Santiago

[Madd Love]

I always use boricua online's google map when I want to see a map of the dominican republic for directions: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0...mid=1246199584

He has pinned the location of Passions. From the airport maybe a 10-15 minute drive. When you exit STI airport take Avenida Victor Manuel Espaillat to Autopista Duarte and make a right on Autopista Duarte. Probably within 10 minutes or less on Autopista Duarte you will see a sign for Zeus Cabana (it will be on your right when heading into Santiago City), make a right on the road where the sign says Zeus Cabana is located. I never went to Passions, but from the Google map it is right after Zeus Cabana. You should see large electrical power lines near Zeus Cabana, Passions should be right after Zeus Cabana. I used Zeus Cabana one time, it was not a very glamorous cabana, price was around 400 pesos for 4 hours.

To get into Santiago after Passions you will take the same side street past Zeus Cabana and when you get to Autopista Duarte you will make a right onto Autopista Duarte, you will see more Cabanas that have large signs, Helios, Bora Bora and others. Autopista Duarte will bring you to the Monument in Santiago.

If you are already in the central part of Santiago and you want to visit Passions, you want to take Autopista Duarte going south in the direction of Santo Domingo. Same thing, you will pass Cabanas, Zeus Cabana will be on your left on the other side of the highway, when you are heading south in the direction of Santo Domingo.

I have been to Classicos in Sosua. From what I have read Passions doesn't have much interior lighting. From what I have read, asking prices by the chicas can be high, 100 US Dollars and up. I have had in the past, had Santiago chicas ask me to take them to Passions. Appears not all chicas you may encounter there are working girls.

I have only used Santiago airport twice. From answering your question I learned exactly where STI Airport is on the map.

Any questions just ask.

Thanks again, you have been a big help. I know you said you have not been to Passions, but is that the hottest club in Santiago? That's what I heard from reading about it, but I will definitely take your directions. After I head from Passions I will drive over to Sosua. I also agree with you a $100 is a bit high for a few hours in DR. Are there any other strip clubs you recommend that you might have been too?

I will definitely give you a report back on whats happening in Passions.

[Jaosousa]

Thanks for the feedback. I will be there Friday night/saturday early morning.

Passions sounds ideal since I was told on this forum its a club and also a strip bar. I was hoping to find places like classico's in sosua. But I will definitely check out some of the spots you mentioned and report when I get back.

I plan on driving there, is it far from the airport? Do you know the address?

I always use boricua online's google map when I want to see a map of the dominican republic for directions: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0...mid=1246199584

He has pinned the location of Passions. From the airport maybe a 10-15 minute drive. When you exit STI airport take Avenida Victor Manuel Espaillat to Autopista Duarte and make a right on Autopista Duarte. Probably within 10 minutes or less on Autopista Duarte you will see a sign for Zeus Cabana (it will be on your right when heading into Santiago City), make a right on the road where the sign says Zeus Cabana is located. I never went to Passions, but from the Google map it is right after Zeus Cabana. You should see large electrical power lines near Zeus Cabana, Passions should be right after Zeus Cabana. I used Zeus Cabana one time, it was not a very glamorous cabana, price was around 400 pesos for 4 hours.

To get into Santiago after Passions you will take the same side street past Zeus Cabana and when you get to Autopista Duarte you will make a right onto Autopista Duarte, you will see more Cabanas that have large signs, Helios, Bora Bora and others. Autopista Duarte will bring you to the Monument in Santiago.

If you are already in the central part of Santiago and you want to visit Passions, you want to take Autopista Duarte going south in the direction of Santo Domingo. Same thing, you will pass Cabanas, Zeus Cabana will be on your left on the other side of the highway, when you are heading south in the direction of Santo Domingo.

I have been to Classicos in Sosua. From what I have read Passions doesn't have much interior lighting. From what I have read, asking prices by the chicas can be high, 100 US Dollars and up. I have had in the past, had Santiago chicas ask me to take them to Passions. Appears not all chicas you may encounter there are working girls.

I have only used Santiago airport twice. From answering your question I learned exactly where STI Airport is on the map.

Any questions just ask.

[Madd Love]

Passions, Casa Blanca and Ilusions are the three places that I know of in Santiago, I have not been to any of them. Passions is on the main highway when coming from to Santo Domingo or heading to Santo Domingo from Santiago. I have read that Passions is located next to Cabana Zeus (not a very glamorous cabana located near some electric power lines).

