Boca Chica - ToGo or NotToGo?

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Phyllis

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Please, any details about this area in the DR would be appreciated, ie resorts, small hotels, night-life, beaches.
 
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Jim Hinsch

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I suggest you search the old messages, where you will find hundreds of messages on these subjects.

Jim Hinsch JimHinsch@CSI.COM
 
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Loren

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Go. Its a lot of fun. Close to the capital also, which is a must see.
 
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Stan

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The best hotel in the DR is located at Boca Chica, The Coral Hamaca. Very expensive, beautiful pool, great food and specialty restaurants and a Private beach. Just out the door you will find all the vendors and "taste of Dominican life" you will ever need to see in the town of Boca Chica and all this just 45 minutes from Santo Domingo. (SDQ Which by the way is currently being remodeled, streets, bridges, colonial section and will all be great some day in the future.)
 
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Jim Hinsch

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Re: Hamaca best hotel in DR? I don't think so.

The Hamaca hotel is a very nice hotel, but it is far from the nicest hotel in the DR. There are hotels with prettier beaches, more elegant buildings and lobbies, nicer rooms, far better pools, better service, more expensive, and of course, and far better food. At most, the Hamaca is the biggest hotel in Boca Chica, and some might say the best in Boca Chica, but that too is questionable as myself and my friends typically prefer the Don Juan.

Having stayed at the Hamaca about 5 times over the past few years (and over 35 times at the Don Juan), I give it 3 stars (out of 5). I give the Melia Bavaro 4 stars, the Bavaro Palace 3 1/2 stars, Casa de Campo 3 3/4 stars.

All my friends agree that their food is ok at best and service stinks throughout. Their only decent pool is quite a walk from the beach and doesn't come close to some of the magnificent pools of other all-inclusives. Their lobby is decent but doesn't even come close to the magnificent lobbies of the Punta Cana area resorts. The beach is decent but their are prettier beaches. Their standard rooms are plain and simple, nothing special and for even less money, the Don Juan offers much nicer rooms down the beach in their luxury suites.

Check out the Melia Bavaro, the Melia Paradisus, and the Melia Tropical resorts. They blow the Hamaca away in just about every respect accept for being close to the city, night life, and outside-the-hotel activities.

Boca Chica is my favorite beach, but only because of the calm shallow water for water skiing.

Jim Hinsch JimHinsch@CSI.COM
 
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Ellen

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Fun for a day or two... why not rent a car and see some more of the country.