A lot of people, including myself, have asked about rental places that have internet access. Unfortunately, I can't up and leave to move to the DR but I do have the option of working remotely for weeks at a time via the internet, which will allow me to spend more time there. I figure if I had a reliable internet connection and a reliable and cost effective way to call Canada/US I'd be set.
With that in mind, I have set out to identify as many places as I can that can accomodate a "working" traveler as well as their laptop. I thought it would be a good idea to put as many of the places in one thread as possible, as I know after searching that the information is pretty sparse and spread out. It also seems that many other people have asked about this sort of arrangement as well so if you have something to add please do so we can make this a "one-stop" thread. Anyway, here are some of the places I have identified so far in Cabarete that offer internet access in your room/apt:
Hotel Kaoba
http://www.hotelkaoba.com/
Cabarete Surf Camp - Offers Hotel and Apartments
http://www.cabaretesurfcamp.com/en/cabarete.html
Only $1 a day for high speed.
Hotel Villa Taina
http://www.villataina.com/en/index.html
I haven't found anything in Sosua yet but I am looking.
I will continue my search and I have sent some e-mails to some other places and when I hear back from them I will let you know if they offer this as well.
I guess the next question is reliable and cost effective calling to the US and Canada. Cell phones make me nervous b/c the connection can be fragile and the quality shyte. By far the most economic way is via a internet phone setup however, I have been told the quality suffers and if the internet connection went down you'd be web-less and phone-less. I am not familiar with the rates or reliability when using a land line. Maybe you can buy a phone card to make the land line more economically viable? I dunno, still working on figuring that out. I will be heading down early in the new year to "test" what I eventually decide on, so I will be sure to post what I learn so that some of you can hopefully make working in paradise a reality too!
Chris.
With that in mind, I have set out to identify as many places as I can that can accomodate a "working" traveler as well as their laptop. I thought it would be a good idea to put as many of the places in one thread as possible, as I know after searching that the information is pretty sparse and spread out. It also seems that many other people have asked about this sort of arrangement as well so if you have something to add please do so we can make this a "one-stop" thread. Anyway, here are some of the places I have identified so far in Cabarete that offer internet access in your room/apt:
Hotel Kaoba
http://www.hotelkaoba.com/
Cabarete Surf Camp - Offers Hotel and Apartments
http://www.cabaretesurfcamp.com/en/cabarete.html
Only $1 a day for high speed.
Hotel Villa Taina
http://www.villataina.com/en/index.html
I haven't found anything in Sosua yet but I am looking.
I will continue my search and I have sent some e-mails to some other places and when I hear back from them I will let you know if they offer this as well.
I guess the next question is reliable and cost effective calling to the US and Canada. Cell phones make me nervous b/c the connection can be fragile and the quality shyte. By far the most economic way is via a internet phone setup however, I have been told the quality suffers and if the internet connection went down you'd be web-less and phone-less. I am not familiar with the rates or reliability when using a land line. Maybe you can buy a phone card to make the land line more economically viable? I dunno, still working on figuring that out. I will be heading down early in the new year to "test" what I eventually decide on, so I will be sure to post what I learn so that some of you can hopefully make working in paradise a reality too!
Chris.
