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[QUOTE=Jaosousa; 1254557]From the Hotel Cap Lamandou webpage: "At the Pier in Perdenales Cap Lamandou Hotel's will have its very own boat awaiting you for a 45 minute cruise to our shores."
Sunrise Airways has flights from port-au-prince to jacmel for supposedly around $60US. They also have flights from santo domingo (and santiago) to port-au-prince.[/QUOTE]That's very interesting, I like to explore new places and going by boat from pedernales sounds good.
Business card from Cat Bar, small venue in santo domingo. I have posted photos of the plaza where this venue is located before.
Business card for hotel riazor, chica friendly hotel, in a good location in santo domingo, I have posted photos of the inside and outside of this hotel before. Tel. 809-685-5566, email: [email]hostal_riazor@hotmail.com[/email]
Hotel Villa Colonial is a small, pretty hotel in the colonial zone of santo domingo, with a small in ground swimming pool, with rates starting about $65US. I have posted photos of the Hotel Villa Colonial before.
[QUOTE=Coupe66;1255226]I spent about a week in Santo Domingo in September 2011.[/QUOTE]Santo Domingo is not the greatest city in the world. For mongering purposes it can be fun, to mix pros with non-pros with semi-pros. Many other DR areas are about a two hour ride away from santo domingo. AMET is out in force everyday, and seems there is somewhat less traffic (probably coupled with the high price of gasoline). Numerous new construction projects has made the traffic in some places flow much faster.
I agree about with what you wrote about the taxis. I asked for a taxi outside the Hotel Barcelo Santo Domingo a few times and the price was double or more from what it should have been. I asked the workers in the hotel to call me a taxi, they called Apolo Taxi Company and a taxi was in front of the hotel within 5 minutes, with fares at 200 pesos (appx. $5US) or less.
I need to swim when I am in the Caribbean on a vacation. The Hotels along the malecon, Jaragua, Melia and V Centannario are sometimes chica friendly for some guys. My last stay at the Jaragua, garden section, I could not get in with any chicas. Seems to me the Jaragua, Melia and V Centanario are more chica unfriendly than chica friendly (I would not stay at any of them, with their current rules).
Best deal for me in Santo Domingo is the Hotel Barcelo Santo Domingo (used to be called the Barcelo Lina). I booked online through Orbitz for a 7 night vacation package (air and hotel). Orbitz discounts the rate for a vacation package. I used orbitz promotion code "TRAVEL100" which took $100 off the already discounted rate. Anyone can use this promotion code for a 7 night vacation package in the Caribbean, Mexico or Hawaii. I chose the Barcelo Santo Domingo Hotel, club premium room. Rate I paid was $85US per night. Standard club premium room, I received was on the 9th floor. Air conditioning worked fine. Plenty of hot and cold water in the shower. This hotel was recently renovated, including new elevators. When I was there, they had tore up the wood on the 9th floor sun deck (with jacuzzi) and were going to install new decking material.
Club Premium check-in and checkout can be done at the desk in the 9th floor Club Premium lounge. As a worker is checking you in, you can walk over to the small refrigerator and help your self to bottled presidente beer, or coca-cola or 7 up, or white wine, or coffee or red wine or orange or pineapple juice. Food and beverages in the club premium lounge are free when you book a club premium room. The club premium lounge is open from around 6am till 10 or 11pm. Jacuzzi is open during those same hours. I believe the pool is open till around 11pm and there is a bar and lounge near the pool.
The food in the morning and in the evening is all you can eat in the club premium lounge. I really didn't need to go out and eat (smoked ham, smoked salmon, several different imported cheese, etc). I drank about 6 cups of caramel cappuccino for free per day. If I wasn't driving I could have all the bottled presidente beer I wanted, as well as good red and white wine (from Chile or Spain) , all included in the $85US room rate. Other ISG members visited the club premium lounge at the hotel barcelo santo domingo. I entered with 2 chicas at the same time at least three times with no problems. Security at night will stop a chica if they don't like how she looks. Nicely dressed women, who don't look hard core, will have no problem entering.
Early Check-in and late checkout for free, free wifi, free parking, free use of computers with flat screens in the club premium lounge. Lobby has two restaurants (one a Japanese restaurant with sushi) , lobby also has a cigar bar and there is a cigar shop.
US Consulate is about a block away, several Universities on the same street. Caribe Tours bus station about a 3 minute car ride. Zona Colonial about a 10 minute taxi ride away. I had chicas take taxis to the hotel to visit me. One night around midnight I walked from the Hotel Melia to the Hotel Barcelo Santo Domingo, maybe a 20 minute walk.
