Originally Posted by
pumpkinstew
I've never done this so in not sure but I'm about to book a prepaid stay in May with a card I won't have by the time I actually arrive.
Do you need to present the same card or will I be ok with another? As I said above, I've never not had the same card on me so it will be a first for me.
If you have the renewed card with same card number but updated expiry date then no the replacemennt card is equally valid. If no new replacement CC card then theoretically yes, as hotels may want to be sure it was indeed your own card used.
However I sometimes book rooms prepaid for others and in such situations the primary guests name is different from me the CC payer and hotels do not seem to have issues
Seems reverse from Airline tickets where if I DO NOT tick box "card holder is traveling too" then I have to fill in online forms etc. Even when I fly eg BA I have to show my CC card used at booking time at checkin