Originally Posted by
UA-NYC
I'm a little PO'd at this hotel too as I thought I was getting a metered taxi ride (<10 minutes, ~4km) for my 2nd business day last week - but they snookered me with a flat rate car service that was 4x the price of the meter taxi the previous day.
Between that and the overpriced airport ride, I think I am going to forcefully stay to metered taxis and Sao Paulo Airport Transfers for the GRU trips.
I guess you don't travel enough. Whenever I ask for a 'taxi' I always ask for meter. If I get in I ask the driver for meter and to turn it on. If there is a flat rate discussion it happens before I leave the property. I have asked Taxis to drop me off or return me if there were questions.