In Tbilisi, hostels in Old Town and near Rustaveli were card-friendly - my Visa worked without problems. But once I traveled to Kazbegi, the hostel on...

In Nadi, both hostels I tried insisted on cash. Same in Pacific Harbour - they preferred Fijian dollars upfront. One in Suva did swipe my Visa, but th...

The Faroe Islands are surprisingly card-friendly. I stayed at a hostel in Tórshavn and paid with Visa, no issue. Another in Klaksvík also had a workin...

In Santo Domingo, my hostel near Zona Colonial only took cash despite advertising card acceptance online. Same story in Las Terrenas, where they point...

I stayed in Prague’s Zizkov neighborhood and the hostel there was card-only at check-in, no issues with my Visa. Same in Brno, most backpacker places ...

In Santiago, every hostel I tried accepted card without issue, including ones in Bellavista and near Estación Central. In Valparaíso too, Visa and Mas...

On Tortola, my hostel near Road Town accepted card, but when I went to Virgin Gorda, the guesthouse insisted on cash. ATMs from First Caribbean and Ba...

In Belize City, my hostel near the ferry terminal did accept cards, but they charged a 5% fee for using Mastercard. In San Ignacio, cash was the only ...

In Dhaka, my hostel asked for cash upfront - their card machine “wasn’t working.” I heard that line a lot in Bangladesh. In Gulshan, one guesthouse di...