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#8103 - 04/25/05 02:17 PM Reservations and bank transfers
ruza Offline
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Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 2
Loc: Madrid
I am trying to make a reservation for this weekend at a hostal or fondo down south in Cadiz and Tarifa. All of the hostals I have spoken with require a bank transfer to hold the reservation. These places don't take credit cards, and I have NO IDEA how to make a transfer. I am here for several months, but don't have a bank acct here, and it doesn't seem Western Union can help me.

Any ideas? Anyone have a similar problem?

Thanks.

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#8104 - 04/25/05 04:28 PM Re: Reservations and bank transfers
Jerezano Offline
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Registered: 10/12/04
Posts: 109
Loc: Fez/Jerez
It should be pretty simple, get the bank and account number from the people with whom you want to stay, it may even be possible that their bank has a branch in Madrid, in which case it would be a question of going to the bank and making a deposit. The recepit you get from the bank serves as the "justificante" that you have paid, just make sure the hotel's info is on there. You don't need a bank account do a wire transfer, just your passport...and ask at the bank to do a "transferencia bancaria"...
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#8105 - 04/25/05 06:29 PM Re: Reservations and bank transfers
ruza Offline
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Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 2
Loc: Madrid
Oh, that doesn't sound so hard. I can do that. My Spanish is pretty good, but no one could understand that I didn't know how to this, and thus, couldn't explain. Thanks.

Is this all because places don't want to spend money for credit card accts? But are popular enough to want to fill every room, esp during a holiday weekend? Does anyone know if this happens anywhere else- Europe, Africa, etc? I have travelled from Bosnia to Morocco and never encountered such a system.

Thanks again.

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#8106 - 04/26/05 04:23 AM Re: Reservations and bank transfers
JasMadrid Offline
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Registered: 02/25/05
Posts: 139
Loc: Madrid
Ruza, I've travelled all over Spain and when I've been asked to make a deposit (which is not usual) I have usually done it using my credit card.

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