7DaysinParadise
Travel => Dominican Republic => Topic started by: flopnfly on August 16, 2005, 11:23:00 AM
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hey there everybody.
having a great time, but only one computer in the whole place and expensive so i won't stay on.
The place is great, weather is great and john is out diving.
lot's to do here. have fun while i'm gone.
heather
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Glad to here your having a good time...now go back and enjoy the BEACH :D
Bulldog :s:
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Glad you arrived safely and that everything is fine.
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Glad to hear all is well...
ENJOY :)
gadgetgirl
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Sure... John is out diving, while I'm stuck in the Gulag!
Glad to hear you are having a great time!
:ham:
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Glad to hear you're having a great time guys!
Heather, you sly dog, you just knew that Johnny's diving comment would get Gambitt's goat didn't you ;)
We miss ya, but glad to hear everything's going well
:1:
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Oooohhhhh..... I'm so jealous. Have a great time guys and have a cold one for me.
See you when you get back.
Steve
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Me again,
I came into town and found this internet site, great speed and a lot easier to use. Cheaper too.
Our room is beachfront, right in front of the watersports hut, which pleases John. Not so far to carry his dive gear. The room is ok, but the bathroom needs to be condemned. They are renovating the rooms one by one. We weren't lucky enough to get one of the renovated ones. The girls are on the floor above us, and I have hardly seen them all week. They are having a blast. They met some English kids and have been doing the disco and stuff at night.
John has been diving all week, he is taking his advanced diver course, so I have hardly seen him either.
I spend most of my days alternating between the beach and pools and the jacuzzi's. I usually meet up with some people and just start talking. I never seem to have a problem talking. :D
The food here is great, we ate at the Mexican last night and tonight it is the Italian.
Ok, I'm off to do some shopping in town, and I might run into John or the girls later, if not I think I'll go sailing.
Debmich, this is a great little resort, now I see why you love it. It's only a 3 star but I think that is because the rooms are run down, the rest of the resort is great, and has much more than a lot of the 5 stars we have been to. The kids love it, so that has to say something. This is probably the cheapest resort we have been to and they say it is their favorite. Go figure??
Have fun everyone.
..Heaher
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Well it sounds like all of you are having a great time..hope the rest of your time there is just as good...take lots of photos.. :D
Bulldog :s:
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Hi Heather,
Lovely to hear from you again, but get off the internet and onto the beach.
You've plenty of time to surf the net when you get home. Go visit Cabarete and surf the waves on a boogie board instead.
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Bellagio,
no need to go into Cabarete to surf the waves we've got them right here on the beach. What a riot!!
I'm in town right now, and thought I would stop in and say hello. I'm on my way back to the resort shortly.
..H
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Ooooh the pain of hearing how much fun you're having! Can't wait to hear all about it and see your tan when you get home....Bellagio's right...get off the idiot box and onto the beach! :D
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I think she is having forum withdraws...the BEACH will help give it a chance.. ;)
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Heather, glad you're having a great time.
Bulldog's been working triple shifts. With all the overtime pay, HE'LL be able to go to the DR. :s:
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Is this a paying gig? :eek:
:rof:
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In passing I thought you might like to know that Heather has found the time to post on avidmerrion's site this afternoon also.
www.cubafriends.co.uk (http://www.cubafriends.co.uk)
I think that was a lovely gesture on her part and I thought you all might like to know.
This is what she posted:
Hiya everyone
Well, we got here in one piece. The Harmony flight was crap but it got us here.
The resort is great, it's only a 3 star and we got it for next to nothing. The rooms need to be updated and they are doing them slowly. The rest of the resort is fantastic. 3 large pools, 2 childrens pools, 3 20 person jacuzzi's right on the beach!! You can't walk 10 feet without running into a bar or restaurant. The food is great, lots of choice and nobody is sick.
The beach is pretty wild, big waves some days and calm the next.
Have fun, I'm going back to the beach.
Heather
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Thanks Bellagio...it's nice to know people spread there posting around :)
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dear flopnfly [aka heather ]
i had seen your post on the casa marina [beach?], and have a few questions. [you did not post a report}
it was suggested to us and my wife wants to go somewhere less expensive this year.
did you stay at the beach or reef?
how was the beach, i was spoiled in cayo largo so i hope that it is not too crowded]
how is it to get from the reef to the beach, do you have to climb down a long ways?
how did john like the diving? how much was it, how much was the advanced [we are both open water certified , is it worth while to upgrade? do we need photos for cards?
was there anything that you did not like about this resort,
should i book it? would you go again tomorrow?
thanks
david
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Hi David,
We were on the beach side, but there really is no division between the two resorts. It's jut one big rambling resort.
We had a great time, the food was good, the two beaches were great, and the many bars were good.
However, I will not go back for one reason only. And this is the reason I haven't posted my review yet, I'm hesitant to say but I can't honestly recommend this resort to anyone.
Don't get me wrong the resort itself was great, but there were bugs in the rooms.
I can't comment on the diving part, I'll leave that up to John. You should post the question in the diving section and John or Gambitt will be able to help you with the advanced info.