Santo Domingo

[QUOTE=Mr Gogo]Its like foreplay in an non commited venue.

You can relax, have a drink and Fantasize about what you want to do.

After a couple minutes of her seducing you with her pole dance, and your visual foreplay.

The sudden tightness of your pants reveals her acceptance.

Bring back the strip clubs.[/QUOTE]

There is a strip club in front of the Olimpic Stadium, on John f Kennedy # 41, I am not sure if the name is Showgirls, open Tuesday to Sunday 7:00 pm to 3:00 am. Never been there, just doing my P.I work.

[QUOTE=BoricuaOnline]There is a strip club in front of the Olimpic Stadium, on John f Kennedy # 41, I am not sure if the name is Showgirls, open Tuesday to Sunday 7:00 pm to 3:00 am. Never been there, just doing my P.I work.[/QUOTE]Thanks, I'm sure the "A"team will be on it(Jaososua,bq ribs).

[QUOTE=BoricuaOnline]There is a strip club in front of the Olimpic Stadium, on John f Kennedy # 41, I am not sure if the name is Showgirls, open Tuesday to Sunday 7:00 pm to 3:00 am. Never been there, just doing my P.I work.[/QUOTE]The showgirls in Juan Dolio has the same type of chains around the dance platform. I have driven by the place on Avenida Kennedy, but you have to be on the local or service lane (marginal) part of kennedy to get to the place. If you are on the express part of kennedy you can't get to the place.

Try to find out what the cross street is for the showgirl's in Santo Domingo.

Bar 305 is inside a two story house, the chicas live in the house. Next door to Bar 305 is a school. The Proacceso (banco progreso) ATM in the hotel jaragua lobby, it was my favorite ATM, because for two days it was the only machine that was giving me money.

[QUOTE=Jaosousa]Bar 305 is inside a two story house, the chicas live in the house. Next door to Bar 305 is a school. The Proacceso ATM in the hotel jaragua lobby, it was my favorite ATM, because for two days it was the only machine that was giving me money.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the pics. Always nice to see fotos of SD. Jaragua is one of my favorite places to spend some time. I only stayed there twice for "special" occasions. Not being really chica friendly and expensive I just drop in to visit. I usually spend a little time on the slots and chica watching and the sports bar is a nice place if a big game is on. Be warned the menu prices do not include the taxes so eating there is no bargain. Some may call me cheap but ever few pesos I save here and there gets put towards buying another airline ticket.

Talk about saving money what I still can't seem to understand is why guys are willing to pay twice the price for a chica from the "better" casas. In the past I have done it a few times but it just doesn't make sense. Just because a chica is a 9-10 doesn't mean your time in la cama is going to be any better. Call me Mr. Cheapo but I have found some really wonderful chicas right on Independencia for half the price or less.

LOL, I see you found some more birdies. That was a funny night bartering with that dude. If I remember he started at 800 and sold it for 300 pesos. The stand in your foto I stopped by and asked the price my last trip. The guy said 400 pesos as his first price.

One thing I will always say about going to Santo Domingo is I don't care how much you do while in SD when you leave to come home there is always so much more you just didn't get a chance to do. It is really tough to get bored in SD.

Thanks again for all your reports. You do a great job keeping members informed.

Boricuaonline,

Will you have the new spots you find on your next Map update ? Have you heard or seen the Plaza Criolla bar we talked about ? I am trying to contact the Domincan dude who told me about it but to date unsuccessfully.

Anyone know anything about the Minyx and Satin clubs ? Pro or nonpro bars ?

Just got back from my first mongering trip to SD in 11 years. Had a great time. I was at the Eagle bar much better talent than back in 1999. I did much the same things I did back then that is go to the local bars and hit on the Female wait staff and with some success. I was with my cousin we first when to PR to visit family, I'll post our experiences there on the proper report page. While in SD we visited family we have there and found out the Jet Set Disco is right around the corner. Needless to say our nephews showed us a great time.

I wanted to stay in Dom Rep. I like to save money my money, but sometimes a few extra pesos here or there, oh well .....

On the airplane home I was thinking about my next trip, planning things I would like to do. Never enough time on the ground there, to do everything you want to do.

The one casa chica I took was very nice.

Niko, myself and Thirdcoast met the female owner of satin club Saturday afternoon. She is an attractive woman who speaks perfect English. Satin Club has a large elevated dance platform with a stripper pole. The female owner took us upstairs where there is another smaller bar and another stripper pole. She said if we like a chica we could take the chica upstairs to get to know the chica better (mentally and physically).

I am friendly with a few of the waiters who work at night in Manolos restaurant. One night I showed an older waiter I have known for years the apartment where I was staying. He said he knows most of the chicas who work on Independencia at night. One chubby street walker, he told me has a new jeepeta. I took him into bar 305, a few of the chicas came over to him and said hello.

