Originally Posted by
jupper
If you're 1) a foreigner with 2) a correct type of entry stamp in your passport and 3) are within the stay limits (90 days ?) then at check-in the hotel should foto-copy the stamp-page from your passport and _not_ charge you the tax. That has been my experience in the past.
Now some _will_ use some a very disadvantageous (unpublished) conversion rate from USD into COP per night, and then offer to charge you in USD using another disadvantageous rate...
Do I need to request that entry stamp when arriving at immigration in Bogota? I feel like I didn't get it last time even though I should have.