Is it enough to bring 1,000 US dollars to go to Saipan?

I went to Saipan in November 2014, with 2 adults and 1 child, 7 nights a day, and the air tickets, hotel, entertainment and food cost about 27,500 a day. The experience is provided to the subject as a reference.

Except for the 12,000 air ticket and the 4,800 Yuetai Hotel for 4 nights, which were booked in China, we originally exchanged $1,700 for the tour because we paid cash to the tour guide and the World Hotel. The two-night stay and one buffet meal were all paid in cash, so I had to exchange some extra US dollars in China. The specific cost is as follows:

1. The transitional hotel in Guodu is 75 US dollars per night. The ground agent helped to book it. You pay the ground agent directly in cash and the ground agent settles the bill with the hotel;

2 . 2 nights at World Hotel, breakfast included, USD 440 per night (4 nights at Yuetai Hotel were booked through Ctrip, breakfast not included);

3. Pick up from Sunny’s family’s Battleship Island One-day tour, southern tour, northern + jungle tour, seafood dinner, airport transfer, her dried mango, etc. are about 650 dollars.

4. Other miscellaneous expenses, such as breakfast and dinner every day (because Yuetai does not include breakfast), supermarket expenses on Sundays, tips, etc.

Anyway, it ended up being 1,700 knives. We spent everything, basically we didn’t swipe our cards, and we didn’t buy anything at the duty-free shop. For reference. Because the questioner doesn’t know much about the project he plans to visit, and he doesn’t know whether he needs to rent a car. Apart from air tickets and hotels, the main place to spend money is on food and entertainment.

1. Food, mainly breakfast and dinner, because most hotel prices in Saipan do not include breakfast (most rooms on Ctrip and Booking.com), but I don’t know if the hotel you booked does not include breakfast. For breakfast, the budget for breakfast outside is generally 10 to 15 US dollars per person, and the budget for dinner is 40 US dollars per adult, so the budget for two people to eat and drink for a day should be around 120 US dollars (usually breakfast, lunch and lunch are eaten together). For food, the most is 200 US dollars a day;

2. For fun, the basic activities in Saipan are about 2 days (one day on Battleship Island, half a day on the south tour, half a day on the north + jungle tour), and there are also some bee tours. Friends, I want to add another day to Tinian Island, and I will post a price list from my local tour guide for your reference. Basically all the items in Saipan are included in it. Nowadays, land transfers have stores on Moubao. You can book directly on Moubao. There is no need to bring US dollars to Saipan to pay.

3. Other expenses, such as buying souvenirs on Sundays and luxury goods in duty-free shops, can be charged with credit cards (Visa, Master).

4. Rent a car. Although we have never rented a car because we have children with us, according to online information, car rentals in Saipan are mainly divided into two types: luxury sports cars and off-road vehicles. The prices on Moubao and Mafengwo are both At 100-130 USD a day. Economical vehicles are also available, priced at US$50-90 per day. If you rent an economical car or a luxury sports car, you can only travel on the northern route with better road conditions in Saipan (Bird Island, Japanese Last Command, Banzai Cliff, Suicide Cliff, etc.), while ordinary cars can be used on the rough roads in the southern route and jungle tours. It’s very difficult to deal with. Driving the southern route and the jungle requires off-road or SUV. When we came down from Tapachu Mountain, we saw a gorgeous young couple changing tires in the hot sun. It was very miserable. Car rentals can now be booked on Taobao and Mafengwo. Even if you rent locally, you can swipe your card and there is no need to bring cash.

Examples of car rentals on Mafengwo and Moubao (insurance included)

Convertible Mustang $100/day

Bumblebee $130/day

< p>Land Rover V8 Discovery $130/day

Convertible Wrangler $130/day

Hummer $160/day

So based on 5 nights, personally It is recommended that the subject budget for meals is 600 US dollars (120 US dollars a day, calculated as two meals a day, breakfast will be eaten later, and lunch will be included). The entertainment items only include basic items and are not pre-booked on Taobao. If you do not rent a car, you can use Battleship Island 5 The 1-in-1 or 6-in-1 package costs about 150 US dollars per person, the airport transfer is 20 US dollars per person, the northern and southern tours plus the jungle tour are 80 US dollars per person, plus buying some snacks and souvenirs for 100 US dollars, the whole trip will cost about 1,200 US dollars. Therefore, if you don’t plan to rent a car, and if you don’t use a credit card, then 1,200 US dollars is enough. You can exchange it for a little more to 1,500 US dollars. Anyway, the US dollar has been appreciating recently, and you can use it later if you exchange more. If the tour items and airport transfers have been booked and paid for on Taobao, the rental car has also been booked on Taobao (the price of booking on Taobao is almost the same as booking on site. The only difference is that for on-site bookings, you can choose from several car rental agencies. You may not be able to pick a good car if you book in advance (you may not be able to pick a good car if you book in advance). You will use your credit card to buy things and eat. In this case, you can just change it to $600 and take it with you to eat. Credit cards are accepted in most places, including DFS Duty Free stores, Sunday supermarkets, basically all the restaurants we can name, etc. (UnionPay is not that popular, Visa/Master credit card is best).

Finally, a reminder, the United States is a tipping country. Although we don’t have to tip everything like the locals, it is best to tip for some point-to-point services, such as $1 for delivering luggage to the room ( I don’t pay for taking it from the car to the lobby), leaving 1 dollar on the room bedside or on the bed every day for the cleaning staff, at least 1 dollar for Xiao Hei when going out to sea, 5 dollars for the tour guide on the ground, etc. , so when exchanging U.S. dollars at a domestic bank, you must remember to change some 1-yuan notes (coins are for beggars and cannot be used for tips), especially to draw the attention of the questioner.