Hostels in Mozambique really operate on a cash culture. I tried paying with Mastercard at a beach hostel in Vilankulo and they laughed and pointed me ...

My experience was mixed - the bigger hostels around Peace Avenue in UB could take card, but once I went to smaller towns like Kharkhorin or Darkhan it...

I barely touched cash in Malta. The hostel I stayed at in Valletta processed my Mastercard instantly, and another one in St Paul’s Bay had a modern co...

I stayed at hostels in Tana and Diego Suarez, and both were cash only. The staff told me card terminals weren’t reliable in Madagascar. I had to use a...

In Liechtenstein, I didn’t have to think about cash much. My hostel in Schaan processed my Revolut card contactless, and the same was true for a guest...

When I traveled Kyrgyzstan, every hostel I stayed in asked for cash. In Bishkek, one hostel near Ala-Too Square accepted only som, and in Osh I had to...

I wouldn’t say card is common in hostels around Kuwait. In my case, a guesthouse near the Grand Mosque accepted Visa, but the next place outside the c...

In Jersey, I didn’t really use cash for hostels at all. The one I booked in St Helier processed my Visa smoothly. Even a countryside guesthouse accept...

When I traveled Israel, I noticed a split. Hostels in Tel Aviv and Haifa generally had working card readers. But in Eilat and especially rural areas, ...