Jaragua when I stayed there, garden section room had 1970s furniture, wifi internet was not free (about $20 per day) , rate I paid years ago was about $110US per night at the Jaragua and nothing free (no free food, nothing). Hilton has rates around $120US on the weekends (during the week hilton rates are sometimes over $200US per night). I stayed at the Hilton one time, I paid something like 3-4 dollars for a small cup of coffee at the Hilton (same at the V Centanario Hotel).
Any questions, let me know.
My tribute video to SD.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgOv1U98CUo&feature=youtu.be[/url]
[QUOTE=Coupe66;1255226]What is the area like around the Mega Centro shopping like, does anybody know? When returning by taxi from the shopping centre the streets nearby seemed full of life, shops, bars, hotels etc, Would this area be safe to stay for a foreigner?[/QUOTE]East of the River Ozama is Santo Domingo Este, also sometimes referred to as zona oriental. You can zoom in and out on the google map for santo domingo to get an idea.
Mega Centro Mall is in Santo Domingo East, on the other side of the Ozama river from zona colonial. Mega Centro is at carretera mella (runs east-west) and Avenida St Vincent de Paul (runs north-south). On carretera mella relatively close to mega centro mall is the aurora del sol hotel and casino, which is a relatively new building with a swimming pool; [url]http://www.auroradelsol.com/home_eng.htm[/url], rates start around $77US. This hotel has a disco type club and a bar. I saw the artist Tulile perform there years ago. It is not a touristy area, more of a working class type of neighborhood. If you stay at this hotel you can visit the bar and disco there at night or take a taxi to avenida Venezuela, which has at least 6 bars and gets a crowd of people. Avenida Venezuela bars will be less than 10 minutes from hotel aurora del sol at night in a taxi. During the day carretera mella is a busy road with moderate to heavy traffic. At night you don't want to be doing too much walking around on carretera mella. Usually some policia nacional patrolling around, some carrying shotguns or m-16s.
The Mansion p4p venue is off Carretera Mella somewhat close to the Aurora del Sol Hotel. The Mansion is open 24/7, rooms on site.
[QUOTE=Mr Gogo; 1255831]My tribute video to SD.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgOv1U98CUo&feature=youtu.be[/url][/QUOTE]Good to see you had fun in the Dom Rep.
[QUOTE=Mr Gogo; 1255831]My tribute video to SD.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgOv1U98CUo&feature=youtu.be[/url][/QUOTE]Mr. Gogo, Sabor and Mr. E,
You guys went above and beyond with your informative, hilarious and interesting reports and I want to say thanks for taking the time to do it.
[QUOTE=Manizales911; 1256102]Mr. Gogo, Sabor and Mr. E,
You guys went above and beyond with your informative, hilarious and interesting reports and I want to say thanks for taking the time to do it.[/QUOTE]When a guy with your status says thanks, it makes it all worth while. You are a class act Mani.
[QUOTE=Jaosousa; 1255801]Santo Domingo is not the greatest city in the world. For mongering purposes it can be fun, to mix pros with non-pros with semi-pros. Many other DR areas are about a two hour ride away from santo domingo. AMET is out in force everyday, and seems there is somewhat less traffic (probably coupled with the high price of gasoline). Numerous new construction projects has made the traffic in some places flow much faster.
I agree about with what you wrote about the taxis. I asked for a taxi outside the Hotel Barcelo Santo Domingo a few times and the price was double or more from what it should have been. I asked the workers in the hotel to call me a taxi, they called Apolo Taxi Company and a taxi was in front of the hotel within 5 minutes, with fares at 200 pesos (appx. $5US) or less.
I need to swim when I am in the Caribbean on a vacation. The Hotels along the malecon, Jaragua, Melia and V Centannario are sometimes chica friendly for some guys. My last stay at the Jaragua, garden section, I could not get in with any chicas. Seems to me the Jaragua, Melia and V Centanario are more chica unfriendly than chica friendly (I would not stay at any of them, with their current rules).
Best deal for me in Santo Domingo is the Hotel Barcelo Santo Domingo (used to be called the Barcelo Lina). I booked online through Orbitz for a 7 night vacation package (air and hotel). Orbitz discounts the rate for a vacation package. I used orbitz promotion code "TRAVEL100" which took $100 off the already discounted rate. Anyone can use this promotion code for a 7 night vacation package in the Caribbean, Mexico or Hawaii. I chose the Barcelo Santo Domingo Hotel, club premium room. Rate I paid was $85US per night. Standard club premium room, I received was on the 9th floor. Air conditioning worked fine. Plenty of hot and cold water in the shower. This hotel was recently renovated, including new elevators. When I was there, they had tore up the wood on the 9th floor sun deck (with jacuzzi) and were going to install new decking material.
