La Romana

[QUOTE=Hunts]I'll be down next month staying at Casa de Campo. I've stayed here several times mainly for the golf. There was an open air bar on the main road heading to Casa de Camp where the chica/bartenders lined up on the inside the bar to serve you a beer & you just picked out the one you like & off in the cab to the cabanas. It's been 3-4 years since I've been down in that area. We became friendly with a bartender/waiter at Casa de Campo. He took us to several locals places. We had told him we would buy him his beer but he had to take care of any puntas he wanted. I believe his name is Fabian?

There also was a great Italian eatery on a side road as your coming from Casa de campo. If anybody has been in the area recently let me know if anything changed.[/QUOTE]I was there 3-4 months ago. On the main road (coming from the direction of Santo Domingo heading east), there is a car wash on the right hand side of the road, that has sexi chica posters outside on the walls, I didn't go in, so not sure how it is. Before that car wash there is a open air place that has a stage for live music. These two places are right before the traffic light where you make the right that will take you down towards Jumbo department store and which also leads to the Casa de Campo. Also on that road before that traffic light on the left hand side of the road (when heading east) about three blocks before the traffic light you will see a white rectangular sign saying Klimax. Klimax is down a side street off the main road, Klimax is all lit up outside, almost like a casino from the outside. It is about two hundred off the main road. I liked Klimax, some very attractive chicas, rooms on site. Expensive so try to negotiate or just drink a few beers and you can chat up various chicas.

I was told another chica bar in La Romana is called Deseo, not sure where it is. Urban and Tony bars have all locals hanging out, you might be able to set up something with one of the bartenders from those bars.

Marinellys is a a nice local bar. Fashion bar is nice (it is near Dominos Pizza). I was told there are at least 4 places like Klimax in La Romana, with Klimax being the biggest and nicest.

[QUOTE=Jaosousa]I was there 3-4 months ago. On the main road (coming from the direction of Santo Domingo heading east), there is a car wash on the right hand side of the road, that has sexi chica posters outside on the walls, I didn't go in, so not sure how it is. Before that car wash there is a open air place that has a stage for live music. These two places are right before the traffic light where you make the right that will take you down towards Jumbo department store and which also leads to the Casa de Campo. Also on that road before that traffic light on the left hand side of the road (when heading east) about three blocks before the traffic light you will see a white rectangular sign saying Klimax. Klimax is down a side street off the main road, Klimax is all lit up outside, almost like a casino from the outside. It is about two hundred off the main road. I liked Klimax, some very attractive chicas, rooms on site. Expensive so try to negotiate or just drink a few beers and you can chat up various chicas.

I was told another chica bar in La Romana is called Deseo, not sure where it is. Urban and Tony bars have all locals hanging out, you might be able to set up something with one of the bartenders from those bars.

Marinellys is a a nice local bar. Fashion bar is nice (it is near Dominos Pizza). I was told there are at least 4 places like Klimax in La Romana, with Klimax being the biggest and nicest.[/QUOTE]If I remember correctly, Right at a set of traffic lights(you can turn left or continue straight towards Casa de Campo) was the open air bar with the chica/bartenders ringing the inside part of the bar. There were probably 20 to 25 chicas there. 10 of them were knockouts. We took one out. Don't remember her cost or what the salida was. Couldn't have been too much or I would have remembered. Thanks Jaosousa for the info. I will report back next month on the places we hit.

[QUOTE=Hunts]If I remember correctly, Right at a set of traffic lights(you can turn left or continue straight towards Casa de Campo) was the open air bar with the chica/bartenders ringing the inside part of the bar. There were probably 20 to 25 chicas there. 10 of them were knockouts. We took one out. Don't remember her cost or what the salida was. Couldn't have been too much or I would have remembered. Thanks Jaosousa for the info. I will report back next month on the places we hit.[/QUOTE]When heading east (away from santo domingo and san pedro de marcoris) the main highway becomes a local road. There is a main traffic light, where you can make a right to go to casa de campo, you can continue to go straight but eventually that road goes towards the right. You have to cross a bridge near the marina in order to get to the casa de campo complex. I would return to Klimax. If you go to Klimax, try to have anything of value in a locked pants or shirt pocket. I walked into Klimax my first time and I had 6 chicas around me, likes flies on shit, groping and touching me (and showing me their tits and tota). Nothing was stolen, but I just wasn't expecting the groping by six chicas all at once (I had my credit cards, money, cell phone, car key, room key for the hotel, I was paranoid about getting pick pocketed). I went to Klimax a second night and there were less chicas. Morenas and light skin chicas, I saw no Haitian chicas.

