Trying to plan ahead so any know if card payments are common at hostels in Canada or cash is king?
Canada’s super card-friendly. You’ll be fine with debit or credit at 90% of hostels. I still carry some cash for emergencies, but I didn’t need it much.
Booked a dorm in Banff and they took cards no issue. Even let me tap to pay. But I stayed at a hostel in Jasper where they added a 2% fee for card, so I used cash instead. Worth asking ahead.
yes mostly card works fine. I booked online and paid balance with Mastercard at check-in. but always keep like 50 CAD in cash. one guy ahead of me had issues when their terminal was offline.
Most hostels I stayed at in Toronto and Vancouver accepted cards, no problem. I paid with my Wise Visa almost everywhere. Only once in Québec City did a smaller place ask for cash ‘cause their machine was “down” lol.