Saladman posted:

Just for future ref: booking through expedia or whatever would be 100% fine for the flight, but would give you a small problem at the hotel -- many hotels want a credit card on file for incidentals (e.g. minibar) and that has to be given at the time of booking at the desk. If you booked directly through the hotel it'll be fine, but it'd be an issue booking through expedia or whatever.

In such cases, if you don't have a card, sometimes they want a cash deposit, and sometimes they'll just shrug their shoulders. It's not like they're not going to give you the room, they might just be annoying about it.