Book a room without a credit card?
I'll be landing in Toronto on May 23, 2018. I have an immigrant visa (I'm from Iran) and it's my first time coming to Canada. I need to book a temporary room for my first few days until I find a place to settle down.
I tried to book a room through the booking.com website but in the payment options it mentions that they only accept credit cards. Even for hotels that accept cash on arrival, I must provide credit card information.
Booking a room with AirBNB is not an alternative: they ban people from Iran. I tried emailing them but got no response. Since I'm from Iran and Iranian banks are banned internationally, they can't provide credit cards to their account holders, so I don't have a credit card.
This is a great dilemma. How can I book a room without a credit card?
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How can I book a room without a credit card?
You can book a hotel room without a credit card by using a debit card in most cases. Many hotel chains will also accept prepaid cards, though they are more likely to do so at check-in or check-out than at the time of booking. Typically, you cannot make a hotel reservation with cash, a personal check or a money order.Can a guest make a booking without a credit card?
To book without a credit card, guests must be logged in to their Booking.com account. To avoid misuse of this feature, guests can't book without a credit card when they already have an upcoming reservation with Booking.com with the same check-in and check-out dates.Reservation on Booking.com without a credit card
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For hotels in Canada and the USA booking without a credit or debit card is no longer common. However you're not the first person to have this issue, some locals also book and stay at properties without using cards so many hotels have policies and ways to arrange this. Cardless bookings aren't normally possible through the automatic booking channels.
Many hotels have a policy of taking a cash deposit and/or requiring prepayment for "Cash Paying Guests" e.g. the Omni King Edward's policy:
Guests paying in cash must pay their room charges and taxes in full with an additional $150 per day security deposit at the time of check-in.
Some hotels do not allow bookings without credit cards like the Holiday Inn Downtown Centre:
Credit card deposit and primary ID required for registration. No Cash or Debit will be accepted as deposit.
I'd suggest you find a suitable property and contact them directly by phone (or email) and inquire about how you can reserve your stay and check-in without a card.
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