If you like big booty chicas go to Urban bar. At least 20 bartenders that stand on plastic presidente crates so that their asses are viewable above the bar (they are dressed in jeans and shirts). 75 pesos for a large presidente beer, place was packed. You can invite a bartender down to dance and she will grind you and then return to behind the bar. Urban stays open late, so chicas who work in other bars go to Urban after their bars close. I was told some of them are available for pay for play.

Hello everyone,

and my apologies, for the following question is only partially mongering-related.

For my upcoming trip the DR I will land at the airport here in La Romana, but will go vacationing and mongering around, and the first stop will be Sosua.

Does anyone know:

- If it's going to be difficoult to find a taxi willing to put up with the long trip,

- How much a ride to get there will cost,

- And how long it will take?

Thanks,

Ryo

La Romana airport costs more to fly into. A taxi from la romana to sosua will cost well over 100 dollars.

Better to take a taxi from the airport to a bus terminal in la romana and then take a bus into santo domingo, cost for the bus is less than 10 dollars. In Santo Domingo you can take regularly scheduled buses (Metro and Caribe tours) to sosua.

For the price you will pay a taxi to drive you to Sosua, you can rent a car for a week and drive yourself.

It's your money, but from La Romana to Sosua is a long ride, probably close to 7 hours (depending on traffic and how fast the car goes). A taxi driver has do the round trip, so he will want a good amount of money for that trip.

[QUOTE=Ryo Saeba]Hello everyone,

and my apologies, for the following question is only partially mongering-related.

For my upcoming trip the DR I will land at the airport here in La Romana, but will go vacationing and mongering around, and the first stop will be Sosua.

Does anyone know:

- If it's going to be difficoult to find a taxi willing to put up with the long trip,

- How much a ride to get there will cost,

- And how long it will take?

Thanks,

Ryo[/QUOTE]

Thanks for your answer Jaosousa!

I found an excellent deal from Europe to La Romana, a direct charter which is both cheap and will allow me, with its shorter flight duration and departure times, to gain a full day of stay in the DR compared to any other possible solution.

Under other circumstances I would have considered the bus option, but I’ll be landing at La Romana at 12.30, and I want to reach Sosua as fast as possible in order not to waste my first night there!

If you have to fly into La Romana, you can monger in La Romana. Klimax is a big place in La Romana with many chicas. Bayahibe is 20 minutes from la romana with a nice beach and some girls.

Also in La Romana is a place called Deseo and a car wash with chicas. If I had to fly into La Romana, I wouldn't go to Sosua, there would be enough chicas in Bayahibe and La Romana to keep me busy, as well as inviting chicas from santo domingo to visit.

If you really want to see sosua first fly into Puerto Plata Airport.

[QUOTE=Ryo Saeba]Hello everyone,

and my apologies, for the following question is only partially mongering-related.

For my upcoming trip the DR I will land at the airport here in La Romana, but will go vacationing and mongering around, and the first stop will be Sosua.

Does anyone know:

- If it's going to be difficoult to find a taxi willing to put up with the long trip,

- How much a ride to get there will cost,

- And how long it will take?

Thanks,

Ryo[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Ryo Saeba]Thanks for your answer Jaosousa!

I found an excellent deal from Europe to La Romana, a direct charter which is both cheap and will allow me, with its shorter flight duration and departure times, to gain a full day of stay in the DR compared to any other possible solution.

Under other circumstances I would have considered the bus option, but I’ll be landing at La Romana at 12.30, and I want to reach Sosua as fast as possible in order not to waste my first night there![/QUOTE]12:30pm or am? I would suggest spend one night in la romana and go to klimax in la romana, some fine chicas there. The next day early you can start the trip to Sosua. Either rent a car or take the buses. The buses are not bad. A taxi will really cost you an arm and a leg.

Many of the taxis in dom rep are old pieces of crap, not like europe where you have mercedes benz taxis.

Bayahibe is close to la romana with a nice beach and girls available (not easy to find them in bayahibe at times, but they are there).

[QUOTE=Jaosousa]12:30pm or am? I would suggest spend one night in la romana and go to klimax in la romana, some fine chicas there. The next day early you can start the trip to Sosua. Either rent a car or take the buses. The buses are not bad. A taxi will really cost you an arm and a leg.

Many of the taxis in dom rep are old pieces of crap, not like europe where you have mercedes benz taxis.

Bayahibe is close to la romana with a nice beach and girls available (not easy to find them in bayahibe at times, but they are there).[/QUOTE]Brother, your suggestions are much appreciated. Upon reading the various DR threads I noticed how you always help out people.

The reason why I haven't considered La Romana for a stay is that I'll be travelling with my buddy/wingman, who visited La Romana a few years back, and understandably he isn't really interested in a second visit.

It's 12.30 in the afternoon, so I figured that as long as it might possibly take, we'll still reach Sosua by dinner time.

