Puerto Plata

Thanks for all the responses.

I would still like to know if Alberto and Anoeca still own it and who took over and if the quality is going to be better seeing the prices are higher.

I may go there on Xmas and get the scoop from Billy.

[QUOTE=Perks]Hey Manizales,

Do you or anyone else no what happened with Ybel, the last I heard was she was at Cristals in early July.[/QUOTE]I never heard that she was at Cristals. I have the phone numbers of two girls that work there,I'll call and ask if she is there,I might not get a truthful answer but it is worth a try. I'd do almost anything to get Ybel and Yohanny in the same cama together again.

I just got this email this morning from FOD regarding a rate inquiry I sent yesterday:

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well.
We have rooms available but the rate is wrong, now is $60.00 US dollars
including you one breakfast per day.

If you require anything further please do not hesitate to contact me.

Have a nice day!

Yesenia de la Cruz
General Manager
Hotel Field of Deams Inn

[QUOTE=Buscemi]I just got this email this morning from FOD regarding a rate inquiry I sent yesterday:

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well.
We have rooms available but the rate is wrong, now is $60.00 US dollars
including you one breakfast per day.

If you require anything further please do not hesitate to contact me.

Have a nice day!

Yesenia de la Cruz
General Manager
Hotel Field of Deams Inn[/QUOTE]


I got the same response.
Thanks Buscemi for the PM with the url for Billy's posted comments.

Seems this is a trial to try to bring in some additional revenue because the place is not bringing in enough as a well-run well-priced establishment.
This alternate membership sales plan will fail, of course.
I'd encourage all who appreciate the place as it is to patronize it as regular guests, so it can survive and thrive as it is.

The "VIP Club" B.S. will certainly fail, and an effort should be made to save the place as it is.

I agree mate, $60 including breakfast is still a fair price, I am sure that is negotiable with multiple nights/rooms. Maybe toss in an airport pickup.

Well, Viking Resort in Puerto Plata is down.

Web link reassigned, email dead.

Anyone have specifics? This is unfortunate.

So what is going on here with FOD???

Are they still doing regular rooms and pick out an independant chica or are they selling VIP Club memberships and charging an arm and a leg for a room and then a chica???

Are they doing both?

I read on another website that DR Billy is distancing himself from all this and that this may be a temporary trial balloon.

Does anyone know for sure?

The dumb thing about this is that the more confusion that this causes within the "monger comunity" (much of the target audience for FOD in the recent past) the less likely they are to go either route.

PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND!!

[QUOTE=Ponderosa]So what is going on here with FOD???

Are they still doing regular rooms and pick out an independant chica or are they selling VIP Club memberships and charging an arm and a leg for a room and then a chica???

Are they doing both?

I read on another website that DR Billy is distancing himself from all this and that this may be a temporary trial balloon.

Does anyone know for sure?

The dumb thing about this is that the more confusion that this causes within the "monger comunity" (much of the target audience for FOD in the recent past) the less likely they are to go either route.

PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND!![/QUOTE]


Your not the only one confused reading through these posts. The question I keep asking myself is "How can you charge 190.00 a night?" with BB's right down the street at 55.00 to 60.00 a night and Sousa 30 minutes away. Something doesnt make sense.

[QUOTE=Meesee]Well, Viking Resort in Puerto Plata is down.

Web link reassigned, email dead.

Anyone have specifics? This is unfortunate.[/QUOTE]Yep Vikings is now closed. There was problems with the Brazilian authorities over girls. A real, real shame as I loved that place. I hope Dean gets things sorted soon. I won't go into details here, if you want more info PM me direct.

FoD have a new website and a VIP Club is mentioned on it but I don't think it is intended to be like an "All Inclusive" type of VIP Club. I'm going to check and try to straighten out the confusion.

[url]http://fieldofdreamsinn.ning.com/[/url]

Some good chica pics on this new site!

[QUOTE=Roger Dodger 007]FoD have a new website and a VIP Club is mentioned on it but I don't think it is intended to be like an "All Inclusive" type of VIP Club. I'm going to check and try to straighten out the confusion.

[url]http://fieldofdreamsinn.ning.com/[/url]

Some good chica pics on this new site![/QUOTE]WTF is going on there. The new website says the following:

The Standard Room Rates are $65. 00

The Suite prices start from $120. 00 up to $260. 00

But I got an e-mail this morning saying:

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well.

Sorry but the rate are not the same.

The rate for a standard room is $60. 00 and for the superior $86. 00

If you require anything further please do not hesitate to contact me.

Have a nice day!

Yesenia de la Cruz

General Manager

Similar to the one others have recieved in regards to requests, but their "new" website says something different, and whats up with the "Day Pass US$30". I don't know what they are up too, but none of it sounds like a step in the right direction.

FYI...after complaining about the website being confusing the rate dropped!
Here is today's email:

Hello,

Sorry for the change of the rate but this is the new rate that we have.
We can give you a discount,you can pay $50.00 per room per day.

take care.

Yesenia

[QUOTE=Buscemi]I agree mate, $60 including breakfast is still a fair price, I am sure that is negotiable with multiple nights/rooms. Maybe toss in an airport pickup.[/QUOTE]A motel in N.Y. on a weekend is about $60-$65 for 4 hours, You can't beat the price that quoted you, plus breakfast.

Just when FOD was starting to build its self up again to the level of success it once had they head down the wrong path. Have they learned NOTHING from the past difficulties? Why would anyone pay these prices in the DR? I just hope that the fallout created when this place crashes and burns (and it won't take long) does not hurt our hobby! John at BB's will be laughing all the way to the bank.

BB's survives because they fly under the radar, they offer one stop shopping, provide a quality experience for a reasonable price. They are proof that you can do more than survive in a tough economy if you are smart.

If you want to compete with a successful well established business you better offer more for less and not less for more.

[QUOTE=Ponderosa]So what is going on here with FOD???

Are they still doing regular rooms and pick out an independant chica or are they selling VIP Club memberships and charging an arm and a leg for a room and then a chica???

Are they doing both?

I read on another website that DR Billy is distancing himself from all this and that this may be a temporary trial balloon.

Does anyone know for sure?

The dumb thing about this is that the more confusion that this causes within the "monger comunity" (much of the target audience for FOD in the recent past) the less likely they are to go either route.

PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND!![/QUOTE]

My understanding is you still can get a room like a "normal" guest
- AND they are also offering some sort of "VIP" package.
Of course, only the completely uninformed will opt for the "VIP" option.

Very Idiotic Prices