Good post Vampyr.
That's how it's done!
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Good post Vampyr.
That's how it's done!
Vampyr,
Hey I really enjoyed your post. To honest here I am a raw rookie (newbie) I have been reading this board for about 4 mo. now and am a huge fan. So much so I am going to spend Sept. 30 - Oct. 17 In the DR. From reading these excellent boards I'm planning my trip. Think I'll move around. Was thinking of making my base Sousa and do check out other areas. A few days in santiogo, PP, Back to Sousa. You get the idea here. Any input here would be great. Could even cruise up BC or SD for a bit. I know ZERO Spanish but will try to learn the Basics in the mean time. I'm 39 fit and have some game, but this is virgin territory. How will I fair? Will not over pay though. More into having a girl 2/3 days if she is good. Also not into hardcore scene. Thinking of staying at the Euopia in Sousa. Thanks guys and after I truly join the ranks & become a teammate I prominse to keep a account of all events and share. Can't wait. I've really found many of your posts informitive & entertaining. Speicial metion to Travel Fox, TropicBob, NarcoNJ, DFB And a few others. Of Course theirs Jimmy! Would like to have a Presidene with any of you during the dates above.
A few questions for responce:
1) Are those hand held translators for language any good?
2) Is it a good idea to move a round Island as I am there for 18 days? ( THIS IS MY FIRST TRIP AS A MONGER ).
3) Coming from Canada (Right In the middle of BuffNY & Toronto Airport) What is a good airfare In CAN$? Any experiance here would be most helpful.
4) Is is OK to bring CAN$ and exchange for pesco or the USA$? Will call bank to see that my ATM card can work from DR.
My last word: My first post!
Great Work Jackson
1) Are those hand held translators for language any good?
Ans: I don't have any experience with them, but quickest but not as suave way would be to at least learn the volume one of Pimsleur so you can learn the sentence structure (it will only be in present tense for Vol. 1) and then bring a travel dictionary with a nice verb index portion, so you can just swap verbs, its crude at best but is far better than nodding and pointing
2) Is it a good idea to move a round Island as I am there for 18 days? ( THIS IS MY FIRST TRIP AS A MONGER ).
Ans: I was there only for 4 days, If I was there for 18 I would definitely move around, how far do you go is up to your stamina, I would stick to the north coast (PP, Sosua, Cabarete) and then play it by ear. depending on what you want (normal or pro) I would spend more than a day in santiago, for some reason there are only a handful of unattractive girls compared to the other towns, also there are NO BEGGARS OR PARASITES, I forgot to mention my post beware of touts, ALL OF THEM, these cheschire cats are only out to make money riding your back, they are one of the important reasons to learn the language (one tout my amigo hung with tried to negotiate my price with the girl after I had already, he came to me and said she wants $1200 for the night, little did he know I had already negotiated $800, I saw right then and there why so many guys quote such high prices, its because of the middleman who can translate your wants and his commission in on sentence.) As for shoeshine kids only give them money if they shine your shoes, I wore canvas flip flops during the day and they still would bother me, If you tip them for nothing they grow up to become touts!
3) Coming from Canada (Right In the middle of BuffNY & Toronto Airport) What is a good airfare In CAN$? Any experiance here would be most helpful.
Ans: Not sure about that, but check the aa netsavers from your nearby airports, thats how I went
4) Is is OK to bring CAN$ and exchange for pesco or the USA$? Will call bank to see that my ATM card can work from DR.
Ans: I remember another canadian poster who had problems with exchanging CAN$, until someone says they have done it, just change it to US before you get there.
Hockey Rhino,
Canadian Exchange can be done, but the rates are not that good. It is better to exchange before hand. I wqent in january and found that they offered lower rates for Canadian Dollars. I went to exchange at a place by Sam's Bar around Parkado Central (sp) In Puerto Plata.
Hello Fellow Mongers,
I've just purchased a all inclusive package to an Occidental Resort in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic.
These are the Resorts I have to select from:
1. Allegro Playa Dorada by Occidental
2. Grand Flamenco Puerto Plata by Occidental
3. Allegro Playa Grande by Occidental
4. Caribbean Village Club on the Green
5. Jack Tar Puerto Plata by Occidental
Does anyone have information on any of these resorts? I'm looking to go down to DR around July. Would that be a good time to go? All help is greatly appreicated. And Thank You in advance.
[blue]Bad news, dude. The all-inclusives almost NEVER allow working girls on their property. That's why I never stay at them, it's just too much of a aggravation having a perfectly good hotel room that you can never bring the chicas back to.
