Originally Posted by
koshka
We had a blatant DCC attempt at the Ibis Alster in Hamburg last Xmas. The check-in desk verbally quoted the price in Euros and then put it through in GBP without saying anything or offering us the terminal to select the currency. They looked pretty annoyed when I insisted that they cancel and re-run the transaction.
Was this at checkout or the preauthorization at check-in? I'm glad you held firm and we're able to get them to process in local currency.