[QUOTE=Bq Ribs]Thanks for the pics. Always nice to see fotos of SD. Jaragua is one of my favorite places to spend some time. I only stayed there twice for "special" occasions. Not being really chica friendly and expensive I just drop in to visit. I usually spend a little time on the slots and chica watching and the sports bar is a nice place if a big game is on. Be warned the menu prices do not include the taxes so eating there is no bargain. Some may call me cheap but ever few pesos I save here and there gets put towards buying another airline ticket.

Talk about saving money what I still can't seem to understand is why guys are willing to pay twice the price for a chica from the "better" casas. In the past I have done it a few times but it just doesn't make sense. Just because a chica is a 9-10 doesn't mean your time in la cama is going to be any better. Call me Mr. Cheapo but I have found some really wonderful chicas right on Independencia for half the price or less.

LOL, I see you found some more birdies. That was a funny night bartering with that dude. If I remember he started at 800 and sold it for 300 pesos. The stand in your foto I stopped by and asked the price my last trip. The guy said 400 pesos as his first price.

One thing I will always say about going to Santo Domingo is I don't care how much you do while in SD when you leave to come home there is always so much more you just didn't get a chance to do. It is really tough to get bored in SD.

Thanks again for all your reports. You do a great job keeping members informed.[/QUOTE]

I stayed one night at the V Centenario with a special GF. I booked through hotels.com and used coupon code "BUDGET510" to save 15%, this code expires July 31, 2010. All the photos were taken Sunday morning. Very few cars on the road in Santo Domingo, Sunday morning, it was Mother's Day in Dom Rep. I paid about $126 for the v centenario, standard smoking room, no breakfast included. Free wifi in v centenario, strong signal.

I had to meet a friend on Avenida Espana near La Base bar. I tried to take the pontoon bridge but it was closed Sunday morning. I followed the other cars and took another small bridge and the road from that bridge put me on Avenida Espana.

Somehow the rear passenger door on the rental car had a small dent, I don't recall hitting anything and this car was the second car I had received, it was given to me on a Sunday night and I didn't inspect it well, when I got it. I wasn't sure the dent occurred while I had the car or it was like that, when I got it. The paperwork from the rental company didn't have the dent identified.

I showed the dent to a dominican friend and with the palm of his hand, he struck just below the dent and the metal straightened out, no more dent.

Twice I took chicas to the hard rock cafe to eat and drink. I sat outside, because inside is no smoking allowed (outside is tranquil, you can watch the people walk by). I ordered the Jumbo Combo appetizer twice. One time I split the Jumbo Combo with two chicas. Price for the Jumbo Combo appetizer at hard rock was 550 pesos. It includes onion rings with a dip, spicy chicken wings with a dip, potato skins with cheese/bacon bits and a dip, chicken fingers and a dip, three egg roll looking things with a small olive salad. It was enough food for me and the two chicas. Food was good at the hard rock cafe.

I ate at the second restaurant in plaza espana, the place had the least amount of customers, heavy set woman runs the place. Mojitos, 2 for the price of one, were excellent. I ordered the appetizer sampler for about 800 pesos, fried shrimp and other stuff, seems the oil they cook with is old and dirty, the fried shrimp and the other fried stuff, the outside was very dark (not golden), I would not eat at that place again.

Manolos restaurant, I usually order a cheeseburger with french fries and a glass of fresh pineapple juice. Cheeseburger with french fries at Manolos is 165 pesos (plus the tax). That meal usually fills me up. One night I tried the cuban type sandwich, Serrano ham and Manchego cheese, price 265 pesos. Only the sandwich came for that price (no sides, no french fries or tostones), very thin sandwich, I was still hungry after I finished the sandwich, I would not order that sandwich again.

Another night at Manolos, I was really hungry, I ordered pasta bolognese with a side of fried plantains (tostones). The pasta bolognese was spaghetti with ground beef on top of it, no sauce. I wouldn't order that again.

On past trips I have bought the fried things (empanadas) inside Villar Hernanos restaurant and the seafood salads there.

Anacoanda restaurant next door to hard rock cafe on el conde in zona colonial, I ate at anacoanda one time, I would never eat there again.

I stayed one night at the hotel maison gatreux. 2000 pesos or $55 US, I checked in with the same special GF, who stayed with me at the v centenario. I was thinking about spending one Friday night in Juan Dolio at the Caribe Paraiso hotel for about $50 per night. Only problem is that Juan Dolio gets crowded on the weekends, parking can be a pain in juan dolio on the weekends, Caribe Paraiso has parking for about 6 cars.

I stayed on the first floor at Maison Gatreux, they painted the lobby and the rooms. The air conditioning in my room was cold. The mattress was firm. When I woke up in the morning, the room had a bit of a bug spray smell. The rooms now have electronic plastic room key cards.

