Hello all. RT here.

For a while, my work took me to the North Coast of the Dominican Republic on a regular basis. I usually had some semblance of a good time, and I got to know my way around pretty well, but when push came to shove, I chose other locations for my mongering (Lima, San Jose, etc.). So when my boss told me that we might once again be doing business in the D.R. (this time in Santo Domingo), I was glad to hear it, but not bowled over.

This trip report covers March 18-24, 2006. I was accompanying some prospective clients and employees for part of the trip, and my days were going to be pretty full, but I knew that I could get some time for fun and games. I had only been in Santo Domingo twice (both for business meetings - no play time), so I really didn't know what to expect. I had done my research, so I had some ideas, plus I'm pretty resourceful, so I felt that my chances were better than average. All in all, it went pretty well, and I look forward to future visits.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2006
The American Airlines flight from Miami was on time and uneventful. The Santo Domingo airport is modern-er and more hassle-free than Puerto Plata, and we emerged fairly rapidly after landing. Our driver met us, and we were at the Hilton on the Malecon in about a half hour.

We checked in, and the six of us went out for a late business dinner.

I was alone by 11:30, and headed along the Malecon towards the Jaragua Hotel and Casino. There are about a half-dozen casinos on the strip, but the Jaragua is famous for having a large selection of working girls milling about the casino. I knew that there were clubs nearby, but I figured I would start with something easy, and explore as much as I could during the week.

When I walked into the large casino, it was easy to scope out the hookers - they were the girls playing the nickel slots and keeping one eye on the crowd and one on the machine. You would have no problem telling who's who. I saw a handful of very attractive girls, and a bunch of your regular, er, hookers. Seeing that there were plenty, I sat down and played blackjack for a while (losing).

At quitting time, it seemed that all of the lookers were either taken or otherwise gone, and I didn't want one of the average-looking girls, so I decided to call it a night and chalk it up to experience. As I was walking through the parking lot, I ran into Wendy.

Wendy is 25 years old, has 4 kids, and a really pretty smile. We went through the usual fake conversation, and we decided that it was too late (after 2) to stop for a drink, so why don't we just go to my hotel room for a while.

We had a great time. She was OK with photos, and a great kisser. Wendy was very self-conscious of her scar from her c-section, but I convinced her that it was as pretty as the rest of her, and she loosened up about it.

The sex was good and we both had a really fun time. I never heard the word, "no". She couldn't sleep over (kids), so she left a little after four with 2,000 pesos ($62.50), plus 200 more for a taxi. We didn't discuss money at all, and I suspect that 1,500 would have been plenty. I got her phone number, in case I wanted to see her again that week.

Photos: Wendy 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006
We spent the day entertaining the clients and after dinner, I hit a few casinos (lose, lose and lose) and was in bed alone by midnight. I was really tired, after being up until 4 the previous night.

MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2006
We worked all day and took the clients to dinner. After dinner, we dropped off one of the clients and took the other one to the Doll House.

The Doll House
George Washington #557
809-689-5301

The Doll House is right on the Malecon, and from the second I walked in, I felt like I was in a Gentleman's Club back in the states. Drinks were costly, and the rule was 'no touch'. No touching on stage. No touching during the lap dances (the girls could touch all they wanted) and, I understand (but doubt) no touching during the $200 champagne room sessions. The girls could not take cash tips. You had to buy chips for 100 pesos (about $3) and could tip with those. The preferred way to tip at the stage was to lay down with a chip in your mouth., The girl gave you way more than your three dollars' worth of entertainment, as long as you kept your hands to yourself.

The girls ranged from very pretty all the way to beautiful, and there wasn't a Dominican amongst the bunch. Also, every one of them was artificially enhanced. Every one of them. The girls were from Venezuela, the Soviet countries, and Colombia. The Doll House is part of an international operation, and the girls work 90 days at a time in the various countries.

We left after an hour or so and I headed back to the Jaragua. I ran into Wendy right away, so we just headed back to my hotel and had a repeat of Saturday night's fun. She stayed until about 7 in the morning. I had a good time again, but I don't usually repeat, so I probably won't see her again this trip.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2006
Worked all day. It sure gets in the way.

After dinner, my boss and I went out alone. My boss isn't quite a professional at this mongering business, but he has some experience. He knows that I hobby extensively when traveling, but has no idea of any message board communities or anything like that. He also has tons of money, so we travel with a driver and a security guard. Things tend to cost more when you live that way, and I don't really need an entourage to watch me pick up hookers, so I looked at this night out as more of a fact-finding expedition than anything else.

Our first stop was somewhere that someone had taken my boss once - Casa Teresa.

