Money – tax- tel on Saint Vincent : Practical information

Practical information: Money – tax- tel on Saint Vincent

Telephone

To call Saint Vincent from France, dial 001 784 + seven digits. The telephone country code is 784. Phone booths are easy to find in Kingstown, but considerably more difficult on the other islands. Pre-paid card phones are usually located inside the hotels, and the same cards can be used for phone calls on Saint Lucia. French mobile phones do not work on the Grenadines.

Money

The official currency in use is the East Caribbean Dollar (pronounced “eecee”), 1 EC dollar is equivalent to 2.67 USD. US dollars are accepted everywhere, but not euros, you are thus advised to change money while still on French islands. The majority of restaurants, hotels, shops and shopping centres accept US dollars, Canadian dollars, Traveller’s Cheques and usually even credit cards.

Taxes

Government tax for hotels is 7%.

Tips

A service tax of 10% is added to your hotel and restaurant bills. If this is not included in the price, leave a tip of 10%.

Time difference

Six hours in summer and five hours in summer.