Originally Posted by
wantan
thanks for the info. I didn't proceed since this was the only hotel that I've come across in Hilton that does flex rates this way.
I'm using a non-Singaporean AMEX charge card, in my experience whenever there is a foreign currency transaction it converts at the current exchange rate. There was once where I requested a chargeback (foreign restaurant charged my card twice) and the amount I received was about 5% lower than what was taken due to the exchange rate and bank "admin fees".
Like I said, it's just a HOLD on your card, not an actual charge.
Charges are only made if you don't cancel in time or if you book a pre-paid rate.
More and mere hotels are placing HOLDS on fully flexible reservations because people use cards that later can't be charged and the hotel loses its money for no shows.