Casa Teresa
Ortega & Gaisell #71
esquina Arturo Logueno
809-566-0864

They didn't have a business card, so I had the bartender write down the address and phone number. His handwriting sucks, so I am not exactly sure of the address, but I guess that you could call them and have them tell the driver where they are.

And it might be worth the trip. This place was an actual house (casa), with downstairs devoted to the bar, the bathrooms, and a large room full of pretty- to very pretty girls. They didn't swarm you, but made plenty of eye contact, hoping that you would invite them over to sit with you. My boss fell for this hard body, but while he was staring, another guy grabbed her. So he pined for another half hour, and then we left. I didn't get pricing then, but my boss went back for her the next night, and he said that he paid 3,000 pesos ($93.75) short time. I have to believe that he paid not only the gringo tax, but the rich guy gringo tax - there wasn't a whole lot of demand at this place to command that price. There were more than a few doable girls there, and I will go back one day to see what I can find out, but not this trip.

Our second and final stop was Club Lapsus. It's on the street that runs parallel to the Malecon, one block inland, and right behind the Jaragua Hotel.

Club Lapsus
Avenida Independencia #503
809-687-4866

This is one of your typical Dominican hooker clubs. A large dark room surrounded by booths and tables, a bar to the side, a dance floor, and a bunch of really annoying guys in suits all pointing to seats in their section so they can bring you drinks. Amazingly, the music wasn't ear-splitting. The four of us walk in (me, my boss, the driver, and the security guard) and we get a table. The mesero takes our order, and we are immediately swarmed by all of the available chicas in the club (about 20 of 'em when we got there. They stood and swayed in a semicircle about 5-10 feet from us, trying to look attractive. I told the waiter that we weren't interested right then, and he shooed them away.

Sadly, these girls weren't the most beautiful, especially after spending time in the previous casa. The girls were slightly heavier and just didn't do it for me at all. Also, the club was very dark and you couldn't really get a good look at any of them, if you found a finalist. Unlike many other places, the girls were also a little more aggressive. I had to resort to (after politely saying no three times) asking, "Do you understand Spanish?" When she said yes, I then asked, "Well then, do you understand NO?". I didn't like being that direct and rude, but I tried my hardest before that.

There were no shows during the 45 minutes we spent there. I didn't ask what the take out price was, but I can't imagine that it is more than 2,000 pesos. They do not have on-site rooms.

We hit a couple of local casinos where I lost and then lost, and after that, back to the hotel to sleep.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006
Worked again, and then dinner with one of our vendors. Of all things, sushi, and it was good.

I started my post-dinner evening at the Jaragua, where I finally met up with a guy I know from one of these boards, ColdBeer. Cold and I have been exchanging emails and PMs for years (we both travel a lot and wanted to compare notes), but we have never been able to get our schedules to mesh. He has been in Santo Domingo many times, so I spent a lot of the hour picking his brain. I told him about Lapsus and he agreed, but said that it is always worth stopping in - he has gotten real beauties on rare occasions there. The place that he really talked up was Remington Palace. It is right by my hotel, so I decided to give it a try.

Remington Palace
Avenida Independencia #624
809-688-4656

Even though the street numbers are close to one another, this club is really NOT walking distance from Lapsus (certainly not at night). And inside, it was a whole 'nother world as well.

The club is lighter, the girls are prettier, and the hustle is lower (although still there). You still get swarmed when you walk in, but I took a seat at the bar and talked to the bartender. Most of them got the hint, and a few stayed within eyeball range. All in all, I got a much friendlier feel from the place.

One of the eyeball distance girls was Esmerelda. She's 25 years old and was dressed really nicely (slutty, yet elegant), and had a pretty enough smile. I called her over and bought her a beer, and it turned out that she was anxious to leave with me and go to my hotel! Go figure! I paid for the drinks and the salida (2,000 pesos - total price for her and the house), and she went to change into her street clothes.

Photos: Esmerelda 09 10 11

The hotel was only a two-minute cab ride away. We got up to the room, and I found out that I was probably more attracted to her outfit than to her, but she had a good attitude and delivered all the goods in bed. She stayed for about an hour and a half, making sure that I was happy before she got up to shower, get dressed and leave. I walked her downstairs to get her ID back from the front desk and gave her 200 pesos before putting her in a taxi to take her home. Not my greatest night, but not a bad one, either, and I finally got to meet an old friend in person.

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2006
For the fifth consecutive day, I worked. This is really getting to be a nasty habit - I need to do something about it.

My boss and I had planned to ditch our escorts for the evening, and hit a few places, but it turned that he was all tuckered out, and he asked if I minded going out without him. We had made friends with the bartender at the hotel, and he agreed to show us around town on his night off (tonight). I told him that I could probably manage with just the bartender, so we decided to meet at the Jaragua at 9 pm. That gave me time to hit a few more casinos and lose, lose, and lose again. If only the game was called '22', I would be a millionaire. I usually do fairly well at blackjack, but not this trip.

