Santo Domingo

[Bq Ribs]

Pricing and a few pics of the first cabana heading west on the Malecon. This cabana is a few minutes before you get to the group of cabanas.

[Bq Ribs]

....you can with Windows Office Picture Manager which comes with Windows Office if you have that on your laptop.

Thanks Pooter, I have Windows Office but never knew about resizing, actually never used Windows Office until today.

[Cagep1967]

Sorry, but you misunderstood my post.

I am quite aware GBP is RD$1500 in house. When I mentioned RD$2000 or $RD2500 I am speaking about take-out.

What is the name of the place near defillo you are speaking about?

What and where is GBP?

I am not familiar.

[Charles Pooter]

I tried Irfanview to resize photos, but Irfanview makes the photos to small and I was unsuccessful in getting Windows Photo Gallery to resize the photos, I am using a laptop with Windows Vista.

I am no cyber wiz, but I find this comment strange.

With Irfanview you have three options for resizing pictures.
1) You can go straight to one of five "standard" sizes
2) You can resize your picture as a percentage of the original
3) You can specify whatever height and width you want in pixels, in centimetres, or in inches.
What more do you need?

I don't think you can permanently resize pictures with Windows Photo Gallery but you can with Windows Office Picture Manager which comes with Windows Office if you have that on your laptop.

[Bq Ribs]

Drove to a cabana at around 6:30am, on the malecon going west. Name of the cabana was "Si o No". 800 pesos for the room. I took some photos, need a program for windows vista, to resize the photos to post here, or I'll just wait to when I get home and use windows xp to resize them.

Hey Jaosousa, Always good to read your reports as I always enjoy them. You don't waste any time when you get to town!

I have the same problem with window splotches. I usually turn the defroster on high heat for a minute and everything clears right up.

Avenida Independencia behind Jaragua Hotel/Casino all the way to Pasteur has street walkers up until the sun comes up. 4 or 5 in the morning you will always find six or more chicas trying to make the last buck for the evening. RD$1000 will get you ST with no problem.

There is another cabana a few minutes before you get to the group of cabanas on the Malecon. The room rate is the same. I have a few pics, but like you I need to resize them first. Sure would be nice if ISG was able to automatically resize them when uploading.

A trick you can try, which I have done in a pinch, is to email yourself the photos. Depending on which email service you use your pictures will automatically be resized for email. Once you receive your emailed photos just save and post.

Keep everyone here posted and make sure you save me some chicas for next week..............

[Bq Ribs]

GBP is 1500, room included (with workout machines:-), and attitude, for me so far, 2-3 i tried very gfe'ish, great for an afternoon quicky. The place near defillo, also, and negociated twice down to 1300.

Sorry, but you misunderstood my post.

If my memory is correct GBP is RD$2000 or RD$2500 take out, no more.

I am quite aware GBP is RD$1500 in house. When I mentioned RD$2000 or $RD2500 I am speaking about take-out.

What is the name of the place near defillo you are speaking about?

[Arainmain]

GBP is 1500, room included (with workout machines:-), and attitude, for me so far, 2-3 i tried very gfe'ish, great for an afternoon quicky. The place near defillo, also, and negociated twice down to 1300.

I applaud you for doing your best to help the owner and provide a new spot for members on this board.

I hope others will chime in with their thoughts also.

First I would think anyone on this board who would go to Bar 360 has a "guest friendly" hotel room and would prefer take out. RD$3500 is just out of the question. For that same $100 USD I can get two lesbo street walkers, a bottle of Brugal, and a six pack of Prez.

I would imagine that your friend, the owner, needs to charge that much to cover overhead. That being the case he really needs to target the tourists and not the cheap guys here on ISG, myself being number one cheapo.

As I mentioned before I will stop by next week for a beer just to check the place out. Rest assured my RD$3500 will remain in my pocket.

If my memory is correct GBP is RD$2000 or RD$2500 take out, no more.

[Jaosousa]

Landed in sdq 2:55 A.M., my luggage appeared at the baggage carousel around 3:50 AM. Withdrew some cash from an ATM machine near the restaurants in the airport (ground floor, near the exits). I had two unused claro cards from my last trip, used one to add minutes to my phone. My samsung cell phone with dominican phone number worked fine (It had been in a pair of pants that went into the washing machine, so it spent 20 minutes submerged in water, it still works).

