Plans for New Hotels coming up in the South....
Anuncia construir?n 5,600 habitaciones hoteleras en Barahona este a?o
Anuncia construir?n 5,600 habitaciones hoteleras en Barahona este a?o
I know however, that there is a study being conducted, right at this moment, to determine the stress on infrastructure and natural resources.
I am confused....
Will tourism increase here someday? Sure, but it will always be a small niche market of more adventurous, Spanish-speaking eco-oriented tourists. It will never compete with the east or north coast.
What infrastructure? LOL. A major and yet simple improvement that could be done is build a respectable public bathroom at San Rafael and Los Patos. Until then, spare me the vacant hotel rooms. Or how about dump less sewage and chemicals in the water in Barahona, or clean the hideous Malecon with all the junk Khoury has stored there? Another pleasantry is the rude and open harassment of anyone remotely Haitian looking at the gazillion checkpoints between here and Pedernales. Gotta love Barahona.
In any event, the promise of development has been going on for ever, but in years pasts the previous ministry has stumped any development in the southwest due to his own well-known investments in the Punta Cana area.
Every region started with one major resort, Puerto Plata (ClubMed), Punta Cana (Jack Par) etc. Casa Bonita i is probably in my opinion one of the best if not THE best, boutique hotels in the country. A few more of these luxury boutiques and it can certainly change the landscape of Barahona.
By the way Minerva, Los Patos has a bathroom/dressing room, the sign says:
"bestidol" LOL
I know! I have a picture of it because it has so many spelling errors. I wanted to post it on here but can't figure out how to upload images.
And isn't there already a resort sitting in ruins in Bahoruco? I can't recall the name, but I think it's part of some chain and is decent sized.
Water is what kills roads. That is a commodity in very short supply in the SW and overabundant in Samana.What's the big deal about the roads? They are 20 times better than in Samana, do they need to pay contractors to figure that out?
I visited Costa Larimar when it was called The Riviera, by Occidental hotels and wasn't very impressed with the beach or the hotel, price-wise Playa Azul or Pontevedra are better options.
A big mistake would be comparing the southwest tourism with the north (Puerto Plata) or east (Punta Cana), or even Northeast (Samana), we don't have the sandy calm beaches they have so AI resorts are not a good option because the beaches are not that attractive or safe for swimmers, except maybe in Bani and Pedernales. Bed and breakfast are better options since most tourists who visit the southwest want to have a good hearty breakfast and then then spend the day sightseeing and comeback at night for dinner or just a nice cozy bed, or not come back for a couple of days since most attractions are very far apart.