I've read a lot of posts here and elsewhere about concerns about cockroaches, and I thought I would relate a funny incident that happened to me and a friend.
A couple of years ago we stayed at the Coconut Palms for two weeks in December. We were two couples, and since the men could only stay for one week, we ladies convinced them to let us ladies stay for an additional week on our own.
Unfortunately, it rained heavily (QUITE heavily) for most of the two weeks we were there. We didn't let this ruin our vacation and made the best of it. Anyway, we ladies were up late doing the "girl talk" routine. I got up to make myself another drink, and as I was taking the tonic water out of the fridge, I spied the biggest cockroach I have ever seen in my life. Now I am not afraid of these things, but I know my friend is. So what do I do? Of course I call her over to take a look at it. I told her to hold my hand and take a look. She FREAKED.
We decide to go down to the front desk and tell them about it. The guy there was asleep (it was about 2 or 3 in the morning) and when we woke him up, he told us not to worry about it, this is "normal". My friend was not overly happy with this.
As we are walking back to our room, I notice that I lot of the guys from the resort are over at the bar. I stopped and said that maybe we should go over there and ask one of them to come up and kill the cockroach. Fortunately, my friend doesn't drink.....
Anyway, when we get back up to our apartment, I decide that I am going to have to take care of this. It was still under the microwave, just where we left it. I grab one of my sandals and go after it. The thing that bothers me about those things is that they move so freaking fast!!!! I manage to get it down on the floor and nail the sucker. What I did not realize was that I let our a piercing scream each time I hit it (chalk it up to bloodlust).
The next thing we knew, there were flashlights shining into our front windows, and we realized that we had to go out and give them some explanation (I am sure that the entire complex heard my screams). We went out and tried to explain, but the guys still looked confused, so I come out with "la cuckaracha, morte". The looked at me like I was some kind of idiot (naturally, as I was at the time).
All of that being said, I can offer NO complaints about the cleanliness of the apartment. It was equipped with tupperware container to keep sugar and stuff in. Our maid did a wonderful job of keeping the place spotless. She even gave us extra pillows when she saw that we had taken some off of the wicker furniture and used them in the bedroom. When she saw that we are smokers, she gave us extra ashtrays.
It was very rainy. Of course there is the chance that a bug or two might get in. The thing of it is, that this is one of our favourite incidents in the DR, and all I have to do is waive two fingers over my head to send my freind into peals of laughter.
One of the things that I have never understood is that you have to have rain in order to have the lush tropical vegetation that we all so much enjoy when we are there. If you have rain, you are going to have bugs, some of which are cockroaches. Relax. Have a sense of humor.
Now if they were scorpions.........(I have a terrible fear of scorpions) if there are any in the DR, I would take it as a serious offense if you inform me of that.
Rose
A couple of years ago we stayed at the Coconut Palms for two weeks in December. We were two couples, and since the men could only stay for one week, we ladies convinced them to let us ladies stay for an additional week on our own.
Unfortunately, it rained heavily (QUITE heavily) for most of the two weeks we were there. We didn't let this ruin our vacation and made the best of it. Anyway, we ladies were up late doing the "girl talk" routine. I got up to make myself another drink, and as I was taking the tonic water out of the fridge, I spied the biggest cockroach I have ever seen in my life. Now I am not afraid of these things, but I know my friend is. So what do I do? Of course I call her over to take a look at it. I told her to hold my hand and take a look. She FREAKED.
We decide to go down to the front desk and tell them about it. The guy there was asleep (it was about 2 or 3 in the morning) and when we woke him up, he told us not to worry about it, this is "normal". My friend was not overly happy with this.
As we are walking back to our room, I notice that I lot of the guys from the resort are over at the bar. I stopped and said that maybe we should go over there and ask one of them to come up and kill the cockroach. Fortunately, my friend doesn't drink.....
Anyway, when we get back up to our apartment, I decide that I am going to have to take care of this. It was still under the microwave, just where we left it. I grab one of my sandals and go after it. The thing that bothers me about those things is that they move so freaking fast!!!! I manage to get it down on the floor and nail the sucker. What I did not realize was that I let our a piercing scream each time I hit it (chalk it up to bloodlust).
The next thing we knew, there were flashlights shining into our front windows, and we realized that we had to go out and give them some explanation (I am sure that the entire complex heard my screams). We went out and tried to explain, but the guys still looked confused, so I come out with "la cuckaracha, morte". The looked at me like I was some kind of idiot (naturally, as I was at the time).
All of that being said, I can offer NO complaints about the cleanliness of the apartment. It was equipped with tupperware container to keep sugar and stuff in. Our maid did a wonderful job of keeping the place spotless. She even gave us extra pillows when she saw that we had taken some off of the wicker furniture and used them in the bedroom. When she saw that we are smokers, she gave us extra ashtrays.
It was very rainy. Of course there is the chance that a bug or two might get in. The thing of it is, that this is one of our favourite incidents in the DR, and all I have to do is waive two fingers over my head to send my freind into peals of laughter.
One of the things that I have never understood is that you have to have rain in order to have the lush tropical vegetation that we all so much enjoy when we are there. If you have rain, you are going to have bugs, some of which are cockroaches. Relax. Have a sense of humor.
Now if they were scorpions.........(I have a terrible fear of scorpions) if there are any in the DR, I would take it as a serious offense if you inform me of that.
Rose
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