Does the hotel need to make a reservation before paying in advance? Or just pay in advance.

Hotel online booking, guarantee advance payment, through Ctrip, Qunar and other booking platforms. , they will contact the merchant. After the reservation is successful, pay in advance directly, and then the hotel will give you a room to stay all night, and you can check in directly at the store. Of course, the money you paid in advance, if you didn't check in, won't be refunded to you, because it's a room for a whole night, which means you've already checked in, but people are not in the room!