Originally Posted by
Often1
Do not use a debit card for hotel incidentals and do not use a debit card for what you think of as a hold. It will be treated by a US bank, if that is what this is, as a withdrawal and it can take long time to get it redeposited.
If the property places an additional $200 per day "hold" for a 14-day stay, that is $2,800 taken from your account and then redeposited at some time after you leave.
I have used a debit card numerous times in Australia and other than not having access to the hold amount my balance stays the same and takes no longer than a credit card to clear the hold.
From my experience the room hold is the same for one night as it would be for multiple nights, I will have to check hotel policies more closely as that amount would not work on my debit card to well on an extended stays and using a credit card would be essential.