hotel deposit/ banco de reserva

pumy · #1 09-27-2005, 05:30 PM

Hello! i'm not sure if this is the right area to post...
i need to make a deposit in Banco de Reserva for a stay in a hotel in Las Terrenas. I have the name, account #, but not sure if i can call to make a deposit or if my boyfriend (currently down there) has to go in person to do this. I'm not getting much help from the website, b/c i do not speak spanish. Does anyone have any ideas?

thanks

Tamborista · #2 09-27-2005, 06:09 PM

What's wrong with a credit card?
At least you have some recourse.

pumy · #3 09-27-2005, 06:11 PM

the lady who owns the inn, requested i deposit $$ in her account. i'm not sure if i can use a credit card to make a deposit. i haven't gotten very far in this situation

Tamborista · #4 09-27-2005, 06:13 PM

Do you deposit money in stranger's accounts in your home country?

pumy · #5 09-27-2005, 06:41 PM

i know. very sketchy...

KateP · #6 09-27-2005, 07:26 PM

If it's absolutely necessary that you do this, then you can do an international transfer, but for that she'd have to get you the bank's ABA#, etc. Or your boyfriend can do it. Banreservas has branches all over the country so it shouldn't be a problem.

carina · #7 09-27-2005, 07:40 PM

If it is a small hotel, some of them do ask for deposits, as it happens often that people book and then don´t show up.
If you have second thoughts, either do not pay and hope there is a room available upon arrival, or go to the travel section of this messageboard and ask for opinions of the hotel.

m65swede · #8 09-27-2005, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pumy

Hello! i'm not sure if this is the right area to post...
i need to make a deposit in Banco de Reserva for a stay in a hotel in Las Terrenas. I have the name, account #, but not sure if i can call to make a deposit or if my boyfriend (currently down there) has to go in person to do this. I'm not getting much help from the website, b/c i do not speak spanish. Does anyone have any ideas?

thanks

like the others I would be reluctant to do so. You would think that a hotel/business would have a better system in place.

But it is actually quite easy to deposit money into a bank account in the DR by using a service such as Envios Boyá. You actually pay the money through PayPal just as if you were making a purchase on eBay. You can pay by credit card or arrange to have the money taken directly from your bank account. It is not cheap (though cheaper than Western Union, etc) but is reliable. I've used this method many times to send money to my nieces and nephews in the DR.

The Boyá website is here: Envios Boyá

If you want more info, just PM or email me.

Swede

joecanada · #9 09-28-2005, 12:27 PM

Credit card services in this country (not the cards, but the pos services) have limitations that they might not have in your country of origin.

For example, to charge an Amex card in some locations (all?), you need to actually physically swipe the card -- you can't just punch in the numbers like you would in many countries. I'm assuming this is an anti-fraud measure.

You could always ask the resort if they have an account in the states to which you could transfer your funds. Many do.

Alternatively, you could western union the funds to either them or your boyfriend.

Enjoy your stay, by the way!

Nyeden · #10 09-28-2005, 02:32 PM

your Boyfriend can surely make the deposit for you. I was in the same situation my husband and I are planning to stay in a hotel down in Las Terenas in Decembter. they ask me to make a wire transfer to the owner of the hotel. I think you should call them first, speak to a person, get their name to make sure ist legit. My husband happend to go to D.R last month and was able to make the wire transfer from his bank to the hotel's account.