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Rested in Be live hamaca from 01/09/16 to 01/23/16
The overall impression is a four-star holiday : )
Now about everything in more detail:
The flight by Orenburg Airlines on a Boeing 777-200 went wonderfully, at the airport they sold beautiful seats in the aircraft cabin for 4000 rubles. Flight 12 hours, fed twice - I didn’t like the food (there), only water, tea, coffee from drinks. Juices, cola, etc. squeezed, they didn’t give candy before the flight)))

Upon arrival at the airport, an individual transfer was waiting for us (in Moscow they paid $ 220, you could also find it for $ 150 from Moscow, but not through a tour operator). Individual transfer for two (I recommend) - a minibus for 9 seats with air conditioning and a singing driver))) We drove for two and a half hours, stopping at will for a smoke break. Those who were traveling by bus (group transfer) arrived three hours later, because. stopped by other hotels and lost some passenger on the way or something like that. They placed us quickly, in an average, but more or less tidy room in my opinion (30 meters room, combined bathroom, air conditioning, double bed, table, chair, TV set, drip coffee machine, balcony with chair and table). For this pleasure, $ 50 was invested in the hand of the host, as it turned out, this is not too much))). The neighbors on the plane refused to take $ 30 and gave a worse room, it seems without a coffee machine and a door to the toilet. The garden rooms are of course much worse than the beach!! ! We checked in in the evening so we decided to leave the acquaintance with the hotel in the morning. Dinner (in general food) is a normal "Egyptian" four, but somehow more tasty, high quality and comfortable. Immediately about ala carte - the same canteen, but in silence and with personal service. Restaurants on the street - lunch with a lobster (frozen) side dish and wine by the beach $ 230, in a city on the coast $ 110, despite the fact that you choose a live lobster yourself.
Why are we here: the sea is always quiet, not deep (but just right for swimming), the sun is available, hot, bright from 7 am to 6 pm, when there are clouds you can rest))), the beach is white fine sand, quiet war for sun loungers under umbrellas (they occupy from 4 in the morning, then they look for their things left in prestigious places).
The pool in the garden is clean, well maintained, there are always free sunbeds, a bar, a comfortable water temperature. Beach Pool - everything is the same as in the garden, only the water is muddy because of the heaps of those who want to swim (wash off the sand, oils, creams for and from sunburn).
How to spend your money in the Dominican Republic?
Everything is very simple))) at every step a shop is waiting for you, languishing with the desire to rip off a triple price from you (actually two, three prices), so first we go to the Ole supermarket (you can find it on the Google map, walk 5-7 min) we look at the prices, we buy what you need (as a rule, there is everything that a tourist needs), but what we didn’t find, we buy in shops (not only because of the economy, the quality on the street also varies greatly) Souvenirs at the hotel: in shops - expensive and high quality, from hawkers - very expensive and not always of high quality (do not recommend at all).
A separate topic - excursions!
Old town, waterfalls, caves, islands and beaches, cigar and chocolate factory.
The hotel has three options to go on an excursion (I’m talking about the same excursion tour as an example):
1) an excursion from a tour operator - expensive $ 140, the quality is above average, there is an excursion program.
As a rule, a whole bus rides, collecting tourists from different hotels, it takes a lot of time, fun, comfortable, but very large groups (misunderstandings happen - operator

sold the tour, on this his mission is completed, and then you go at the discretion of the guide, who leads the tour in a language other than yours, asks for additional payment for traveling on a horse, motor boat, catamaran, etc. , gallops through places where you would like stop and stop where it is profitable and convenient for him, for example, stores where you will certainly find an exclusive, but remember that the guide gets a good percentage of your purchases, and not to let him earn money is our task (feel free to reduce the price by two, three times, if it doesn’t work, turn around and head to the exit, it’s either cheaper at home or you simply won’t need it). A personal example is a baseball cap with the symbols of the Dominican Republic, it was sold for $45, the high quality of the product was described, etc. , in a store not far from the hotel the cost is $15-20, and with a discount of $7.5 : -).
There are many nuances - I do not know everything.
2) excursion from Pedro - his booth is located on the border of the city beach and the hotel beach, they ask for $ 60-75 for a similar excursion, each approach is individual. Anything can be expected from Pedro, since the obligations to you are blurred due to the difference between your and his understanding of quality rest.
The guide's language is mixed, English - Spanish, the tour program simply does not exist - the guide will tell you everything he knows (as a rule, knowledge is limited, but the desire to communicate and earn is huge : )) Less comfortable buses than the tour operator, but also smaller groups, and collect in hotels these groups are easier. And then the main program and the same "glass beads" exorbitantly)))). I'm not against the fact that they earn, and we spend, it's just that everyone chooses a game for themselves, here I just comment on my observations.

3) trips with Lyudmila and her Husband Mario $ 100 (I chose this option as the most comfortable for myself, I also learned about them from the Internet and just walked up to the beach, I regret not at the beginning of the holiday), finding them is no more difficult than Pedro , as a rule, they are always on the territory of the hotel, they live there in the apartments on the third floor, you can recognize them by the inflatable ring “pink pelican or flamingo” with which they bathe with their daughter. They themselves do not run along the beach and do not advertise themselves. They carry 2-4 people in their own new minivan. Excursions in Russian Spanish and Italian, depending on the tourists. When we met, I learned a lot about prices, restaurants, shops, and opportunities to spend your vacation more comfortably, if you decide to go to the city and they have time, ask Lyudmila to go with you, she bargains well with the locals. Or just ask where is the best place to go. She does not refuse communication - it's free)))), in short, get to know each other, understand everything yourself.
Alcohol in the hotel: the quality is average, but at a normal level, the bar list consists of about 15 cocktails plus separately different ingredients, wine and beer, as well as Mamajuana - a local drink (for an amateur, not very much in the hotel).
Outside the hotel, everyday life of the Dominican Republic awaits you - ugly houses and shops of merchants with the same "beads", a bunch of mopeds and all sorts of pestering, small cafes and an Orange mobile and Internet operator (3Gb mobile Internet for 7 days costs $ 8 (325 pesos ), but you need a passport! )