Santiago

[MagikMusic]

At the Hodelpa El Gran Almirante, the pool is the second or third floor. The door to get to the pool deck is usually locked, your plastic room key card from Hodelpa Centro Plaza may not open the door, you may have to stop at the front desk of El Gran Almirante and tell them you are staying at the Centro Plaza and they will give you a plastic key card that will open the door for the pool deck.

Some non-pro or semi-pro may tell you don't have a bathing suit for the pool. About two blocks from hodelpa centro plaza there is a La Sirena store on Calle de Sol. La Sirena sells everything, food, clothes and electronics. You could take a chica there to buy her a bathing suit for 200-500 pesos.

There is small mall in Plaza Hache which is about three blocks from the El Gran Almirante, prices there for bathing suits are higher. Plaza Internacional is another mall no too far from El Gran Almirante hotel.

I love to get in the water with chicas.

Underground parking garage at the El Gran Almirante that you can use for free and you can take the elevator from the underground parking garage to get to the pool deck. If you are driving a car, many parking lots and garages in Dom Rep will give you a plastic card when you enter. When you exit the lot/garage you will give that plastic card back to a worker there (it is way to deter stealing of cars from the lots/garages).

Awesome info, this is great help, nothing like getting a chica to go swimsuit shopping, I wasn't planning on driving much since it appears its easy to get lost however if Im out and about drinking, its probably better to cab it from place to place.

[Jaosousa]

Thanks! Im staying at the plaza, yea the pool is a nice perk, will definitely use it in some way to my advantage, thanks again.

At the Hodelpa El Gran Almirante, the pool is the second or third floor. The door to get to the pool deck is usually locked, your plastic room key card from Hodelpa Centro Plaza may not open the door, you may have to stop at the front desk of El Gran Almirante and tell them you are staying at the Centro Plaza and they will give you a plastic key card that will open the door for the pool deck.

Some non-pro or semi-pro may tell you don't have a bathing suit for the pool. About two blocks from hodelpa centro plaza there is a La Sirena store on Calle de Sol. La Sirena sells everything, food, clothes and electronics. You could take a chica there to buy her a bathing suit for 200-500 pesos.

There is small mall in Plaza Hache which is about three blocks from the El Gran Almirante, prices there for bathing suits are higher. Plaza Internacional is another mall no too far from El Gran Almirante hotel.

I love to get in the water with chicas.

Underground parking garage at the El Gran Almirante that you can use for free and you can take the elevator from the underground parking garage to get to the pool deck. If you are driving a car, many parking lots and garages in Dom Rep will give you a plastic card when you enter. When you exit the lot/garage you will give that plastic card back to a worker there (it is way to deter stealing of cars from the lots/garages).

[MagikMusic]

Price is the big difference. I have stayed at the Hodelpa Centro Plaza numerous times and paid about $120 per night. Aloha de Sol is 1/2 block from Hodelpa Centro Plaza and from what I have read the room rates are $50-$60 per night.

For me being able to use the pool at the Hodelpa El Gran Almirante was the deciding factor. You can invite chicas over to pool if you stay at the Hodelpa Centro Plaza. Very nice pool with a view north of the mountains. There is a decent gym near the pool and there is a chica that gives non-sexual massages there. There is a pool bar, with a friendly bartender named Freddy. You can order food while at the pool.

I have not stayed at the Hotel Aloha del Sol.

At the Hodelpa Centro Plaza, free wifi and a good breakfast buffet in the restaurant the "View", that is on the 6th floor.

I entered the Hodelpa Centro Plaza with chicas and I didn't stop at the front desk. Late at night, if you come in with a chica who looks like a pro, I don't know, they might stop you, I really don't know.

Both places have parking lots/garages. Any questions just ask.

Thanks! Im staying at the plaza, yea the pool is a nice perk, will definitely use it in some way to my advantage, thanks again.

[Jaosousa]

Hi guys,

Planning a trip and narrowed it down to where I'm thinking of staying, I heard great things for each one, this would be a first time trip to Santiago. Automatically I would think Aloha Sol but Hodelpa gives you access to a pool, rooms look a bit better, are there huge differences in between? (chica-friendliness considering too) which one you pick?

Price is the big difference. I have stayed at the Hodelpa Centro Plaza numerous times and paid about $120 per night. Aloha de Sol is 1/2 block from Hodelpa Centro Plaza and from what I have read the room rates are $50-$60 per night.

