Originally Posted by
elg26
I am going to travel for business and want to stay at a hotel which I wouldnt dare put the full price on my expenses for reimbursement. I would want to absorb a portion of the cost personally and expense a reasonable amount.
So for example, If I was staying at a $500/ night hotel for 2 nights - $1,000 total:
- Could I get the hotel to give TWO separate bills at $250/night for 2 nights = $500. Overall total would be the same. I would pay them both separately at checkout, but I would expense one and not expense.
Is there anything stopping a hotel from doing that for me? (ie accounting issues, audit issues, etc)
NOTE - i have previously split a bill in 2 putting a room charge on 1 bill....and incidentals on another....but in this case I would be reducing the per night charge...
Thanks in advance.
It will still show as one receipt but the receipt will show how much was charged to one card and how much was charged to the other card. I've even done this on a US Gov't Travel card. I was on a two week trip staying on base at base lodging most of the trip (reimbursement of the base lodging rate of $60/night) but over the weekend went to a nearby city. Hotel there was more than the $60/night I was entitled to. I just had the hotel split the card payment at checkout, charging $120 to the Gov't Travel Card ($60 x 2 nights) and the remaining balance to my personal card. It was pretty easy at check out.
As for audit or accounting issues, that's on your personal company and travel policies.