Sydney Harbour Marriott at Circular Quay

This hotel has changed its POS system. Upon check-in I saw VX 820 terminals from Currency Select. I inquired at check in with a longtime employee who assured me that a preauth would be just that and any currency selections would be available via a clear choice upon checkout. Seeing as though I had some time when I was checking out on Monday, I decided to wait. I visited the Customs House (attached restaurant/bar at the back of the hotel), which also had the Currency Select terminals. These did not present any DCC option and produced a clean receipt without any user input:



After a 6-night stay, I checked out. Fortunately, I was handed the terminal for both transactions. DCC was offered at a 3.8% markup. The first photo is the DCC prompt. The second photo is the confirmation of chosen currency (AUD in this case with "Select AUD currency?"). While I didn't try to opt-in to DCC, my assumption would be a similar confirmation for home currency:



Another interesting tidbit was on the receipt it appeared as though one would have to initial to opt-in to DCC. Since I opted out, my bills didn't show any exchange rate:



It's a welcome move if that were the case since it shows a deliberate user intent to opt-in to DCC. ^

DCC Offer: 0.80674 USD/AUD (quoted 3.80% markup)
Visa Rate at posting: 0.769623 (actual 4.82% markup)

Room 1: 1484.10 AUD / 1197.28 USD DCC offer / 1142.20 USD at posting / 55.08 USD saved by opting out of DCC
Room 2: 2188.92 AUD / 1765.89 USD DCC offer / 1684.64 USD at posting / 81.25 USD saved by opting out of DCC

Total amount saved by avoiding DCC: $136.33