After a few years and reading as much as I could I'm finally visiting Cuenca for 2 weeks 13-26 June with my university student son. As my son is planning his new future in Hospitality management when he graduates I would like to see if Cuenca might be a great place to finish my retirement and relocate. Rather than rely on 2d hand experiences, etc. I decided I needed to judge for myself if even for such a short time.
With that said, I wanted to ask the forum a few questions regarding our arrival in June. We're staying at 'Hotel Casa San Rafael'. They (hotel) mentioned that a taxi fare from the airport to the hotel is about $2.00. How do I know what kind of taxi to take and if I'm being ripped off for the trip if the price is not 'around' the cost the hotel referenced? Also, regarding money demoninations. Is it more wise to bring big bills ($100) or smaller denominations or does it matter. I wasn't sure what the process was for breaking bills to smaller amounts as needed. Thanks for any response or suggestions to my questions and of course any other suggestions/recommendations re: our trip.
BTW, I do not speak Spanish which I realize will be a problem but my son studied 4 years of Spanish so I hope that will get us through.