Douglas T.
i am yet to be in contact with customer service
i am yet to be in contact with cust. service...but. working out of town and staying at a hotel paid for by the company .needed a card for "incidentals"not thinking about it i used my master card.my debit mstr crd. i now have a charge on my card,bank account for $150.bank statement has(hotel) name listed.the hotel has printed out my complete folio wich has no $150 charge.it does however have the name "hotelengine inc" printed at the top of said folio.hopefully i can get in contact with cust.serv.and this will be rectified.
Response from EngineMay 13, 2026
Hey there! it is standard practice for a hotel to preauthorize a credit card for incidentals at check in, and the amount will show as pending for a few days. Checking with your bank may clarify how long the hold will be in place until falling off completely (unless any incidentals were due at the hotel, of course). Engine does offer a couple of options if a company doesn't want their employees to swipe their own credit/debit card at check in for incidentals; we're happy to reach out and see if anything works so you don't have to worry about this in the future! If that's already supposed to be in place, our Member Support team is available to help 24/7, and we'd love to solve the issue for you.




