Got back from CR about 2 weeks ago and noticed some hotel charges have still not come through, anyone else have similar experiences? Should I just consider myself lucky (don't worry they were overpriced/overcommercialized hotels anyway) or is this standard practice? As in is it normal to wait over 2wks to process a charge/send in documentation? Cheers!

Usually local banks use what is called in banking a "correspondent bank in the USA", the process is a little slower but surely you will be billed backtracked to the original transaction date.

Tried this on another thread as well, no response yet - anyone have any issues with credit card reservations at hotels? A few people have told me that they have had reservations with CC but arrived at the hotel to find out that they actually did not.

Hi!
Actually we did have this problem!
We were there in August and it we were not charged till...DECEMBER!!! This was from the Belmar hotel in Monteverde..


rdp....sorry, I can't help with your question as we did not have that problem.

MNP: are you serious? That seems crazy! I was told after 30 days it drops off from pending charges, but I guess they process whenever they feel like it. Hmm..makes it hard to budget or figure out how much we spent. thanks for the info though!

I think this is pretty common with foreign charges - as described, it goes through corresponding banks and often takes longer. Europe can be the same way. As noted, enjoy the delay but don't try taking that long to pay!

I always hope they "got lost" - rarely happens.
M