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Every time I've tipped a 1 dollar bill they stand there with their hand out waiting for the rest of the 5 or 10 dollars...

Always take a photo of any important document and store it on Google Photos. And always remember that Dominicans just love telling you that you need to produce a piece of paper that you haven't got with you, that's the gold standard for customer service everywhere in this country. (Said...

Not true. Casa Sanchez and Luca both have a full time chef and a bartender, and only have 10 bedrooms. Billini also has a full restaurant and bar with 19 bedrooms. Mosquito only has 12 bedrooms and also has a full restaurant and bar. A big part of the boutique hotel experience is eating...

In the UK the experts have constantly said that it is very difficult to contract Covid outside. The only circumstances would be if you were at an outdoor market or a gig for example where a lot of people are very close. Personally I think that's a key reason that the DR has come through...

Those poor guys who own the restaurants and discos on the beach. The one weekend they are guaranteed to make some money now ruined for them. I heard a guy from the WHO saying there had not been a single case reported worldwide of someone catching Covid on a beach. So all this is basically...

No generalisations at all in that post. Everyone in India is beautiful and super intelligent. All 1.3 billion of them. RIghty ho

For once so do I

So are they seriously saying that the AI's are not allowed to dispense any alcohol between Thursday and Monday? I'm reading it that way (see below). Imagine the lines at Guest Relations of unhappy guests asking for a refund. Los restaurantes ubicados dentro de complejos...

Crowne Plaza has also had a facelift, but I agree it's dated. I was in the casino at Sheraton the other day and thought how tired and nasty it was looking. I honestly think these brands are selling a brand name rather than anything particularly special. A bit like J W Marriott in Blue...

You are looking for 24 person-nights, so it comes out at $62.50 per person per night. I think that's pretty low if you want food included, given that most places that include food also include drinks. I don't think that even a really basic hotel like Hamaca in Boca Chica would offer you...

Those hotels on the Malecon are fine for business travellers and people who want to stay in the hotel all the time and need a room which looks like every other hotel room in the US. But, you have to get a taxi to go anywhere, it's a good 30 mins walk into the Colonial Zone. The Colonial...

I would suggest that you stay in the Colonial Zone. There are some lovely hotels (admittedly I own one so I'm bound to say that), but there is honestly something for every budget and a lot of them do food. And there are a wide range of eating and drinking options in the Colonial Zone outside...

To be honest if you go to a hotel just to stay in your room all the time, you may as well stay at home.

Today we had a guest who wants to fly on Thursday (2 day's time). He went to Amadita but they are now saying that you need to download an app to a Dominican cellphone (this service is for tourists????) and then get a code which allows you to register on a app to get a test slot. He went to...

Airlines in the UK have to check documents confirming the reason for the trip, and there are also police at airports checking. And nobody is allowed to fly into the UK unless they have a PCR test and have booked and paid for two tests on days 2 and 8 of their quarantine, and if they don't...

Illegal for British and French and Germans to go on holiday at the moment. Brits not allowed to go on foreign holidays until at least May 12th, but probably much later.

Exactly this.

And French and Germans.

No, I may be wrong. They might for example relax the restrictions at the weekend and leave the curfew in place. My sense is that the next move will be to remove it altogether. And I keep hearing from police and military that they think this will be soon.

They do sell them in Aro & Pedal in Santo Domingo, the link is here: https://www.aroypedal.com/categoria-producto/bicicletas/?filter_estilo=electrica They are nearly US$ 10,000 though so real top of the range. I would definitely have a look at the various other bike shops and chat to...