Santo Domingo

[Jaosousa]

Ok so I have RFF and have just about made up my mind to stay El Embajador as it's chica friendly and apparently per forum "has the best pool in SDQ" (which is where I want to chill) so then I read more about Renaissance Jaragua which a Marriott right? With what looks a great pool, casino with chicas hanging out but is not entirely chica friendly and on the other hand has garden rooms which are not in the main building and therefore possibly easier to get into and avoid security and the attendant walk of shame. But the garden rooms are tired.

I want the best hotel with the best hotel that is chica friendly. Actually doesn't have to be too too friendly; just chica ok; I can give as good as I get!

My first visit 2 days only!

A few photos of the hotels.

[Jaosousa]

I will be returning to Santo Dom. on April 22nd-27th. I like to stay at the Hotel Cosona Dorado,

Sorry to disagree with you, but I wouldn't stay there if the rooms were free. No safes in all the rooms is a deal breaker for me.

[Jaosousa]

Dominican Republic is the next Switzerland.

Switzerland is clean with honest police. For laundering drug money (or hiding illegally gotten money), Switzerland and the Dominican Republic are similar.

[Manizales911]

Mongering, yeah. Santo Domingo Cosmopolitan like you would not imagine. Forget Puerto Rico and Miami. Jaososua knows what I am talking about. There is money, there is class and world DJ's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PEnx...ext=1&index=32

When I took Jao to Santo Domingo, he hated it. Well, he took me. Dominican Republic is the next Switzerland. Forget about Sosua(yes the hatian *****s are there). Go to Bufeo.com, and the rest of the Dominican Repubic where there are beautiful women.

Dominican Republic is the birth of Americas(first European settlement in the Americas)

The next Switzerland? Surely you jest.

I like the DR but not because there are loads of beautiful women because in fact there are not. Open your eyes and be objective for a minute. Anyone that thinks the DR has lots of hot girls hasn't gotten around.

The DR is:

Fun

Cheap

Easily accessible

Good for mongering

NOT the best place for eye candy

All this is just my opinion of course.

[Manizales911]

The chica who works in the Orange shop told me that foreigners can buy 2 prepaid chips. Supposedly with Claro you can buy as many chips as you want. She said if a foreigner has bank accounts in DR then they can buy more than two chips.

She said Dominicans can buy 8 chips from Orange, 3 prepaid chips and the others "pospagos" and depending upon the type of client, they can buy more.

That's not what they told me last month in two different Orange stores,typical Dominican bullshit. They will be a third world country 'til hell freezes over. At least some countries like Colombia are at least starting to get their shit together.

[Jaosousa]

Thanks for the update. I heard this rumour a few months ago but nice to read the facts. I thought this would no longer be applicable to foreigners since rep dom has an additional area code (849).

The chica who works in the Orange shop told me that foreigners can buy 2 prepaid Orange chips. Supposedly with Claro you can buy as many chips as you want. She said if a foreigner has bank accounts in DR then they can buy more than two Orange chips.

She said Dominicans can buy 8 chips from Orange, 3 prepaid chips and the others "pospagos" and depending upon the type of client, they can buy more.

[Joe Roma]

Camilo Apt. Hotel/ForeignersClubHotel are both American owned,called them both camilo is soldout 4/24-4/28 only has 5 rooms,so I made reservations at foreigners,they even said they would pick me up at airport($35), room rate $50 a night.

I will be returning to Santo Dom. on April 22nd-27th. I like to stay at the Hotel Cosona Dorado, which is right in the middle of the casinos and the girl houses. As always, I will be hangin with my tour guide, translator, and friend Santo and sometimes with my Dominican GF. The Dorada is nothing special but, it is girl friendly (i bring them in 2 and 3 at a time) and about $50 per day with a small pool and internet in the lobby. The staff is always very nice to me and I have never had any problems there. Most rooms don't have a safe but i travel light and with nothing of any real value. I like to hang at the Calmado across the street just to get the Presidentes following. If anyone wants to meet up, let me know. I love the DR

[Open Minded]

Mongering, yeah. Santo Domingo Cosmopolitan like you would not imagine. Forget Puerto Rico and Miami. Jaososua knows what I am talking about. There is money, there is class and world DJ's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PEnx...ext=1&index=32

When I took Jao to Santo Domingo, he hated it. Well, he took me. Dominican Republic is the next Switzerland. Forget about Sosua(yes the hatian *****s are there). Go to Bufeo.com, and the rest of the Dominican Repubic where there are beautiful women.

