Sosua Reports

I had a booking problem my last trip, but Lorenzo more than made up for it later. Wilfried is truly missed. He was hands on, computer friendly, and detailed. Willie is gone, and Omar is lazy sometimes. Jenny has a "I don't want to fucking talk" attitude, even though she is fine. Wilfried had the biggest salary, so maybe Lorenzo feels he and his Dominican employees can pick up the slack. But Lorenzo can only smile, he can't do it like Wilfried. I'm thinking the Dominican work attitude (I do it when I want) contributes to alot of the booking problems (Lorenzo might not be computer friendly). Also Lorenzo has the Italy boys who can bump any Americano. One family with kids was there my last visit.

Word is Lorenzo has a selling price for NG. Great location, always full and recent renovations make it attractive at the right price. But as time goes by Lorenzo will lower his price. Lorenzos wife is well educated but I'm sure she doesn't like mongerers at NG. With all said, NG is still my favorite hotel in Sousa but I would make backup reservations somewhere else just in case.

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[QUOTE=Book7777; 1121480]Hey Book,

I'm planning to go in April, and I too live in T. O. Any suggestions on where I should go to book the cheapest flight, and what day to depart? Any other suggestions?

Thanks. [/QUOTE]Just look online for Nolitours or Red Tag for Puerto Plata flights. They have a couple of options like AirTransat or Sky Service that will get you there non stop, which is really only the enjoyable way to get there and fly at reasonable times. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the cheapest days.

Matter of fact you can get an AI package from these same operators for not much more than the regular normal fare that other carries like Air Canada or AA. Charge which have crazy and stressful stop overs in Miami or Boston.

Even if you don't like the AI experience, you can use it as a base and rent a cheap room next door for banging and with your AI savings on food and drink, it still comes out pretty much the same.

Just stay away from high season weeks like school breaks, easter, etc.

Hey, and if you happen to fall in love / lust like I did you can formally check her in at the AI as your fiance.

Good luck, and report back!

I always thought the place was over rated and over priced. Am I a hipocrite if I LUVED the dinner buffet LOL.

I toured both new and old wing ehhhhh? Not impressed. Terra linda. Hmmmm nice joint. Didn't eat there Mayb this May when I'm back there. Although the prices at Terra are higher customer service appears to be better from wht I hear.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp; 1121875]NG has issues dealing with success. I thought it was a great hotel as well. The vibe is great staff friendly and customers fun to be with.

I am completely anal about specifics when booking a trip.

On my last trip to sosua I booked an upstairs / balcony room for 2 weeks one month ahead. I pay in cash mind you. When I got there they put me in the crappy room right by the staircase. Ground floor. They said all the other rooms were booked full.

IMHO I think they pour it on when you are a new client then they get laxed when they know you well enough. That happens in restaurants as well. You eat there all the time then the portions get smaller or they don't pay attention to the details anymore.

I did find a good room at the europa afterwards so it was no big deal. What did bother me though is that I felt dissed and I had to see the owner / staff all over town.

I am an excellent client to have. There are hotels I stay at for years if they treat me well. I bring gifts. Leave tips treat people with respect.

You have to be trustworthy and reliable in any business but in tourism it is a MUST. People are paying a few thousand dollars to take these trips.

At that time they were constructing the new wing and were only charging $50 a night. I couldn't imagine paying $70. For that kind of money you can get a nice room in a 4 star hotel in SA with cheaper prices for almost everything.[/QUOTE]

A realistic report from the scene. 10pm-1am: Latino's was full of fuglies. Merengue Bar had many newbie chicas rated about #4, 5.6. A couple of better ones dated up. Classico's was maybe 2x1 ratio, mostly young, newbies, fugliies, a couple of tall stunners. In summary, a definite diminution of talent versus the past. You could get laid. That is as positive as I can get!

[QUOTE=Sidney;1122519]A realistic report from the scene. 10pm-1am: Latino's was full of fuglies. Merengue Bar had many newbie chicas rated about #4, 5.6. A couple of better ones dated up. Classico's was maybe 2x1 ratio, mostly young, newbies, fugliies, a couple of tall stunners. In summary, a definite diminution of talent versus the past. You could get laid. That is as positive as I can get![/QUOTE]Well, you posted elsewhere as follows:

[i]"I want to get ahold of a former friend, Wendy, who is living in Santiago.

She is a tall, beautiful, flacca, chica about age 20. Supposedly living with a gringo."[/i]

So it sounds like you are pining for the beautiful Wendy. Naturally she has been scooped up by a gringo who knew a good thing when he saw it.

I was in Sosua just the previous weekend and found there was an infinite variety of chicas-tall, short, thin, fat, dark, light, Dominican, Haitian, mostly single moms under 25, available on the Friday and Saturday night, all of whom had spent the day showering, fixing their hair, getting nail jobs, shaving, generally beautifying then putting on their makeup and their sexiest outfits, getting together with their wingwomen, and taking a cab or moto to Sosua in search of a gringo to give them 2000 pesos and a good screwing.

