Originally Posted by
imverge
I have used many PP around the world. The only time I have ever had a problem with the hotel applying it as an "adjustment" was in Rio and Sao Paulo Brazil. I contacted Marriott and they indeed confirmed that the BB's are not to distort the room rate but should be applied as a form of payment credit.
Keep in mind the hotel pays Marriott for the points it issues. So the fewer the points it issues the more money they save.
They do it as an adjustment in Sao Pauli but I really don't complain because they use the real exchange rate. Also the points that post are closer to the folio before the adjustment than after the adjustment was done.