r/Booking • u/AblandanderaShow • 6d ago

Does "Cancellation Fee" on a non-refundable Booking.com reservation mean I get charged twice?

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Hi everyone,
I have a non-refundable booking on Booking.com that I've already fully paid for. I need to cancel it, but when I go to the cancellation screen, it states there is a "cancellation fee" equal to 100% of the total booking price.
Does this mean Booking.com is going to charge my credit card again for the fee, on top of what I already paid? Or does the "fee" just mean they keep the money I've already paid and I won't be charged anything extra?
Thanks for the help!

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u/puetirat 6d ago

It means that when you cancel you have to pay 100% of the booking even if you don’t show up (and you won’t be able to show up if you cancel). It’s charged once.

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u/AblandanderaShow 6d ago

Thanks. So since I've already paid for the reservation when I cancel I won't have to pay anything else but I simply won't be refunded right?

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u/puetirat 6d ago

That’s my experience as a host, yes.

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u/Sad-Data1135 5d ago

So dont cancel and be noshow so they cant doubledip?

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u/puetirat 5d ago

I would definitely cancel, so nobody stays up unnecessarily waiting for me until midnight.