How to get a refund on a non-refundable hotel room on hotels com?

Do you have a non-refundable hotel reservation that you cannot cancel? Luckily, you can sell your booking to someone else and receive your refund that way. All you have to do is change the name on your reservation to the person who is buying the hotel accommodation.



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Nonrefundable bookings When you cancel, you simply won't receive a refund. Just a heads-up that the hotel or vacation rental may charge you an additional cancellation fee.

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If your reservation is marked 'non-refundable,' you cannot cancel or amend it. You may choose not to attend, but you will still be charged the full amount. If you are permitted to cancel, you will normally be given a time limit, which will be explicitly stated on your booking confirmation email.

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Experts say most places will offer you a refund if you have a reasonable excuse. If you are stuck with a nonrefundable room, try changing the date of your reservation. Some hotels will let you move the date of your stay if you ask. You can also resell your room and get your money back that way.

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Experts say most places will offer you a refund if you have a reasonable excuse. If you are stuck with a nonrefundable room, try changing the date of your reservation. Some hotels will let you move the date of your stay if you ask. You can also resell your room and get your money back that way.

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If a hotel refuses to refund customer payments, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may step in via an enforcement action.

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Experts say most places will offer you a refund if you have a reasonable excuse. If you are stuck with a nonrefundable room, try changing the date of your reservation. Some hotels will let you move the date of your stay if you ask. You can also resell your room and get your money back that way.

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Still need help? Here's how you can contact us about your specific request: You can call us at (866) 223-2092.

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Depending on the ticket type, often, 'nonrefundable' simply means: The airline will not give you all of your money back if you cancel (true for most basic economy tickets). The airline will not refund your ticket value as cash (it will be remitted as a voucher instead).

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Non-refundable tickets are usually a fraction of the cost of refundable tickets and most non-refundable airline tickets are reusable (with a change fee) in the case of a cancellation. Please keep in mind that airline tickets are non-transferrable and must be used by the same person whose name is on the original ticket.

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Hotel cancellation policies offer hotel guests the opportunity to cancel their booking up until a certain amount of days before check-in. Once this date has passed, the hotel might charge the guest a set cancellation fee, a percentage of the booking, or the full amount.

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Here's how you can escalate your issue:
  1. File a complaint with hotels.com for $15.
  2. We will publish your complaint, and escalate it to the hotels.com corporate office complaints department.
  3. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. If you don't get a reply within 72 hours, you'll get a 100% refund.


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As you can see, most hotels take 3-5 business days to refund credit card incidental holds after you check out. However, it can vary based on each hotel's policies and factors like your bank's processing time.

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