Our first stop was a place called the 'Penthouse'. I have absolutely no idea where we were, and they didn't have a business card. This joint was on the top floor of a four-story building, as well as the entire roof. The roof was filled with tables, a bar, and a barbeque. It was pretty big, and there were probably only a half-dozen customers, other than the two of us. Once we got settled, the girls came over one at a time, introduced themselves, and walked away. There were probably 20 girls working, and many of them were very attractive. The prices were 2,000 pesos on-site, and 3,000 to take them home with you. If it wasn't our first stop on the tour, there were a couple of girls I would have been happy to take with me, but I will figure out where it is on a return trip, and go back.

Our next stop was a brand new place called 'The Girls House'. It seems like it just opened yesterday (they were still putting mirrors on the walls of the dance floor area). It turns out that it is on the site of a former casa, 'Cisne', but it is now operating as a night club, rather than a massage parlor.

The Girls House
Calle Pasteur #21
Between Independencia and George Washington

This place is a half block off of the Malecon. Calle Pasteur is on the left side of the Hotel Intercontinental. Walk down the right side of the street and look for the sign or the number. There are guys in front. This is perfectly safe and easy to walk from most of the Malecon hotels and casinos.

It might have been a regular house at one time, but they gutted the first floor and put in a lot of seating. The bar is on the far left hand side. The were a gaggle of girls in all shapes and sizes, ranging from not so beautiful to pretty. These girls weren't the skinniest I have seen, but with a couple of exceptions, they weren't fat either. We didn't get mobbed, but the ones that we were close to made their presence known. I don't think that I got pricing information, but for some reason, the number 2,500 for take out keeps running through my head. We left after one drink.

About a ten-minute drive away was Casa Azul. It was also only a couple of blocks from Casa Teresa. We decided to head over there. I was pretty sure that I could get someone from Casa Teresa, so we made Casa Azul our first stop. Casa Teresa will have to wait until next time.

Casa Azul
Paraguay #230
809-567-7303

You pull up to a closed driveway entrance. The gate opens, you pull in, and the gate closes. Sometimes, it seems like there is overkill on the security in the Dominican Republic, but these people live there, so they probably know better than me.

When entering the house there are a few rooms with couches and tables. There were customers sitting here and there with girls. We made our way to the back and sat at the bar. Again, we weren't circled, but the available girls all made it a point to let us know that they were there.

Many of the girls were pretty; none of them were horrible. I knew that I could find someone from here. Then I saw Rosaura. She was young, thin, had a great rack, a pretty smile, and just about one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen in all my travels (top three all-time in beauty). All of my friends have been blown away with her pictures, and I don't think the pictures do her justice.

Rosaura comes over. We get to talking, and she tells me that she's 19 and doesn't have any kids. When I offer to buy her a beer, she tells me that she doesn't drink either, but could I buy her a Red Bull? I'm in love. The three of us spend the next half hour talking, while she constantly keeps a steady grind going while she's standing against me on the barstool.

I pay the bar tab and the 2,500 peso fee for Rosaura, while she goes to change her clothes. When she comes out, she looks even better than before.

We wind up going to a cabana, rather than the hotel. Cabanas are short-time love hotels found throughout the country, and, as a rule, they are way nicer than most hotel rooms. Also, they afford total privacy - you pull your car into a garage, shut the door, and you deal with the hotel staff through a blind window in the side of the room. I wind up giving the bartender $50 for 'gas', and he told me to have a good time, and drove off into the night.

This cabana was really nice. It had a big bed, a Jacuzzi, a 60" television with TV, movies, music videos, and a choice of a lot of different music. These places also have an extensive food menu. You call up, and tell them what you want, and it magically appears 10 minutes later. And they take credit cards. Rosaura calls up, orders a shrimp dish for each of us (chicas LOVE shrimp), two orders of fries, a juice for her and a soda for me. Once all that is out of the way, we crank up the music, and I ask her if she would mind if I took some pictures. Of course I can, she said. It turns out that not only is Rosaura beautiful, but she's a natural model and had a great attitude the entire night. I get the camera out and shoot away.

Photos: Rosaura 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

I shot some video with my camera, too. It's real grainy, but the way she moves when she dances brings so much life that just doesn't show in the pictures.

Video: Rosaura Dancing WMV

By the way, the food showed up, and it was delicious. The total price for the room, the food and the drinks was 1,800 pesos ($56.25). A little costly, considering that I had a hotel room, but she liked it, and I would have done anything to keep this angel happy.