Hey, maybe somebody has some info that one of the all-inclusives on your list is different.
Good luck!
Jackson[/blue]
I've just purchased a all inclusive package to an Occidental Resort in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic.
These are the Resorts I have to select from:
1. Allegro Playa Dorada by Occidental
2. Grand Flamenco Puerto Plata by Occidental
3. Allegro Playa Grande by Occidental
4. Caribbean Village Club on the Green
5. Jack Tar Puerto Plata by Occidental
Does anyone have information on any of these resorts? I'm looking to go down to DR around July. Would that be a good time to go? All help is greatly appreicated. And Thank You in advance.
Of all five nos 1,4 are in Playa Dorado complex about 10 min from POP airport.
Nos 3 is in Rio San Juan. about 2 hrs from airport.
Nos2, 4 are in Puerto Plata
Mongering destination being Sosua,Puerto plata,Cabarete it is better to stay at playa dorada complex.
None of these resorts allow overnight guests unless you pay
$80 to $120 per day for the guest to stay with you. Generally they tend to discourage you bringing local women as guests.
If you have already booked the resort, for mongering purposes you can get motel rooms from $25 to $40 a night. Althought if you are young and good looking and have a way with women you can get lucky with other tourists who usually come from Europe and Canada.
With my personal experience I have gotten lucky with german girls. But it is not at all assured. They maybe very friendly but when it comes to hitting the sack they may back out.
I stayed in the Jack Tar back in January, I was not that impressed. Lots of older couples and not many singles. I met some girls on the bus from the airport to tne Jack tar, they stayed at # and I visted them a couple times. That place had a younger crowd and seemed to have a buch of single women. I aslo noticed a few guys with some "local talent".
I was able to get a local girl back into Jack Tar, but it was late at night and I look latino (and young), so I had her walk on the side opposite the guard when we entered the resort....he probably just thought tha we were a couple, jajaja. The next day we had some fun , but since she didn't have a guest bracelet, I sent her on her way.
If the Rio San Juan is towards Sosua, I would stay there, as my "tour guide" told me, most of the girls come from Sosua that work the clubs, and Sosua the selection is better. But believe me, the girls that I saw in the clubs were mostly 8 - 10s. Better than most of what you see in the photo section, although there are some hotties posted. Much appreciated guys.
Later
Sammon,
Stay at the Allegro Playa Dorado Occidental. I stayed there last October when I went for the Puerto plata Jazz festival. It is a 4 star resort. The food is good, wide selection but the mixed drinks were terrible. Stick to the presidentes.
The tourist are european and lay out in the sun from early morning to dusk roasting themselves to different shades of red all the while consuming large quanties of alcohol. Avoid these people, however ymmv.
There is a gentleman by the name of Oriel (809) 249-1014, he is in charge of a group of guys on the resort who are always dressed in a white shirt and black pants. They will try to sell you vacation packages which are a rip off. Be nice to them but politely refuse. Ask them for Oriel.
Oriel has "bankers hours", the best I can figure out is that since he is in charge he creates his own hours, so if you want to maintain contact stay here and you willl not have to go looking for him and he will fill you in on his schedule.
He will bring to the complex a selection of ladies after you tell him specifically and I stress specifically what you desire. He will do this only if you are willing to pay for the guest/guests to stay at the complex (if I recall rightly it was $40/day-this includes your guest eating and drinking).
If not, he will take you off the complex to a restaurant to meet the ladies and to make your selection. If you do not like any of the ladies tell him and he will find others. If you are there over a weekend he will probably be able to obtain college girls.
Note, some of the ladies will not stay at the complex because since they do this on the side they do not want their boyfriends/husbands/ friends knowing their personal business. Therefore Oriel will take you to one of the drive-in motels with a taxi that has tinted windows of course. If you are unfamiliar with this set up then what it is---the taxi pulls into a garage, the garage door comes down and you enter the motel room directly from a door connecting the two.
He obtained for me two outstanding ladies. One was 23 years old, married with a killer body, no kids. Very affectionate and extremely responsive in bed. The other was 22 and worked as an administrative assistant at the university-her boyfriend worked at the complex (superb oral skills, mmmmmh to be eaten alive and survive).
You will decide on price with the ladies before hand. This will entitle you to 2 hours of fun initally and for the same price next time, if they like you and you treat them well, all night Note the price will be more expensive than the girls in Sousa ask for but nowhere what they ask for in the top notch strip clubs in Puerto Plata. You will have to tip Oriel, he will leave it up to you. Treat him well and he will do right by you.
