sabrefan Posted February 14, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Will be on a cruise next month and stopping in Montevideo. Just wondering what currencies do the shops and restaurants near the cruise port accept? I have both U.S. $ and ARS $. Can you easily change U.S.$ into UYU $ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitraveler Posted February 14, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2017 US more useful than Argentine. We did not have any problems, a street kiosk even rang up US, change was local of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinfool Posted February 14, 2017 #3 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Can you easily change U.S.$ into UYU $ ? We found it easy with the assistance of a convenient ATM. There is a really nice shopping area across the street from the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted February 15, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 15, 2017 In 2015 we found that a number of the shops and restaurants accepted Argentinian and US currency. Signs listing the exchange rate were prominently posted. Major US credit cards were also widely accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted February 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 17, 2017 A lot of places do accept US. The restaurants in the market, have the exchanges listed. Excellent food there. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted March 3, 2017 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2017 We recently spent seven days in Uruguay. Loved it. Don't use cash for hotels or restaurants. IF you pay with a foreign credit card you will not have to pay any VAT tax. So, when we paid our restaurant bills with our credit card we had the tax that was included in the menu prices reversed out of the bill. Worked out to a 20 percent discount. The shops take USD, Argentine pesos, and of course Uruguan pesos. We usually use local currency as a measure of respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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