Help. Trying to pay a deposit for a reservation on PayPal

[Peregrinopaul]

I just received this from an albergue:
Para confirmar la reserva hay que hacer un ingreso de 10€ por PayPal en la dirección ********@gmail.com , por transferencia en el número ES********************** o por bizum en el ********
Titular B**** Villaverde

When I go to 'Send money' on Paypal I can only enter the email OR the name. If I enter the name, it recognises several people with the name B**** Villaverde. What is the ES number? Where do I enter it? Does it matter? This kind of thing drives me nuts!
Any help appreciated.

 

[rainswift]

If I understand correctly, your options are:

1. Paypal payment to *********@gmail.com
OR
2. E-transfer to ES******************
OR
3. Bizum (some kind of Spanish payment system supported by their banks) to **********, Owner B**** Villaverde

(It's possible "Owner B**** Villaverde" is just a signature).

I would choose to Paypal to the email ********@gmail.com.

 

[Molly Cassidy]

The long ES number is an IBAN, which you use to make a bank transfer. It's not for PayPal.

 

[rainswift]

Re: IBAN - I tried to add an IBAN through the foreign payment system at my Canadian bank, and it just. would. not. work. (I tried every which way, and I am, I think, reasonably tech-savvy; I don't think I was doing anything wrong). Plus it was going to cost me an extra $6.95 to use that system. I ended up booking that particular accommodation on Booking.com instead.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Thanks for the advice. I have sent the deposit by email - Paypal recognised it as the account of the albergue owner named.

 

[Rita Flower]

I just received this from an albergue:
Para confirmar la reserva hay que hacer un ingreso de 10€ por PayPal en la dirección ********@gmail.com , por transferencia en el número ES********************** o por bizum en el ********
Titular B**** Villaverde

When I go to 'Send money' on Paypal I can only enter the email OR the name. If I enter the name, it recognises several people with the name B**** Villaverde. What is the ES number? Where do I enter it? Does it matter? This kind of thing drives me nuts!
Any help appreciated.

I think I would just send an email saying that I am from Overseas, that I will definitely be there, I will confirm a couple of days before I arrive, and please hold the booking for me. Otherwise, I might try and find another accommodation that doesn’t ask for a deposit.

 

[mattythedog]

I think I would just send an email saying that I am from Overseas, that I will definitely be there, I will confirm a couple of days before I arrive, and please hold the booking for me. Otherwise, I might try and find another accommodation that doesn’t ask for a deposit.

Agreed. I also hate the convoluted payment requests I have gotten only a couple times in 12 caminos, so I just call the albergue and promise to arrive; please hold the bed. Has not failed.