Originally Posted by
PaulSEA1
Upon further research, booking.com allows you to select a local currency and book in that currency. Expedia.mx quotes MXN for Mexican hotels. Other local website may quote in local currency. If all else fails, phone the hotel and book directly in their local currency.
Never book a hotel in a non-local currency, they can invent any number they want to convert your quoted price to local currency and then charge that inflated number to your credit card.
I booked on Agoda in USD... and Agoda booked the charges a few days in advance in the USD I was quoted (not at a Marriott property though). I also have booked via Agoda in local currency, and again, was billed in the local currency charges a few days before arrival. So another fix is to do a pre-pay rate (or one that is billed before arrival). I realize these 3rd party app solutions won't help with Marriott as many here won't want to give up benefits. This is a total rip off if OP is correct.