La Romana

[Mr Gogo]

One can take a short walk along the shoreline and end up in a little town called Bayahibe. I found this town really neat. It has most anything one needs in life. It has lot's of nice places to drink and eat, nice view of the ocean and at night, everyone meets at the center of town and hangs out. This is were one can get a date or two and an ice cold beer! There is even a Western Union so you can keep in touch with your other wives. Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk! The people here are real friendly and very accommodating.

A couple of points of interest;.

Hotel Bayahibe is a nice little hotel in town. For $35.00 USD per day, one can get a room with AC and breakfast. I uploaded a picture of this hotel. Cabanas turisticas trip town is of course a Cabana. I think it costs about 1400 pesos. It is clean with a bathroom. It's not like the Cabanas one finds in Puerto Plata however but it still is very nice.

I will most definitely be going back to Dreams and Bayahibe again.

Great timing dude, I'm there in a couple days. Me and Grownman have been debating about if we should set up shop in La Romana or Bayahibe. Thanks for the report and pictures.

[EdWhy]

One can take a short walk along the shoreline and end up in a little town called Bayahibe. I found this town really neat. It has most anything one needs in life. It has lot's of nice places to drink and eat, nice view of the ocean and at night, everyone meets at the center of town and hangs out. This is were one can get a date or two and an ice cold beer! There is even a Western Union so you can keep in touch with your other wives. Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk! The people here are real friendly and very accommodating.

A couple of points of interest;.

Hotel Bayahibe is a nice little hotel in town. For $35.00 USD per day, one can get a room with AC and breakfast. I uploaded a picture of this hotel. Cabanas turisticas trip town is of course a Cabana. I think it costs about 1400 pesos. It is clean with a bathroom. It's not like the Cabanas one finds in Puerto Plata however but it still is very nice.

I will most definitely be going back to Dreams and Bayahibe again.

[EdWhy]

A few more pictures.

[EdWhy]

As for creating trip reports for you guys, I suck at it. I'll do my best however. We learn by doing.

I made my first visit to La Romana not too long ago. I am not familiar with the area nor do I know anyone down there so I stayed at the Dreams Resort & Spa. It can be an all inclusive resort if you want. I think one has the option of not paying for the all inclusiveness, so it's pay as you go I guess if one opts out. I stayed at the preferred club with a garden view room. This place is fantastic! The staff were first class and the surroundings were beautiful and very relaxing. As a preferred club member, I had an exclusive check in and check out which was important to me. I hate standing in line and I don't like everyone gawking at my chicas. They had a club house that catered to you all day long. Internet, booze, snacks, you name it you can get it there. It rocked! There was always a man there to get my Presidente!

They had this real smooth music playing throughout the resort which was very nice and relaxing. They had their own medical office, which I used, and found them to be very professional and cute! They were an all female staff! The drinks and food were good. The beach and pool were awesome! The had a neat little coffee house with internet and pastry that I enjoyed very much. It's a family place so kids and parents were everywhere.

It's expensive but worth it in my opinion. I think one can land at the La Romana airport and take a taxi to the resort. I myself flew into Santo Domingo and took a taxi to La Romana. It didn't take too long to get there. It was a very nice ride. I had no problems bringing in my import. The pictures show the beach, the pool, my room with it's view, and other areas.

[GrownMan1]

I was curious about your cruising comment. Are you referring to the hunt or actual cruise line trips? I see a cruise ship on the net for the area, but have not had much luck with the Santiago travel folks finding out anything.

I am an American expat living here with my wife. We love the cruise trips and have been looking for something to and from the island.

Can you share any information? Cruise line, embarkation point, etc.

Thanks.

He maybe talking about Carnival Cruise line. It makes a stop in LR for about 8 hours. It leaves out of Miami. If you scroll down a little to my trip report there or Camero's trip report you can get a lot of info. Carnival can provide you there layout for cruising. I am a platinum cruiser. I haven't been on a boring ass cruise since I stepped into LR. Not enough single woman of a 7 day cruise.

[Tempoecorto]

I was curious about your cruising comment. Are you referring to the hunt or actual cruise line trips? I see a cruise ship on the net for the area, but have not had much luck with the Santiago travel folks finding out anything.

I am an American expat living here with my wife. We love the cruise trips and have been looking for something to and from the island.

Can you share any information? Cruise line, embarkation point, etc.

Thanks.

