If it is an AI it will not be guest friendly....unless you register her and pay the fee.
Then what will the day pass cost?
If it is an AI it will not be guest friendly....unless you register her and pay the fee.
I guess that's always a possibility, but if it is a high end/family resort, most mongers won't be willing to pay the price and I think the majority of those there that might be looking for company will take them elsewhere, and I think most are not just looking for "matinees". There's always eceptions.
Dov1984 is exactly the kind of sex tourist whom "the powers that be" are trying to drive away from Sosua. (He is going to Cabarete...... )
There is no plan mentioned anywhere by any government officials to create red light districts. Those in charge are not interested in promoting the DR as a sex tourist destination.
The war on whores seems to have the aim to drive prostitution out of sight in order to attract non-sex tourists and retired people. Period.
The problem is, that the government thinks that non-sex tourists and retired people will put up with the same sub par accommodations and attractions. The upgrades so far, you could hardly call them upgrades.
As far as retirees go, the area really needs a proper hospital for starters.
Dov1984 has never been to Sosua and has no intention of going, but his reason for not going is "Because of the stories I have heard about the dangers", nothing to do with government actions, closing bars/clubs, closing early etc...
Unless increasing dangers in Sosua and not making it safe IS part of their actions - in that case, well done. See how that helps other type of tourists who might think of visiting the place.
The new work, recently stopped, at La Esplanada, is reported to be a higher end tourist resort.
As for the sleaze bag hotels that currently exist, they will either be replaced or be shuttered if the government has its way.
The President of the DR is great at building schools (albeit with no teachers and little equipment). Regarding the hospital, please note we are talking about a public hospital.
Perhaps he can at least build a structure and call it a Hospital some time soon. Where the Doctors would come from to work in a public hospital is another story. The retirees would virtually never use such a hospital. If you have ever been to a public hospital in the DR you would understand why retirees would hope to never enter one.
Tourists and retirees have different interests and priorities. Sosua would do well to pick one and meet those needs first then concentrate on the other group. It doesn't take much for the politicos here to bite off more than they can chew and end up achieving very little if anything at all.
I have yet to see any sort of fleshed out short or long term plan enunciated other than a vague Utopian dream. Many of these issues are multi-year endeavors and unless provisions are made for some sort of continuity to see a plan to fruition, a change of Govt will bring everything to a grinding halt mid stride. How long did it take to redo a couple of sidewalks for two blocks?
I am talking about a hospital that can take care of the older visitors and retirees. CMC does not fit the bill.
Yes, I have been in a few of the public hospitals, for myself and my Dominican family.
The government would almost certainly not be involved in building such a hospital in Sosua.
Such a project would have to come from market forces regarding supply and demand.
That is my opinion.
I agree. Does the government just hope someone builds it? This whole affair seems to be based on a wing and a prayer....not a plan.
I have never seen any mention of a new hospital for retirees mentioned in anything I have read here in the DR.
Hence, no mention of "hope" or even "desire" that someone would build such a hospital. No plan.