I have booked with Europcar on the advice of the condo owner who I'll be renting from. I was able to get a Toyota Corolla for $204 for a week. Have rental coverage through the credit card company I am using (Capital One MasterCard benefits). My question is what's with the extra $800 hold that they plan on putting on my credit card and do not release till 10 days after I return the vehicle. Seems pretty high considering I will have collision and theft insurance already. I need that $800 to spend in all the expensive restaurants I plan on eating at (haha). Is this hold standard practice?
Need advise from all you expert SXM travelers. This is my first time actually staying there. Was always a cruise passenger in the past.
Thanks so much,
V