Santo Domingo

[Tochka]

Found a nice hotel on EL Conde Hotel Staff very friendly Novus Haven Holdelpa. It is next door to a small Casino. About 50 bucks a night for a nice room breakfast included. I was surprised at all the people on the street for a Sunday night. I saw 3 decent hookers in Pacos. They were 7's which is unusable for Pacos. I was surprised how lively the streets were. Almost all Dominicans families.

I walked past this hotel a few times and wondered if it is quiet at night? Sometimes the street vendors BLAST music late into the night. Were you able to have decent sleep or is it noisy at night?

[Mr Enternational]

They got me at the airport years ago. A kings ransom. Do you know any honest and good rental spots in the capital, or just overall. I know by this point you rent from a smaller place due to your experience. Any bit helps-thanks.

If you are getting full coverage I do not think there is any fleecing to do. They do not make money on renting the cars; they make money by selling the insurance. I never get the insurance so it may be easier to fleece me for $60 now and $100 next time because of all the road hazards. If paint gets chipped off by a rock then they want to charge.

A couple times ago 2 companies that I had reservations with in Punta Cana tried to charge me more than the reservation. I use Nelly and Budget. Thing is that rental car companies are not the companies you are thinking they are. They are actually individually owned, not corporate stores. They only license thr name from the big chains, so they do not operate as they would anywhere else. For instance the Avis and Budget have the same owner. If you have a complaint and call the chain, they have to get in touch with that local owner and see what is going on. 9 times out of 10 things are going to go the way of whatever the local owner said because it is his business, not the corporation's.

[RainCity206]

First, thanks for all the knowledge you guys put into this-true gold! My co-worker says the same thing. He said just rent a car and go-any and everywhere. I just don't want to get fleeced with a "Dominican tax" on top of full coverage. They got me at the airport years ago. A kings ransom. Do you know any honest and good rental spots in the capital, or just overall. I know by this point you rent from a smaller place due to your experience. Any bit helps-thanks.

This would be great! I'm also flying in next month to SDQ and flying out of SDQ. I have a reservation for a small car from national rent a car with a a quote for $970 for 8 days, which is just ridiculous. I guess they are forcing tourists to get all kinds of coverage for a rental. I am also planning on making another reservation with a different company as when I went there last year with a reservation, the company I booked with had no rentals available and was forced to rent a car the same day with no reservation from a different company and was fleeced.

[EddieLima]

Yep. I have been renting a car and driving all around the country since my 4th time there about 17 years ago. I can not longer see myself there without access to a vehicle because I move around like the wind.

First, thanks for all the knowledge you guys put into this-true gold! My co-worker says the same thing. He said just rent a car and go-any and everywhere. I just don't want to get fleeced with a "Dominican tax" on top of full coverage. They got me at the airport years ago. A kings ransom. Do you know any honest and good rental spots in the capital, or just overall. I know by this point you rent from a smaller place due to your experience. Any bit helps-thanks.

[HumbleHal]

Flights into POP are ridiculous. Santiago is much closer than Santo Domingo.

More ridiculous is that the Spirit airlines flights in and from Santiago arrive / depart at 2-3 am in the morning. You either stay awake all night or crash in Santiago.

[Snake93]

I good evening everybody. I plan on taking a trip from Santo Domingo to Sosua next month, I was wonder if anybody has ever rented a car to do this trip. For some reason there was no good flights from my city to Sosua (puerto Plata) so Santo Domingo was the next option.

Flights into POP are ridiculous. Santiago is much closer than Santo Domingo. If you go that way, I can give you the number of the gentleman who drove me from Santiago to Sosua. Friendly guy, fair rates and a modern, Air conditioned car. Charged me 4000 DOP each way.

[Mr Enternational]

I good evening everybody. I plan on taking a trip from Santo Domingo to Sosua next month, I was wonder if anybody has ever rented a car to do this trip. For some reason there was no good flights from my city to Sosua (puerto Plata) so Santo Domingo was the next option.

Yep. I have been renting a car and driving all around the country since my 4th time there about 17 years ago. I can not longer see myself there without access to a vehicle because I move around like the wind.

[BlkPaper]

I good evening everybody. I plan on taking a trip from Santo Domingo to Sosua next month, I was wonder if anybody has ever rented a car to do this trip. For some reason there was no good flights from my city to Sosua (puerto Plata) so Santo Domingo was the next option.

[SlangTeng]

Google doesn't do anything with those coordinates either.

