Currency Local currency is 1 złoty (denoted as zł or PLN) = 100 groszy (gr). The current (May 2006) exchange rates are: 1 US$ = 3.0 zł, 1 € (EUR) = 3,870 zł, 1 £ = 5,679 zł, 1 CHF = 2,493 zł. Check today's exchange rates. (http://www.nbp.pl/Kursy/RatesA.html) Money can be exchanged safely in banks and in numerous exchange offices (,,kantor''). Major hotels have their own exchange desks. Credit cards are widely accepted. Cash dispensers are also popular.