this is unfair!
I'm booking my transportation and hotel for my trip to Detroit. The train ticket has been bought. Woohoo!
I wanted to try Hotwire for the hotel. I checked their website FAQs, and it said you could pay for it with a debit card. I didn't see anything about credit cards being required. But then when I selected the hotel and went to finalize payment, there was a big bold notice saying that a valid credit card is required at check-in.
*headdesks* I don't HAVE a credit card. I don't WANT a credit card. What the heck am I supposed to do? I've emailed Hotwire support asking if all hotels require credit cards, but if they come back and say "yes", well, I'll really be in trouble. I googled for hostels because I wouldn't have problems staying at one and they usually let you pay cash, but the two hits I got for Detroit weren't really hostels but rather cheap hotels that did not look inviting.
I hate this. I really, really do. I understand why the hotels require one (to protect against extra charges that may incur) but dude, not everyone has a credit card! This is so, so unfair. And it's not like there's enough time to get one, and even if there were, nobody's going to give me one. Seriously. I just tried applying for the PayPal Visa, and they said "Nope, sorry, no can do" -- which is fine by me because I don't WANT one.
edit: Went ahead and booked it with Hotwire. This is the hotel I got. I'm not as worried about them not accepting my debit card, now, because this hotel comes up when you search for hostels in Detroit, and most hostels don't require credit cards. It's definitely not a hostel, though, as you can see from the pictures on the site, and honestly, now that I see the site proper, it looks much better than it had appeared on the hosteling sites.
Plus, I checked their room rate using their website, and it said $119 a night. So I'm getting a room there for half off! Woohoo!
Work with me, hotels. Put a hold on some funds on my debit card. Require a safety deposit that will be returned at checkout. I can do that. I just can't do a credit card. Bastards.
Guess I will google for hostels again while waiting for Hotwire to get back to me.
I wanted to try Hotwire for the hotel. I checked their website FAQs, and it said you could pay for it with a debit card. I didn't see anything about credit cards being required. But then when I selected the hotel and went to finalize payment, there was a big bold notice saying that a valid credit card is required at check-in.
*headdesks* I don't HAVE a credit card. I don't WANT a credit card. What the heck am I supposed to do? I've emailed Hotwire support asking if all hotels require credit cards, but if they come back and say "yes", well, I'll really be in trouble. I googled for hostels because I wouldn't have problems staying at one and they usually let you pay cash, but the two hits I got for Detroit weren't really hostels but rather cheap hotels that did not look inviting.
I hate this. I really, really do. I understand why the hotels require one (to protect against extra charges that may incur) but dude, not everyone has a credit card! This is so, so unfair. And it's not like there's enough time to get one, and even if there were, nobody's going to give me one. Seriously. I just tried applying for the PayPal Visa, and they said "Nope, sorry, no can do" -- which is fine by me because I don't WANT one.
edit: Went ahead and booked it with Hotwire. This is the hotel I got. I'm not as worried about them not accepting my debit card, now, because this hotel comes up when you search for hostels in Detroit, and most hostels don't require credit cards. It's definitely not a hostel, though, as you can see from the pictures on the site, and honestly, now that I see the site proper, it looks much better than it had appeared on the hosteling sites.
Plus, I checked their room rate using their website, and it said $119 a night. So I'm getting a room there for half off! Woohoo!
Work with me, hotels. Put a hold on some funds on my debit card. Require a safety deposit that will be returned at checkout. I can do that. I just can't do a credit card. Bastards.
Guess I will google for hostels again while waiting for Hotwire to get back to me.