Blackbeards Resort

[MrIncognito25]

Ebauche, you mentioned two new mamasons, do you happen to recall their names?

[Ebauche]

Screen cap of price list that management emails out circa January 2023.

[Mr Enternational]

Thanks. This was in reference to / from the cruise port, not the airport. I'm hoping it's a cheaper ride than $50, unless that is the round trip price.

The cruise port is closer to Blackbeards than the airport. It is only a 15 minute ride. Uber shows $3. 50 or 200 pesos. They may try to hit you with a gringo jack tax though the same as he is saying $50 from the airport for a $10 ride.

[George03]

Thank you for the tips. What are the rates for the chica's? Is it easier to use us dollars or Dominican pesos?

Current prices for one pop are $3000 pesos. The hotel will send a price list for overnight, 2 girls, etc. I believe other specialties might be set up through the mamasan.

[DBrown84]

Hotel shuttle from POP to BB's is about $50, less if you share. It was nice to have someone waiting with a sign. The touts and unofficial drivers & moneychangers pawing at you are a bit much. No clue where you connect to an Uber on arrival.

If you go anywhere local needing a car, use Uber. BB's fleet of waiting cabbies overcharge horribly.

But, heading back to the airport, particularly STI, take a BB car. Uber drivers won't budge unless you pay an extra $100 USD "for fuel. ".

Thanks. This was in reference to / from the cruise port, not the airport. I'm hoping it's a cheaper ride than $50, unless that is the round trip price.

[Mr Enternational]

Hotel shuttle from POP to BB's is about $50, less if you share. It was nice to have someone waiting with a sign. The touts and unofficial drivers & moneychangers pawing at you are a bit much. No clue where you connect to an Uber on arrival.

If you go anywhere local needing a car, use Uber. BB's fleet of waiting cabbies overcharge horribly.

Could not be any worse than the $40 extra charge to be at the airport with a sign with your name on it. $10 Uber or $50 ride + sign. Hmmm.

[Ebauche]

Thank you for the tips. What are the rates for the chica's? Is it easier to use us dollars or Dominican pesos?

Management will email you a document about the girls if you request. Sure to get latest rate info that way.

Girls seem to prefer pesos.

Hotel desk doesn't care, pesos or dollars, but they clearly prefer cash. 20% surcharge to use a credit card.

[Ebauche]

What are your plans for getting there? Have you researched taxi prices to get there?

Hotel shuttle from POP to BB's is about $50, less if you share. It was nice to have someone waiting with a sign. The touts and unofficial drivers & moneychangers pawing at you are a bit much. No clue where you connect to an Uber on arrival.

If you go anywhere local needing a car, use Uber. BB's fleet of waiting cabbies overcharge horribly.

But, heading back to the airport, particularly STI, take a BB car. Uber drivers won't budge unless you pay an extra $100 USD "for fuel. ".

[DBrown84]

I looked it up but didn't find anything definitive. But from what I did see, I'm guessing it could be up to $25. Not too cheap. But, I'm only looking at the positives. I'm going to get there, see what it's like. (This is my first visit there.) If I don't like it, I've only invested a few hours. But if all goes well, I'll likely be back for a week in a couple months.

That said, I got to admit. The girls that are in the newsletter just don't do it for me. The vast majority do not draw my interest. Don't get me wrong, all of them are better looking than I deserve. But going for such a short time, especially during the day in the middle of the week, I know I'll need a good bit of luck on my side.

Funny you mention that. I've also been looking at the girls in the newsletter and I do see some that I'd like to see. But my ship is going to be in port from 9 to 3, so I'm planning to show up at BB around 11. My guess is the best looking girls probably show up much later. Like you, this will be a nice way for me to feel things out. I'm looking at another cruise in December that will stop at PP and St. Marteen, so I'll be looking to double dip on that trip.

[George03]

I looked it up but didn't find anything definitive. But from what I did see, I'm guessing it could be up to $25. Not too cheap. But, I'm only looking at the positives. I'm going to get there, see what it's like. (This is my first visit there.) If I don't like it, I've only invested a few hours. But if all goes well, I'll likely be back for a week in a couple months.

That said, I got to admit. The girls that are in the newsletter just don't do it for me. The vast majority do not draw my interest. Don't get me wrong, all of them are better looking than I deserve. But going for such a short time, especially during the day in the middle of the week, I know I'll need a good bit of luck on my side.

If you don't see any that you like in the newsletter, then you are likely going to be dissappointed when you get there, especially if going during the day.

[Dcrist0527]

What are your plans for getting there? Have you researched taxi prices to get there?

I looked it up but didn't find anything definitive. But from what I did see, I'm guessing it could be up to $25. Not too cheap. But, I'm only looking at the positives. I'm going to get there, see what it's like. (This is my first visit there.) If I don't like it, I've only invested a few hours. But if all goes well, I'll likely be back for a week in a couple months.

That said, I got to admit. The girls that are in the newsletter just don't do it for me. The vast majority do not draw my interest. Don't get me wrong, all of them are better looking than I deserve. But going for such a short time, especially during the day in the middle of the week, I know I'll need a good bit of luck on my side.

[DBrown84]

I have the exact same plan. If it comes to fruition, I'll report back end of Jan or early Feb.

What are your plans for getting there? Have you researched taxi prices to get there?

[FlyGuyEddie007]

Use the same cautions with your phone you would use anywhere in public. Ok to leave by a lounge chair as you take a dip in the pool, but I wouldn't leave it sitting on a table whilst I head off to the loo for a life altering shit.

Thank you for the tips. What are the rates for the chica's? Is it easier to use us dollars or Dominican pesos?

[George03]

I made a recent trip to BB's, I will try to comment on some of the questions below. First time since before Covid. Things have changed much, Nico is still there, another man that works there, don't know his name, was there last time. Some of the wait staff is still there, but I never new all of them. There used to be a booklet of rules in the rooms, and chica prices, but I didn't see that I my room but it was mailed. Prices for short term are $3000 (pesos). On the weekend on the evening shift, real attracive chicas, the bikini contest was incredible. During the day, most of the time, a few diamonds in the rough, but most of them stayed on their phone while I was there.

I did notice that if I wasn't ready at the moment, they would want to try and make and appointmen, and many tried to pair up with a chica for a twosome appointment. Simply learn to say "No thank you, maybe later" in Spanish, and you won't have any problem. I traveled solo, lot's of great dudes to talk with while there. This has always been the case, even more so this trip.

The beach area with restaurants is still there, pretty much the same, but most of them had changed hands. Sole mia still there. There was another place that I ate last time off the beach, can't remember the name but walked by it, also a different them now.

Pretty much the same as I remembered, otherwise.

I meant to say, things haven't changed much. Wish there was an edit feature. Another thing that only happened once as I was leaving with luggage, one of the Chicas that I had been with 2 days earlier asked for a propina as I was about to get in my ride. I just acted like I didn't hear her.

[Lou32]

She said Nico is no longer there and now needs a walker to get around. Just what she said.

I was there in December. Nico, God Bless him, was NOT in good shape and getting around with a walker.

I won't go into details but the whole vibe of the place has changed from 10 years ago and NOT in a good way. It feels very much like a "Dominican Run" business now. If you remember the last days of "Field of Dreams" then you know what I'm talking about.

This is very much YMMV and you may have a great time still but I will never return at least until an American or European with lots of experience wrangling Dominicans takes over again.