The guy who owns Maison Gatreux has a private security company. I have seen the guards from his company outside the hotel conde de penalbe, they wear shirts with something like JG Security.

Thanks for the info on the parking situation at Hotel Conde de Penalbe, I will stay at that hotel on one of my next trips.

[QUOTE=Greek Niko]The Hotel Conde de Penalba has 24 hour security on site just remember to tip the guard at least a couple of bucks US. Let him know what car you have and he will reserve a spot for you and keep an eye on it. On the side street is a bar thats packed at night so get his cell number and call when you are coming back and he will save a spot.

On the ATM issue I went to Intercontinental and Jaragua to use their machine in both English and Spanish to no avail. At Acropolis mall ScotiaBank ATM gave me $$$$$ in English. I watched the locals hit the same ATM in Spanish and everyone that used it got $$$$$

Find a Scotia ATM and you should be good to go, there is even one around the corner from Hotel Conde de Penalba.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Jaosousa]Twice I took chicas to the hard rock cafe to eat and drink. I sat outside, because inside is no smoking allowed (outside is tranquil, you can watch the people walk by). I ordered the Jumbo Combo appetizer twice. One time I split the Jumbo Combo with two chicas. Price for the Jumbo Combo appetizer at hard rock was 550 pesos. It includes onion rings with a dip, spicy chicken wings with a dip, potato skins with cheese/bacon bits and a dip, chicken fingers and a dip, three egg roll looking things with a small olive salad. It was enough food for me and the two chicas. Food was good at the hard rock cafe.

I ate at the second restaurant in plaza espana, the place had the least amount of customers, heavy set woman runs the place. Mojitos, 2 for the price of one, were excellent. I ordered the appetizer sampler for about 800 pesos, fried shrimp and other stuff, seems the oil they cook with is old and dirty, the fried shrimp and the other fried stuff, the outside was very dark (not golden), I would not eat at that place again.

Manolos restaurant, I usually order a cheeseburger with french fries and a glass of fresh pineapple juice. Cheeseburger with french fries at Manolos is 165 pesos (plus the tax). That meal usually fills me up. One night I tried the cuban type sandwich, Serrano ham and Manchego cheese, price 265 pesos. Only the sandwich came for that price (no sides, no french fries or tostones), very thin sandwich, I was still hungry after I finished the sandwich, I would not order that sandwich again.

Another night at Manolos, I was really hungry, I ordered pasta bolognese with a side of fried plantains. The pasta bolognese was spaghetti with ground beef on top of it, no sauce. I wouldn't order that again.

On past trips I have bought the fried things (empanadas) inside Villar Hernanos restaurant and the seafood salads there.

Anacoanda restaurant next door to hard rock cafe on el conde in zona colonial, I ate at anacoanda one time, I would never eat there again.[/QUOTE]Of course it is to each his own and these are personal opinions but wow - I couldn't have thought of three worse choices of restaurants in Santo Domingo. Your descriptions of the food speak for themselves and that is bad enough but the prices - my God! Manolos is a 24-hour restaurant because that is the only way it can remain in business with the low quality of food they serve. The Hard Rock's formula is the same the world over - low cost ingredients, high menu prices, and cheesy rock themed decor that adds up to an insult to American cuisine and culture. Finally, file under "haste makes waste" - a restaurant with few customers in the always crowded Plaza Espana should raise a red flag.

Thank you for your review, it is a good source of places to avoid.

On a more positive note, Pasta Pasta on the Conde just east of and across from Petrus has affordable lunch and dinner specials that include beverages. Their menu is a changing variety of pastas with a choice of sauces and rotisserie chicken with a choice of side dishes. A whole roast chicken with two sides and a jumbo (liter) Brahma is 460 pesos - it is more than enough food for two. Brahma is not a preferred brand of beer in the Dominican Republic, I would recommend paying extra for Presidente.

Brahma beer, I would rather drink sewer water. The place in plaza espana, I went to have drinks (even a bad restaurant with few clients can't screw up bringing bottles of presidente beer to the table), not to eat and the mojitos were excellent, after drinking for a while, I got a little hungry and ordered the appetizer sampler. Hard Rock food is not bad (one Jumbo Combo appetizer for 550 pesos fed three three people, with the taxes it is less than $20 US, for a first date with a chica who brings along a cousin or friend, not a bad place), plus it is a good spot to people watch. When I am meeting chicas for the first time in person, the Hard Rock Cafe is a very easy meeting spot, I can sit outside smoke cigarettes and drink beer while I wait for the chicas to arrive (In New York, I would never eat at the Hard Rock Cafe). I usually eat late at night after midnight, so manolos is fine for a cheeseburger, much cheaper than the sports bar in the jaragua hotel and manolos is within walking distance, so I don't have to drive at night and get harassed by the policia nacional. I am not enough of a native yet to eat at that little fried food place next to mystik hotel, that place is popular with the chicas from bar 305. Adrian's Tropical on the malecon is open 24/7, I have eaten there a few times late at night.