Casa Blanca and Ilusiones are located on the same road, it is a road that heads toward Moca. It is a road off of Ave Estrella Sadhalla, I am fairly certain it is the road where there is a Texaco station (the texaco station sits on the corner of Estrella Sadhalla and Ave. 27 de Febrero), go east on Avenida 27 de Febrero. I am fairly certain Casa Blanca and Ilusions are on this road going east after the Texaco station.

Boricua Online has pinned the location of Passions on his sdq google map, just scroll up to Santiago using this link:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0...mid=1246199584

The place around the corner from Montezuma Bar, I don't know what goes on in there, I saw posters of sexy women on the walls of that place. Some bars only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Compared to Santo Domingo, Santiago has much less open and available p4p action.

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Thanks for this map and your advice Jaosousa.

[Madd Love]

Depends what day of the week you will be there. When I was in Santiago, Monte Bar in Las Colinas was open every night. Monte Bar is a big place usually with live music, it is a normal bar. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the best nights for normal bars in Santiago. Passions I have read is open every night. On the same road as Passions there at least 6 cabanas, which are hotel type places for 4 hour hour room rentals, to get your groove on.

Casa Blanca and Ilusiones are places with pro chicas. MOMA Bar, Tribeca Bar, H20 Bar, Overlounge are normal bars, there are others.

Hotel El Gran Almirante is the most expensive hotel in Santiago, it has a large casino, occasionally pro chicas hang out in the casino there.

Any questions just ask, there have been good posts here recently about Santiago, just read back a few pages.

Thanks for the feedback. I will be there Friday night/saturday early morning.
Passions sounds ideal since I was told on this forum its a club and also a strip bar. I was hoping to find places like classico's in sosua. But I will definitely check out some of the spots you mentioned and report when I get back.

I plan on driving there, is it far from the airport? Do you know the address?

[Jaosousa]

Alcazar Gran Almirante Hotel, Estrella Sadhalá and Calle 10

Alcazar Bar didn't exist when I stayed at the Gran Almirante Hotel. Appears it is a new place. Not sure where they would locate it inside the hotel. When I stayed there that hotel had about three small restaurants behind the lobby desk, adjacent to the casino (one was a small tapas restaurant). If you go there and it is not happening, Overlounge Bar (sounds like Ober Bar when Dominicans say it) is close to El Gran Almirante Hotel. Also MOMA bar is not too far away from El Gran Almirante Hotel.

[Jaosousa]

Does anyone know if the have any clubs to pick up girls in Santiago for the night? Me and my friend are arriving in Santiago for the night and planning to leave in the morning.

Are there any spots that stay open throughout the night to pick up chicas?

Also are there any love motels for a short time?

Thanks

Depends what day of the week you will be there. When I was in Santiago, Monte Bar in Las Colinas was open every night. Monte Bar is a big place usually with live music, it is a normal bar. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the best nights for normal bars in Santiago. Passions I have read is open every night. On the same road as Passions there at least 6 cabanas, which are hotel type places for 4 hour hour room rentals, to get your groove on.

Casa Blanca and Ilusiones are places with pro chicas. MOMA Bar, Tribeca Bar, H20 Bar, Overlounge are normal bars, there are others.

Hotel El Gran Almirante is the most expensive hotel in Santiago, it has a large casino, occasionally pro chicas hang out in the casino there.

Any questions just ask, there have been good posts here recently about Santiago, just read back a few pages.

[Madd Love]

Passions is a dance club, strip club, and chica club. You can go with your chica and dance to live or stereo music, or meet a girl there. There are girls offering their sexual services on site. A strip show begins at 1:00 am, the place closes late.

There are a lot of clubs in Santiago but can't affirm that they are like clubs in Sosua, I have never been in Sosua.

Thanks,I think I will check it out.
I found this also while searching online
http://traveldk.com/dominican-republ...cazar-santiago
Alcazar Gran Almirante Hotel, Estrella Sadhalá and Calle 10

Also I found a list of lounges/bars/clubs here
http://www.809guia.com/Santiago/

Has anyone ever been to any of these?

Thanks for all your help BoricuaOnline

[BoricuaOnline]

Thanks for your reply.

Do you know if these are strip clubs or regular clubs? From what I was reading here Passions is a strip club.

Are there any regular clubs in Santiago, like they have in Sosua where you can pick up chicas?

Passions is a dance club, strip club, and chica club. You can go with your chica and dance to live or stereo music, or meet a girl there. There are girls offering their sexual services on site. A strip show begins at 1:00 am, the place closes late.

