text: how can i get a hotel room without a credit card? i want to get a hotel room for my senior prom... i'm 18 but don't have a credit card.  any thoughts on how to get one? get your parents to give you one.  oh, you probably are doing something you shouldn't, so that won't work.  you can pay cash, but i am sure that the hotel would want a huge damage deposit.  better yet, wait until your wedding night.