As some of you know, I have offered to host a little tour of my Santiago for some good friends of Trina's ,...
So, okey, I got the names and where they were staying. Know the place. But, never having to call there, I just figuered that the phone book would be a piece of cake.
I had forgotten where I live!!!
The phone book dedicated to Tourism: Gu?a Tur?stica 2001-2002 (Tourist Guide - Reisef?eher) had one (1) number for the hotel..."We're sorry that number is not in service"
The phone book for the North of the DR has 11 numbers for the hotel, and all of them are "We're sorry....s" Well, there were two fax lines...
Four calls to 1411 (Information) come up with....Yes! "We're sorry...s" !!!
I call the hotel run by the same chain in Baya?be: Want to guess??
I call the phone in Bavaro: Bingo! "Se?or, el tel?fono de Puerto Plata es...."
I call back 1411 to tell them that I found a number that works, and I get an operator that says: "Oh yes, I have 320 1000. " I asked why the hell didn't any of the other four operators have it (And I did ask!) "Oh I don't know sir."
So if you want to call the Ibero Star Dorado in Puerto Plata, don't use the phone book, nor the Tourist Guide nor Information. Call me, or just jot it down: 809 320 1000!!
jeeeeez! Sheeeesh!
HB
So, okey, I got the names and where they were staying. Know the place. But, never having to call there, I just figuered that the phone book would be a piece of cake.
I had forgotten where I live!!!
The phone book dedicated to Tourism: Gu?a Tur?stica 2001-2002 (Tourist Guide - Reisef?eher) had one (1) number for the hotel..."We're sorry that number is not in service"
The phone book for the North of the DR has 11 numbers for the hotel, and all of them are "We're sorry....s" Well, there were two fax lines...
Four calls to 1411 (Information) come up with....Yes! "We're sorry...s" !!!
I call the hotel run by the same chain in Baya?be: Want to guess??
I call the phone in Bavaro: Bingo! "Se?or, el tel?fono de Puerto Plata es...."
I call back 1411 to tell them that I found a number that works, and I get an operator that says: "Oh yes, I have 320 1000. " I asked why the hell didn't any of the other four operators have it (And I did ask!) "Oh I don't know sir."
So if you want to call the Ibero Star Dorado in Puerto Plata, don't use the phone book, nor the Tourist Guide nor Information. Call me, or just jot it down: 809 320 1000!!
jeeeeez! Sheeeesh!
HB