The one dollar charge is not technically removing the money from your account. It is a hold, saying that LL has the rights to that one dollar. Usually in 5-7 business days that hold would automatically release. When you go to a hotel, typically the hotel will take and put a hold for the amount of the room and tax plus an additional $30-$50 a day to cover 'incidentals' such as phone calls, movies or other room charges. When you check out and settle your bill the true amount of your charges get sent to the credit card company, usually less than what is held in reserve. It will take the few days for the remaining holds to be released. This is why using debit cards is a bad idea for some purchases. You will get your access back to that money, it just takes time. Unless you are settling the charge immediately, always use a credit card for those types of transactions. You can always settle your account with your debit card when you leave, that way the only the exact amount gets billed to the debit card.