Santo Domingo here I come!

Hi Zemz. I posted this website for abberboo that you might be interested in taking a look at. The Colonial Zone is a small part of SD, but it is one of the most interesting.

The Complete Guide to Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Tourist Information, Restaurants, Night Life, Hotels, History, Monuments, Maps, Music, Businesses, Folklore, Calendar, Language and So Much More.

In case you don't have the link, here is the link to the Book Fair Direcci?n General de la Feria del Libro - Secretar?a de Estado de Cultura - Inicio, which is sponsored by the Secretary of State for Culture Secretaría de Estado de Cultura Both sites are in Spanish only.

I also highly recommend the Museum of Modern Art, which is in the Cultural Plaza where the Book Fair is taking place. There a few museums in the Plaza, but the Modern Art has an outstanding collection of Dominican art on the top floor, with special exhibitions on the other floors, and is always worth a visit.

If this is your first time....

I would suggest a hotel a little more centrally located in CZ.
Such as Mercure or Discovery...etc. These are about the same price and within walking distance to many sites, resturants, and so on.
At Maison Gatreaux you will be using a taxi for practically all your outings.
Although the hotel is a bargain price, taxi fares will adventually add up.
Just a thought.

dymmach said:

I would suggest a hotel a little more centrally located in CZ.
Such as Mercure or Discovery...etc. These are about the same price and within walking distance to many sites, resturants, and so on.
At Maison Gatreaux you will be using a taxi for practically all your outings.
Although the hotel is a bargain price, taxi fares will adventually add up.
Just a thought.

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i agree. the mercure or hotel discovery are great choices and are in the heart of the CZ (particularly the mercure) and within walking distance of everything. also check out the coco boutique hotel. its also in the CZ but not directly on el conde (its a 2-3 minute walk away) so its quieter at night. have fun!!

Well, if you stay in Maison Gatreaux, and you are a little bit adventurous, just walk up to Indipendencia (1 Block) and catch a Carro publico - for 12 pesos you will be at Parque Indipendencia, the start of El Conde and Colonial Zone.

To get back to hotel, catch carro publico at Bolivar (parallel to Indipendencia, on the other side of Parque) and get off at Banco Leon, and then just head down 3 block on pasteur to Indipendencia. One block more and you are at M. Gatreaux. Total fare, less than 1 dollar. Get the front seat and pay 2 fares so you will not be squeezed in.
I would never ever pay 150 pesos for a taxi to go 10 blocks on the same route a carro publico travels where you can buy up the whole carro publico car for 60 or 70 pesos.

rubio_higuey said:

I would never ever pay 150 pesos for a taxi to go 10 blocks on the same route a carro publico travels where you can buy up the whole carro publico car for 60 or 70 pesos.

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Lol and get enough change buy an icecream.......lol

To answer your first questions about how close the Maision Gautreaux Hotel is to the Intercontinental: The answer is - Right NEXT DOOR. It is literally 250 feet away.

You will like the maison gautreaux. did you make a reservation yet? - Just email the owner and tell him your plans for your stay. He will take good care of you. His email is Jggm@maisiongautreaux.net


Good Luck and have a great time!