My map skills are minimum. I simply plug these coordinates into google maps and got "Google Maps can't find 18 d31 m12.8 and 69 d53 2. 7 W". I tried plugging this in a number of ways with the same result.

A street address (or even the name of the nail place) would help those of us who are computationally challenged!

Send me a message and I can get you better directions. Check out the original post for names, names of streets etc. Just a disclaimer. This isn't the type of nail place you will find at plaza noli. Closer to more tourist activities. Closer to police etc. Good for cheap manicure / pedicure / beer. Prices posted in original post.

[SubCmdr]

This is not a surprising response, except it is so parsimonious in content that I cannot tell if you have actually done this, or have tried and failed to bring a chica to Europe. When you say "Job Letter", you mean a job in the DR? Everything else is easy to arrange.

Also, I have been to a brothel in Malaga called Scandalo several times (its great, by the way). There are many Dominicanas there. How did they get to Spain?

Not many transatlantic cruises anymore, I suspect they took a commercial flight.

But all sarcasm aside, I suggest that you make contact with an attorney that handles immigration issues for Dominicans who want visas for other countries. If you asked me how do you get a visa for a chica to visit the United States of America wouldn't know and I spent most of my life living there.

[MamaGuevos]

Job letter.

Bank account.

Invitation letter.

Ticket.

Accommodation in destination country.

This is not a surprising response, except it is so parsimonious in content that I cannot tell if you have actually done this, or have tried and failed to bring a chica to Europe. When you say "Job Letter", you mean a job in the DR? Everything else is easy to arrange.

Also, I have been to a brothel in Malaga called Scandalo several times (its great, by the way). There are many Dominicanas there. How did they get to Spain?

[Turgid]

I have fallen in lust with a 19 yo chica (literally 1/3 my age) and would love to take her to Europe. She just got a passport, but I realize that unlike Brazilian girls (whom I have taken to Europe on many occasions) Dominicans need a schengen visa prior to leaving the DR to enter the EU.

Needless to say, my under educated and unemployed chica would be totally dependent on my support, which is not a problem for me. The Brazilians just show their money to the border agent (I give them 100 euros per day in advance) when they land in Europe, and travel insurance, and they are in.

Does anyone have experience getting a schengen visa? What does my chica need to show when she goes to the Spanish or French embassy?

Thanks.

P.S. I have met many Dominicanas in the brothels of Spain, so it cannot be impossible!

Job letter.

Bank account.

Invitation letter.

Ticket.

Accommodation in destination country.

[MamaGuevos]

I have fallen in lust with a 19 yo chica (literally 1/3 my age) and would love to take her to Europe. She just got a passport, but I realize that unlike Brazilian girls (whom I have taken to Europe on many occasions) Dominicans need a schengen visa prior to leaving the DR to enter the EU.

Needless to say, my under educated and unemployed chica would be totally dependent on my support, which is not a problem for me. The Brazilians just show their money to the border agent (I give them 100 euros per day in advance) when they land in Europe, and travel insurance, and they are in.

Does anyone have experience getting a schengen visa? What does my chica need to show when she goes to the Spanish or French embassy?

Thanks.

P.S. I have met many Dominicanas in the brothels of Spain, so it cannot be impossible!

[Mr Enternational]

I have been mongering in Sto Domingo for 15 years and yet I have no idea what this place is. Is it a Plaza with street girls?, a casa?, a massage place?, a bar?

You are overthinking it. It is just a corner with shops. Barber, salon, nails, etc. But you can walk into a place and go in the back room with one of the chicks that work there. Damn the 2000 or 2500. I have never had a problem bargaining for 500 pesos there. I would say if you must then pay 1000.

If you walk out of the side entrance of Grands and go left, you enter Plaza Noli at the corner. It is the same block and I think the buildings are connected together on the outside. Here is a picture from google.

[MamaGuevos]

Google doesn't do anything with those coordinates either.

My map skills are minimum. I simply plug these coordinates into google maps and got "Google Maps can't find 18 d31 m12.8 and 69 d53 2. 7 W". I tried plugging this in a number of ways with the same result.

A street address (or even the name of the nail place) would help those of us who are computationally challenged!

THANKS!

Nah, it is at 18 d31 m12.8's and, 69 d53 m12.7's W.

It did something with coordinates when I uploaded the last post.

These girls could also connect you with women. They know pros / freelancers / semi-pros / LOL whatever you want to call it.

Wouldn't recommend to someone with 0 spanish, 0 negotiation skills / prior experience. Unless just looking for presidentes and manicure / pedicure or to get your hair washed (if you got locs or a man bun or something). Oh, and empanadas.