Most of the clients at Manolos are Dominicans, I have walked by that place in the early evening and it was full. I am not saying the food is great at Manolos, but for a cheeseburger and fries for 165 pesos, close to the action, late at night, it is fine with me. One of the waiters speaks English and when I am alone I can chat with him.

The place you mention on el conde, Pasta Pasta, I have no idea where it is it. I have gotten pizzas from a few places on el conde and they were nothing special. La Briciola off el conde is supposedly good, but pricey.

Any other restaurant suggestions, where a guy can get good high quality food at an affordable price would be welcome. Especially since it appears you have a better palette than I do, thanks.

[QUOTE=Knowledge]Of course it is to each his own and these are personal opinions but wow - I couldn't have thought of three worse choices of restaurants in Santo Domingo. Your descriptions of the food speak for themselves and that is bad enough but the prices - my God! Manolos is a 24-hour restaurant because that is the only way it can remain in business with the low quality of food they serve. The Hard Rock's formula is the same the world over - low cost ingredients, high menu prices, and cheesy rock themed decor that adds up to an insult to American cuisine and culture. Finally, file under "haste makes waste" - a restaurant with few customers in the always crowded Plaza Espana should raise a red flag.

Thank you for your review, it is a good source of places to avoid.

On a more positive note, Pasta Pasta on the Conde just east of and across from Petrus has affordable lunch and dinner specials that include beverages. Their menu is a changing variety of pastas with a choice of sauces and rotisserie chicken with a choice of side dishes. A whole roast chicken with two sides and a jumbo (liter) Brahma is 460 pesos - it is more than enough food for two. Brahma is not a preferred brand of beer in the Dominican Republic, I would recommend paying extra for Presidente.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Knowledge] On a more positive note, Pasta Pasta on the Conde just east of and across from Petrus has affordable lunch and dinner specials that include beverages. Their menu is a changing variety of pastas with a choice of sauces and rotisserie chicken with a choice of side dishes. A whole roast chicken with two sides and a jumbo (liter) Brahma is 460 pesos - it is more than enough food for two. Brahma is not a preferred brand of beer in the Dominican Republic, I would recommend paying extra for Presidente.[/QUOTE]I searched for Pasta Pasta in the zona colonial webpage: [url]http://www.colonialzone-dr.com/bars-restaurants.html[/url]

They don't have Pasta Pasta listed. I have no idea what Petrus is either. If you could give a cross street, it would be useful so that I and other mongers could give the place a try. Any other suggestions for restaurants would be appreciated.

Maybe you live in Santo Domingo, so maybe you know the City well. If you do live in Santo Domingo, I don't get the underlying hostility that you exhibit in your post. When I am in Santo Domingo, I get plenty of sex, that my mind is tranquil and peaceful. Maybe you should take a drive and get one of those chicas you mentioned that will have sex with you in a parking lot for 500 pesos, take off some of the edge.

The moderators of this site won't permit the "W" word to describe the occupation of some chicas, it is disrespectful. To describe where they work, you can use brothels or casa de citas. Gracias.

No thank you mi Hermano Going against traffic with you was PRICELESS !!!!!! So were the Mojitos and Tequilla and whatever else we had LOL

[QUOTE=Jaosousa]I stayed one night at the hotel maison gatreux. 2000 pesos or $55 US, I checked in with the same special GF, who stayed with me at the v centenario. I was thinking about spending one Friday night in Juan Dolio at the Caribe Paraiso hotel for about $50 per night. Only problem is that Juan Dolio gets crowded on the weekends, parking can be a pain in juan dolio on the weekends, Caribe Paraiso has parking for about 6 cars.

I stayed on the first floor at Maison Gatreux, they painted the lobby and the rooms. The air conditioning in my room was cold. The mattress was firm. When I woke up in the morning, the room had a bit of a bug spray smell. The rooms now have electronic plastic room key cards.

The guy who owns Maison Gatreux has a private security company. I have seen the guards from his company outside the hotel conde de penalbe, they wear shirts with something like JG Security.

Thanks for the info on the parking situation at Hotel Conde de Penalbe, I will stay at that hotel on one of my next trips.[/QUOTE]

I wanted to mention two places I ate this past trip in La Capital. D'Luis on the Malecon across from Foxy's has been really good the two times I've eaten there. And there is a Italian restaurant on the west side of Burgos, just off Independencia, about 3/4 of a block toward the Malecon and it was excellent. Don't recall the name but highly recommend it.