Originally Posted by
antonius66
the absurd hold that the PH Vienna places, as it is SEVERAL hundred dollars for a multi night stay
Absurd? Was there last weekend, they put on a hold that was 50 Euro over the cash portion of my P+C rate, then took another authorization when I started charging stuff (meals and spa) to my room. Totally reasonable IMO.
Originally Posted by
RTW1
Nothing elitist about it.... simply the reality.
They trust you to stay in an expensive room and charge generous amounts to your room/account, a credit card hold is the way to guarantee payment. A generous hold avoids lots of problems at checkout.
Agreed.
There's something of a disconnect staying at a 5* property and not being able to handle a $1-2k hold on your credit card.
Originally Posted by
RTW1
And unless the FD doesn't know what they are doing the hold is cancelled the moment you pay the final bill.
It can still take several days to drop. Up to 10 days if the front desk doesn't cancel it when you check-out.