Santo Domingo

[QUOTE=Mr Gogo]..........My point is I wear a good thing out til I'm forced to move on. So until Sosua gets tired of me Santo Domingo will have to wait. But when I'm' ready I got you and Jao there to give me the tour. Much appreciated.[/QUOTE]
I agree with you on that. When I was doing Sosua I thought it was the greatest thing on earth. Some get tired of Sosua, move on and some love it so much they actually move there. Just don't go knocking my beloved Santo Domingo. BTW the 5k pesos you were quoted at GBP for afternoon TLN takeout is actually cheaper than what la Passions charges in Sosua. I would never ever pay that much. Without a doubt I know la Passions has nothing near the 2 chica full service 1500 pesos. The best thing at a casa is sample the chica on site and have her come to your hotel on off hours.

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[QUOTE=Mr Gogo] Once in the Gh there were girls coming from everywhere to do a lineup. We picked a couple girls, but first we wanted some drinks to get familiar. We asked the pricing structure. It was 5mil tln, drinks were 500pesos each but if we took the girls it would be discounted. I instantly felt like a sucker but hadn't figured out how I was going to get out of this and save face.[/QUOTE]Drink prices in some casas are crazy, I have in the past paid 400-500 for a chica's drink in some casas. In casa azul I bought the chicas presidente cervezas, price around 150 pesos for each beer. Some chicas will share their bottle of beer with other chicas. I bought chicas presidente beer in Bar 305 as well.

At 150 pesos for a small bottle of beer, the owner of a casa is making a profit. 400 pesos for a small glass of Baileys is just a rip off. My advice if you want to chat up a chica in a casa and if you want to buy her a drink get her a presidente beer (you are not obliged to buy drinks for any chicas in any casa, totally voluntary, you can go into a casa and chat with the chicas without buying them a drink). Some casa chicas will say they want Baileys or some other mixed drink, it is up you whether you want to spend 400-500 pesos for that.

Mr Gogo you are my friend and I promised to visit your business in Cabarete, so I will take the trip north and visit and do a tour around Sosua with you, I am sure I will have fun. I enjoy the Dominican Republic, there is always something fun to do, whatever town or city I may be in.

After RTFMin'g, it seems like the best place to stay is on Ave Independecia. It's right in the middle with Zona Colonial to the right and another SW street on the left. I was thinking about staying at a hotel in that area for 2 nights. My main requirement is Wifi, no bugs, hot water to shower, and girl friendly (without an extra fee).

It seems like my best options for the cheapest price are:

* Mystik Hotel
* Hotel Navarro
* Riazor Hotel
* Jaguar Apart Hotel

For each one, can you guys tell me if
1. Does it have wifi?
2. Are there any bugs?
3. Is it girl friendly (doesn't charge extra for girls to come in)
4. Does it have hot water?
5. How much does it cost per night?

I personally love the weight room, the contortionist positions are numerous and yes we did it on the weight bench too!

Both the chicas I sampled provided their phone number at no urging on my part with a request to meet up for the whole day .

[QUOTE=Bq Ribs]LOL, a juicy booty. I was that the weight room at GBP. For the life of me I don't know why they have that exercise equipment hanging around. Where they gonna hide all them chicas if the government comes in to make an inspection?[/QUOTE]

I just got back from 6 days in Sosua and had a blast. I arrived last Thursday and can't remember ever seeing more good looking chicas in Classicos on a weeknight. And there just weren't that many gringos so it was a buyer's market. I love the beach in Sosua. I was in the discos every night but Monday and never saw a lack of talent. Usually, I find Sosua to be hit and miss for talent on any given night.
Two weeks ago, I spent five days in La Capital and had a blast even though it was over the election weekend. And a couple weeks before that I spent 4 days in Sosua and then drove down to SDQ for my last 2 nights.
I've been to Sosua at least 30 times and almost as many times to La Capital. Like others, I tired of Sosua and, for a time, stopped going there. But recently, I've really enjoyed myself there. It's a small town and over time, I've come to know a lot of jivas who live there as well as a lot of chicas. Also, you tend to meet the same mongerers over and over again. So it's fun to socialize while looking for a new chica.
I'm constantly learning new things about SDQ. And besides the diversity, I like that there are constant opportunities to meet non-pros. Like Jao, I usually have a few girls that I've met online who I try to hook up with. But you can find girls in the malls, in restaurants, everywhere who will respond to you (or the chance to snag a "rich" gringo). And I love the fact that if things don't work out, you can hit a casa at the night's end (or find something on Independencia).
Both places have their draw. As does Santiago, La Romana, Samana and the list goes on.