Rented a compact car from alamo, chevrolet aeveo, good car. Maybe some other guys who drive in tropical locations, can shed some light on a problem, that I sometimes encounter while operating a vehicle here in dom rep. The guy at alamo started the car and put the air conditioner on. There was a slight rain when I entered the car. For whatever reason, occassionally the windshield has splotches. I have gotten out of the car and wiped down the windshield, but the splotches are still there. I find if I put the defroster set to a medium temperature this sometimes helps. With the air conditioning set to the coldest setting and put into defroster mode, this seems to create more condensation on the windshield and the splotches are there. During the day in the sun, the windshield is crystal clear. Maybe someone has some advice.

Exited the airport around 4:30am, a few taxi drivers there. I drove to the malecon. Drove by the Napolitano with its refurbished casino, some cars outside, drove by the melia and the coppa disco, saw around 5 girls and other people standing around outside. I decided to check it out. I made the next right off of the malecon, to circle back using avenida independencia. Saw a waiter I know at Manolos restaurant, Luis, older nice guy, speaks english. Across from Manolos near the bus stop three chicas where sitting or standing, one blondie dressed in a white mini dress called out looking for business. Working girls on Ave. Independencia, near the rear entrance for Jaragua at 5am.

Parked my car on the malecon near the driveway for the melia. All my luggage was in the car. Young guy came over and said he would watch the car. I gave him a small tip. I wouldn't trust him anyway, so I knew I would be checking the car often. The coppa disco has gotten larger, they now have a metal detector when you enter, I was told it was closing, so I didn't go in.

Drove to a casino in a hotel, a chica I know from past trips works there. I had three or four presidente beers, while I waited for her to get off at 6am. Watched the workers close up the tables and the manager put the chips in a vault room.

Drove to a cabana at around 6:30am, on the malecon going west. Name of the cabana was "Si o No". 800 pesos for the room. I took some photos, need a program for windows vista, to resize the photos to post here, or I'll just wait to when I get home and use windows xp to resize them.

Drove the chica home around 10:30am, passed by the mega centro mall. Then drove to meet a gf chica who lives outside of santo domingo. My gf is sleeping under the covers as I write this. The airconditioner is blasting and I am sitting here in shorts and a t shirt, not cold enough for me to need a blanket. Some heavy rain here today with some strong winds. No complaints, enjoying myself, love it here. I'll continue to post and try to add some photos (I tried irfanview to resize photos, but irfanview makes the photos to small and I was unsuccessful in getting windows photo gallery to resize the photos, I am using a laptop with windows vista).

[Buscemi]

As I mentioned before I will stop by next week for a beer just to check the place out. Rest assured my RD$3500 will remain in my pocket.

If my memory is correct GBP is RD$2000 or RD$2500 take out, no more.

I agree, RD$3500 is not in my vocabulary. Thanks for pointing this spot out Cagep, it may be fun for a beer and flirting.

Explain to the owner, frugal clients are better than no clients, no reason he can't offer various prices, most houses charge more when a taxi/tout commish has to be paid.

[Bq Ribs]

I have a direct ear to the owner. From what I hear from your responses are that the girls are decent (a dozen 8-9's) and they are charging 3, 500 with the hotel room.............

I applaud you for doing your best to help the owner and provide a new spot for members on this board.

I hope others will chime in with their thoughts also.

First I would think anyone on this board who would go to Bar 360 has a "guest friendly" hotel room and would prefer take out. RD$3500 is just out of the question. For that same $100 USD I can get two lesbo street walkers, a bottle of Brugal, and a six pack of Prez.

I would imagine that your friend, the owner, needs to charge that much to cover overhead. That being the case he really needs to target the tourists and not the cheap guys here on ISG, myself being number one cheapo.

As I mentioned before I will stop by next week for a beer just to check the place out. Rest assured my RD$3500 will remain in my pocket.

If my memory is correct GBP is RD$2000 or RD$2500 take out, no more.

[Cagep1967]

I have a direct ear to the owner. From what I hear from your responses are that the girls are decent (a dozen 8-9's) and they are charging 3, 500 with the hotel room. I know short time is 2, 500 at most places but that is outside the house and the clock is ticking once you make the deal.

If the room is not needed, tell him, and insist on the price you want to pay. It will be their decision to accept it or not.

I am going to give him a link to this forum so he can read for himself what's going on. The good thing is if you keep telling him his "son" from the states is sending you guys to him, maybe we can arrange a special non-negotiation charge for our members.

On another note, I travel a lot for business and will be in Houston tomorrow. I can return home via SDQ (which I have in the past). I might be in DR this weekend.

One of my Chica's is begging for Big Papi. I haven't been in SD for almost 2 months now. (going through withdrawals).

I am also planning to go again in August. I will update in the trips and announcements once I have definite plans.

