I will be traveling to the DR for the third time this year at the end ofthe month and staying at the Coral Caribe in Playa Dorada. Other than the disco in the resort, can anyone reccommend some good places to go outside the resort for some good night life?? This is my first time to the north coast. I've stayed in Boca Chica twice and found that to be hooker central. I'd like to be able to enjoy more of the local atrtactions and flavors. Thank you all.
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Nightlife outside resorts in Playa Dorada
I was in the DR last Feb I always have fun at La Canita, I've been to La Barrica, Orion and there is so many more. It depends what you like to listen to and what type of crowd you like. I love to hear Bachata and Merengue and Salsa. I like to go where I will dance all night. :classic:
I heard from a friend that lives in the DR that there is a new club in POP which is good but I don't remember the name sorry.
I usually ask the Domincan people what clubs are popular!
Have fun wish I was going!
I heard from a friend that lives in the DR that there is a new club in POP which is good but I don't remember the name sorry.
I usually ask the Domincan people what clubs are popular!
Have fun wish I was going!
Mangu's in the Jack Tar Hotel and Roadway near Hemingway's are the hottest spots right now, at least in Playa Dorada.
Are you staying at Coral Marien? This hotel is not located in Playa Dorada, but in Costa Dorada. This is another place closer to Puerto Plata.
Mang? and Roadway are about the hottest places right now, as Conchman wrote. There are also other discos/clubs in the Playa Dorada area.
Just outside Playa Dorada you also have Caf? Cito and El Campito that usually have local performers on weekends.
La Canita and La Barrica are local places, very popular to visit by sankies and prostitutes as well as ordinary middle or lower class locals.
I personally would not set my foot at a place like those 2.
In the city you also have a disco Orion, and more local places like Mountain View or Racho Tipico.
Also you might want to ask if Caf? Cito will be running their pubcrawl at the time of your visit, it is a full evening tour starting in Puerto Plata and going to Sosua and Cabarate and back. Usually very popular.
Have fun where ever you end up!
Mang? and Roadway are about the hottest places right now, as Conchman wrote. There are also other discos/clubs in the Playa Dorada area.
Just outside Playa Dorada you also have Caf? Cito and El Campito that usually have local performers on weekends.
La Canita and La Barrica are local places, very popular to visit by sankies and prostitutes as well as ordinary middle or lower class locals.
I personally would not set my foot at a place like those 2.
In the city you also have a disco Orion, and more local places like Mountain View or Racho Tipico.
Also you might want to ask if Caf? Cito will be running their pubcrawl at the time of your visit, it is a full evening tour starting in Puerto Plata and going to Sosua and Cabarate and back. Usually very popular.
Have fun where ever you end up!
I personally would rather go to La Canita than Mangu which is full of Sankies. I'm always annoyed by these sankies bothering me.
I've had no problems in La Canita nobody bothered me and my friends. I was lucky I guess. I just enjoyed dancing all night which is all I want to do anyhow.
La Baricca very dark, didn't like not being able to see my hand infront of my face :laugh:
I've gone to Rancho Tipico which was good.
Orion was okay and Mountainview I went during the day it was okay.
I went to a Car wash as well in POP didn't like it too much.
Everyone has there own preference right. I say explore and see what places you prefer. I explored and sometimes went to three different clubs in one night. Live and learn right as long as you having fun along the way!
I've had no problems in La Canita nobody bothered me and my friends. I was lucky I guess. I just enjoyed dancing all night which is all I want to do anyhow.
La Baricca very dark, didn't like not being able to see my hand infront of my face :laugh:
I've gone to Rancho Tipico which was good.
Orion was okay and Mountainview I went during the day it was okay.
I went to a Car wash as well in POP didn't like it too much.
Everyone has there own preference right. I say explore and see what places you prefer. I explored and sometimes went to three different clubs in one night. Live and learn right as long as you having fun along the way!
Clarifications
Okay Playa Dorada - 3 minutes away, these are all targeted to tourists but on weekends will target Dominicans as well. So you will get a mix of thump thump thump , reggaeton, and latin music
You have the current favourite Mangu, at Jack Tar Village Hotel, beside casino, large and busy most nights.
Roadway, behind playa dorada plaza - smaller, I"m told good food, a little pricey by local standards. Sometimes local bands play.
Hemingways, in playa dorada plaza - decent food, expensive, music is a mix
Crazy moon, in Paradise Hotel - larger, less expensive but not too popular since Mangu opened.
