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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always just go to an ATM after I land.   But if you are paying cash for your VRBO (?!?!?!  That's a red flag to me.  I thought that wasn't allowed under VRBO terms?) you will probably need more than you can withdraw in just one day.

Your bank might be able to exchange it for you with proper notice.  I know my brother (who lives in Texas, and went to Italy last month) did that just through his normal bank, but it took about a week.
I looked into doing it with our bank for a spring break trip my kids went on, but ours (Navy Fed) does not offer that service.[/quote]

It’s not the whole vrbo fee.  It’s a supplemental cleaning fee and the local occupancy tax that they say need to be paid in cash when there.  It totals about 200 euros for the stay.  Is that weird?  We typically do not stay in VrBOs.[/quote]

I have the local tax collected in cash before, but it was very minor- like 5 euros/day or a bit less.  Never a cleaning fee. I wouldn't be happy about it, but if disclosed at booking I'd say it's okay.

Definitely pick up cash at an ATM after arrival- much cheaper than changing actual cash before or after landing, and cheaper than getting euros from your bank before departure..  Airport obviously the easiest, but sometimes the ATMs in airport charge exorbitant fees.  If so, just stop at a bank near where you are staying.  When using ATM, make sure you DO NOT use the "use US dollars for this transaction" option- they give you an awful conversion rate for that option.

What's your bank?  Some banks' premium checking accounts have free withdrawals in foreign currencies and possibly might refund the ATM fee- but in my experience most bank-based ATMs in Europe don't charge ATM fees on their end.[/quote]

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