Hey- anyone know the current exchange rate in Negril right now?...
thanks!
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Hey- anyone know the current exchange rate in Negril right now?...
thanks!
www.xe.com Currency convertor online & check it right before you leave to see current at that date.
$104.50 U.S. dollars = $1. Jamaican dollar on 11/7/13 when I first started keeping track of rate, it was $73. to $1. it's sad for their economy but good for tourists...
Thanks I did look on that site- but was wondering if the places in Negril offer that rate as well? If not what the current rate of exchange in Negril would be...
i recently learned that there's an-app for thatQuote:
Originally Posted by murph
plus, on-my-Ja-cellphone there's a currency conversion thing-y
Usually the conversion is done as $1US = $97.80J. (That's the example from my last trip this summer.) That makes more sense, especially if you spend $$$$ J, not US when there.
The rate quoted is also the bank rate, NOT the rate you will get at the cambio. It will be less. That is how the cambios & banks make a profit. If people go down expecting to get the same rate as qouted online, they'll be disapponted. 2 different things.
When I started going to Negril 50 trips & many, many years ago (long stays too), the exchange was $1US = $5.35J.
That should be $104.50 Jamaican dollars = $1 US.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamaiKay
I didn't even notice, but understood....funny how your mind works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ras Walleye
On all oue Negril.com Main Menu pages, near the bottom of the right hand side of each page is a currency converter available for all national currencies.
And while Ras Walleye is correct at the moment for interbank rate is 104.50, same number shown on the currency converter (which is also the rate you get on your ATM card minus any fees), the best Cambio rate available today was about 102.30 to 1.
Most places are giving between 95 and 100 right at this moment. Unless you are talking serious money (paying for the hotel, not a just bar tab or a meal) - the total difference is cents on the dollar, less than tip money...
2 days ago we got 102.2 per dollar at a cambio in Montego Bay.
Regards,
Bob
Thanks guys- that really helps!
Anyone confirm... I believe I read it somewhere...
is there is a cambio right across the street from CoCo?... if so is this a 'fair rates' sort of place or a 'go down the road for better rate' sort of place? thanks again
Cambio,s are at : Boardwalk Village, usually the best rate
Right in front of Bourben Beach
Just past the traffic circle in town.
Banmark, westend motorcycle joint not far from Hungry Lion.
So if we were to go spend the evening at Seastar eating and drinking,is it worth converting US dollars to Jamaican dollars??
You need to watch some of the smaller places, as they seem to be using the old conversion rate to their benefit.
Example - Had dinner at 3 dives last week. They are advertising their lobster dinner for 2500 J, or $28.00 US.
I noticed this in several other small places.
just dont get caught up for saving pennys....some will spend 10.00 us in cab rides to save 5 us in converting..I guess the ride is a plus......
and its not good for the tourists...everything sooner or later will reflect the increase...just like at home.....your dollars or what ever you use is worth less.......
I'm sure I have some from mids 80"s here is a sample of 1989..that I can find right away.......
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$5.36 US got you 100 Jamaican...now thats! gettin more for your money (wholesale was .50 cents for Red Stripe)
There is no need to convert money going to Seastar. There menu is priced in us$ and they will accept us$ and their current conversion rate is us$1 to j$100.Quote:
Originally Posted by billndonna
Thanks Rob,kind of thought that was best but was looking for your opinion,see you guys soon!!
Yes, Seastar prices in U.S.A. dollars for everything including the menu, rooms bar, tours, transport etc. but are just as happy to convert to J if you so desire at an honest and favourable rate as Rob points out.
$1 to 100J, that is so much easier, unfortunately :)
1984 - 5 to 1. Ja. $$ to US $$