?????, at Playa Naco Hotel - can't remember the new name. Not busy most nights.
OUtside Playa Dorada
Cafe Cito - as mentioned by Carina is close to you but it is a restaurant, they rarely have live music. NOt a spot for dancing. Good food there!
El Campito - only good if there is live music then it is amazing and my favourite spot. DOn't ever figure the band will start when they say it will. all latin music
Orion, in puerto plata- Only open saturday and sunday nights. Big dance floor on main floor smaller one on second floor. IT can be awesome or not depending on the crowd. Drinks are cheap. all latin music
La Barrica, in puerto Plata - very very very dark. It is where you go to NOT be seen, if you know what I mean. Drinks are cheap. All latin music
Rancho Tipico, just the other side of Puerto Plata - lots of fun, reasonably well lit, good dance floor, lots of fun but not many tourists though. all latin music
Mountainview, in Puerto Plata - can be a lot of fun, locals almost exclusively. All latin music.
La Canita, in Puerto Plata - This is a very inexpensive place that attracts "simple" people. There is no pretense here. Everything is available, at a cheap price...... if you get my meaning. Dance floor is a good size.
Car washes - there are many. They are all the same, simple people, cheap prices, everything is available including actually getting your car washed!
I have been to all these places. I have my favourites and others I don't really like. BUT any given night I will go to almost any of these places. I know how to act in each place. You will find a huge variety of people in each location but a higher percentage of certain types in each. ALSO, on any given night any of these places can be dangerous, just like back at home!!! You have to use your head if you are going out.
Pub Crawl - is running two nights a week right now. It goes to the Malecon, a car wash, dinner at cafe cito, to Sosua and then to cabarete.
By the way, I"m always available to act as tour guide....
Okay Playa Dorada - 3 minutes away, these are all targeted to tourists but on weekends will target Dominicans as well. So you will get a mix of thump thump thump , reggaeton, and latin music
You have the current favourite Mangu, at Jack Tar Village Hotel, beside casino, large and busy most nights.
Roadway, behind playa dorada plaza - smaller, I"m told good food, a little pricey by local standards. Sometimes local bands play.
Hemingways, in playa dorada plaza - decent food, expensive, music is a mix
Crazy moon, in Paradise Hotel - larger, less expensive but not too popular since Mangu opened.
?????, at Playa Naco Hotel - can't remember the new name. Not busy most nights.
OUtside Playa Dorada
Cafe Cito - as mentioned by Carina is close to you but it is a restaurant, they rarely have live music. NOt a spot for dancing. Good food there!
El Campito - only good if there is live music then it is amazing and my favourite spot. DOn't ever figure the band will start when they say it will. all latin music
Orion, in puerto plata- Only open saturday and sunday nights. Big dance floor on main floor smaller one on second floor. IT can be awesome or not depending on the crowd. Drinks are cheap. all latin music
La Barrica, in puerto Plata - very very very dark. It is where you go to NOT be seen, if you know what I mean. Drinks are cheap. All latin music
Rancho Tipico, just the other side of Puerto Plata - lots of fun, reasonably well lit, good dance floor, lots of fun but not many tourists though. all latin music
Mountainview, in Puerto Plata - can be a lot of fun, locals almost exclusively. All latin music.
La Canita, in Puerto Plata - This is a very inexpensive place that attracts "simple" people. There is no pretense here. Everything is available, at a cheap price...... if you get my meaning. Dance floor is a good size.
Car washes - there are many. They are all the same, simple people, cheap prices, everything is available including actually getting your car washed!
I have been to all these places. I have my favourites and others I don't really like. BUT any given night I will go to almost any of these places. I know how to act in each place. You will find a huge variety of people in each location but a higher percentage of certain types in each. ALSO, on any given night any of these places can be dangerous, just like back at home!!! You have to use your head if you are going out.
Pub Crawl - is running two nights a week right now. It goes to the Malecon, a car wash, dinner at cafe cito, to Sosua and then to cabarete.
By the way, I"m always available to act as tour guide....
Thank you to everyone for their suggestions. Yes, I did get then name of the resort I'm staying at wrong. I'm actaully staying at the Marien Coral. I'm looking forward to checking out some of these places. I like the bachata and merengue music and like to dance adn I'm getting good at it for a gringo.
La Barrica is not THAT dark.
