did you read her question?
cjewell said:
To all of the negative, unhelpful indivduals on here who would prefer to crticize peoples postings as opposed to help
I do not want to negotiate rates for hotel owners on here - nor do I want to speak about the rate I was able to negotiate as I dont know that El Colibri probably would not appreciate it.
It not in a god forsaken place either.
It is a cute clean little hotel is Sosua - I stayed there for 5 weeks - I am not rich - I approved of the accomodation as did my mother and girlfriend
WHY DONT THOSE CRABBY INDIVIDUALS ON HERE TRY SPENDING LESS TIME CRITIZING THE PREVIOS PERSONS POST - AND PUT THAT ENERGY TOWARDS OFFERING SOME SOLUTIONS - OTHER THEN SAMANA WHICH IS 2 1/2 hour drive away
I started coming here a while ago and have found that some of the people on the site like to say that they are being realistic but seem very aggressive and negative to new people heading down to DR. Maybe there are some hidden agendas
Shawna if you want some help Private message me, I will give my e-mail - I too am moving down but in Jnaurary and have been there several times, maybe I can give you some tips
Yeah, you are right in one thing. I'm new on this board, although I've been "lurking" for a while, but I have quickly discovered that many members here are quick to point out when someone provides an "answer" which is essentially irrevelant to the question or gives the appearence of having an alterior motive.
Las Terrenas is a lovely place, but I personally will give the OP credit for knowing where they wanted to go (Puerto Plata or Sosua), having their reasons for wanting to go there, and not thinking that because the DR is a relatively small country, that anyplace is close enough.
The OP also mentioned a specific price range of 400 canadian/mth. The only thing mentioned about price was that it met OUR needs and that I wouldn't want to negotiate prices for someone else. In other words "It's way more than you want to spend, but I'm not going to say that"
I personally would have less of a problem with the response were it not for this phrase. "I think this is exactly what are you looking for." (not edited)
OK, let's review. 21/2 hours away (at least!) and not in her price range. Yep, sounds like exactly what she is looking for to me!
Re: the helpfulness of board members; go back and read the thread and you will see that she got some other responses which were much more appropriate to her needs.