Originally Posted by
arcticflier
Humorous response.
Since the USD rate was exactly what the Marriott App price had quoted in my reservation, I accepted the $ rate; however, the Colone rate was about 5% higher.
Once you have spent a bit of time in CR then you grow accustomed to such things.
Never take anything for granted in CR...especially the assumption your money is still in your pocket. Lol
Since the rate was originally quoted in USD it is possible that they used DCC to convert to "local" currency! I have run in to this a few times in Indonesia - it's weird but keeps us on our toes
