Originally Posted by
OskiBear
Based on your itinerary, it seems that you should be able to get funds while at Iguazu. You can get money from an ATM at the Melia, ask the front desk to make change, or perhaps you can ask your taxi driver to stop at a cambio in Puerto Iguazu once you've crossed the border into Argentina. In a worst case scenario, there are ATMs at AEP and there should still be Banco de la Nacion window at AEP where they will exchange funds for you. Just get a small amount for the cab fare in either event until you're able to get to a proper cambio to exchange at the blue rate.
Once you're at the Hyatt, you can ask the front desk if they have a recommendation for where to find a good cambio. When I've stayed at the Hyatt, I've usually gone down the street (Posadas) to a place called Cambio Posadas - it's a couple of blocks over and they're very nice and professional. It's a small place but you go in, take a number and when they call your number, they actually usher you into another room to do the exchange. It's very clean and safe and in a nice neighborhood. Here's where you can find it on the map:
https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.587...8192?entry=ttu
great thx! we are already upgraded into a suite in The Palace wing, my DH prefers the so called classic over a modern feel.An ATM will work in as much as our bank doesnt charge any fees and refunds any that is charged by the other side.
as for Cambio you listed, it sounds like what we experienced in Chaing Mai, Thailand do appreciate everything as neither of us speaks Spanish or Portugese having this to reference takes alot off our backs
btw this is why we wanted to get a ballpark idea what it would cost for a cab AEP-PH & Melia-IGR so we could get enough ARS without over doing it before getting the blue rate, or if we could use a CC which is better then an ATM, unless someone posts they got the same rate using their bank debit card as a CC
we had our share of drivers trying to rip us in other Latin/ South American Countries on the fare, they usually carryon and say they will call the police to scare us, instead we say great thats exactly what we want , please call them, which they never do. But who needs the bother if it can be avoided