however at the hotels we are staying they are both willing to take cash for the deposit and for the payment of the hotel. Reservations were made with our debit card.

 

[Lorinda]

I rent rooms and cars all the time with my debit/credit card. It has a visa logo on it and I just tell them it's credit. As long as it has a visa or mastercard etc logo I don't think it's a problem. I use enterprise for car rentals.

 

[Lorinda]

I rent rooms and cars all the time with my debit/credit card. It has a visa logo on it and I just tell them it's credit. As long as it has a visa or mastercard etc logo I don't think it's a problem. I use enterprise for car rentals.

Be aware though with the car rental the day you pick it up they put a hold on your card of the full amount of the rental. Then when you come back with the car they actually charge it. To make a reservation with them go to their online site this does not require a card it is optional.

 

[Malcon10t]

You can pay it all upfront and not have to use a credit card. You can also leave a cash deposit for things such as wifi/parking/phone/movies. There are a few places that require a credit card to check in, so ask first.

Cars, I've always had to use a debit/credit. And like was previous posted, they put a hold on the entire amount up front, so be prepared.

 

[krispin41]

If your reservation is fully paid in advance and you don't plan on charging anything to your room, you do NOT have to leave a deposit at the Disneyland Resort Hotels. I've even prepaid parking fees so I didn't have to use my debit card.

I was just going to mention this as well. We did this on our last two trips when staying at PPH. If you choose to have your.card on file, it's $50.

 

[Sherry E]

I usually stay onsite at least once every year (sometimes twice), for a few nights at a time. My last few stays have been at the PPH (before that I stayed at the GCH), and I booked with a debit card each time. Most debit cards these days - as long as they have Visa or Master Card logos on them - can be used anywhere or in any way a credit card would be used. There may be a few exceptions, but most can be used that way.


I've handled my reservations several different ways. I have paid the entire amount due on the debit card in advance so that it was all taken care of before arrival.

I've also paid some of the amount due in advance and paid the rest upon check-in - and I've paid the balance due at check-in with both cash and with a debit card. The CM stopped any other charge from appearing on my card except for the incidentals hold (which was lifted about 5 days later).

I've also paid some of what's due in advance (a deposit is required for the Disney hotels unless you have a special offer of some kind that waives it, or unless you pay the entire amount due up front), and then paid the remainder of the room off in multiple Disney gift cards...except for that the CM at the front desk did not apply the gift card credit to my total due when I checked in and they went ahead and applied the full balance due to my debit card anyway. They also put the balance on a debit card that I didn't tell them they could use (they just pulled a card number that was in their system). The CM claimed that gift card credits are usually deducted at the end of one's stay, and that the total bill is adjusted at that point. I've been told by a different CM, however, that they have a way of stopping those automatic charges to your card at check-in and can apply the gift card credit at check-in instead of at check-out.

Last year I was not required to pay any kind of deposit up front for my PPH stay because it was a special offer. I even asked them if I could pay something up front and they wouldn't do it that way (it was a reservation made through a different department of Disney and not through the regular channels). This was all well and good except for that they still tried to charge me for my one totally free night anyway. Fortunately I caught it before I checked out and got them to stop the charge before it appeared on my debit card.

 

[AZwldcats]

I usually stay onsite at least once every year (sometimes twice), for a few nights at a time. My last few stays have been at the PPH (before that I stayed at the GCH), and I booked with a debit card each time. Most debit cards these days - as long as they have Visa or Master Card logos on them - can be used anywhere or in any way a credit card would be used. There may be a few exceptions, but most can be used that way.


I've handled my reservations several different ways. I have paid the entire amount due on the debit card in advance so that it was all taken care of before arrival.

I've also paid some of the amount due in advance and paid the rest upon check-in - and I've paid the balance due at check-in with both cash and with a debit card. The CM stopped any other charge from appearing on my card except for the incidentals hold (which was lifted about 5 days later).

I've also paid some of what's due in advance (a deposit is required for the Disney hotels unless you have a special offer of some kind that waives it, or unless you pay the entire amount due up front), and then paid the remainder of the room off in multiple Disney gift cards...except for that the CM at the front desk did not apply the gift card credit to my total due when I checked in and they went ahead and applied the full balance due to my debit card anyway. They also put the balance on a debit card that I didn't tell them they could use (they just pulled a card number that was in their system). The CM claimed that gift card credits are usually deducted at the end of one's stay, and that the total bill is adjusted at that point. I've been told by a different CM, however, that they have a way of stopping those automatic charges to your card at check-in and can apply the gift card credit at check-in instead of at check-out.

Last year I was not required to pay any kind of deposit up front for my PPH stay because it was a special offer. I even asked them if I could pay something up front and they wouldn't do it that way (it was a reservation made through a different department of Disney and not through the regular channels). This was all well and good except for that they still tried to charge me for my one totally free night anyway. Fortunately I caught it before I checked out and got them to stop the charge before it appeared on my debit card.

How much was the Incidental hold?

 

[Sherry E]

How much was the Incidental hold?

I don't remember the exact total of the incidentals charge but I don't think it was any higher than $50. I was told by one CM that it is supposed to be a certain percentage of the hotel rate (not sure if they meant a percentage of one night, or a percentage of the entire bill), but it usually turns out to be about $50.

I was also told that in the case of certain debit cards, the hold placed on the card for incidentals stays there a few days longer than with other debit cards. Some debit cards will see the hold removed immediately upon check-out, while others will see it removed a few days after check-out. I have no clue which cards get the faster removal and which ones don't.

And one particular CM told me that sometimes, in the case of "some debit cards," their computer system will automatically just apply the incidentals hold at check-in, whereas with other cards the system doesn't automatically do it and the CM's can tell it to apply the hold. Again, I have no clue which debit cards trigger an instant hold and which ones don't.

 

[yaya74]

I used to work for Enterprise. All rental car company would place a temporary "hold" on the renter's credit card. The hold is usually $400 or double the amount of the whole rental cost. The hold will be cancelled when the car is returned. I believe you can rent a card using a debit card that has visa or master card logo on it. But you will have to contact your bank what will happen when a hold is placed on your debit/credit card.

 

[nikkislaght]

We stay at the Wordmark on Katella and right next door is Hertz, I only have a visa debit card and they are happy to rent a car to me... they would do a quick check and they would charge more on the day and then refund when car is returned without incident...

 

[larina]

Last year at PPH we paid everything in cash and they still took a CC for incidentals. Maybe because it was a suite and we had concierge? Hmmm.

To the OP, everyone is talking Debit Cards, but you didn't say anything about one. I'm thinking you need to deal in cash only, right?

Some Enterprise locations in Northern California will take cash for car rental, but they want your pay stub and employment verification. I'm not sure that Southern California locations would do this though.

 

[Jacie]

Enterprise will let you pay with a debit card or cash (plus a deposit) as long as you can show a return ticket. I would look into getting a prepaid visa card to make it a bit easier on you.