Dominican Republic is the birth of Americas(first European settlement in the Americas)

[Helpmann]

...just hope there aren't a bunch of Helpman baby rabbits hopping around in rep dom.........

I am 100.0% sure that there are no Helpmann Juniors in the DR. Nevertheless, for Brazil and Argentina that number may be closer to 95%.

-Helpmann

[Bq Ribs]

Because I had written extensively about "The Carrot Plan" on other websites, Bugs Bunny became my avatar. Also, Bugs has a healthy sense of humor and being a rabbit, I am sure that he likes to fuck (just like me).

-Helpmann

Well I'll be damned............. never knew that

yes indeed rabbits do multiply quickly,,,,,,,, just hope there aren't a bunch of Helpman baby rabbits hopping around in rep dom.........

[Helpmann]

No problem, I thought it might have something to do with Bugs Bunny.......

Because I had written extensively about "The Carrot Plan" on other websites, Bugs Bunny became my avatar. Also, Bugs has a healthy sense of humor and being a rabbit, I am sure that he likes to fuck (just like me).

-Helpmann

[Bq Ribs]

I am sorry to disappoint you again.

Best,
Helpmann

No problem, I thought it might have something to do with Bugs Bunny.......

[Helpmann]

I just know you have some off the wall explanation but why did you call it the "Carrot Package"?

I am sorry to disappoint you again.

Best,
Helpmann

Dictionary: car·rot (kăr'ət)
n.
1. A biennial Eurasian plant (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) in the parsley family, widely cultivated as an annual for its edible taproot.
2. The usually tapering, elongate, fleshy orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
3. A reward offered for desired behavior; an inducement: "Yennifer has been “modeling” the "carrot” for the last 2 days and now putas want to know how they can earn a “carrot” as well. So I tell them, I have enough “carrots” to go around and I’m more than willing to spread the love."

[Bq Ribs]

Same here. Orange won't sell me any more SIM chips. Back in the day, I bought a dozen Orange SIM chips as part of the "Carrot Package," an extended weekend of sex for a fully functional GD55 Panasonic cell phone.

I just know you have some off the wall explanation but why did you call it the "Carrot Package"?

[Jaosousa]

What rental car companies are the best to use at SDQ airport? Can you rent a car with cash or do you have to use credit card? How is the driving from SDQ to San Cristobal?

Thanks

Other members have said stay away from hertz in the DR. Another member I believe said stay away from Europcar.

My last 15-20 trips, I have rented with Alamo/National. Rates are usually about 40 dollars per day (cheaper if you rent the really small car). The 40 dollars includes the third party liability insurance and I usually pay the 3 dollars per day for the glass/tire coverage. I make the reservations online and I receive a confirmed price (I always print out a copy of the reservation that has the price on it, in case someone at the car rental place tries to overcharge me, I can show him the price from the printout of the reservation).

The cheapest car that Alamo has is a manual transmission Chevy Spark (made in Korea or China). Good little car.

Another member has posted that Adventure Rent a Car takes cash. They have a webpage on the internet. If you rent with Adventure Rent a Car, appears they don't have an office at the sdq airport. You would have to call them or send them emails asking about their procedures for arriving passengers at sdq airport. They most likely would send someone to meet you at the airport and that person would take you to the Adventure rent a car office, to do the paperwork and receive the car.

There are coupon codes that you can use to save money on the car rental. I would suggest paying the extra 5-7 dollars per day and get the third party liability insurance (in case the vehicle comes in contact with a person).

San Cristobal is an easy drive. There are two roads that go to San Cristobal from Santo Domingo. You can just go straight, west, on the malecon (35 minutes from Melia Hotel, near pasteur and malecon). The other road you get from Avenida 27 de Febrero soon after Plaza de Banderas. The road from Avenida 27 de Febrero, I was told is faster. If you take the malecon to get to San Cristobal, there is a part that becomes an elevated roadway, near that area you will see about 10 cabanas, about 2 minutes after that, there is a 30 peso toll (try to keep loose change in the car, there is a sign at the toll plaza saying they won't give change for large bills, so try to have some 50 or 100 peso bills with you). Coming back to Santo Domingo using that same road there is no toll.