travellers' checks

[secretsatan13.livejournal.com]

So I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but I'd rather not assume anything and I'm having a hard time discerning from elsewhere....

Do the vendors who don't accept credit cards accept travellers' checks?
I'm weary of carrying around a lot of cash. (I don't have the best of luck with wallets, historically speaking.) And I don't want to be assed out if a wad of money goes missing early on.

I am aware that, technically speaking, anyone who accepts cash *should* accept the travellers' checks, but I am also aware that some corners of the world tend to be something special.

thanks.

Comments

[secretsatan13.livejournal.com]

this had been my understanding.
i dont really want to have to worry about a wad of cash, especially since im not sure if there is a safe in the hotel room.

[mirana.livejournal.com]

Hmm, most hotels in the metro area (especially the con ones) will at least have a hotel safe. If you're paying $100+ a night, then in-room are usually standard (working with dealers means you learn where the safes are... ;). Give them a call and find out if you decide to go the cash route.

Otherwise, I tend to give housekeeping a break, and myself piece of mind, and have them NOT clean my room all week. No way it's gonna get that dirty in four days anyway. ;)

[ladytalker13.livejournal.com]

We always just tell housekeeping to just do towels and trash... after all, most folks only wash bedding at home once a week anyway...

[mirana.livejournal.com]

Yah, though the reason I brought it up was for keeping strangers (who get paid crap--so the temptation is there) away from your belongings. ;)

Who needs new towels and trash bags every day anyway? Maybe trash if you have a lot of people in one room, but how hard is it to hang up your towel? ;)

[ladytalker13.livejournal.com]

I get the towel thing since that's what we do at home, but with 4 people in the room, it's hard to find spots to hang towels to dry and know whose is whose... especially since they are all white... LOL

[mirana.livejournal.com]

Heh, I just need to remember where I put mine and keep it there...but closets with pant hangers are good for drying and keeping track if the towel rack is too small/chaotic.

[secretsatan13.livejournal.com]

...yeah...