Boca Chica

[Grand Pollo]

Re: Casa Coco - It must have been quite a few years, since Gary L. sold out and a German (or Dutch - somewhere in Europe) bought it some time ago. It is still non A/C too small, not enough of a lower price, if any, to recommend over either Costalunga or the El Candil. When Gary was there is was really an anything goes sort of place that's for sure. But those days are gone.

The pool is nice if small (vs. Costalunga) but the breakfast is good and a fair price, better than Garant which was the best but I think it is far too much money now.

[Lew Two]

Casa coca looked run down from the outside, but it may be nice. It is close to the action, right up the block. Burbaras looked good, didn`t go inside near the action too. Hotel Europa I think is in the middle of town. El Caucho is way too far from town.

It has been a several years since I was in BC, but I did stay at Casa Coco. At the time it was owned by a Canadian expat and was guest friendly (very). There was one large room downstairs next to the pool. The rest of the rooms were a bit smaller however there was no air conditioning. It did have a nice pool and the food was very good.

Another trip I stayed at the Hotel Europa. Large rooms but a bit worn in my opinion. I moved to the Costalunga after two days and had no problem walking from there to the beach even at night.

[Dukes1963]

I second that-I will be travelling with Bosco and Juan-We had a great time at the El Caucho in November-and returning April 4 for 7-10 days. How many days Bosco?

LOL

[Bosco]

Sailor,

Say hello to everyone at ElCaucho.

I will be there next month and looking forward to it.

[Sailor02]

Hey Guys

I'm at the ElCaucho and having a great time in BC. Those who have said that BC is a thing of the past are dead wrong.

I'll post a trip report when I get back. Too busy having fun with the Chicas, and drinking.

Sailor02

[Sailor02]

I want to thank those who have answered my questions and those who have posted on the BC board. I'm headed there in 8 more days with a scuba buddy. I'll report back either from BC or when I return. I'm going crazy with anticipation.

Sailor02

[Dirtyguy]

i just returned from boca and the news is mixed. the amount of dominican girls is down but there are a good amount of haitian girls. the place is packed with itailian tourists.daytime action is way down.overall the action is nowhere near as good as it was in july.burbaras is dead.the nightime action has shifted to the middle of the town centering around a disco called caribean disco, you can`t miss it its in the middle of the town.stayed at the the azzura $40 a nite. not a bad place but the room i got was a little barren but safe and clean, chica friendly.el candil and los pinos were both full but they are far from yhe action any way. the best located hotels are the azzura,terrce caribe and the garant which was full. casa coco looked a little run down from the outside but is in a good location.late at nite there is also a pretty good gathering of girls next in the billiard club.these girls are cheap.500 to 1000 max. you can take them to your hotel or they all go in this small hotel right there forgot the name for about 200 peseso. but the place lokks dirty to me, so for girls without an id card i use the cahella 400 pesos but clean.this is actually a nice hotel and woild be worth syaying there.

just reading over some old posts and saw this. careful people, don't want to see anybody get in a jam. if the girl does not have ceduula there is no usually a reason. often it means either they are **** or have been in trouble somewhere and it was confirep001ed or they are afraid to return and get it back.(policia, ripped somebody off, ect...) the ramifications of either scenario are not positive.

[Victor Lazlo]

I've been to the North Coast a couple of times but currently the best air deals I can get are from Spirit to SD (Spirit has some pretty good specials connecting in Ft. Lauderdale until Sunday). The arrival is 2:15 PM and the last Caribe tours bus to Sosua is I think 6pm. Is it reasonable to expect to get through customs/luggage and afternoon traffic by cab to the Caribe station in SD in that time? I've never been to SD and I have no sense of traffic or the airport. TIA.

Based on my own experience, I'd say you should have no problem making the 5 PM bus and may well catch the 4 o'clock. To put your mind further at ease, according to the Caribe Tours website http://www.caribetours.com.do/, the last bus to Sosua leaves at 7 PM.

The trip takes about 4.5-5 hours and costs 7-8 US dollars. Taxi from SDQ to Caribe Tours maybe $25-30.

[Scruffman]

Eric, The Madjera is right on the beach. The only drawback is that the rooms are small. But they are modern and clean. The AC is good and the price is 31 a nite. I stayed there once . Not a bad choice.Close to restuarents and clubs.

[Sailor02]

It seems as though you got a good deal on your airfare. I purchased an online ticket with Spirit from Prov, RI for $320 a month ago when they were running a sale.

I don't know much about these hotels since I have never stayed at either of them. I do think that someone on this board had a negative comment about the Madjera. Why aren't you staying at ElCaucho?

Well anyway, have a nice trip, and thanks for the info you gave me. I'll be heading to BC on March 1st. Maybe we can discuss the details about the scene before then.

Happy and safe hunting, Sailor02.

[Dirtyguy]

Los Pinos is an apartment building with a few rooms by the day or week. Very nice, clean , big, quiet. No pool. Cash only. If they have rooms and you don't want to swim other than the beach, it is a fine choice. Most would take as their first choice the Costalunga across the street, but I've stayed at LP twice and it was very good. Bring a padlock for the strong box. It is 1/4" steel but uses a padlock vs. a supplied built in lock. Big though.

Must concur with Rick,my first choice is Costalunga but have stayed at Los Pinos several times as well, in addition to what he described both Costalunga and Los Pinos have kitchen with stove and refrigerator which is a plus as I usually buy somethings at supermercado (beer, water, snacks as well as food)

[Grand Pollo]

Los Pinos is an apartment building with a few rooms by the day or week. Very nice, clean , big, quiet. No pool. Cash only. If they have rooms and you don't want to swim other than the beach, it is a fine choice. Most would take as their first choice the Costalunga across the street, but I've stayed at LP twice and it was very good. Bring a padlock for the strong box. It is 1/4" steel but uses a padlock vs. a supplied built in lock. Big though.

[Eric Emp]

Just got my Ticket from Spiritair.com $399.90 frol Dalls to SD. Not a bad deal at all.

Any one has any experiance or know lege about Madjera hotel and Lospinos,

Pictures on their web site looks good.

[Marc Anthony]

I've been to the North Coast a couple of times but currently the best air deals I can get are from Spirit to SD (Spirit has some pretty good specials connecting in Ft. Lauderdale until Sunday). The arrival is 2:15 PM and the last Caribe tours bus to Sosua is I think 6pm. Is it reasonable to expect to get through customs/luggage and afternoon traffic by cab to the Caribe station in SD in that time? I've never been to SD and I have no sense of traffic or the airport. TIA.

[DRRonin]

[Casa Coco $30 + Free Airport Pickup
Hotel Europa $35 ( Econo Room)
BurBujas $30
El-Caucho $35

Stay away from Burbujas - it is on the main drag and very noisy, small rooms and its falling apart - a real dump.

If you don't want El Caucho I would pony up the extra $5 a night and stay at Costa Lunga - so much nicer than any of the other 3 places mentioned.