Originally Posted by
M60_to_LGA
That's a very common practice all over Latin America. Prices are quoted in USD, but then the hotel converts into local currency using an exchange rate that usually varies somewhat from the "official" rate.
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In other countries (Uruguay springs to mind), hotels will quote you prices in USD and then just automatically charge your card that price in USD - no currency conversion, no DCC, just a straight-up USD transaction.
Thanks! Showing my lack of experience in South America. Helpful to know it is a common practice and not just this hotel pulling a sneaky move. Still not ideal to me, but... We did have one vendor want to sell us a high-end item and they quoted dollars, charged us dollars, but that was a clear thing vs the conversion.