How to pay at the hotel for Russians

Now a topical issue that worries guests before traveling to Belarus is the issue of paying for accommodation in hotels and hotels. Due to the imposed sanctions, holders of Russian VISA and MasterCard bank cards stopped making payments, and regardless of the bank that issued the card. Therefore, the best and proven way to guarantee payment in hotels in Polotsk and Novopolok is to have a MIR card. We recommend all residents of Russia to issue a Mir card before traveling to Belarus, and be sure to take the card itself with you, in case of problems with contactless payment. Also, as a safety net, we recommend that you have with you some amount of cash in Russian rubles or foreign currency: dollars or euros. You will not be able to pay in cash in foreign currency at the hotel, as this is prohibited by law. But you can change the currency in the bank to Belarusian rubles. Today, on the date of publication, the exchange rates in the exchangers are not very profitable, it is better to pay with the Mir card - so ku