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High Carribean
If only there were the people to actually go to those businesses.
In the DR, all too frequently one successful business leads to those that copy it until no one does well.
The charming and welcoming Dutch host who will welcome you with a kiss and a free drink..Ex manager of Rancho Tipico and City Lights where I believe he was politely asked to leave for being too nice...
i wasn't around when the old high carribean was open years ago. can i get some history on this place ? where is the new carribean located ? same place ?
i've been busy taking 300.00 round trip visits to Costa Rica for the past 3 years.
Still hitting The Del Rey....................................
There's enough traffic to make a buck. Some of the establishments on Pedro have a staff of lazy chicas on their cell phones with attitudes. A place with good service, nice surroundings and comfortable chairs will turn a buck. Think merengue bar, that place always has a crowd, every night. They have a good product.
thats about it right there. instead of two guys providing a top quality product, thirty mopes want to get into the same game, and everyone loses.
And some say there is enough traffic to keep such places running.
There is traffic walking down to the far east end of Pedro Clisante that will pack the latest re-incarnation of High Caribe ? In June through October of this year?
I doubt it.
There is money to be made in Sosua , Cabarete and POP, but it is not selling el presidentes for 200 pesos. As a business guy I have never shied away from competition as it stimulates opportunity. Many small businesses on the north coast bang out a modest 1000 a week profit by providing a special commodity SERVICE !!
The place looks good, AD showed me around the orher day. The pool is a cool feature, he said he was putting in another smaller pool inside.
Go AD's go, show these peeps you can make another successful club happen!!
Go AD's go, show these peeps you can make another successful club happen!!
The old HC was there where the road turns north toward the Playa Chiquita casino 19°46'23.13"N 70°30'22.39"W
Place was packed in 1999 when I first came to Sosua. Closed 2 years later and Sosua a dead town but that was post 9/11 and the Belle Harbor crash.
And that is the world we still live in today. The new HC is where the old one was. Since I arrived in 2003, there has been a relatively steady decline in tourists to the north coast. The more discos, the fewer clients in each one.
Exactly, the Pie is not getting any Bigger ..
Bar Owners are fighting over the same pieces of Pie which are left over .
Unless you BRING your own Customers , your chances of opening the doors and "they will come" just magically happening in Sosua, is a losing proposition.. Some people DO have a Following though.
AD, love him or hate him.. DOES have a Loyal following .. . but this place with its location will take a lot more than a couple of drunk Dutch Expats who like to sit and smoke their Cigarettes, and some Gringos who like to dance with Haitian girls .. but lets see , should be Entertaining if nothing else .
Bar Owners are fighting over the same pieces of Pie which are left over .
Unless you BRING your own Customers , your chances of opening the doors and "they will come" just magically happening in Sosua, is a losing proposition.. Some people DO have a Following though.
AD, love him or hate him.. DOES have a Loyal following .. . but this place with its location will take a lot more than a couple of drunk Dutch Expats who like to sit and smoke their Cigarettes, and some Gringos who like to dance with Haitian girls .. but lets see , should be Entertaining if nothing else .
Is this Mr. AD Dominican or foreigner? Where did he run his business in Boca Chica? Just curious.
I believe he is originally from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. AKA "Holland" (and to quote George Costanza, "well then who the hell are the Dutch?")
Not sure about Boca Chica, but if my memory serves me correctly, here in Sosua he was associated with:
The Black Box (on the beach) - Now closed.
Los Toros (on PC) - Shut down by the authorities. Now "Bourbon Street".
Rancho Tipico (on PC) - Shut down by the authorities
City Lights (on PC) - Temporarily closed. Furniture confiscated. Ad forced out. Then reopened under different management.
High Caribbean (on Far East end of PC) - Grand Reopening last week after being closed for 10+ years.
Did I miss anything?
