*** Inside a Cabana ***

Robert

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For those of you that wonder what people are talking about, or know, but have never seen the inside of one, here are a few photos of one of the better ones.

Basically they are short time love motels, 3-5 hrs for RD$300-500 (US$13-21). Most are run by the Chinese.

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Entrance sign, sort of like Las Vegas when you have 20-25 Cabanas in one street.

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Round bed so you don't steal the mattress. I have a friend that owns a Cabana and he tells me they have even stolen all the toilet fittings, sink, bath etc.

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Menu so you can order food and drinks. It's usually pretty good and not too expensive.

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Fancy murals and a TV for CNN lovers :)

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60" TV for myopic CNN lovers :)

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Round bed close up.

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Jacuzzi and the wooden box on the right is a serving hatch.
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AnnaC

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Wow much better than I imagined. I always thought of a cabana as a little dark room with hardly more than a bed.
 

rizzo

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Great photos!!

This looks like a very nice cabana judging from the pictures. I have been in 2 different ones on the outskirts of Santo Domingo that were nowhere near this nice. Sure would like to have a list of the better ones with locations just so I will know for future reference and possible use....

The food was great at these older places but furnishings, etc. can't compare.
 

mkohn

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Very informative, Robert.
In Tokyo they have them. They are called "robu hoteru" (love hotel) and since people live in as close quarters as in the DR, they are very popular. Young people use them for privacy... Businessmen use them for nooners.
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rafael

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There are a ton of em on San isidro past Charlie but before the zona franca. I live in the same area. It is pretty amazing how many are on this little stretch of road.

They can be pretty cool when your plane lands at 5:30 and you just need to crash for a few hours.

There is nothing like watching REALLY bad porn on a 60" TV;-)

BTW, the Taj Majal is on San Isidro as well. They are all lit up like old cheesey vegas hotels.
 

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Wow

That looks very nice, more than what I expected from a cabana. The driver I had in Santo Domingo, near the Oriental Zone pointed out cabanas for me as we were driving on this street(don't remember the name). I had no idea what they even were, actually nicer than many hotels I have stayed in.
dale7(Howard, curiousity satisfied)
 
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You can drive into any cabana and take pictures. A friend took me to one outside Puerto Plata called New York Cabanas and they were awesome. Just don't close the garage door or the clock starts ticking:) One even had a private pool and three bedrooms for a group hug.

I was actually thinking of renting one of these for a big party for the boys on here when we get together on the North Coast. Hell it only costs like 100 bux for 6 hours I think.

I only take 15 minutes and then just burp and fart the rest of the night anyway so a few hours are great:)
 
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Amber

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hummmm

Now that looks like a nice place to crash after a party.. Or even have a party in one! I wonder what the owners would think if they saw a bunch of people going into one.. hehehehe:bandit:
 
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[B]Amber[/B] said:
I wonder what the owners would think if they saw a bunch of people going into one.. hehehehe:bandit:
I'll tell you: You get thrown out at a second's notice, as 13 of my classmates found out when we tried to have a party away from adult supervision back in my uni days.

Ah, the old wild days.
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Amber

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DRATS!

And I was thinking of having the next DR1 reunion there! How about if we try to sneak in, Pib?:bandit:
 

Chirimoya

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This is evidently a piece of serious and detailed scientific research.

Thank you Robert for making this difficult sacrifice and taking the trouble to do this tedious job.

Hahaha!

I'd never seen inside a caba?a, and was always curious to know what they looked like. Now I know. Having observed the exteriors I never expected them to be furnished in good taste but this is priceless. I think I'd be laughing too much to be able to 'do the deed'!!!!

Chiri
 

linamia

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wow how they have changed

They changed a lot since '84 (not that I ever went to one Pib's friend told me about it, hee hee)

I did visit one with my husband on my last visit to DR and I must say it was very close to this, very tastefully done.

Robert that must have ben some hard work rewarding to huh?

Lina