Best card machine for Hotels and B&Bs
Independent hotels and B&Bs. Mixed payment patterns: card-on-file authorisations at booking, settlements at checkout, ancillary spend during stay.
Our pick
Dojo Go (with PoS integration if available)
Acquirer: Dojo or Worldpay (for booking-engine integration)
Hotels need card-on-file capability and settlement against authorisation holds; specialist-acquirer integration with booking engines often beats no-contract acquirers.
Why this trade matters
- Cashflow shape
- Booking-engine pre-authorisation with settlement at stay end. Variable across season.
- Average transaction
- £80 to £300
- Contactless share
- ~50%
Watch outs
- Card-on-file PCI requirements stricter.
- Booking-engine integration with the acquirer often dictates choice.
- Pre-authorisation hold management adds friction at check-in.
Alternatives
- Square Terminal (small B&Bs)
- Stripe (online + in-person hybrid)
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How Dojo Go (with PoS integration if available) stacks up
Hotels and B&Bs by location
Locations we cover for Hotels and B&Bs.
- Leicester
- Southall (Ealing)
- Wembley (Brent)
- Harrow
- Birmingham (Handsworth and Soho Road)
- Smethwick (Sandwell)
- Slough
- Coventry (Foleshill and Stoney Stanton)
- East Ham (Newham)
- Manchester (Cheetham Hill and Rusholme)
- Leeds (Harehills and Chapeltown)
- Wolverhampton (Bilston Road and Whitmore Reans)
- Tooting (Wandsworth)
- Bradford
- Forest Gate (Newham)
- Hounslow
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Director, MerchantHQ
Oliver leads MerchantHQ's terminal testing and acquirer comparison. With a background in UK commercial finance and merchant payments, he oversees terminal reviews, switching guidance and high-risk vertical mapping.
Last reviewed: 26 April 2026