Do they have different money in Aruba? I hate travelling and having to do the rate conversion so I'm hoping they just take dollars. Anyone know?
finey
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Same money. We were just there....it made life super easy!
You will have the best time there! Where are you staying?
ps....Bring LOTS OF sunscreen....I went on a float in the ocean and lets just say that my tush was not the same after! The salt water disolves the SPF...the pool does not ...or at least not as quickly.
Thank goodness it happened on our last day there....I cant say it was a pleasant plane ride home though!
scappy123
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I had downloaded this from Aruba.com, you should check this site out, I got a lot of info from here......
The official currency of Aruba is the Aruban florin, which is divided into 100 cents. Silver coins are in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents, one florin, 2 1/2 florins and 5 florins. The square shaped 50-cent 'yotin' coin is probably Aruba's best-known coin.
The florin fluctuates with the dollar on the world market. Current exchange rates are Af. 1.77 to the U.S. Dollar and Af. 1.34 to the Canadian Dollar. U.S. dollars are widely accepted in Aruba, and banks may exchange other foreign currency.
Banking hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Most bank branches remain open during lunch. The Aruba Bank branch at the airport is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on official holidays.
ATM machines: Travelers with ATM cards bearing the CIRRUS or Plus System network logos can withdraw cash in Aruban florins. Home bank accounts will be debited in dollars at a favorable exchange rate, and a service charge will apply. Before departing for Aruba, it's important to verify whether your PIN number will work in Aruba by calling 1-800-4-CIRRUS.
chander618
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They do have their own currency, but they take American Dollars. THey actually prefer American over Theirs.
ShortBride
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We used american $ and credit cards everywhere. We got change back in florins a few times, which was actually kind of cool.
hmpena
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We also used American dollars. It was so easy and we didn't have to worry about changing money over.
klingklang77
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but if you use $US and they give you change back in the florins, do you get a lousy exchange rate? i remember i went to niagara falls a while ago and i would pay for things in $US and got $CAD back, but the exchange rate was lousy and i could have done better thru an ATM/credit card.
MrsD06
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when we got change back in florins it was literally change..as in a few cents here and there..so I never tried to figure it out. And it was very rare.
We had read that many places only accept $20 bills and smaller but we used larger bills at a few places w/ no problem.
