So I landed yesterday Sunday the 5th of Feb at around 6pm!
Things started out fckd up! Because they lost my keyboard!
But okay, first things first.. your day starts with a charge of $10 or €10 for a tourist card. I so happened to carry both currencies on me so of course I paid in $.
I thought that I had airport pick up arranged, but that didn't happen.. so I paid
$40!!! to go to the hotel. I'm beyond greedy and I had arranged 1200 DOP = like $31 but at the same time!
WHATEVER! I just took the $10 lost! <-
Take note!
I'm in my hotel, it's all good.. or it's even better! I'm staying in hotel La Danae.
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It's the red zone I'm staying in, the green zone is the tourist friendly zone a.k.a The Colonial Zone.
They tried to be smart with me in the hotel because I asked them at the counter how much it is for 1 night and they told me 1200 DOP. If I didn't write them an e-mail before to ask how much it was I had to pay the 1200 DOP instead of the
1000 DOP I'm paying now like they told me in the e-mail! = like $31 and $26 <- :rambo:
Take note!
The room is small, but big enough for me. There is a king size bed (
or queen size, I don't know!), there is a van, tv, wi-fi (
stay in a room close to the router) and warm water. I'm picky when it comes to not staying in my own place,
this is a very very good alternative.
There is a dude here who speaks English and he'll even be your guide.
Other than that, if you want to exchange money, go to Caribe Express. Today I hit $1 = 38.8 DOP and €1 = 50.1 DOP.
This is all for day 1 from the morning till the afternoon, I'll keep this thread updated.