Re: best hotels/Hispaniola
DR1 2001 Archive
Re: Hispanola Hotel
Posted By: CES <ambersa@jps.net>
Date: Thursday, 25 January 2001, at 3:24 a.m.
In Response To: Re: This is accurate! You might want to try (Natasha)
DR1 2000 Archive
Posted By: CES
Date: Saturday, 7 October 2000
In Response To: (Natasha)
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Hi Natasha,
> > > "This hotel, along with the Hispaniola are my favorites in SD." < < <
The last time we were in SD we used the Hispaniola (my favorite hotel, moderately priced, adequate rooms, service, etc.) as sort of a "B&B", the pool side breakfast/ brunch semi-buffet (as every thing is cooked to order) was/ is excellent. Sunday mornings many Dominican families would be present for the breakfast and, possibly, the pool as sort of family outing.
The property has a definite "~retro~" feel, the decor and in part the manual elevator (operated by an attendant

take you back to an era (40', 50', 60's) before the advent of the 'mega all inclusive', in a time when 'a coat and tie' were the rule, not the exception, for air travel. Without much trouble one can conjure up a "Buena Vista Social Club" experience, (Havana, pre Castro) and certainly Santo Domingo (Ciudad Trujillo then) when the airliners of the day sported four *BIG* radial piston engines.
As a side bar, my wife worked for a time (1970's) at the Hispaniola as secretary to the 'food & beverage' manager. Also she sort of became the 'in house' english speaking (USA) expert. . .
Regards,
. . . CES