playa grande

Can't help you on the privatization date. I hope not, I want to play there in early March. Also, I still find it difficult to imagine they'd go totally private! If so, I can't imagine the monthly fees to be allocated to homeowners and members.

As for the transportation, I've never taken a taxi out there.
But, if you consider the airport to Cabarete is $25 for a 25 minute ride, your 1.5 hour ride each way + waiting on you 4 hours while you play for $170 is not totally out of the realm of possibility. You could get cheaper transportation using local taxis, but whether the vehicle is big enough to carry clubs & actually make it that far and back??

Consider renting a car. You can't really make a wrong turn, just head east out of Sosua and it'll be about 1 1/2 hours on your left. Total cost, probably $50-65 for a small SUV & you can use it to explore a little.

Not going private until 2008.

Do a search for Playa Grande.

Gregg

Sosua Taxi

Call Rene Vasquez, Cell 809-933-1735. Very nice new Toyota van. He speaks English well enough to help you. I've used him a number of times in the last six months.

dingdongdenny said:

couple of questions first heard playa grande has already turned private , any truth to that. secondly does any body know rates for taxi to and from casa marina in suosa.would a day rate be best mel tours quoted $85 each way seems alittle steep to meirate: irate: .just want to play it don't want to mortged my house

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turned private in the since that the government sold it? Yes

turned private in the since that you have to be somehow affiliated in order to play? Not yet

I was in Punta Cana, my brother was in Puerto Plata last week, he went to Playa Grande to play and tells me it was a great course...$184 per round including bus from Playa Dorado and return. Booked at hotel.

Played it weds. Non fedogolf rate was 107 or 111US with cart. Cost for a cab seems a little steep. Got one from POP for 8hrs. (like to make a few stops on the way back) @90 bucks.

dingdongdenny said:

:laugh: i guess another alternative would be to get a expat to take me pay for his golf and play for money ( with inflated handicap of course)so it will be a wash

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You CALLED Sir?????

Being a FedoGolf member I come quite cheap, DON'T play for money & can bring a friend who plays a damn site better than me!!

PM me with details of dates etc & we can talk!! ~ Grahame.

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You CALLED Sir?????

Being a FedoGolf member I come quite cheap, DON'T play for money & can bring a friend who plays a damn site better than me!!

PM me with details of dates etc & we can talk!! ~ Grahame.

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Tis is your best option!! We had 3 fedoplayers and 1 non- they gave the 4th guy same rate as us $57US. Take Mr Bush up on the offer!