Yes, of course you can get laid. No, not every girl there is Tyra Banks or Rihanna, but there are plenty who are pretty close and what is more they are AVAILABLE to you.

I had a girl on Friday from Club 59 disco, a tall willowy Haitiana aged 20, whose 21st birthday is actually TODAY (Happy Birthday, babe) who lived in Charamicos and has been in the DR for 5 years. Lovely girl. On Saturday I picked up a Dominicana, a 24 year old morena of average height with a lovely figure and a killer smile. Super orgasmic was a bonus.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if you want to have sex with healthy, young brown-skinned women and don't mind if they are mothers, then you can hardly go wrong in Sosua. Of course if you are looking for love, then you are looking in all the wrong places.

[QUOTE=Frannie; 1122527]Well, you posted elsewhere as follows:

[i]"I want to get ahold of a former friend, Wendy, who is living in Santiago.

She is a tall, beautiful, flacca, chica about age 20. Supposedly living with a gringo."[/i][/QUOTE]Wendy, another novia, and I were engaged in a multi-day 3-way. The other chica was mucho jealous. Then, Wendy had cellular problems and we lost track of her. Yes, she is with a Gringo in Santiago. Sometimes, those things come to an end.

I'll be in POP for my first trip April 5. 15.

Staying at Lifestyles AI because the price is right. Deals are available as cheap as $20 per night all inclusive. It will give me a chance to look the entire area over for the first visit. ST rooms seem to be easy to get.

Experienced Monger who likes the hunt for more than plain vanilla rather than shooting fish in a barrel.

[QUOTE=Rafzuh; 1121823][QUOTE=Book7777; 1121480]Hey Book,

I'm planning to go in April, and I too live in T. O. Any suggestions on where I should go to book the cheapest flight, and what day to depart? Any other suggestions?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Sidney;1122591]Wendy, another novia, and I were engaged in a multi-day 3-way. The other chica was mucho jealous. Then, Wendy had cellular problems and we lost track of her. Yes, she is with a Gringo in Santiago. Sometimes, those things come to an end.[/QUOTE]Curious, was this Wendy that used to work at Blackbeards? The one with a sister (I've met two Wendys at BBs) who also worked or without a sister who worked at BB's also?

Rodeo

In the name of full disclosure, you need to be made aware of this: the Gestapo Politur seem to be increasing the chica arrests! Thursday. 33 Dominicanas and 3 Haitianas spent the night in jail. Last night, a most reputable Monger witnessed 18 Dominicanas indiscriminantly arrested near Bar Central! The 'thugs' are now arresting their own people-p. S. Don't shoot the messenger!

[QUOTE=Sidney;1122637]In the name of full disclosure, you need to be made aware of this: the Gestapo Politur seem to be increasing the chica arrests! Thursday. 33 Dominicanas and 3 Haitianas spent the night in jail. Last night, a most reputable Monger witnessed 18 Dominicanas indiscriminantly arrested near Bar Central! The 'thugs' are now arresting their own people-p. S. Don't shoot the messenger![/QUOTE]Not at all, LOL. Some see your posts as negative and think you are trying to scare others off. At this point the only people scaring off future visitors to Sosua are the Politur. We (ISG) have the added benefit of having a fellow mongerer there on the ground who is able to relay this info quickly and consistently. If everything you reported was always positive I'd be skeptical.

If the arrests are picking up with intensity once again then maybe it is a sign that they have finally received the funds or financial commitments from Developers to continue implementing Operation "New Sosua" A*K*A "Cabarete North."

[QUOTE=SavePros321; 1122694]Not at all, LOL. Some see your posts as negative and think you are trying to scare others off. At this point the only people scaring off future visitors to Sosua are the Politur. We (ISG) have the added benefit of having a fellow mongerer there on the ground who is able to relay this info quickly and consistently. If everything you reported was always positive I'd be skeptical.

If the arrests are picking up with intensity once again then maybe it is a sign that they have finally received the funds or financial commitments from Developers to continue implementing Operation "New Sosua" A*K*A "Cabarete North."[/QUOTE]Maybe the first wave was losing it's effectiveness. Or as you say the Dominicanos needed more (money). Makes you wonder if the powers that be are monitoring these type of sites to see what the mongerers are saying.

[QUOTE=Mr Gogo;1122711]Maybe the first wave was losing it's effectiveness. Or as you say the Dominicanos needed more (money). Makes you wonder if the powers that be are monitoring these type of sites to see what the mongerers are saying.[/QUOTE]That is HIGHLY likely Mr. Gogo. Imagine this chain of events:

-A developer with (soon to be) financial interest in Sosua pops in on the Sosua forum (or has his assistant do so) and finds multiple recent reports of fellow mongerers reporting that the party (in Sosua) is still in full swing.

