Originally Posted by
HkCaGu
In the Dominican Republic in early February 2021, the RIU booking quoted me US$504. I arrived to sign some paper receipt large amount of DOP, and the transaction eventually posted as US$504.69. Nothing fishy there. DCC was not offered. I guess it would be stupid to present a USD amount that was obviously much higher than a reservation booking. (RIU is a Spanish company.)
This is common practice for hotels in the DR regardless of ownership--rates are quoted in USD, but charges are always made in DOP based on an exchange rate the hotel decides on. I think it's both a throwback to the bad old days of an unstable currency and a nod to the huge numbers of American tourists who come here. In my experience they're often lazy with updating the exchange rate and it can go in either party's favor--but if you call them on it, most will usually switch to the rate printed in the newspaper or on Google without much argument.
And for whatever reason, it seems that when it's offered here, DCC always offers to charge in USD, even if the card is in EUR or CAD. But this is a country where you buy fruit by the pound and fuel by the gallon.