There are a lot of clubs in Santiago but can't affirm that they are like clubs in Sosua, I have never been in Sosua.

[Madd Love]

Places: Passions, Ilusiones, Casablanca.

Motels: There are plenty near Passions.

Thanks for your reply.

Do you know if these are strip clubs or regular clubs? From what I was reading here Passions is a strip club.

Are there any regular clubs in Santiago, like they have in Sosua where you can pick up chicas?

[BoricuaOnline]

Does anyone know if the have any clubs to pick up girls in Santiago for the night? Me and my friend are arriving in Santiago for the night and planning to leave in the morning.

Are there any spots that stay open throughout the night to pick up chicas?

Also are there any love motels for a short time?

Thanks

Places: Passions, Ilusiones, Casablanca.

Motels: There are plenty near Passions.

[Madd Love]

Does anyone know if the have any clubs to pick up girls in Santiago for the night? Me and my friend are arriving in Santiago for the night and planning to leave in the morning.

Are there any spots that stay open throughout the night to pick up chicas?

Also are there any love motels for a short time?

Thanks

[Jaosousa]

Caribe Tours does indeed have two stops in Santiago. One stop is a normal stop and the other is a rest stop. The rest stop has a place to buy food and bathrooms. The rest stop is about 20 minutes.

The price is $RD 130 and the bus leaves from the Los Jardines stop every hour on the hour from 6am to 7pm.

http://www.caribetours.com.do/

The updated caribe tours webpage gives the ticket prices: http://www.caribetours.com.do/viajes

According to their updated webpage, Santiago to Sosua, buses run every hour starting at 6am, last bus 7pm, according to the webpage the ticket price is 100 pesos (US $2.77). Los Jardines-Santiago to Sosua is 130 pesos.

The webpage lists Batey-Batey, however with no scheduled service to El Batey part of Sosua currently, maybe they are planning to have their buses stop in El Batey, Sosua in the future.

From the Caribe Tours webpage, Santo Domingo to Cabo Haitiano (Cap Haitian, on the north coast) ticket price is 40 pesos (US $1.11), that is a long ride.

[Bq Ribs]

...............Appears Caribe tours has two locations in Santiago, I will have to ask some Santiago chicas if both of those locations pick up and let off passengers. The second caribe tours location is just north of the Metro Bus station, but I don't know if that is a passenger terminal for Caribe Tours.................

Caribe Tours does indeed have two stops in Santiago. One stop is a normal stop and the other is a rest stop. The rest stop has a place to buy food and bathrooms. The rest stop is about 20 minutes.

Does anybody knows how long is the bus ride from Santigo to Sosua and the price. Where do you catch the bus from.

The price is $RD 130 and the bus leaves from the Los Jardines stop every hour on the hour from 6am to 7pm.

http://www.caribetours.com.do/

[Jaosousa]

Does anybody knows how long is the bus ride from Santigo to Sosua and the price. Where do you catch the bus from.

I have Boricua Online's google sdq map saved as a favorite in my browser and I use that map. I have done a few screen captures from the google map of Santiago showing the locations of Caribe Tours and Metro Bus stations. Metro bus will put you into in the El Batey section of Sosua (better). Caribe Tours will let you off in the Charamicos section of Sosua.

Appears Caribe tours has two locations in Santiago, I will have to ask some Santiago chicas if both of those locations pick up and let off passengers. The second caribe tours location is just north of the Metro Bus station, but I don't know if that is a passenger terminal for Caribe Tours.

If you look at the google map for Santiago you can zoom in and out and see the names of the roads much clearer. When resizing the screen captures to post here, the images are very small.

MT=Metro Bus Station (one block off of ave salvador estrella sadhalla, avenida Maimon, between Ave. Juan Pablo Duarte and Ave. 27 de Febrero)

CT= Caribe Tours (one location is in the northwest part of Santiago, Ave. Las Americas off of Ave. 27 de Febrero)

MN=Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration (big white monument, landmark in Santiago).

Appears from the google map that Caribe Tours has a location on avenida Maimon just north of the Metro Bus station, but I am not sure if that location is a passenger station.

[Victorn]

Does anybody knows how long is the bus ride from Santigo to Sosua and the price. Where do you catch the bus from.

If you take Caribe Tours buses , it is about 1h15 minutes. Very modern bus and comfortable seats with toilet onboard.