-Developer places a call to the Mayor of Sosua: "Hey, (we) thought you said you have the place under control?" (We're) not sending you another peso until you finish what you started!"

-Mayor of Sosua calls head of Politur: "Hey, you told me you had the place under control?"

-Head of Politur calls whoever he has running the show down in Sosua: "Hey, I thought you had the place under control there? Either make some (significant amount of) arrests or find yourself a new place to work come Monday!"

And the shit just keeps rolling down hill from there until a bunch of chicas find themselves incarcerated for the night.

The other scenario you mentioned Mr Gogo is very possible too: the Dominicanos in charge wanted more money (in the form of bribes, kickbacks, etc.) before they (the powers to be in Sosua) did anything further and may have let Sosua get lax for a bit until they received further payment from developers/investors. If that is the case, then it is safe to say that somebody wants Sosua VERY BADLY!

Has anyone noticed the changes that American Airlines has made vs last year. Last year I could fly same day to POP for 341usd. Now its 508usd and they make you do a layover to get a cheaper (508) flight. Once you figure a hotel in for the layover it costs 100usd extra. Is this part of a Miami promotion where you have to spend money? Last year I could fly from Tampa to POP for 97usd each way non stop, now its 197usd each way. The TPA to POP via Sanjuan is even more with a day layover. Jetblue has increased its flights into SDQ. Spirit still goes into STI but it arrives at 2am. No good deals nowadays. Also Westjet nonstop from Canada is booked fully. My good friend that works in the travel industry says its all about promotions for the families. He says the all inclusives are trying very hard with the airlines to promote their product. Most families don't like the layovers but a single (mongerer) traveler won't mind. Could it be about promoting Miami for the single traveler (AA main hub) in a future layover for all Cuban flights. The opening of Cuba to all travel (once Fidel dies) has stepped up the urgency of all in the travel industry.

Also a veteran mongerer on this forum pointed out that a few buisinesses are adding Russian to their websites.

Did anyone doubt even for a minute that they wouldn't take advantage of the situation?

[b]From Sosua News, February 10, 2011[/b]

[I]"The officers of the tourist police (Politur) working at the Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada complexes were accused of abusing women, searching for (paid) contact with tourists. The Colonel Omar Mercedes de la Cruz, also commander of the tourist police in Puerto Plata said that for the tightened rules in Sosúa and Cabarete many women moved to Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada. Here they harass tourists and the tourist police is supposed to take action against this harassment. He denies that police have abused women. [b]However, there are also rumours about Politur going round in Sosúa. Also in Sosúa, women who use the night life, claimed that they often get indecent proposals from the tourist police.[/b]"

Source: El faro.

[url]http://www.sosuanews.com/index.php?id=2490&article=1[/url]

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[QUOTE=SavePros321; 1122747]That is HIGHLY likely Mr. Gogo. Imagine this chain of events:

-A developer with (soon to be) financial interest in Sosua pops in on the Sosua forum (or has his assistant do so) and finds multiple recent reports of fellow mongerers reporting that the party (in Sosua) is still in full swing.

-Developer places a call to the Mayor of Sosua: "Hey, (we) thought you said you have the place under control?" (We're) not sending you another peso until you finish what you started!"

-Mayor of Sosua calls head of Politur: "Hey, you told me you had the place under control?"

-Head of Politur calls whoever he has running the show down in Sosua: "Hey, I thought you had the place under control there? Either make some (significant amount of) arrests or find yourself a new place to work come Monday!"

And the shit just keeps rolling down hill from there until a bunch of chicas find themselves incarcerated for the night.

The other scenario you mentioned Mr Gogo is very possible too: the Dominicanos in charge wanted more money (in the form of bribes, kickbacks, etc.) before they (the powers to be in Sosua) did anything further and may have let Sosua get lax for a bit until they received further payment from developers / investors. If that is the case, then it is safe to say that somebody wants Sosua VERY BADLY![/QUOTE]Someone wants Sosua very badly? Never underestimate the Dominicanos greed. How long will the outsiders play the game before they give up? As a business owner I have been caught up in this money grab before. Once I thought about shutting down the buisiness, but out of nowhere came back taxes that I thought I was up to date on. I wanted to shut down, sale the inventory and equipment, give the employees a severance and move on. After all that I couldve still walked away with 10k USD (before taxes). I cut a deal whereas I give my Dominicano buddy 49% of the business and the taxes that I owe dissappear (he's now responsible). My 5 employees and their families were my main concern and as long as the buisiness broke even monthly I was content. My Dominican buddy owns 49, I own 48% and my ex girlfriend owns 3. This way I keep my employees working and I signed a liability clause where my other assets are not involved. The biz is barely breaking even and were down to 3 employees. But I have no liability and it gives me a standing (as a business owner) in case I ever get into trouble in the DR. Its the price of doing buisiness in the DR. I thought I could cash out and get out but even when exiting there is a cost.