Guest User
September 16, 2022
I booked this hostel because the rate that appeared on Booking in Argentine pesos was converted to dollars, with the official dollar. I arrived at 10:30 p.m. and I found that if I wanted to pay in Argentine pesos, their dollar rate was 298$A when the official dollar was 148$A. That is, HIGHER THAN THE BLUE DOLLAR. So what was listed on Booking for 19 thousand and some pesos, they wanted to charge me 43 thousand and some Argentine pesos. And precisely, my Mastercard debit card, which appears as an accepted means of payment as it was in Argentine pesos, WAS NOT ACCEPTED. But my credit card with which I paid them in dollars. Because clearly they are doing this whole scam to collect the dollars from you. At 10:30 p.m. I was in no condition to go out to find another place to sleep. That's why I ended up agreeing to pay in dollars. It's amazing how they scam tourists. Apart from the fact that 1 hour before arriving they send you "the payment policies" by WhatsApp that "should have arrived earlier, I apologize." Terrible terrible terrible. I felt extremely cheated.
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