The four are chica friendly with no extra guest fee, as far as I know. Mystik Hotel, I have walked by numerous times, sign outside says free wifi, $55 per night. Mystik is on Ave. Pasteur, between the Malecon and Independencia. Next door to Mystik is Girl's House and next door to Girl's House is Satin Club. 1/2 block from Mystik is Villar Hernanos restaurant/pastry shop/sandwich shop. Across the street from Villar Hernanos is Club 305.

Some guys don't like Mystik, because Avenida Pasteur is a busy street and there are usually groups of guys hanging out on Pasteur near Mystik Hotel. Those guys are generally harmless, some can be annoying sometimes, because some of them will approach a foreigner offering to show places where chicas are. But you can just say no gracias and keep walking and they will not bother you.

Hotel Navarro is probably the cheapest of the Hotels you mentioned. It is one block east of Avenida Pasteur, on Avenida Indpendencia. I have no idea what the rooms look like in Navarro. I don't know whether the rooms have safes or wifi. Always outside Hotel Navarro, at night there are street walkers. I walked into Hotel Navarro one afternoon and saw chicas lounging in their pajamas, some chicas who work at Foxys live at the Hotel Navarro. I was told the price at Navarro was something like 1500 pesos per night. Hotel Navarro is a two floor building.

Hotel Riazor from what I have been told is chica friendly with no extra guest fee. At the Hotel Riazor they may check to see a chica's cedula. Riazor is about a four story building, on Independencia, well lit up at night, directly behind the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel. I don't know if the rooms have wifi.

Jaguar hotel is on a side street about two blocks up from Independencia, two blocks up from Manolos restaurant and Hotel Riazor. Wifi in the rooms at Jaguar. I don't know if the rooms have safes, but my guess is they probably do.

Bq Ribs can give up to date prices at the Jaguar. If you don't mind walking up a quiet side street at night, Jaguar has gotten good reviews.

I haven't stayed at any of these hotels, I have friends who have stayed at each of these hotels.

I have stayed in the past at the hotel maison gatreux, which is around the corner from Intercontinental V Centenario (which is a big hotel on the malecon). Maison Gatreux is down the block from Hotel Navarro. Free wifi, digital safes in the rooms, good security and air conditioner in my room was cold. The rooms are not luxurious. I checked in with a gf and paid 1,980 pesos which is about $55 US.

Any questions, just ask.

[QUOTE=Victory Recor]After RTFMin'g, it seems like the best place to stay is on Ave Independecia. It's right in the middle with Zona Colonial to the right and another SW street on the left. I was thinking about staying at a hotel in that area for 2 nights. My main requirement is Wifi, no bugs, hot water to shower, and girl friendly (without an extra fee).

It seems like my best options for the cheapest price are:

* Mystik Hotel
* Hotel Navarro
* Riazor Hotel
* Jaguar Apart Hotel

For each one, can you guys tell me if
1. Does it have wifi?
2. Are there any bugs?
3. Is it girl friendly (doesn't charge extra for girls to come in)
4. Does it have hot water?
5. How much does it cost per night?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Victory Recor]After RTFMin'g, it seems like the best place to stay is on Ave Independecia. It's right in the middle with Zona Colonial to the right and another SW street on the left. I was thinking about staying at a hotel in that area for 2 nights. My main requirement is Wifi, no bugs, hot water to shower, and girl friendly (without an extra fee).

It seems like my best options for the cheapest price are:

* Mystik Hotel
* Hotel Navarro
* Riazor Hotel
* Jaguar Apart Hotel

For each one, can you guys tell me if
1. Does it have wifi?
2. Are there any bugs?
3. Is it girl friendly (doesn't charge extra for girls to come in)
4. Does it have hot water?
5. How much does it cost per night?[/QUOTE]
Tough call........ Jaguar will fill your needs but for a newbie to SD that two block walk at night most guys don't feel comfortable with. Jaguar has in room wireless, hot water with great pressure, digital safe large enough for laptop, multiple chica friendly. I can speak about Jaguar as out of the hotels you mentioned that is the only one I have stayed at.

Riazor is in a much better location right on Independencia. Just walk out the door and just about anything you need is less than a two block walk. I do believe WiFi is only available in the lobby area. Someone who has stayed there will have to verify that.

Navarro and Mystik also serve as short stay hotels so that should give you a better feel for what they would be like.

For a two night stay I would favor Riazor.

[QUOTE=Jaosousa]Drink prices in some casas are crazy, I have in the past paid 400-500 for a chica's drink in some casas. In casa azul I bought the chicas presidente cervezas, price around 150 pesos for each beer. Some chicas will share their bottle of beer with other chicas. I bought chicas presidente beer in Bar 305 as well.