There is a mall within the complex. Here you can get snacks, soda, beer, water, money. Not only will you save on the exorbitant mark-up the hotel charges you for their goodies but you have a chance to meet girls working in the shops or just walking around-some may be available, I think you have to know spanish, thus I was not successful here. There is also a disco, I was told that this is a good place to meet females. I did not frequent the place so I cannot provide any info here.
I will be in Santo Domingo for the Merengue festival. From July 28th to August 2nd. I will be staying at the Jaguar hotel and casino. I bought a package on expedia that included airfare with delta from JFK, 5 night hotel stay and transport to and from the airport for $947-don't know if this helps anyone.
If anyone is going to be there during this time please feel free to pm me. Some company would be nice
Warmest regards,
C.
Hello Fellow Mongers,
I've just purchased a all inclusive package to an Occidental Resort in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic.
These are the Resorts I have to select from:
1. Allegro Playa Dorada by Occidental
2. Grand Flamenco Puerto Plata by Occidental
3. Allegro Playa Grande by Occidental
4. Caribbean Village Club on the Green
5. Jack Tar Puerto Plata by Occidental
Does anyone have information on any of these resorts? I'm looking to go down to DR around July. Would that be a good time to go? All help is greatly appreicated. And Thank You in advance.
[blue]Bad news, dude. The all-inclusives almost NEVER allow working girls on their property. That's why I never stay at them, it's just too much of a aggravation having a perfectly good hotel room that you can never bring the chicas back to.
Hey, maybe somebody has some info that one of the all-inclusives on your list is different.
Good luck!
Jackson[/blue]
NOOOOOO!!!!
Say It Ain't So! Oh well I'm gonna have to find another way to get about......
:P
One bit af advice , you should see a map of the puerto plata area. There will be many girls to choose from. In the long beach area near Crystals there are a lot of freelancers. In the town of puerto plata there are also possibilities. Ask around for a cheap hotel to bring the girls back. On the malecon you will find some hotels that are girl friendly, price 25 to 35. Sosua is wall to wall chicas.
Personally, I like to have an AI as a home base sanctuary and safe house for my valuables.
You can get a cabana for the night for dirt cheap. I stayed at Cabanas Isla Del Paraiso a few times last trip and I could not believe how cheap it was. The room plus a couple of drinks cost around 400 pesos which was $10 US at the time.
These days I can get an AI package for around $100 CDN more than the cost of a flight.
I often eat, drink, and sleep elsewhere but so what?
Just the cost to and from the airport would be a good chunk of $100 CDN.
I have stayed at Jack Tar a couple of times and it is okay but I much preferred the Paradise because it has more of a party atmosphere plus the Crazy Moon disco which is open to locals.
Gran Flamenco would be a good choice as it is close to Crazy moon and Hemingway's.
Playa Dorada is conveniently located between Puerto Plata and Sosua / Cabarete.
The Playa Dorada taxis are an extreme ripoff. Offer them less than half what the posted rates are and if they are foolish and turn down your business, just walk to another resort or outside the complex and flag down a taxi yourself.
Flat rates like 500 pesos for a couple of hours plus 200 peso per hour and a few drinks was pretty common for me, and they all wanted to see me manana.
Salut and have a great trip.
Thank you all for the information posted! But I do have one more question. Does anyone know how/where I may purchase some inexpensive airline tickets?
And again thanks a million for the post all were helpful.
Hello Intell,
You did not say where you are located/flying from however, the cheapest tickest are on Jetblue.
If you are located in one of the cities they service, kudos. They service both Santo domingo and Santiago. Santiago is pretty close to Puerto Plata and if you read this particular thread maybe you can fly in there and have a little fun before proceeding to Puerto Plata. It is only a short bus ride between the two.
Hope this helps,
C.
Craig your a F'ing LIFESAVER. Man am I ever so glad I found this site! FANTASTIC MAN! I'm flying out of New York and Jetblue leaves from JFK for like $99 each way! Am I glad I posted that. I almost paid $320 for a rip-off flight. Thank You to Everyone now I can go brush up on my spanish. :D
A question concerning saftey for the DR experts. I am recovering from rotator cuff surgery, and with an arm in sling have lots of time and frequent flyer miles. I'd love to visit DR, But am I crazy to consider travelling alone to DR, unable to fend for myself properly? Please advise. I am experianced in travelling to Latin america, but not sure about expanding my advetures to DR in this condition.