johnboy21

was planing on using cc for hotels gas and cash for incedintals I I've been reading that you should pay cash for hotels ect. is this correct or can i use my cc for that.any info appreciated

quokka

Depends on the individual policy of each hotel. Some accept credit cards, others don't. Everyone takes cash, though.

Ask at the reception of your hotel.

Christina

It would depend on the hotel, most accept CC nowadays, but I'm sure you'll run across some that may not. I won't stay in a hotel that doesn't accept CCs but I can't remember the last time I ran across one, although I haven't been to Germany that much and stayed in pretty mid-class hotels there in major cities.

Maybe if you were a little clearer on what kind of hotels you are talking about and where you expect they will be, someone could be a little more specific on advice.

johnboy21

traveling in us we stay at hotels like hampton, marrioti would call mud range /grade were talking about the same level of accomidation

johnboy21

Please excuse my spelling

Gretchen

Umm, yeah. spelling!! You surely won't take "cash" as in dollar bills. You'll get "cash" from an ATM. We charge as much as we can, and can't really imagine not using a CC for a hotel bill.

Christina

don't worry, hotels like that will take CCs. The OP never said anything about taking "dollar bills", don't know where that came from.

annhig

Most travellers here will say that they use ccs for the bigger purchases [hotels, main meals, excursions] and cash for smaller things like single tickets, drinks, etc. etc.

THey would also agree i think that the best place to get cash is from an ATM.

only you can decide if that will work for you.

the advantage of using c/cards for bigger purchases is that you have the c/card co's guarantee to rely upon in the case of disputes. There's no reason why you shouldn't use it to buy a cup of coffee if you like, but most people don't.

Gretchen

Cash "could" mean "dollar bills" to some. The question HAS come up before. Just covering that base also.

nytraveler

Have been traveling in Germany forever and the last time I stayed in a place that didn't take a CC it was a gasthaus - and was about 15 years ago.

I'm sure there are a few that want euros but almost all will take CC. In any case, the web site of each will tell you.

Restaurants are similar, but with a higher % of small, modest places preferring cash. But we have never found it a problem. Generally I expect to pay cash for anything less than about $20.

hetismij2

Many smaller hotels and Gasthausen don't accept credit cards in my experience. You should check when you book.