Belarus is mixed when it comes to hostel payments. The larger, newer hostels in Minsk (like Trinity or Flatcom Hostel) generally accept Visa and Maste...

From my trip, almost every hostel in Portugal took card. I stayed in Bairro Alto, Alfama, and in downtown Porto - no issues. The only exception was a ...

Muscat hostels are modern and usually process card payments with ease. I stayed in Al Khuwair, and my card went through fine. The only issue was when ...

I found it 50/50 in North Macedonia. Some places in Skopje had modern payment systems and took Visa or Mastercard, but the hostel I stayed in Bitola f...

My experience: in San Juan del Sur, the hostel near Maderas Beach said their card machine was out of service. I had to pay in cash. This happened a co...

I was worried about cash but didn’t end up needing much. Even smaller hostels in Rotorua and Taupo had no issues charging my Mastercard. The only time...

My experience was mixed: one hostel in Thamel processed my Visa fine, but the next two demanded rupees on arrival. They gave me a small discount for c...

From my experience, hostels in Moorea mostly prefer cash, though a few in Maharepa town center had working card readers. When I stayed in Paopao, they...

I booked my stay at a small spot near Jardin Exotique and had no issue paying by card. They even accepted American Express, which surprised me. I carr...