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Old Jun 19, 2013 | 4:33 am
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Danash
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Originally Posted by R&R
The Marriott Desk exchange was $1.85 Reias for USD $1.00.
We got $2,0 Reias for each US $1.00, at the Cambio's found in
Travel offices around the corner. They used the Official daily rate in April.

I have refused to let Marriott Hotels use their self serving exchange rate,
and refuse to accept or pay it, while insisting on using the US dollar rate quoted for the Credit Card. Or exchange the dollar for Reias at a Cambio and pay in cash! Fortunately many stays have been on awards!

I am certain Marriott Corp will say, it is the decision of each hotel
in the different countries, which they have no control of.
Many guests just go ahead and pay it or don't even look at it after the bill is slipped under the door!!

A little walk around the corner to a Cambio makes it worth while for large amounts of USD$ cash.


Do you mean by Credit Card the option you are given at checkout to pay your bill in USD or local currency ? If so you may find out they have suckered you as the exchange rate offered is usuallly a preferential rate. I always pay in local currency and let my bank apply their rate. I hae found some significant differences from the hom currency amount offered by the hotel and the one that finally hits my card from the local currency amount.
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