Does Trip.com place a card hold when booking a hotel with payment at the property?

This can be inconvenient for an expensive hotel because a substantial amount remains unavailable until after the stay and release of the hold. Keep extra available funds or choose a rate with a different payment arrangement.

With a pay-at-property rate, the platform may reserve the full accommodation cost on your bank card before arrival, even though you then pay the hotel directly at check-in or checkout.

In the reported experience, the reserved amount returned to the card two days after checkout, after the hotel stay had been paid for separately. The actual release time can depend on the bank.