Club Premium check-in and checkout can be done at the desk in the 9th floor Club Premium lounge. As a worker is checking you in, you can walk over to the small refrigerator and help your self to bottled presidente beer, or coca-cola or 7 up, or white wine, or coffee or red wine or orange or pineapple juice. Food and beverages in the club premium lounge are free when you book a club premium room. The club premium lounge is open from around 6am till 10 or 11pm. Jacuzzi is open during those same hours. I believe the pool is open till around 11pm and there is a bar and lounge near the pool.
The food in the morning and in the evening is all you can eat in the club premium lounge. I really didn't need to go out and eat (smoked ham, smoked salmon, several different imported cheese, etc). I drank about 6 cups of caramel cappuccino for free per day. If I wasn't driving I could have all the bottled presidente beer I wanted, as well as good red and white wine (from Chile or Spain) , all included in the $85US room rate. Other ISG members visited the club premium lounge at the hotel barcelo santo domingo. I entered with 2 chicas at the same time at least three times with no problems. Security at night will stop a chica if they don't like how she looks. Nicely dressed women, who don't look hard core, will have no problem entering.
Early Check-in and late checkout for free, free wifi, free parking, free use of computers with flat screens in the club premium lounge. Lobby has two restaurants (one a Japanese restaurant with sushi) , lobby also has a cigar bar and there is a cigar shop.
US Consulate is about a block away, several Universities on the same street. Caribe Tours bus station about a 3 minute car ride. Zona Colonial about a 10 minute taxi ride away. I had chicas take taxis to the hotel to visit me. One night around midnight I walked from the Hotel Melia to the Hotel Barcelo Santo Domingo, maybe a 20 minute walk.
Jaragua when I stayed there, garden section room had 1970s furniture, wifi internet was not free (about $20 per day) , rate I paid years ago was about $110US per night at the Jaragua and nothing free (no free food, nothing). Hilton has rates around $120US on the weekends (during the week hilton rates are sometimes over $200US per night). I stayed at the Hilton one time, I paid something like 3-4 dollars for a small cup of coffee at the Hilton (same at the V Centanario Hotel).
Any questions, let me know.[/QUOTE]Another Great find.
Just got back from two weeks in SDQ and La Vega for Carnaval. Saw the new place on Pasteur but didn't get a chance to try it.
First afternoon, with a buddy to Pink Pony on Nunez and was pleasantly surprised by the two chicas working. One was about 5'9", very pretty flaca with the classic Cibao looks and the other was a little taller negra who was very nice and appeared like she could really put the hurt on you. They said another four would show up at 6 pm but I couldn't wait. Went with the Santiago chica and it was okay but nothing special. I wouldn't repeat with her. 1500P for 1/2 hour on site and 2000P for an hour. No pix allowed.
That night we cruised the different casas in Gazcue. I'm a big fan of 305 but have to say that Sky High has a super selection of chicas at present. Was there three different nights over the two weeks and saw lots of talent each time. Lots of Santiago girls if you like that Cibao look. However, this last trip, I ended up with a nice chica from 305 that had a hint of Chinita in her face. Nice chica, good performer.
Spent most of my time in La Vega and caught three days of Carnaval. I'll post pix later in Santiago thread.
My last night before flying out of La Capital, I again checked out all the casas in that area including Baby Dolls. Most nights, I just can't bring myself to settle until I've seen all the goods in all the casas. And sometimes that works to my disadvantage. And sure enuff when I finally decided on another one from Sky High, she was busy and never got free again. So I went with a little cutie from 305 that was recommended by the owner. She had only been working about a week and I had a really good GFE from her. Sweet girl with a good body and a super attitude.
[QUOTE=Koki9290;1256184]First afternoon, with a buddy to Pink Pony on Nunez and was pleasantly surprised by the two chicas working.[/QUOTE]Nice pics.
[QUOTE=Alex Deuce;1256114]Another Great find.[/QUOTE]Thanks,
Canon sells underwater cases for their point and shoot digital cameras, one is expensive, for deep dives, that costs over $100US and a less expensive underwater case than can be used for snorkeling or the pool, that costs under $50US, which I used in the pool at the barcelo.
[quote=manizales911; 1256102]mr. gogo, sabor and mr. e,
you guys went above and beyond with your informative, hilarious and interesting reports and i want to say thanks for taking the time to do it.[/quote]thanks for the shout out. have to say the last day went without event. mr g even had me going the speed limit to the airport. i parked the car near a palm tree covering the dent and mr. g ran interference while the guy did the inpection. i was scott free! we both went in and met up at a spanish rest inside the terminal where mr. g bought me lunch (thanks again bro!) until the next time we should all get together and have another adventure.