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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 8:00 pm
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Originally Posted by PiggieMac
Just an update, the Park Hyatt Shanghai and Grand Hyatt HK ask for currency preference prior to charging you.
Park Hyatt Shanghai - Is this for room checkout? My experience at Park Hyatt Shanghai (Morning Tea @ Living Room) was very different.

Is your slip billed under "SHANGHAI HILLS HOTEL"?

Originally Posted by percysmith
I've used my MC at four more places, and have been DCCed twice, both Hyatts. Many of them used Unionpay tricolour, with varying DCC results, which makes me think whether Unionpay itself is an acquirer or not.

1. Park Hyatt at the SWFC: Billed under "SHANGHAI HILLS HOTEL" (dodgy?!) on a Unionpay tricolour carbon slip. No acquirer identified on the slip.

I reversed it and handed over an Amex, the merchant ID's different (1043100xxxxxxxx vs MC merchant 0213236xxxxxxxx) (even tho same "SHANGHAI HILLS HOTEL" merchant name) and the acquirer was identified as 1042900.

On subsequent review of the merchant codes I guess Park Hyatt's merchant bank is BoC. Its MC merchant ID's 0213236xxxxxxx and Amex merchant ID's 1043100xxxxxxxx, Mum's Dongguan golf club BoC MC merchant ID's 0212100xxxxxxxxx and Amex is 1044011xxxxxxxxx - the fourth digit difference might be attributed to being in SH vs being in Dongguan (Guangdong).

I didn't see the terminal.
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