If you (and your wife) love cruise ships (which is what the other poster was referring to), Santiago, land locked as it is, would be a poor choice. The cruise ships to my understanding, are mostly connected to the eastern part of the Island, and stretches to St. Domingo of course (for Pto Rico for example). There has been much talk of Pto Pta being hooked to such a cruise ship venture and at least widening the land routes close to Pto Pta, may point to that direction.

I also wanted to add another comment to your musings in the Santiago section. I have no idea how many expats live in Santiago but if the past comments are any indication from expats in say, Pto pta / Sosua, it would be a long wait, before you get a pointer towards a new chica in Santiago or other places for that matter. Most (expats included) keep the hunt to themselves and if they share their connections, it is unlikely to be with people who merely share a forum with them. The other thing is that and as is expected, after a while, an expat takes this great availability of chicas in his stride while mere mortals like myself, and those that are not into casas or street pick ups, have to plan and other rigmaroles, prior to a trip to access such a great pool of talent.

[FlbMac31]

Going to land in the port is there anything in that area that would peak a mongers interest?

YF.

I was curious about your cruising comment. Are you referring to the hunt or actual cruise line trips? I see a cruise ship on the net for the area, but have not had much luck with the Santiago travel folks finding out anything.

I am an American expat living here with my wife. We love the cruise trips and have been looking for something to and from the island.

Can you share any information? Cruise line, embarkation point, etc.

Thanks.

[Yellow Fever]

Going to land in the port is there anything in that area that would peak a mongers interest?

YF.

[PrivateGuy0870]

So where did you do the girls?

Girls know and offer accomodation options. Seems like 500 DOP (approx. 11 USD) is a standard for the area.

[Charles Pooter]

I was in one of the AIs

So where did you do the girls?

[PrivateGuy0870]

Good report! Glad to see someone breaking new ground. How did you get to bayahibe and what hotel did you stay in? Thanks bro!

I was in one of the AI in Dominicus and had a rental car so it was easy for me to move around. For AI vacationers, massages on Av Eladia Dominicus would be a good option since it's within walking distance. Otherwise motohontas are available or taxis (should the safety be a concern), and Bayahibe is just a 5 min away. If bayahibe resident, Colmado is within walking distance.

[Brother P]

Good report! Glad to see someone breaking new ground. How did you get to bayahibe and what hotel did you stay in? Thanks bro!

[Charles Pooter]

Excellent report. Further evidence that by going a little off the beaten tracks you can get good quality without paying silly prices. Only proviso is, as Private Guy comments, that some Spanish is required.

[PrivateGuy0870]

Recently had an opportunity to spend a few fun days in Bayahibe / Playa Dominicus area. Due to a very limited reports from this section of the DR I was quite skeptical as I didn't know exactly what to expect and planned as a back either to just relax / enjoy the beautiful beach, or travel once or twice to LaRomana (reportedly a 3rd largest city in DR, about 25 km away from Bayahibe).

Well, the good news is that there's a plenty of fun to be had in these two above mentioned little villages. A lot of talent, good selection, variety, friendliness and decent value. Much better place compare to Punta Cana where girls are greedy (I guess spoiled by the unresponsible tourists), mean, unfriendly and expect New York pricing! Also I need to mention, that even thought I was venturing the area mostly at night and all alone, I've never felt unsafe or even involved in any uncomfortable situation, maybe I was just lucky. Causion is always a good thing especially if you are long way from home.

Pricing per standard 1 hour companionship in my several cases varied from $30 to $45 + small tip and I felt that with hard core negotiations these numbers could even be slightly lowered but I didn't want to jeopardize the quality and just didn't want to be a complete ass, since all the girls I met were very nice (again maybe I was just lucky). Also basic Spanish is helpful as almost no one speaks english there.

So the places I've visited:

- Bar Colmado (or something like that) located in the center of Bayahibe. Local's place to hang out after work. Loud music, lots of locals in the late afternoon / evening ('til around midnight) and many working girls.

- "Pit Stop" Night club, located right outside the Bayahibe village heading towards Dominicus Playa (on the right side). It's a bar with the dance floor and a loud music (like everywhere else in Dominican Republic LOL). I've heard that it was opened recently. Good place to meet some pretty dominical girls.

- Massage services in Playa Dominicus on Av Eladia right outside of Viva Wyndham resorts. It's not a long street, but I think I must have been approached at least 4 times by ladies offering massage services. Pretty sure each one of them had "todo incluido" option available.

Good luck to everyone, have fun and stay safe!

[PrivateGuy0870]

I am planning to spend few days next week (starting Thursday, Oct. 29-th) in Bayahibe / La Romana area. Anyone would like to sync up to explore the local scene together?

PM me if interested.