Is it better to take dollars or pesos to dominican republic??

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flightpillow

I bring dollars !!!!

Love the answer Cheese!!!

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Cheese A

take cheese, they love the stuff

Brownie

From experience, take dollars. The exchange rate is higher in America you'll get ripped off. Take your dollars there and get more for your money.

paKC-leQ

USD, they think in USD, Pesos are good for small expenses (caution; they use $ symbol for both)

luisveras96

You should bring Dollars (I can't imagine where you would get the Pesos outside the Dominican, anyway).

However, after getting here, change your dollars into pesos and spend in pesos. If you spend in dollars, you will get a crappy exchange rate. The current fair rate is 32 x 1. If you go to a restaurant and want to pay with dollars, they'll take your dollars at rate of 28 or 30 x 1 at best. So, it's best to change your dollars into pesos and make all purchases in pesos. The only payments you should make in dollars are your travel costs (ie. hotel, air travel, etc.). But even ground transportation should be paid in pesos.

Oh, one last thing, make your exchanges in a bank or at western union, never at the airport or at the hotel, or else you'll get killed in the exchange rate.

blonde dyslexic but good looking

dollars

Woopyalecris

Dollars, you can then change it to pesos.

broncosnumber30

take dollars and not big bills no more then a 10, and keep money in every pocket, so when u pull the money out to pay for something they ant ripping u off, and the money in all pockets is b,c if they see u pull all ur money they will change there mind about the price!!!

the ppl down there want dollar bill b,c of the extange rate, check it everyday b,c it gose up and down all most everyday. and it will do it during the day too.

thebox

hell, they accept pesos at some restaurants here in the U.S.

take dollars

Marky

USD but beware of the rate of exchange you are getting!

Check it our before you go as you can easily be ripped off.

Benjamin D

It's best to have a little bit of both. I took a wad of pesos and a wad of dollars and I never found myself in a difficult purchasing situiation (and both came in handy)

stella39

$$$$$

graham_uk

dollars.... you can bring them home with you :-)
an ATM card can only withdraw a relatively small amount of money, the banks have shotgun armed guards.

if you are staying in a complex which is "all in", you will stlll need to tip nearly everyone... I found it rude as if you don't tip the barman, you could be waiting a long time for your next round.

all excursions are happier to accept dollars, go to ocean world and paradise island (or that big heap of sand in the middle of no where)

have a great time, just be careful of people (esp girls) who want to be your friend!!!

also learn the word tomorrow for the "looki looki men"

arfarfmom

take the dollar.

alex

take dollars bc its worth alot more over there

keeperc

Take dollars, because the currency is always changing. Right now one dollar is 32 pesos.

Good luck

billy j

Dollars is the right answer. You can get pesos at the Airport but get only what you need. Western Union gives the best exchange rate. Don't trust anyone or believe anything they say. I lived there.

gmtraveler

Take dollars and change them down there as needed. Make sure to shop for the best exchange rate as it can vary considerably.

joanne a

dollars defo I've been there.
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