View from Hilton Hotel in Santo Domingo

Welcome back guys,

Now that you know some of my history let me share some information about traveling to Dominican Republic, you see it’s funny to visit your country as a tourist after living there most of your life but you really get to see it and live it in a completely different way.  Why you might ask?  Well, to begin with you arrive with DOLLARS, Yes Dollars! That’s the first big difference and if you don’t know about currency exchange, well, you might want to find out.  You might think everywhere is different when you have money and I’ll agree with that, but no really it’s a little piece of heaven.  Well at least some areas. 

I’ll give you some recommendations in case you decide to visit.  First of all a ticket to D.R. costs around US$550 not during holidays of course but if you want to get it a bit cheaper try buying it three or four months in advance, March, April, September and October are from my experience the best months when it comes to weather and ticket price, hotels aren't as packed either.

Now if you’re staying with family in the capital but want to go to the pool or beach and do not want to pay a hotel room I’ll tell you about the placed I visited during my last trip.  It was the Hilton Hotel in Santo Domingo, you can pay a day pass and if I remember correctly it was like $30.00 a day to use the pool and just hang out.  They open around 6:00 a.m. and close around 11:00 p.m.  The good thing is if you go during weekdays, you’ll have the pool pretty much to yourself.

Hotel Hilton pool

If you’re interested in a beach near the capital you can visit the famous Boca Chica and if you want to feel more secure just pay a day pass at any of the hotels on the beach, they're pretty cheap and maintain the beach area very clean.

Well good night you wild travelers.  I’ll keep posting more stories and tips very soon!


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