I was curious if anyone lives there, as it seems its close to many other places, and has low cost of living. I am a single guy. Thanks,
Juan Dolio is nice. Just D-E-A-D dead.We used to have a member that lived there and he seemed to like it. I've been there several times and I didn't think it was a very nice city and the beaches right there were not very nice either. Juan Dolio would be a better choice if you want to live on the south coast IMO.
The posters are sanpedrogringo and Riva_31 I believe. There are lots of much, much more beautiful places in the DR, but San Pedro isn't so bad. Baseball players and motos. The malecon at night is a huge, teeming, sea side night club, if you're into that kind of thing.
The beach in town is called "Playa del Muerto"; who names a beach that and expects there to be a draw is beyond me. The back story I was told is that bodies washed up on the shore during the Trujillo era, hence the name. It wasn't well kept at all, not worth going to, and had only been recently reopened at all. During the week, Juan Dolio and Guayacanes are minutes away and peaceful. Even on weekends, Juan Dolio isn't nearly as packed as Boca Chica. It isn't thriving, but there are still some nice spots to relax in the trade winds.
An hour to Punta Cana and an hour to SD, I can see the draw. Have you visited much? If the city would restore some of the beautiful old buildings along the shore and near the church, there are a couple of blocks that just might rival the feel of Zona Colonial. Likely never happening, and Edificio Morey is possibly one of the most unique colonial buildings in the country.
If you do visit, Apartahotel Guaraguao has fresh, clean, modern, A/C rooms at reasonable rates. Also check out Empanadas Reyes and Blondies Empanadas. We haven't been back in about year, but those are a couple of our go to places.
I’m sure you meant to say historic building. The only towns in the east that still have colonial buildings are El Seibo and Higüey. I guess San Rafael de Yuma can ve added to the list despite Juan Ponce de Leon’s house is in a rural area near town. In the other two what exists are churches. That’s it.An hour to Punta Cana and an hour to SD, I can see the draw. Have you visited much? If the city would restore some of the beautiful old buildings along the shore and near the church, there are a couple of blocks that just might rival the feel of Zona Colonial. Likely never happening, and Edificio Morey is possibly one of the most unique colonial buildings in the country.
I’m sure you meant to say historic building. The only towns in the east that still have colonial buildings are El Seibo and Higüey. I guess San Rafael de Yuma can ve added to the list despite Juan Ponce de Leon’s house is in a rural area near town. In the other two what exists are churches. That’s it.
The only eastern town that was founded on the coast when the DR was a part of Spain is Sabana de la Mar and it has zero buildings from the colonial era; not to mention that its in the northern coast of the east on Samana Bay.
I agree that Morey is an interesting and iconic building, but San Pedro is a recent town and most of its historic buildings were built during the first third of the 20th century.
Definitely. Santo Domingo is the only city in the hemisphere that conserve all of its major buildings from the XVI century. All other Spanish American cities with colonial buildings, the buildings themselves date to the 1700’s and 1800’s with a few from the 1600’s. None conserve all of their major buildings from the 1500’s, except for Santo Domingo.Right, the buildings in San Pedro de Macoris are from early XX century. Nothing like compete with Colonial zone in Santo Domingo that is unique in whole America and is dated from XV Century.
San Pedro does have some apartments, some of which occasionally appear on airbnb; however, as others state, I prefer Juan Dolio. I like the Jumbo there, though.I was curious if anyone lives there, as it seems its close to many other places, and has low cost of living. I am a single guy. Thanks,
San Pedro does have some apartments, some of which occasionally appear on airbnb; however, as others state, I prefer Juan Dolio. I like the Jumbo there, though.
I respectfully disagree. While it is no Juan Dolio--as I said previously--this description represents an exaggeration. There exists neighborhoods in Santo Domingo Este, such as El Amirante, far worse than parts of SPM. Moreover, the area around Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in SPM cannot be so described 24/7. Central Park is not a trash dump. It needs work, but it remains far from dirty or filthy.SPM is the biggest Dirt hole on the island Filled with Motorcycles and trash and smoke from Motorcycles ... picture yourself living in a flies nest with Flies buzzing around head 24/7 that's how you will feel driving in SPM with the Motorcycles.
the streets are filthy and disgusting to live... its like a big city trash Dump...