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BrianInSuwon
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:28 am Post subject: arriving in Manila around midnight, any hotels under 1000 P |
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Soon, I will be heading to the Philippines for vacation. I will be arriving in Manila around midnight.
Will I have trouble exchanging dollars for pesos at midnight at the airport?
Can anyone recommend a hotel for under 1000 pesos? |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| Why not just be on the safe side and exchange a little bit of won for pesos here at KEB or the airport banks? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:21 am Post subject: Re: arriving in Manila around midnight, any hotels under 100 |
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| BrianInSuwon wrote: |
Soon, I will be heading to the Philippines for vacation. I will be arriving in Manila around midnight.
Will I have trouble exchanging dollars for pesos at midnight at the airport?
Can anyone recommend a hotel for under 1000 pesos? |
Buy p10,000 when you are at the airport in Incheon before you leave. Make sure you get some small bills (100's and 500's) cause no-one will have change for 1000's late at night.
Do NOT exchange currency at the airport in Manila and DO NOT take won out of Korea.
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BrianInSuwon
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:11 am Post subject: |
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I went to KEB bank today. They had no pesos. Exchanged 700.000 won for $495. If the won doesn't go below 1200 before September, I might need to find work in Taiwan or China.
It would be great if I can exchange dollars for pesos at Incheon. Are the exchange counters open at 9pm?
I have my US atm card that I used last year. It should still work. Hopefully, I can withdraw money from my US account.
Any ideas for a place to stay the first night? |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:19 am Post subject: |
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Maybe someone cleaned them out because they usually have a good supply of foreign currency.
Category : Korea Exchange Bank
Items : Foreign exchange service, general bank service
Hours of Operation : 06:00 ~ 21:00
Location : B1, East Area(Next to Inha hospital)
Closes at 9. Get there earlier. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Hotels in manilla are not cheap. I paid 2300 for the city garden hotel in malate which the tried to sell at the airport for 4000.
How long are you staying for. I burned through 2000 american so fast on my trip I hope you are taking more than $495.
here is some cheap hotels lonely planet 2006 makati ymca 1000 pesos. robelle house makati 1000 pesos. pension natividad is 300 for a dorm or 1000 a room , malate pension 300 dorm 1000 a room. prices are a lot higher than 2006 in my experience.
you can 46 pesos for a U.s dollar at the airport in manila after 12 just near the baggage pick up before clearing customs. |
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