[Arainmain]

I must agree with was written ere , I just got off a plane Friday evening and went there around 10pm. a dozen of 8 and 9s, maybe 2 or 3 5-6s. Two girls immediately came to sit on me, and I bought three beers. they quoted 3500 hotel included, or 1500 quicky in the back room. But backroom seems not equipped (no bed) and was a bunch of girls back there. hmm... finally i left to visit some other places, and some regular GF

I agree with your points just as I agreed with the other person on the other site, I myself probably wouldn't pay that much, but I live there and I don't pay that anyway. Like you pointed out, his clientele would be the guys who go to foxy's, Doll House,Girl's house etc. Foxy's I think wants something like 5 or 6,000 pesos for their girls for two hours, I would never pay that but some guys obviously do, compared to that he is very reasonable. Also I think like you said the guy who doesn't know the lay of the land, and only really knows the zone and wants to do something while the wife and kiddies are out site seeing or something, a place like this should work for him.

Reality is that everything in the zone is more expensive, because it is there for the tourists.

[Babelicious]

You, I, and just about everyone reading this forum knows GBP is available for $RD1500, Jaragua street walkers $RD1000, even top dollar chicas in Girl House can be had for $RD2500.

I think he realizes the power of a forum like this, although I can't speak for him, the price you quote for the chicas at Girl House could probably be negotiated if you speak to him, as I said talk to him and let him know what you are about.

I personally have always been of the camp, that says "something is better than nothing", especially if the something is a somewhat consistent something. Again I can't speak for him, but just from talking to him, and that was only one time thus far, will stop again and talk some more to the guy, but in that one time I got the impression (just an impression mind you) the price you quoted before is doable, for the right guys.

As a matter of fact that is one of my main raps to the chicas, when negotiating and letting them know the price they asked for won't do, but if they take my price, this may become somewhat regular if I like the performance. I tell them "Algo es mejor que nada!!" The smart ones realize the logic of that statement, the dumb ones don't, and I simply move on and try and find someone a little bit smarter.

I don't know how smart this guy is, just met, him, but he seems like a business man, and I have found in my life and especially during my time in D.R. that everything is negotiable (or just about everything)

[Knowledge]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Just absurd to consider paying that. Whatever the girls look like.

Thanks for the feedback, great reporting.

I honestly wish the new owner the best of luck. If the word gets out (cabbies, zona tour guides, etc.) maybe these guys can steer customers to Bar 360.

I am not a tourist when I go to SD and from the information available on this board no one should feel like a tourist when in SD. No way, just no way would I ever pay $RD3500 for P4P, just ain't no way. You, I, and just about everyone reading this forum knows GBP is available for $RD1500, Jaragua street walkers $RD1000, even top dollar chicas in Girl House can be had for $RD2500.

Bar 360 is geared for the guy who just got off the cruise ship, left his wife sleeping in the cabin and wants to grab a quickie. If the owner of Bar 360 can get the right locals looking out for him he should do well.

As I started out with, I honestly hope Bar 360 becomes a success but to speak my mind I don't think he will have many clients who know the SD game. The location is great for the tourists staying in the Zona but for the chica chaser who is staying at Riazor, hotels on the Malecon, Jaguar, etc. Bar 360 is definitley out of the way just to stop in at night to see what is available.

I will be in SD next week and will gladly stop by to have a $RD150 Presidente. I won't argue the price of a Presidente as GBP charges the same but at least I have a good chance of getting a free lap dance. I don't think I will be spending anymore money cause I just can not justify $RD3500 take out.

[Babelicious]

Bar 360 is geared for the guy who just got off the cruise ship, left his wife sleeping in the cabin and wants to grab a quickie. If the owner of Bar 360 can get the right locals looking out for him he should do well.

As I started out with, I honestly hope Bar 360 becomes a success but to speak my mind I don't think he will have many clients who know the SD game. The location is great for the tourists staying in the Zona but for the chica chaser who is staying at Riazor, hotels on the Malecon, Jaguar, etc. Bar 360 is definitley out of the way just to stop in at night to see what is available.

I agree with your points just as I agreed with the other person on the other site, I myself probably wouldn't pay that much, but I live there and I don't pay that anyway. Like you pointed out, his clientele would be the guys who go to foxy's, Doll House,Girl's house etc. Foxy's I think wants something like 5 or 6,000 pesos for their girls for two hours, I would never pay that but some guys obviously do, compared to that he is very reasonable. Also I think like you said the guy who doesn't know the lay of the land, and only really knows the zone and wants to do something while the wife and kiddies are out site seeing or something, a place like this should work for him.

Reality is that everything in the zone is more expensive, because it is there for the tourists.