Are USD, EUROS or CAD accepted widely?
Small bill USD are widely accepted throughout Costa Rica in the tourist sector. Euros and Canadian Dollars are not, though this is gradually changing. AS OF Jan 1st 2011, Hotel La Rosa will ACCEPT Canadian Dollars for all payments at the hotel!!! We recommend using Costa Rican Colones as your primary currency while traveling however as this is the National Currency of Costa Rica and the local people are very proud of it. Also, it is wise to always have some colones on hand just in case the vendor does not accept USD or credit/debit cards. You should expect to receive any change in Colones as vendors do not normally keep stocks of USD currency on hand.