For me being able to use the pool at the Hodelpa El Gran Almirante was the deciding factor. You can invite chicas over to pool if you stay at the Hodelpa Centro Plaza. Very nice pool with a view north of the mountains. There is a decent gym near the pool and there is a chica that gives non-sexual massages there. There is a pool bar, with a friendly bartender named Freddy. You can order food while at the pool.

I have not stayed at the Hotel Aloha del Sol.

At the Hodelpa Centro Plaza, free wifi and a good breakfast buffet in the restaurant the "View", that is on the 6th floor.

I entered the Hodelpa Centro Plaza with chicas and I didn't stop at the front desk. Late at night, if you come in with a chica who looks like a pro, I don't know, they might stop you, I really don't know.

Both places have parking lots/garages. Any questions just ask.

[MagikMusic]

Hi guys,

Planning a trip and narrowed it down to where I'm thinking of staying, I heard great things for each one, this would be a first time trip to Santiago. Automatically I would think Aloha Sol but Hodelpa gives you access to a pool, rooms look a bit better, are there huge differences in between? (chica-friendliness considering too) which one you pick?

[Jaosousa]

These chicas cant be touched by us older gringos can they?

Even if you had money.

I have seen plenty of older guys throughout the Dom Rep with beautiful much younger chicas. I remember one night in coppa discoteca in Santo Domingo, I saw a 70 year old guy with two fine chicas. That old guy had on sunglasses, a suit and a hat in the disco. To me he looked like a cross between an Albanian gangster and Count Dracula, but he must have had money because the two fine chicas were glued to his side.

The high end places in Santiago will mostly have people from a higher economic class. Some of the chicas may have very wealthy parents, so an older gringo with some coin will not impress them. However not all of those chicas come from wealthy families and if some of them can find a rich sugar daddy, they will make themselves available.

I am sure that if you wanted to spend some money in Santiago, you could bag some of the chicas who hang out at the higher end places. What I have seen at the higher end clubs in Santiago, guys drive up in their $70,000 or more, cars (porsche, mercedes, bmw). They get a VIP table at the club/bar/disco. In Santiago I saw guys buying bottle after bottle of champagne. Some chicas go to the club without guys and they get invited over to table.

There are some very pretty chicas in Santiago who come from poorer families, so it may not take much spending to get them into bed.

For me, Santiago is too slow. If you had the time and could spend some time in Santiago, you could do very well with some pretty chicas. For me the pace in Santo Domingo is a lot faster and there are a lot more venues in Santo Domingo where I can pass the time.

Hope this helps, any questions just ask.

[Enigma84]

I have never been there, I will try to check it out this month. Some photos of Vitra from Bufeo.com, opening night at Vitra hosted by Grey Goose.

These chicas cant be touched by us older gringos can they?

Even if you had money.

[Terry U]

I looked at the Patria webpage, I didn't see anything about liability insurance per se, I am sure the liability insurance must be part of one of the plans they offer.

There is an insurance broker that sells policies(Patria)out of the car/motorcycle dealer across the police station in Sosua.

[Jaosousa]

It is the only insurance that will keep you from Jail in case of personal injury and someone goes to hospital barring you paying hospital bill on the spot.

Your fault or not nothing keeps you from going to Jail it is not very pleasant.

From Universal Insurance webpage:

Casa del Conductor

Seguros Universal pone a tu disposición; los servicios de La Casa del Conductor, una institución carcelaria de tipo especial para accidentes de tránsito.

Contamos con un personal especializado para asistir adecuadamente las siguientes necesidades:

Levantamiento de actas policiales.

Alojamiento de retenidos por la Policía en caso de accidentes que involucren lesionados; con servicios de cafeterías-restaurantes, habitaciones, peluquerías, salas de lecturas, enfermería.

Rápida tramitación de las acciones legales por accidentes de tránsito, sin necesidad de dirigirse al destacamento policial.

Médicos legistas, juez de paz y fiscal del distrito para asegurar un servicio óptimo y rápido en el momento.

La Casa del Conductor se encuentra ubicada en las siguientes localidades:

Santo Domingo

Av. Bolívar No. 193, Urb. La Esperilla, Tel. 809-381-2424 y Fax 809-563-6851.

