Sosua Reports

[quote=buscemi; 1382802]you could go to cabarete and take kite-boarding lessons.

sip a cold beer and watch the pussy parade on the beach, best on a sunday, slower during the week.

go to ocean world and swim with dolphins.

take a moto concho to the german butcher and get a really good pork loin sandwich.

have two girls dance naked in your room while you catch up on emails, then takes turns bending them over.[/quote]2 & 5 lol can't wait! kite boarding sounds good! i like [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord117][CodeWord117][/url].

thanks buscemi

These boards have armed with good knowledge for my trip but would like to know if there any places to get a good rub and tug, actually enjoy the massage and thought maybe you could point me in the right direction.

Not my first time but I'm not extly experienced either.

I'm on the ground in cabarete right now, will be in sosua in tomorrow evening.

Kiteboarding in cab is thrilling and fun, but pricey for the lessons, I would recommend kite club as the best for lessons, be ready to pay several hundred USA.

Anyone know any night places this side of cabarete pop? I know of Voodoo Lounge.

What's the best way to exchange USD to DOP?

[QUOTE=Stebo419;1383479]What's the best way to exchange USD to DOP?[/QUOTE]Caribe Express in Los Charimicos. It's at the bottom of the hill from the Caribe Tours bus station. (Los Charimicos is the other side of Sosua. You would need to cross the Sosua Bay beach.)

[QUOTE=Stebo419;1383479]What's the best way to exchange USD to DOP?[/QUOTE]The exchange rate is currently 40.5/7 : 1, any cambio in Sosua will give you 40:1.

Vimenca / Western Union is quite competitive and much closer than Charamicos, you may need a photo copy of your passport, yes kind of silly!

STAY away from changing in your hotel, or airport, street guys are OK, but make sure you count your money in front of them.

[QUOTE=Negro562;1383487]Caribe Express in Los Charimicos. It's at the bottom of the hill from the Caribe Tours bus station. (Los Charimicos is the other side of Sosua. You would need to cross the Sosua Bay beach.)[/QUOTE]If going to Los Charamicos is too far, the best spot on the tourist side of Sosua is Santa Cruz bank. It's across the street from Super Super Liquor Store. They will give you closer to the actual exchange rate 40. 6. The two places I mentioned will give you the BEST exchange rate. Believe me, it adds up if you are exchanging a sizable about of money.

[QUOTE=Negro562;1383637]If going to Los Charamicos is too far, the best spot on the tourist side of Sosua is Santa Cruz bank. It's across the street from Super Super Liquor Store. They will give you closer to the actual exchange rate 40. 6. The two places I mentioned will give you the BEST exchange rate. Believe me, it adds up if you are exchanging a sizable about of money.[/QUOTE]To my knowledge Negro this is the place with the highest exchange rate and is where the street vendors get their money also, I never got the chance to go there myself but maybe one of you can verify it. It is behind Baileys and next to the bank.

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[QUOTE=Hillbilly69; 1383645]To my knowledge Negro this is the place with the highest exchange rate and is where the street vendors get their money also, I never got the chance to go there myself but maybe one of you can verify it. It is behind Baileys and next to the bank.

[url]http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=202115846141467908565.0004d523b00c1a83912c3[/url][/QUOTE]Is that on the street to Playa Alicia? Are you talking about a shack next the hotel? If so, I am not familiar with the place you are talking about but, I am probably going back to go to Sosua tomorrow so, I can give it a look. It is right around the block from where I stay all the time anyways.

[QUOTE=Negro562;1383667]Is that on the street to Playa Alicia? Are you talking about a shack next the hotel? If so, I am not familiar with the place you are talking about but, I am probably going back to go to Sosua tomorrow so, I can give it a look. It is right around the block from where I stay all the time anyways.[/QUOTE]It is between Baileys and Banco Popular one of those shacks.

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[QUOTE=Hillbilly69; 1383673]It is between Baileys and Banco Popular one of those shacks.

[url]http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=202115846141467908565.0004d523b00c1a83912c3[/url][/QUOTE]Oh. Ok. I know exactly what place you are talking about. The entrance to the little parking lot behind Baileys. Heck, I thought that was a real estate office. That is good to know. Thanks.

I will call one of my guys right now and have him check it out.

[QUOTE=JoeyDude914;1383022]These boards have armed with good knowledge for my trip but would like to know if there any places to get a good rub and tug, actually enjoy the massage and thought maybe you could point me in the right direction.[/QUOTE]The trouble is that the massage places are either basically prostitution where the "massage" is perfunctory because it is just a sales opportunity for sexual services, or else they tend to be straight massage places where the massage is good, but sex is not offered. I would go to one for massage and the other for whatever form of sex you seek. The alternative is to try to get a straight masajista and form a relationship with her that ultimately goes beyond normal massage.

There is a Haitian girl called Juliette who is usually at the massage place just around the corner from the Playero Minimarket who is not too bad at a soft smooth massage and quite good at the sexual aspect. Otherwise you might try Belki's salon, which is near the Bon ice cream parlor, where you can get some kind of massage, plus sex. There are several other somewhat shady massage places, mostly inhabited by Haitian girls. At the back entrance of Casa Marina are a couple of places for legitimate massage.

