Cameroon is very cash-based. I stayed in Douala and Yaoundé, and both hostels asked for cash. One said their card machine was “for show.” ATMs from So...

In Sofia, most of the larger hostels like Hostel Mostel or Canape Connection happily take card at check-in, but I had one experience in Veliko Tarnovo...

In Gaborone, the hostel I stayed at accepted card at check-in, but the machine was sometimes offline. Outside the capital, especially near the Okavang...

Bora Bora is not the kind of place with “backpacker hostels” in the typical sense. Most accommodations are resorts, and those definitely accept cards....

In Bhutan, everything is more traditional. Most hostels and guesthouses in Thimphu and Paro asked me to pay in cash. Only one place in Thimphu had a c...

In Hamilton, I had no issues - the hostel accepted my Visa at check-in, and they even preferred card over cash. Bermuda is generally card-friendly, es...

When I stayed in Minsk, the hostel near Victory Square had a card machine and I paid with Mastercard, no problem. But when I moved to Grodno, the host...

San Marino is tiny and doesn’t really have “true” hostels, but guesthouses and small hotels in the historic center usually take cards. I stayed just o...

Portugal was super card-friendly for me. I stayed at Yes! Lisbon Hostel, Home Lisbon Hostel, and a place in Porto, and all happily accepted Visa and M...