Santiago

Calle 16 de Agosto No. 3, Tel. 809-241-4848.

http://www.universal.com.do/Inicio/S...Casa_Conductor

Translation by google:

Universal Insurance offers you, the services of La Casa del Conductor, a special type of penal institution for traffic accidents.

We have a specialized staff to adequately assist the following needs:

Survey of police reports.

Accommodation held by police in case of accidents involving injuries, with services to cafes, restaurants, rooms, barber shops, reading rooms, nursing.

Quick processing of legal action by traffic accidents, without contact with the police.

Forensic pathologists, magistrate and district attorney to ensure optimal service and fast at the moment.

Maybe a native Spanish speaking member can better translate this part: "Alojamiento de retenidos por la Policía en caso de accidentes que involucren lesionados; con servicios de cafeterías-restaurantes, habitaciones, peluquerías, salas de lecturas, enfermería. "

For guys who rent cars in the Dom Rep, not having to spend time in jail after a car accident, this might be important information.

[Jaosousa]

I insure with Patria and this is off their website.
"La Casa del Conductor es una institución carcelaria de tipo especial para accidentes de tránsito."

I have just liability, that is supposed to cover injuries only.

From Seguros Patria webpage, translated by google chrome: "Driver Home, La Casa del Conductor is a special type of penal institution for traffic accidents. This institution is located on Avenida Bolivar No. 193, Sector La Julia. The phone number is: 809.381.2424 and fax: 809.563.6851 and on the street in Santiago August 16 No. 3, Tel: 809.241.4848."

http://www.segurospatria.com/conductor.htm

I looked at the Patria webpage, I didn't see anything about liability insurance per se, I am sure the liability insurance must be part of one of the plans they offer.

I asked a dominican chica who used to work at a car rental company, about casa de conductor, she never heard of it.

[Terry U]

Casa de Conductor, first time I have seen those words. I have traveled with a wingman in the past and when I rented from Alamo, he was listed as an additional driver that would be covered by the insurance. Let me know what casa de conductor insurance is, thanks.

I insure with Patria and this is off their website.
"La Casa del Conductor es una institución carcelaria de tipo especial para accidentes de tránsito."

I have just liability, that is supposed to cover injuries only.

[Jaosousa]

It is the only insurance that will keep you from Jail in case of personal injury and someone goes to hospital barring you paying hospital bill on the spot.

Your fault or not nothing keeps you from going to Jail it is not very pleasant.

I drove super careful my last trip. The good thing about Santo Domingo is that there are not a lot of motoconchos and scooters zipping around you. Puerto Plata and San Pedro de Marcoris have many motorcycles and scooters zipping around.

If you plan on renting a car, let me know and I will give you the contact info for two people I know who work in Alamo, one is a guy in Santo Domingo who has worked at Alamo for over 10 years, the other is a chica who works in Puerto Plata. You can contact them and ask them any questions you may have. I was assured with the third party liability insurance, that I purchased, that there would be no jail time in the event of an accident. I don't believe everything that a company employee tells me, so if I do have an accident with bodily injuries, who knows what will happen.

[Dw1987]

Casa de Conductor, first time I have seen those words. I have traveled with a wingman in the past and when I rented from Alamo, he was listed as an additional driver that would be covered by the insurance. Let me know what casa de conductor is, thanks.

It is the only insurance that will keep you from Jail in case of personal injury and someone goes to hospital barring you paying hospital bill on the spot.

Your fault or not nothing keeps you from going to Jail it is not very pleasant.

[Jaosousa]

But can you get the Casa de Conductor insurance there at Alamo?

Casa de Conductor, first time I have seen those words. I have traveled with a wingman in the past and when I rented from Alamo, he was listed as an additional driver that would be covered by the insurance. Let me know what casa de conductor insurance is, thanks.

[Dw1987]

I always rent with alamo and choose the third party liability insurance and the glass/tire insurance. For $40 US a day or less, with the added insurance you could probably rent the small car from alamo, the chevy spark, good little car.

My advice, don't go cheap on the rental car. Rent from the big companies, let your mastercard provide coverage for collision/loss protection and get the third party insurance.

I have a friend who works at alamo. He told me that avis, hertz, budget, nelly, payless are all owned by the same group of people.

I have never had serious problems renting from alamo. Reserve online, there are coupon codes out there that will save you some money.

But can you get the Casa de Conductor insurance there at Alamo?