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Pay at property

To pay for the accommodation directly at the hotel or other booked property instead of paying in advance when making the reservation.

In plain English

The charge is settled when you are at the place you booked, not when you make the reservation. It means the accommodation is paid directly to the hotel or other property.

In context

Here, it indicates a payment option in which the accommodation is paid directly at the booked property rather than in advance.

Situation
Booking hotels, reading room and rate labels, checking in, and using amenities
What it communicates
labels a payment option during booking.

Meaning limits

The term alone does not state the exact timing or conditions of that direct payment.

Examples

“They booked the room online and chose to pay at the property instead of paying in advance.”

Core meaning

“Under this reservation, the accommodation is paid for at the property.”

In context

  • pay later Broader Term

    This covers payment after booking without limiting it to payment directly to the property.

  • prepay Contrast

    This involves paying before the stay or at the time of booking, not directly at the property.