> Who all stop in chain hotels, who will accept whatever you bring.

No, that's pretty much all European hotels actually. Hotels require credit cards for three reasons:

1. Security - if you leave the room a mess or destroyed there's an avenue for recourse.

2. To make more money - having a card on file for "incidentals" increases purchases from hotel guests.

3. Obtain payment - most people don't have the cash laying around to pony up to pay full nightly rates, nor do they have any desire carry thousands of Euros around on their person just to go pay in a large purchase at this conjured up local cash-only inn. It also makes your hotel property an easy target for robbery.

It's strange to me that you're taking such a hard stance over something that is obviously incorrect in order to... make fun of people from around the world who can only afford to stay in chain hotels on vacation?

I usually stay boutique properties which are sometimes, but not always managed by boutique property groups. They take credit cards. Every. Single. Time.

Can you provide the name of a single hotel in Europe that doesn't take credit cards?