Most of the hotels and guest houses in Burma charge in US dollars. They may also accept kyat but usually, at disadvantageous rates. Some government ferry clerks, shops and hotels may give change in the currency of kyat or with the torn US bills which are unusable elsewhere in the country. If you believe in counting pennies, then it would be wise for you to bring small dollar bills with you and use them for paying for your hotel.
Government run services like archaeological sites, ferries and museums and flights are usually paid in US dollars or in FEC notes, but not in Euros. Items like bus tickets, taxi rides, water bottles, beer, trishaw and meals are usually charged in kyat.
You cannot expect to change rumpled and torn US dollar bills because moneychangers only accept clean and crisp bills. Usually, bills with CB as their starting serial are turned down because they are old.
