Specialist Merchant Services

Hotel and Resort Payment Processing & Merchant Accounts

Business-model review, provider-specific requirements, and a clear path to the next underwriting step. Subject to approval.

How this business model is reviewed

Looking for a merchant account for hotels & resorts? Centurion reviews your actual business model against specialist processor and acquiring-bank requirements. The aim is a suitable account structure, not an application submitted under an inaccurate industry description.

Hospitality processing may include advance bookings, deposits, cancellations, incidental charges, and payments taken at the property. Each transaction type should be described accurately.

Why this industry needs a closer look

No-show disputes, delayed stays, seasonal deposits, and unclear authorization for incidental charges can complicate review.

A complete description helps avoid a mismatch between the account and the actual activity. Do not omit regulated products or describe a restricted service as generic consulting or software.

Provider-specific restrictions and review conditions

Lodging, hotels, and resorts appear in the saved GOAT guide. Future-delivery exposure and the actual booking model remain subject to provider review.

Eligibility in one provider’s matrix does not establish eligibility with another. Rules, products, transaction channels, and applicable law must be confirmed for the individual merchant. No approval, rate, reserve level, or funding timetable is guaranteed.

What Underwriters Typically Look For

Prepare these category-specific materials alongside formation, ownership, banking, website, and processing-history documents. Do not send sensitive documents through an initial public enquiry.

Booking, cancellation, no-show, and deposit policies
Reservation-to-stay timing, authorization procedures, and processing statements

Documentation requirements vary by processing partner and business model. This list is a general guide, not a universal checklist.

Request a merchant-account review

Hotels & Resorts · United States. No obligation. Do not include card numbers, bank details, IDs, or private customer information.

All placements are subject to provider underwriting and approval.

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