Originally Posted by venk
I paid by a US bank credit card at the end of the stay. I didn't read the credit card slip carefully at the time other than to note that the amount mentioned in Euros on the slip was consistent with the total bill. There was also a US$ dollar amount in the slip but I didn't pay much attention.
I had the same problem every time I stay in a major chain hotel in France. The last time was in Le Meridien Nice. When I asked why they are doing that, the front manager told me that was the banking system they use, and he couldn't bill me in Euros, but only in my local currency (Swiss francs). That kind of practice cost me every time an average 2-3 % "hidden tax" on the inital price of the stay... That's not very fair play
. So, if you can, pay cash, and you won't have any "hidden tax"
.