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A And some people on this forum struggle to understand that the DR is different to the US. They can't look at the world through a different lens.

Also Calle de las Damas the first street in the Americas. Fortaleza Osama. The monument to Colombus. Plaza España. The mausoleum. Museum of the Royal Houses. To name a few. Plenty to keep someone occupied for a good few hours. And for those who want beach they will have trips to...

Most cruise ports have shuttle buses that take you to the city. When the ships dock at San Souci they use the little chu chu trains to take people to the Colonial Zone which is probably just as far to walk as from Jaragua

There are a maximum 5 lesbian/gay bars. The Colonial Zone is one of the only places in the Caribbean which has an openly gay scene and every weekend all the hotels and restaurants are very happy indeed for the number of LGBT tourists who come to the area. The tourism authorities are very...

Guys you have to understand the history a bit here. The Vicinis, one of the most powerful families in DR, if not the most powerful, have been buying up the Malecon for years. They have a massive apartment development and, coincidentally there is a large empty plot next to Jaragua which is...

Dangerous? I don't think the Colonial Zone is dangerous. I can think of plenty of other words to describe it, I think it is more run-down and sad looking than ever before, but dangerous isn't a word I would use.

We did discuss this in another thread. I think key to this will be stopping the trucks coming along the Malecon. I just can't see how it could possibly work unless traffic on the Malecon was severely reduced, and certainly no trucks. There is already a law that says trucks can't use the...

My Dominican friends will eat US$ 40 worth at breakfast. Even the kids. I have never seen so many thin people put so much food away.

By the way I added another person to my Bahia Principe reservation today, and they gave me an addition of US$ 120 to pay for 3 NIGHTS. So the extra friend comes for US$ 40 per night, all inclusive.

$60 per person per night is what they are quoting. And has been said, July is more than June.

Unless you're American apparently (see post #50)

The irony that so many people who are shouting "throw them out" are gringos without residency is not lost on me. It is a shame that immigration law is not applied universally.

Who walks around with US$ 6,000 in cash anyway? I'd say the guy who had the money stolen was equally dodgy. Anyone with that money legitimately earnt would have it in the bank.

I was told that there is no sewage system at all in Ciudad Juan Bosch, all those new apartments that they have built have septicos. If this is true (and I was told by a construction engineer) it's beyond a joke.

I would suspect these aren't in Santo Domingo. Places used to try that in SD but now even the Colmados have to report sales and pay ITBIS, even the Chinese places have to pay.

Just in case for those who don't understand. The DGII has always had a RETENTION of 2% of the ITBIS on credit card transactions. The ITBIS is 18%. When you run a card through a cardnet machine, you get charged the first 2% immediately. This basically forces the merchant to pay the...

Big, with respect, please stop claiming that you are an expert on all subjects. I don't think anyone on here knows exactly how many Haitians speak English, French and Spanish. Certainly my experience has been that most Haitians I have run into in the Dominican Republic speak reasonable to...

To be honest I always chat to the staff and make friends if I can. I usually give a reasonably large tip to one or two key staff and make sure I get their WhatsApp so I can let them know when I'm coming back. Whenever I return they always upgrade me and they always reserve me into the a...

Well it all sounds good for $150 per person per night. So we are paying nearly 1/3 of that. Hopefully people can see what a great deal it is. I am pretty sure we will eat and drink more than what we are paying. The AIs often offer these crazy low rates just to fill empty rooms. And in...

I have never been to either, however I know most people say they deliver an excellent product. But they really ought to for what they are charging. The Hyatt goes over US$ 1000 per night per room in peak times. This is the type of money you might expect to pay for a proper 5 star hotel...