My tip: avoid stressing about late ATM searches in Liberia. Hostels in Monrovia usually want cash, even when they list ‘card accepted’ online. Stock u...

I'd be very cautious about relying on card payments.you can even bring a good amount of US dollars and use that for your hostel payments and other dai...

I would not rely on card payments at all. Hostels are not equipped to take cards. The best plan is to have a good amount of local currency, the Iraqi ...

Cash is king. I was in Guinea-Bissau last year and tried to pay with my card at my hostel, and it was a complete no-go. The place was not set up for i...

My experience in Guam was that paying with a card at hostels is pretty standard. I stayed at a place near Tumon Bay, and they had no problem with me p...

My experience in Eswatini was that paying with a card at hostels is pretty standard in the main tourist areas. I stayed at a place in the Ezulwini Val...

My experience was that cash is king, and you'll rely on it heavily. Even if a place says it takes cards on a booking website, the machine might not wo...

My experience in Curaçao was that paying with a card at hostels is pretty standard. I stayed at the Bed & Bike in Jan Thiel, and they had no probl...

Forget about paying with a card. The financial infrastructure here is still developing, and you will find that almost all small businesses and hostels...