Official National Currency of the Island of Barbados - Barbados dollar . The approximate course of 1 Barbados dollar - 18 rubles. Barbados can pay as a local currency and American dollars. In fact, the local currency is tied to the US dollar, in the 2: 1 ratio.
Going to rest here, you can take with you like American dollars, so euro. There are no problems with currency exchange on the island. You can make the exchange: at the airport, at the hotel, in a commercial bank, special exchange offices. The course is not much varied with each other, so buy a barbados dollar where it will be convenient for you.
If you wish, you can also pay to your bank card and travelers. With the exception of remote places from the capital, there simply do not have a terminal for payment for payment, so going to the excursions better take a cash with them.
If it is necessary to make money from this card, you will not find a large number of ATMs without any problems, but do not forget about the commission for converting and issuing cash. It may be very solid, it is better to find out in advance how much the bank of the commission for such an operation will go to the bank branch, who owns this ATM.
Opening hours of banks on Barbados.
From Monday to Thursday from 8:00 to 15:00, and on Fridays from 9:00 to 13:00, then a 2-hour break, and then from 15:00 to 17:00. On weekends, banks for the most part do not work.