U.S. currency, Travelers checks and major credit cards are welcome everywhere. The local currency in the Netherland Antilles is the NA Florin or Guilder, and floats with the U.S. dollar. Other currencies including Canadian Dollars, Deutsche Mark, English Pound Sterling, French Francs, Dutch Guilders, Venezuelan Bolivars and Aruba Florin can also be exchanged. Bonaire's sea water is distilled and purified to become one of the purest drinking waters in the world. Imported water is available.
Converters are available in the hotels.
Most U.S. appliances will work on Bonaire, though slowly. Many dive shops have adapters for charging lights, strobes or delicate equipment. San Francisco Hospital has 60 beds and is fully equipped to respond to any emergency. Bonaire has its own recompression chamber, with trained medical personnel, on call 24 hours a day. There are 7 medical doctors on the island.