At 150 pesos for a small bottle of beer, the owner of a casa is making a profit. 400 pesos for a small glass of Baileys is just a rip off. My advice if you want to chat up a chica in a casa and if you want to buy her a drink get her a presidente beer (you are not obliged to buy drinks for any chicas in any casa, totally voluntary, you can go into a casa and chat with the chicas without buying them a drink). Some casa chicas will say they want Baileys or some other mixed drink, it is up you whether you want to spend 400-500 pesos for that.

Mr Gogo you are my friend and I promised to visit your business in Cabarete, so I will take the trip north and visit and do a tour around Sosua with you, I am sure I will have fun. I enjoy the Dominican Republic, there is always something fun to do, whatever town or city I may be in.[/QUOTE]

When the drinks with crazy jacked up prices include kick backs to the girls, there are alot of guys who will come in to look and talk with the girls but not buy their services. This gives them some money for their time.

[QUOTE=Cagep1967]When the drinks with crazy jacked up prices include kick backs to the girls, there are alot of guys who will come in to look and talk with the girls but not buy their services. This gives them some money for their time.[/QUOTE]

This may or may not be the case. When a friend of mine was running a similar operation the girls didn't get kickbacks, but the overpriced drinks certainly helped finance the finders fees paid to taxi drivers who brought in tourist customers.

Good deal for the girls if they are getting a cut of the drinks bill, but from a management point of view, I would think it would be difficult to administer fairly.

[QUOTE=Frannie]This may or may not be the case. When a friend of mine was running a similar operation the girls didn't get kickbacks, but the overpriced drinks certainly helped finance the finders fees paid to taxi drivers who brought in tourist customers.

Good deal for the girls if they are getting a cut of the drinks bill, but from a management point of view, I would think it would be difficult to administer fairly.[/QUOTE]

I've got friends that own stripclubs in the states and I am friends with the guy who owns bar 360 in the zona colonial.

Glen runs his bar like that, for some reason its always the baileys type drinks that are the mark up that he shares with the chicas. They basically keep a tally.

As for the bars in the states, I've seen some pretty silly stuff going on there, since prostitution is illegal alot of these girls give the impression they can be sweet talked and these guys pay hundreds of dollars for drinks and get no where.

There are these mexican bars that will sell the girls shots of tequila in different shot glasses with 2 or 3 pieces of lime inside and just a hint of tequila so the can drink all night without getting wasted.

I'd just rather give the girl a bit of a tip after talking with them while I decide, I'm not hanging out in these places for the bar action.

[QUOTE=Cagep1967]I've got friends that own stripclubs in the states and I am friends with the guy who owns bar 360 in the zona colonial.

Glen runs his bar like that, for some reason its always the baileys type drinks that are the mark up that he shares with the chicas. They basically keep a tally.

As for the bars in the states, I've seen some pretty silly stuff going on there, since prostitution is illegal alot of these girls give the impression they can be sweet talked and these guys pay hundreds of dollars for drinks and get no where.

There are these mexican bars that will sell the girls shots of tequila in different shot glasses with 2 or 3 pieces of lime inside and just a hint of tequila so the can drink all night without getting wasted.

I'd just rather give the girl a bit of a tip after talking with them while I decide, I'm not hanging out in these places for the bar action.[/QUOTE]


360 might just be the most overpriced, lowest quality booz n broodz casa in santo domingo...

[QUOTE=Victoryrecords]After RTFMin'g, it seems like the best place to stay is on Ave Independecia. It's right in the middle with Zona Colonial to the right and another SW street on the left. I was thinking about staying at a hotel in that area for 2 nights. My main requirement is Wifi, no bugs, hot water to shower, and girl friendly (without an extra fee).

It seems like my best options for the cheapest price are:

* Mystik Hotel
* Hotel Navarro
* Riazor Hotel
* Jaguar Apart Hotel

For each one, can you guys tell me if
1. Does it have wifi?
2. Are there any bugs?
3. Is it girl friendly (doesn't charge extra for girls to come in)
4. Does it have hot water?
5. How much does it cost per night?[/QUOTE]

I have stayed in all hotels. I rate (according to my criteria) Riazor as the best, 2) Jaguar, 3) Mystik, 4) Navarro.

Riazor and Navarro have computers in the lobby for guest use, I have seen people using laptops at Riazor lobby. I do not know if they have wi-fi.

No bugs on any room I have stayed.

In terms of guest friendliness all are guest friendly, Navarro is the only hotel and sometimes Jaguar that do not request for a cedula . Navarro and Mystik also rents for short term (two hours etc.)

