Has The Liquor Curfew Affected The Nightlife In Santiago And The North Coast Beaches

[elgringopapijudio]

I was just wondering if the curfew has affected the nightlife at all in places like santiago, cabarete, etc.

I will be there and hope that the nightlife hasnt died in these cities that I have heard so many great things about

Dpo the bars and clubs really follow this or do the parties move out onto the streets and plazas

please let me know

 

[globalmike295]

Night life on the north coast has definately died. Clubs used to stay open until 4 am . Now it's 12 pm during the week but 2am on week ends. Club X, once Sosua's anchor closed several months ago. Apparently the crime was the reason for the curfew. Tourists are not coming here like they used to complains several local establishments. Perhaps this is the baby boomer destination, but without medical infrastructure I do not see that happening.

 

[cobraboy]

It's quiet in Santiago, too. Decano Bar stayed open past midnight one evening recently, and got shut down for almost a week, put in the late-nite penalty box. Leonel said in his speech the midnite/2am closing times will still stay in place.

 

[DavidZ]

For the record, In Sosua and Cabarete, clubs and bars stay open until 1 am during the week...and the Nightclub in the Casino in Cabarete stays open later... there's still plenty of partying done, it just ends earlier...

 

[djlawlaw]

They enforce it strictly in Santiago. You don't want to mess around with it. I almost got arrested one night because I was not leaving a club fast enough. He looked more like a military guy than a cop. The man thing I saw that made me move was his gun.

 

[laurapasinifan]

it eeffects night life in so many obvious as well as subtle ways. It has changed the landscape. where before people would party at various bars and clubs till maybe 3 or 4 am, then it seemed everyone headed to the strip clubs like Passions or illusions...not for the women so much as just to move the festivities...I remember going there at 4 am once figuring maybe some people will still be there( who wants to dance on an empty floor?) well there was a 10 car line waiting to pull in!!!!!!!!!!! and once in the parking lot, there were GROUPS of women piling out of cars going in.....

once in side the dance floor was packed all night just like a regular dance club...except with the working girls circling around.

Now days that doesnt happen even on the weekends. Those strip clubs HAVE to have some form of a famous singer to pull the crowd, and then its all done at 2 am.....most nights its dead.....i figure they must have lost 75% of their buisness.

bob

 

[El Tigre]

Definately enforced. Just be ready to start partying early. I was there over the christmas holiday and I would show up to places at 7 and 8 on the week days since they close at 12 a.m.

In a way it's cool like this. I would get home, get enough sleep and be able to go to the beach for the entire day. Whereas before, I would get up at noon and go to the beach.

 

[Ricardo900]

Not only the clubs, but the supermarkets and colmados won't sell you liquor after the curfew, you'll be high and dry if you don't stock up before. There is a bar that I mentioned before that stays open past the curfew.

 

[djlawlaw]

Not only the clubs, but the supermarkets and colmados won't sell you liquor after the curfew, you'll be high and dry if you don't stock up before. There is a bar that I mentioned before that stays open past the curfew.

It probably will not stay open for long.