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How to make an advance payment to the hotel and receive documentary evidence of this
The story is like this. In November, I booked a hotel on booking for July, at the same time I bought tickets to Wizzair (of course, via the Internet) back and forth. I collected all the documents and stomped to the visa center in Kyiv (as a frequent traveler). They said that confirmation from booking by email is not suitable, you need to contact the hotel, make an advance payment of 20-30% and receive a confirmation letter. I contacted the hotel, the answer was payment only upon arrival, I tried 2 more hotels - the result is the same. A vicious circle. Who knows a hotel in Ulm (2-3 *), which can be paid in advance and receive confirmation by letter? Or maybe someone knows how to convince the embassy to believe the booking confirmation? Or maybe there is another way to solve the problem? Thanks.
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write to the visa department of the embassy that they will answer you, maybe you don’t need to pay, or look for a hotel that will agree to take an advance payment. An apartment can be booked, usually an advance payment appears in the conditions of booking an apartment, sign a lease agreement, let them send confirmation and payment information on the form. Write to more places, someone will definitely agree.
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answered 13 years ago
Agree. The Lithuanian embassy (Schengen) requires only the provision of a reservation. Payment is not required. If the hotel sends a fax confirmation of the reservation without payment, maybe the embassy is building it.
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answered 13 years ago
This is the usual system for Booking. It will not be different. Payment only at the hotel.
But there is another option, look for a hotel not through Booking, but directly. Many hotels have their own websites, these are usually small hotels. Maybe then you will be able to negotiate with the hotel. Maybe not in Ulm itself, but nearby.
But there is another option, look for a hotel not through Booking, but directly. Many hotels have their own websites, these are usually small hotels. Maybe then you will be able to negotiate with the hotel. Maybe not in Ulm itself, but nearby.
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answered 13 years ago
Thanks everyone for the replies. I wrote to the embassy - so far silence. I went to the hotel websites and wrote directly - the answer is the same, we do not take an advance payment, book and come. I keep searching.
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answered 13 years ago
After booking sent you a confirmation, there are always contacts of the hotel you booked. You just need to write directly to the hotel you booked through booking and describe the situation. I have never seen hotels refuse prepayment ... The issue will be resolved. Immediately discuss with the hotel the possibility of a refund in case of refusal to issue a visa. I don't see any problems! Sun should work. And booking does not really take any prepayments (if there are no special conditions received from the hotel). and in general, in the confirmation of the reservation, it always writes that the hotel will remove the money from the card, and not they ... Good luck! I think everything will work out!
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answered 13 years ago
I also thought that hotels can not refuse prepayment .... but, unfortunately. I contacted the hotel, described the situation, even in German .... until a dead end. Same with other hotels. The fact that booking does not take is understandable, but why do they refuse to take hotels ????
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answered 13 years ago
Thank you all for your support!!! Still hoping to get a visa for July.
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answered 13 years ago
Most likely your question may have ended up in the spam section, please try again. Apparently, the hotel simply did not see your letter. Alternatively, also write to the booking to their support group, describe the situation, they should also respond 100%. I once messed something up when booking, so they even called me from booking!!! Those. they also hold on to their customers and should be happy to help you, I mean contact the hotel through their channels.
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answered 13 years ago
Also, as an option, but I don’t have personal experience, maybe someone else used it ... So there is such a site as www.expedia.de, I used only www.expedia.com and booked hotels and flights to the USA there . The bottom line is that prices are sometimes better than in booking, sometimes the same, but the expedition takes money from the card immediately. And what if you bring confirmation from the expedition and attach an extract from the card from the bank. But, as she said, the German expedition was never used ...
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answered 13 years ago
Now I checked my confirmations from the expedition and they write directly in the confirmation that it was paid and indicate the amount. Read only the conditions attentively, more often they write in confirmation that they will return the money without taking interest, i.e. the full amount if you refuse for a few days, sometimes they write that the amount is not returned (that is, I mean, God forbid, if you don’t get a visa) ... But again, this is all about the American expedition ...
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answered 13 years ago
Thank you! It seems that she persuaded the hotel, they sent an invoice for SWIFT, but the bank said something was missing in it. Therefore, I sent the euro by Manigram just to the name. Until the answer is silence. Now I will wait for confirmation, although there is no guarantee. Hoping for the best.
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answered 13 years ago
Thank you all again for your support. The hotel has so far confirmed receipt of my 180 euros. But it doesn't matter anymore... Today my documents were accepted. For two weeks, there have been changes for the better and now booking goes through without problems for Germany (I don’t know how to other countries).
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answered 13 years ago