Anyway you just need to walk around and see what you find. Sosua is a pretty small place and if there are people selling massage they will make themselves known to you, believe me. The personnel and line up change all the time, so difficult to make specific recommendations.

[QUOTE=Frannie; 1383783]The trouble is that the massage places are either basically prostitution where the "massage" is perfunctory because it is just a sales opportunity for sexual services, or else they tend to be straight massage places where the massage is good, but sex is not offered. I would go to one for massage and the other for whatever form of sex you seek. The alternative is to try to get a straight masajista and form a relationship with her that ultimately goes beyond normal massage.

There is a Haitian girl called Juliette who is usually at the massage place just around the corner from the Playero Minimarket who is not too bad at a soft smooth massage and quite good at the sexual aspect. Otherwise you might try Belki's salon, which is near the Bon ice cream parlor, where you can get some kind of massage, plus sex. There are several other somewhat shady massage places, mostly inhabited by Haitian girls. At the back entrance of Casa Marina are a couple of places for legitimate massage.

Anyway you just need to walk around and see what you find. Sosua is a pretty small place and if there are people selling massage they will make themselves known to you, believe me. The personnel and line up change all the time, so difficult to make specific recommendations.[/QUOTE]The massage girl in POP airport can be had and she is a trained masseuse. She will come to your hotel or wherever you are staying and give you whatever you want, pretty cute too and not bad in the sack. Don't ask me how I know, hahaha.

[QUOTE=SavePros321; 1379706]Sounds like the place works for you. But the original poster (Chris Long) reported that the room he requested in advance, along with having the reservation confirmed by the owner, was not available once he finally arrived. He also reported that when it was time to finally get the room he originally requested, the owner skipped town.

You should check out his original post. Doesn't really matter how knowledgeable one is about knowing which units to pick if the owner is unresponsive to your requests (and won't honor your reservation you made months in advance).[/QUOTE]Understood, but here's the problem. That if statement. And the part about not honoring "your" requests. The issue happened to Chris and maybe a few others. It didn't happen to me personally. Therefore, if the owner has been unresponsive to Chris' requests and perhaps dozens of others, but not mine, I won't have a problem booking there based on someone elses bad experience? Moreover, I am the type of person that considers the long term value I might establish with a hotel / business owner. If I lost all of my money and credit cards would the owner at Rocky's trust me enough to let me stay there and send him the money later? I kinda think he would. Does that potential have value to me? Yes it does. Hope I never have to test it out though.

It's unfortunate that Chris and others have had to endure that type of inconvenience. I wouldn't like it if it was me either. But it's also possible there is more to the story on Rick's end which none of us have heard. Why was he unresponsive? Where or why was he out of town? I wonder if Rick would have given him a break on the price if he asked for it and insisted on it? The other thing that comes to mind is this. This is the Dom Rep, I would expect shit like that to happen all over the place, especially in Sosua. And if not that some other shit we would find ourselves having to deal with. We all are going to experience inconveniences and unprofessionalism down there. If we were to all boycott something or someone because we were inconvenienced, disappointed or treated un professionally in Sosua, there would be no reason to keep coming back.

Overall, this is a case of where you stand on the issue depends on where you sit. Different strokes. YMMD, or Some folks have certain expectations no matter where they spend their money. I'm currently researching other options of places to stay too.

Rick responed to Chris on another site with an explaination for everything. Sosua suite are great option. Rick has been great for me. His reputation is very strong.

[QUOTE=Wrx2005; 1383835]Understood, but here's the problem. That if statement. And the part about not honoring "your" requests. The issue happened to Chris and maybe a few others. It didn't happen to me personally. Therefore, if the owner has been unresponsive to Chris' requests and perhaps dozens of others, but not mine, I won't have a problem booking there based on someone elses bad experience? Moreover, I am the type of person that considers the long term value I might establish with a hotel / business owner. If I lost all of my money and credit cards would the owner at Rocky's trust me enough to let me stay there and send him the money later? I kinda think he] [would. Does that potential have value to me? Yes it does. Hope I never have to test it out though.

It's unfortunate that Chris and others have had to endure that type of inconvenience. I wouldn't like it if it was me either. But it's also possible there is more to the story on Rick's end which none of us have heard. Why was he unresponsive? Where or why was he out of town? I wonder if Rick would have given him a break on the price if he asked for it and insisted on it? The other thing that comes to mind is this. This is the Dom Rep, I would expect shit like that to happen all over the place, especially in Sosua. And if not that some other shit we would find ourselves having to deal with. We all are going to experience inconveniences and unprofessionalism down there. If we were to all boycott something or someone because we were inconvenienced, disappointed or treated un professionally in Sosua, there would be no reason to keep coming back.

Overall, this is a case of where you stand on the issue depends on where you sit. Different strokes. YMMD, or Some folks have certain expectations no matter where they spend their money. I'm currently researching other options of places to stay too.[/QUOTE]