доминикана Dominican Republic

I was with my boyfriend at the beginning of June. I liked the hotel. Like Turkish 5 stars, but when we went on excursions we saw 5 star hotels... they are, of course, cooler than our 4 stars, but because. we are not very worn out on the rooms and on how many pools and whether there is a golf course, we liked our hotel. the territory is large, closer to the ocean there are 2-3 storey villas (it looks like superior rooms, which are more expensive than the standard), they have animation in the evening and the animators train during the day - noise and din. and they are also building some kind of building right next to these buildings....noise from the construction site. so we miraculously settled in the furthest houses from the ocean. the advantages of these houses are quiet, there are no entertainment around, there is a type of balcony and there is a table and chairs. cons - the situation is simpler and further from the ocean, although this did not bother. minus or plus, I don’t know, but from 5 in the morning a rooster starts yelling (hens and roosters are decorative there), later a peacock yelling like a cat connects to it, and then flamingos blowing)))) it didn’t bother us... funny)) ) a bus runs along the paths and you can get to the beach on it. By the way, the humidity is sooooo high at this time....if it were not for the air conditioner, it would be impossible to sleep.
For food....a lot of everything... everything is delicious... the only queue for entry into restaurants is very large (and restaurants are full of garbage) it is best to eat in the canteen (which is the main restaurant) and near the beach. yes. . . there is still a crepe maker! it's on the side of the restaurants and in front of the bar in the middle of the pool!
on alcohol....they body a lot of cocktails. not all are tasty, because everything is drafted like cola, sprite and it seems that sometimes alcohol is also poured from hoses)))) local whiskey is horror, long island is so-so (we taste much better)... a normal pina colada, and we really liked santa libre (sprite + cola)... it's better to drink rum-based cocktails....rum is not spared anywhere))) and after a daytime animation, a delicious coconut is made near the pool... ))

across the ocean....I was surprised that it was very warm . . for some reason I did not expect this))) in the morning the algae are removed, but in the afternoon it brings them... superya1 white sand does not heat up... almost always cool! take the strongest protection from the sun....on the right there is a market where all sorts of rubbish is sold... to orient the price, I say I bought a hat there for 10 bucks (it cost whoever you call it, but in the region of 20-28 dollars), a shell ring 6 dollars instead of 28, I don’t remember the shark tooth for how much)). bargaining is necessary. The market reminded Egypt . . all sticky..... by the way, it was written on the site that it was not motor sports for free... tiak, because of the catamoran with a sail, we paid $ 6 for instruction and $ 6 for the driver... only 12 dollars....probably there are fins only for free)))
for souvenirs....if you go on excursions, ask to be taken to Columbus Plaza! everything is cheaper there than in the shop tour and than in other stores that we saw. they brought Santa Domingo coffee from there (around $6), imperial rum ($17), spices for $2.5 each, cocoa around $2, the local guide advised us to buy Brugal cheap rum... somewhere else. 4 delicious. I advise you to buy alcohol there, everything is expensive in the dutik! You can buy cigars there too... we bought 5 dollars per piece soaked in cognac, and in the shop tour the usual ones from 7 dollars. But if someone goes to a shop tour, there is Belis-type rum. . . coffee. . . sooooochen I advise. . . it costs 11 dollars, and in a dutik it's 33!!!!
on excursions....all excursions are expensive. we took 3 excursions.
1- catalinita vip-(mangroves, island of catalinita, aldos de chavon, sunken island, island of Saona, starfish and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa highly recommend!!!!!!!!!! ! if there is not enough money, and you need to choose only one excursion, then only this one! to be in the Dominican Republic and not see the stars and the Caribbean is not to be in the Dominican Republic))))
2- about. Samana. the most expensive -260 dollars. on a 15-seat plane there, on a 5-seater back. ))) it includes planes, a boat to the reserve, a cave with lianas, a trip to the ranch, you ride horses to the waterfall on the ranch, you swim there, then back. interesting, but the first one is better. strained the rise on horses... it was raining and the stones were slippery and the horses stumbled... dumb)))
3- fishing. mine went alone (I was lucky) in general... out of 5 fishermen, one felt sick, the rest did not catch anything... it shook a lot, it was hot and there was no fish. then we were told that we had to pay the captain to take us to the fishing place. fishing cost 80 or 90 dollars. I don’t remember already.

they scored on the capital, because Judging by those who were there, nothing special.
everything seems to be....and so... in the hotel there are 20 percent of Russians. Russian lang. the staff is just starting to learn. Russians are mostly couples and newlyweds. so I think you need to go there as a couple or a group of couples))) singles who want to hang out there are not the place... at least it seemed to me... the neighbors 2 Russian young guys seem to be bored. there is a youth... but mostly foreign. . . and here's what's interesting.... how much I like to have a drink, but I never lived up to 12 at night to go to the club)))) cut down)))
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