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Title: Currency Exchange?
Post by: Les Shark Boy on August 08, 2013, 05:12:16 PM

Hi, we're planning on taking most of our Euro's with us and taking our cards as back up.
I know there's a couple of ATMs in SS but wondered if anywhere else does currency exchange?

Cheers!

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: Richard/Jackie/Nathan on August 08, 2013, 07:51:51 PM

Plenty of places to change either Travellers cheques or sterling.

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: Cerys on August 08, 2013, 08:26:58 PM

San Stefano Travel can exchange sterling cash and both sterling and euro travellers cheques. If you need to get money from a card then you have to use an ATM, there are 2 in San Stefanos. One is located next to the San Stefano Travel office outside the Crystal Daisy gift shop and the other is in the foyer of the Thomas Bay Hotel. 

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: Jules on August 08, 2013, 11:00:57 PM

Safety deposit boxes are available at Teresa for you as well for a weekly / fortnightly cost for peace of mind

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: Karen on August 09, 2013, 05:31:24 PM

We exchanged our euro travellers cheques with the lovely Cerys, she was always very helpful.  We asked around at the other exchange places and the majority did not really want to exchange them, or if they did, they wanted to apply excessive commission charges.  One place quoted 2 euros per cheque plus 2% on top! ??? If you stay at Stamatis, he now has safe deposit boxes at 5 euros per week.

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: Jimbo on September 06, 2013, 06:07:53 PM

Travel_FX has reached the most favourable rate for years at 1.1746 this afternoon. Might buy some for next year.

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: D@G on September 06, 2013, 06:57:47 PM

Quote from: Jimbo on September 06, 2013, 06:07:53 PM

Travel_FX has reached the most favourable rate for years at 1.1746 this afternoon. Might buy some for next year.

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We got 1.23 early last summer Jimbo, its been decreasing steadily since then.

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: Jimbo on September 06, 2013, 07:10:36 PM

Probably right! I thought is was 2 years ago we got 1.2, but then I'm old and frail.

EDIT:

Yip. Got 1.22 from Ice in May 2012. I am senile.

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: D@G on September 06, 2013, 10:10:24 PM

Quote from: Jimbo on September 06, 2013, 07:10:36 PM

Probably right! I thought is was 2 years ago we got 1.2, but then I'm old and frail.

EDIT:

Yip. Got 1.22 from Ice in May 2012. I am senile.

 ;D

Looking over the 10 year chart and seeing €1.51 to the £. Those were the days!  :o

Title: Re: Currency Exchange?
Post by: tonyco1 on September 13, 2013, 07:19:47 AM

Those days were great for us D@G . . .  but what can you do.....