All have hot water and a/c.

All hotels are less than a 10 minute walk far from another.

In terms of size, Riazor is the biggest, followed by Jaguar/Mystik and Navarro.

Jaguar is the only one with laptop sized electronic safes.

Riazor and Navarro have mini bars for a price, Jaguar and Mystik do not. Jaguar has large sized fridges in some rooms and a small kitchen in most. Riazor has 24 hour room service for adjacent Manolos restaurant. Navarro has a large bar open thru 10 pm and a sandwich place in front that opens by night. Mystik has a 24-hr bar.

Jaguar has the most confortable beds followed by Riazor, Mystik and Navarro in that order. Navarro rooms are very basic and the smallest one, the room I rented for $40 do not have a closet. I paid $55 on Jaguar, $58 on Riazor and $60 for a room with balcony, Mistyk cost $55. Mystik has porno channels on tv.

Navarro owner also owns Foxys and maybe any of the new places in the area. His brother owns Mystik and Girls House. Riazor owner also owns Manolos restaurant. Jaguar owner has his own apartment and office on site, a very nice guy.

[QUOTE=Victoryrecords]2. Are there any bugs?[/QUOTE]Many places in Dom Rep will have tiny, tiny ants. If you leave food out, many times those really small ants will find the food. Outside there are some mosquitoes, but usually in Santo Domingo, I don't recall the mosquitoes as being in any great numbers. Some hotels near beaches have a bigger concentration of mosquitoes. Bed bugs or other nasty biting insects, I have never encountered in Santo Domingo. In the hotels that I have stayed at in Santo Domingo, the maids came in everyday and put fresh sheets on the bed and gave new towels.

You can bring with you some benadryl spray on lotion, in case you get a bug bite. I usually bring with me mosquito spray, but I can't recall ever using it in Santo Domingo. If you go to a beach town, have the mosquito spray (insect repellent).

If I go into a casa and an attractive chica sits down next to me and she puts her hand over my pants and starts massaging my dick, I don't mind buying her a beer. Chicas who get up a do a nude dance in front of me, with a lap dance, I will give them a tip.

Brugal Cream they had at your friend's bar, 360. Brugal Cream is very similar to Baileys.

[QUOTE=Cagep1967]I've got friends that own stripclubs in the states and I am friends with the guy who owns bar 360 in the zona colonial.

Glen runs his bar like that, for some reason its always the baileys type drinks that are the mark up that he shares with the chicas. They basically keep a tally.

As for the bars in the states, I've seen some pretty silly stuff going on there, since prostitution is illegal alot of these girls give the impression they can be sweet talked and these guys pay hundreds of dollars for drinks and get no where.

There are these mexican bars that will sell the girls shots of tequila in different shot glasses with 2 or 3 pieces of lime inside and just a hint of tequila so the can drink all night without getting wasted.

I'd just rather give the girl a bit of a tip after talking with them while I decide, I'm not hanging out in these places for the bar action.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=BoricuaOnline]I have stayed in all hotels. I rate (according to my criteria) Riazor as the best, 2) Jaguar, 3) Mystik, 4) Navarro.

Riazor and Navarro have computers in the lobby for guest use, I have seen people using laptops at Riazor lobby. I do not know if they have wi-fi.

No bugs on any room I have stayed.

In terms of guest friendliness all are guest friendly, Navarro is the only hotel and sometimes Jaguar that do not request for a cedula. Navarro and Mystik also rents for short term (two hours etc.)

All have hot water and a/c.

All hotels are less than a 10 minute walk far from another.

In terms of size, Riazor is the biggest, followed by Jaguar/Mystik and Navarro.

Jaguar is the only one with laptop sized electronic safes.

Riazor and Navarro have mini bars for a price, Jaguar and Mystik do not. Jaguar has large sized fridges in some rooms and a small kitchen in most. Riazor has 24 hour room service for adjacent Manolos restaurant. Navarro has a large bar open thru 10 pm and a sandwich place in front that opens by night. Mystik has a 24-hr bar.

Jaguar has the most confortable beds followed by Riazor, Mystik and Navarro in that order. Navarro rooms are very basic and the smallest one, the room I rented for $40 do not have a closet. I paid $55 on Jaguar, $58 on Riazor and $60 for a room with balcony, Mistyk cost $55. Mystik has porno channels on tv.

Navarro owner also owns Foxys and maybe any of the new places in the area. His brother owns Mystik and Girls House. Riazor owner also owns Manolos restaurant. Jaguar owner has his own apartment and office on site, a very nice guy.[/QUOTE]Riazor has wi-fi in the lobby.