Once landed I'll check both the taxi and bus options, and then I'll report back with details.

We won't consider renting a car for the reason that we mean to rest and relax during the trip, so to reach Sosua in the best possible shape to start our holiday with a bang!

Ryo

de nada, if you land at 12:30pm, it will take an hour to get out of the airport (waiting for luggage). La Romana airport is about 10 minutes from the center of La romana. You will need to take a bus to santo domingo, ask for an express bus. Some buses make 100 stops. La Romana to the center of santo domingo on a bus about 3 hours.

Check the caribe tours bus schedule online. I am not sure when the last bus leaves santo domingo for sosua.

Metro bus also serves sosua, the last bus on metro for santiago is 7-8pm, if I remember correctly.

I saw some beautiful chicas in Klimax in La Romana.

I don't know of any budget hotels in la romana if you choose to stay in la romana.

You should be able to get to Sosua the day you arrive.

[QUOTE=Ryo Saeba]Brother, your suggestions are much appreciated. Upon reading the various DR threads I noticed how you always help out people.

The reason why I haven't considered La Romana for a stay is that I'll be travelling with my buddy/wingman, who visited La Romana a few years back, and understandably he isn't really interested in a second visit.

It's 12.30 in the afternoon, so I figured that as long as it might possibly take, we'll still reach Sosua by dinner time.

Once landed I'll check both the taxi and bus options, and then I'll report back with details.

We won't consider renting a car for the reason that we mean to rest and relax during the trip, so to reach Sosua in the best possible shape to start our holiday with a bang!

Ryo[/QUOTE]

It took 250 US $ and 5 and a half hours (with 3 stops) to go by taxi from La Romana airport to Sosua. As the price for a minivan was the same of that for a sedan, we took a minivan, lied our weary bodies on the couch-like two rows of seats, and slept most of the way.

We reached Sosua in decent enough shape to have fun the same night of our arrival.

Ryo

[QUOTE=Ryo Saeba]It took 250 US $ and 5 and a half hours (with 3 stops) to go by taxi from La Romana airport to Sosua. As the price for a minivan was the same of that for a sedan, we took a minivan, lied our weary bodies on the couch-like two rows of seats, and slept most of the way.

We reached Sosua in decent enough shape to have fun the same night of our arrival.

Ryo[/QUOTE]Dude you got hosed, should have been closer to $125.-$150.

[QUOTE=Manizales911]Dude you got hosed, should have been closer to $125.-$150.[/QUOTE]Hi,

I've got no delusions, I was pretty sure the driver was getting a fat percentage of that, but I must say that, the DR being a developing country, taxis are expensive pretty much everywhere and prices aligned for time and distance traveled.

Sosua to Samanà = 170 US $
Samanà to SD = 180 $
SD to Boca Chica = 40 $
Boca Chica to La Romana = 90 $

These are prices obtained after bargaining, and I do speak enough Spanish.

People who know the DR well surely could get them cheaper, but as an obvious tourist I think you can only lower the price so much.

Ryo

[QUOTE=Manizales911]Dude you got hosed, should have been closer to $125.-$150.[/QUOTE]That is a long ride. Taxis want close to 50 dollars for the 40 minute ride from SDQ airport into Santo Domingo . The taxi driver from La Romana had to do the round-trip as I am sure he probably lives in La Romana, and pay for gas (roundtrip La Romana to Sosua in a van I would guess at least 50 dollars in gas). Good pay day for the driver who did that trip.

Cheaper to go by bus or to rent a car, taxis for long distances are always expensive. The guy wanted to get to Sosua fast and easy and paid a price for it. I haven't negotiated with too many taxi drivers, so I have no clue whether he could have negotiated a better price, maybe some guy in a shit box car would have done it for cheaper, yo no se.

I would have stayed in La Romana and taken out at least two fine chicas from Klimax with the $250.

[QUOTE=Ryo Saeba]Hi,

I've got no delusions, I was pretty sure the driver was getting a fat percentage of that, but I must say that, the DR being a developing country, taxis are expensive pretty much everywhere and prices aligned for time and distance traveled.

Sosua to Samanà = 170 US $
Samanà to SD = 180 $
SD to Boca Chica = 40 $
Boca Chica to La Romana = 90 $

These are prices obtained after bargaining, and I do speak enough Spanish.

People who know the DR well surely could get them cheaper, but as an obvious tourist I think you can only lower the price so much.

Ryo[/QUOTE]Dude, I apologize and stand corrected.

My comment was based on the fact that I have gotten offers to go from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana for $125. and thought La Romana to Sosua was about the same distance. After looking at a map (which I should have done before commenting) it is obviously a much longer ride.