Those who wake up shocked after leaving Barrica should probably blame the booze more than the faint light.
I like Mountainview but for afternoons La Canita is much better.
Crazy Moon used to be so happening but it seems like Mangu is the palce to go now.
I like Hemingway's also.
Does anybody know if Mangu has free entry and drinks for Jack Tar guests?
Those who wake up shocked after leaving Barrica should probably blame the booze more than the faint light.
I like Mountainview but for afternoons La Canita is much better.
Crazy Moon used to be so happening but it seems like Mangu is the palce to go now.
I like Hemingway's also.
Does anybody know if Mangu has free entry and drinks for Jack Tar guests?
Planner, I?d say Cafe Cito is not a restaurant only, at evenings many people drop by for a chat or a drink. She asked for places - not only discos.
El Campito have live performances every weekend starting June, so you might be lucky if you are still here. Most bachata or other popular singers locally.
El Campito have live performances every weekend starting June, so you might be lucky if you are still here. Most bachata or other popular singers locally.
Forgot..
Also before going out, if you plan to go dancing, a nice place for a beer or a dinner ( great chicken fajitas!!! ) is Eskina. It is located in the corner of
Sepracion/12 de Julio and is an outdoor place with jazz music.
Many locals and gringos who lives here permanent meet up there around 8-9 almost every evening. If I am at home and have no specific plans for example at all or don?t want to go out for lone, I take a walk there and always meet someone. Good prices, the chef is preparing the food before your eyes, a grilled burger plate is around 150 pesos, so is the fajitas..
Drinks & beer also local pricing.
Maybe see you there!
Also before going out, if you plan to go dancing, a nice place for a beer or a dinner ( great chicken fajitas!!! ) is Eskina. It is located in the corner of
Sepracion/12 de Julio and is an outdoor place with jazz music.
Many locals and gringos who lives here permanent meet up there around 8-9 almost every evening. If I am at home and have no specific plans for example at all or don?t want to go out for lone, I take a walk there and always meet someone. Good prices, the chef is preparing the food before your eyes, a grilled burger plate is around 150 pesos, so is the fajitas..
Drinks & beer also local pricing.
Maybe see you there!
I know where Cafe Cito is but what about these other places Carina.
Do they have an address or nearby landmark?
Thanks.
Do they have an address or nearby landmark?
Thanks.
hi girl,
my husband and I
had a blast two weeks ago when we went with this fun bus on the Mambo
Tour, they have this typical bus with a thatched roof and a bar inside and
they take you to the malecon and then to sosua and cabarete and we got
a pina colada and the dominican viagra drink , and many other drinks and we absolutely went
crazy on the beach in cabarete where the party is on at night
they took us to dinner too, cant remember where though and even
played music on the bus and we all got to dance
we reserved ours in costambar where these people have an office
and there phone is 970 7615 , give it a worl and have a blast!
my husband and I
had a blast two weeks ago when we went with this fun bus on the Mambo
Tour, they have this typical bus with a thatched roof and a bar inside and
they take you to the malecon and then to sosua and cabarete and we got
a pina colada and the dominican viagra drink , and many other drinks and we absolutely went
crazy on the beach in cabarete where the party is on at night
they took us to dinner too, cant remember where though and even
played music on the bus and we all got to dance
we reserved ours in costambar where these people have an office
and there phone is 970 7615 , give it a worl and have a blast!
I was wondering about Eskina and El Campito.carina said:What places do you mean? Planner described the locations as well.
You refer yourself to most of them as having been there in a previous posting?
I understand just outside Playa Dorada but corner of Separacion/12 de Julio is a mystery to me.carina said:Read the postings honey
El Campito - Just outside Playa Dorada
Eskina: Corner of Separacion/12 de Julio
The only street name I know in Puerto Plata is Malecon.
So leaving Playa Dorada, I assume I hang a right and then ...
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Malibook said:
Eskina:
Separacion is the street where Casa Nelson is located. Walk this street from Casa Nelson towards the Malecon. First you will cross Calle Beller, then Kennedy and the next one is 12 de Julio. (Where the postoffice is )
El Campito:
If you go outside the first gate of Playa Dorada (maingate ) then go left.
A short walk, on the other side of the street.
Thanks for trying Carina but I have no idea what Casa Nelson is or where the post office is.
I will ask around and try to find it.
Salut.
I will ask around and try to find it.
Salut.