How much should I have available on my credit card when checking into a hotel in Vegas?

I'm going on Saturday to Vegas so i'm renting a car and checking into the hotel, and I know that both would ask for a credit card and hold a certain amount, does any body know how much the car rental, and teh hotel would hold on my credit card?|||Usually hotels just take an imprint of a credit card without charging anything until check-out. Car rentals sometimes do the same, or they charge the base amount and charge more if needed after the car is returned.





Debit Cards, however, are different:


Hotels often hold 20-25% over the base payment. Rental car places often hold a flat amount, usually $500.|||They will hold enough to pay for the three days and open charge for phone use, room service, etc. Rental place will immediate take entire amount|||Typically, most Vegas hotels on the strip will authorize your credit card for $200 x the number of nights you are staying.|||anytime I've stayed at a hotel they take my credit card info at check in but they don't charge anything to it until i check out. they won't charge you for anything you didn't already buy or break. just be aware that the majority of hotels have a $10-$15 per day usage charge that is not included in the price of the hotel. so if you're expecting to pay $300 total, it'll probably be $345 total for 3 nights so have at least that on your card.|||Obviously some people need to learn the difference between a hold and a post.





First, I only rent with Alamo since they only do a hold for the amount with nothing additional.





Hotels in Vegas generally hold $100 per night in addition to the cost. If you don't plan charging anything to the room, paying in cash up front is sometimes better.





And $200 per night can't be Harrah's standard procedure, since I'm staying at Harrah's Atlantic City right now and they only held $25 more than the total for 2 nights.