i wanted to book the northam hotel in penang.. but i do not have a credit card..

any reliable websites that can book thru m2u or debit card..

i found one, malaysiahotels.com.my- is it reliable??


thank you

booking.com / agoda.com

thank you very much.

i heard booking online save bout rm50.. so is it same goes to the one that booked online using m2u/debit card??

Just use your debit card like a credit card.
I believe most transaction can go through provided you have enough $$$ inside your debit card account.
Yes, 5 star hotels such as northam should be no problem.

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those only accept credit card wont accept debit as how u said just use it like credit card.

coz it requires to fill in name on the card..so it cant go thru.. therefore i hv to search for those which accept m2u or debit

anyway thanks for ur reply

Book direct with Northam hotel.. they allow debit card..

go for agoda.com.my ...you can collect point and redeem next time..

i never book hotel online although already went through agoda site for many times..
just little worry about how the deals works..
before this, i just use phone booking..

i see AirAsiaGo offer discount for hotels booking..
but don't have enough knowledge about the process..
just worry when i arrive at the hotel, i will have to pay the real price although already booking at discount price..

This post has been edited by Romeo Darius: Jun 6 2011, 05:10 AM

Agoda, asiarooms, hotelbooking & few more reputable sites are safe-lah. Been using it for ages. If worry, just VOIP/call & email the hotel a week b4 check-in to reconfirm.

The only thing the hotel normally ask during check-in is the deposit of atleast 1 or 2 days. That's very common practice by most hotels. It's refuindeable, so not really a problem.

There is another dedicated thread on Booking hotel online on those wanna know more how reliable is those online booking sites are. Just use the search function to check that thread.

Thios thread is maintained because TS, is asking on Debit card.

Thanks stimix..
I never use online rooms booking service..
so just little worry about how it works because it's very different from other booking service..
like airasia booking through airasia site straight forward..

what i worry most is the process..
can u explain further about the process after booking online?
must print receipt or any other things?

try cuti.com.my

Yes printing out the voucher sent to you via email is important as the hotel will keep a copy of it. Just show them the agoda/asiaroom & etc voucher during check-in and normally they will asked for 1-2 days deposit (Either cash/ CC) which is refundeable/cancel upon check-out

There is a dedicated thread +poll on those suggested reliable online booking site here:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1849966&hl=

thanks stimix! very helpful.. nice one bro!

I only used www.agoda.com before and its quite good, although they charge some service fee (and its quite high) but thats the only way i guess..If the hotel itself doesnt have their own online booking systems.

can use debit card to book via agoda?

yes u can use debit card
but i normally use paypal

TS, u can check expedia.com.my too
but agoda is better, better u look for free cancellation fees

hmm but every time i try to fill in the data it said that they can pre-authentication my debit card.
and what is the "bank that issue the card"
mine is maybank debit card with cherry one

hmm, cant help u with that, as i dont use debit card
used once, had no prob, but change to paypal as it is better
maybe its bcoz of cuti
btw, mine that was used b4 also maybank with cherry
better use paypal, transfer money to paypal have to add rm2 other than rhb bank

I used http://www.booking.com loved this website because it allows you to book without the commitment of paying (but they do capture your credit card details as a guarantee for no show) and sometimes they even throw in free cancellation if you cancel about a week before. And its always about $1 to $10 cheaper than other sites.

This post has been edited by Christin3899: Aug 1 2017, 07:35 PM

so, erm after reading through....is it possible to use debit card to book hotels ?

does agoda accept debit card for bookings ?

Yes, debit card can be used at agoda web site provided that you got sufficient money inside.

ok thanks mate, but how does agoda work ?
i pay through them...then they give me the reservation number ? and its paid in full ?

Yes and yes.

chii !! thanks.

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Added on July 31, 2012, 9:09 amlast question, agoda accepts the debit card number itself or need to activate maybank2u online shopping 1st?

This post has been edited by Chobits: Jul 31 2012, 09:09 AM

I used http://www.booking.com loved this website because it allows you to book without the commitment of paying (but they do capture your credit card details as a guarantee for no show) and sometimes they even throw in free cancellation if you cancel about a week before. And its always about $1 to $10 cheaper than other sites.

This post has been edited by Sarah3773: Aug 1 2017, 07:54 PM

Hi i would like to ask. I also only have maybank debit card. Do i need to activate the card online to be able to book hotel on sites like agoda??? Bcs i didn't activate it online funtions something like that the maybank staff told me to do the first day i got it.

agoda dont accept debit card lar.. ***... try few times, only say fail to pre-authenticate.. room only rm280, money inside got at least 39k oso cant pass. cb..

How u do exactly? i used debit card many times even last minute booking also can..

agoda can accept debit card maybank (the cherry one). it will deduct your balance on the spot

go for agoda, they have more budget hotels for selection ... i do comparison with hotels.com though ..

Those who says agoda.com accepts debit card apparently didn't read their terms and conditions on their website. I've print screen the FAQs for you guys.

"Agoda.com only accepts credit card (Visa, Master Card, AMEX, JCB and Carte Bleue) and PayPal. You are required to fill in your credit card details or log-on to your PayPal account to complete the booking process. Currently, all other methods of payment are not acceptable."



See the attachment.

literally u are correct

Book from staynest.com. They accept maybank2u, cimb click, rhb now, credit card, debit card and etc.

Literally, on the site it says no debit card but as long as your account has enough money, regardless Maybank/CIMB (I've tried these 2), agoda.com will accept them. They'd just charge and block the amount needed to pay them in advance.