Incredibly, along with the beauty and the great attitude, the sex was pretty good, too. She didn't say no to anything I suggested (I don't ask for much that's unusual), and she took as well as she gave. We both had a great time, and I got absolutely none of the 'when are you coming back so I can monopolize all of your time and take all of your money' that some of the girls push. Rosaura was pretty comfortable with her place on the totem pole, and knew that she didn't have to promote work. With her looks, attitude, and performance, she won't go hurting for customers.

She gave me her phone number and made me promise that I would burn a CD for her and bring it with me when I came back. Like I need an excuse to see her again - hah!

We called a taxi, and the cab dropped me off before taking her wherever it was she wanted to go. I gave her a 1,000 peso tip, and she gave me a big kiss good-bye, and reminded me again to bring the pictures for her.

This was my costliest date (2,500 + 1,800 + 1,000 + 600 taxi = 5,900 pesos - $184.38. It was absolutely worth every penny. I would do it again in a second. I got to sleep at around 3 or 4 am.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006
I sort of woke up by 10 am. I was able to shower and get dressed to meet my boss in time to check out of the hotel. We got to the airport in time, and through check-in and immigration with no problems.

Despite work getting in the way, this was a great trip. My previous experiences with the Dominican Republic (the north coast) were good, but paled compared to some of the other places I have visited. Santo Domingo is another story altogether. The infrastructure is excellent (the electric stays on), there are plenty of restaurants and casinos, and I don't feel like I am looked at like a walking dollar sign. Oh, and there are plenty of beautiful chicas to enjoy, too.

It's an expensive country (food, taxis, hotels), but I would return again, even if I couldn't get work to send me. I just would look for a hotel that wouldn't break my budget. It looks like I will be spending a lot of time there for work, so I look forward to further exploring. And another session with Rosaura.

WOW!! Both Wendy and Rosaura are great looking girls, and it sounds like you got real good service from them.

Way to go man!

RG.

I agree that Rosaura is a strong 8-9 but I CANNOT picture myself paying $185.00usd for a DR hoe.. i just couldnt get myself to do that for any DR hoe, considering i easliy get 7's or 8s' for todo TLN in the north coast for 1000 to 1500.. If i paid around $200 usd for a ST with a girl from the DR I would have felt cheated or felt like i was back at home or something.. But i agree those girls are hot and I seemingly notice that more and more of the "Hotter" girls come from S.D. or STI.. anybody else agree?

RT here. If I wasn't clear, I didn't pay Rosaura $185.

RD$2,400 (US$75) of that was Taxis, food/drinks and cabana charges. That cost would have been the same, regardless of chica pricing. And I feel that US$100 for Rosaura (including tip), considering looks, attitude and performance, was well within tolerance.

Check my other reports -- I am not one to throw around money.

RT

(Message edited by rtgooch on March 31, 2006)

I know, I know,, RT your like Edward Lewis from "Pretty Woman" i mean you know your gonna get laid, then why go through all the hoopla? Just kidding different strokes for different folks, I know you meant $185 for everything! still too much! I admit ive "wifetit" with a few 8's 9's in my life. lol

RT,
Nice informative report and that Rosaura is a babe. One of my ATF's is from Santa Domingo. She lives in Panama now. Santa Domingo has some real beauties. My favorite spot is Medellin though, hard to beat a Paisa for looks and attitude in MDE. Funny thing when they cross the colombian border they must check the sweet attitude at the crossing. Most are hardcore anywhere else you find them.
Sparky

Excellent report, RT, I appreciate the detail. Nice girls, too. Brings back some memories of my brief trip there. Apparently the peso has strengthened against the dollar quite a bit (I was just lucky to hit it at a high point)--and their power generation has improved. When I was there, the electricity kept going off, and most establishments had generators--maybe the guy who was just taking office has had some real effect (for a change).

rt-

nice report.

cb

As always, great report! The detail you provide us on locations, pricing, and general policies of places is what really helps when visiting a new location. You're a true pioneer. Keep up the good work!

Great report, thanks for the excellent insight and fotos.

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the comments.

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Excellent report, RT, I appreciate the detail. Nice girls, too. Brings back some memories of my brief trip there. Apparently the peso has strengthened against the dollar quite a bit (I was just lucky to hit it at a high point)

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Would you choose Dominican Republic over Panama for mongering on a budget?

Great report RT,...Thanks for the SD update. It sounds like you had a good time. I am planning on going to SD mid April so the intel was very much appreciated. I am hoping that the Spa Monalisa it still in business however if it's not the Remington Palace may fit the bill.

Great Report, RT. It was great finally hooking up at the Jaragua as well.

Glad to see Cisne is back up and running even if as a "night club". In its previous life, it was one hot full service MP at that location. There was once another one right next door. I wonder if it will reopen as a "club"? Great locations - as you said, walking distance from the Jaragua.

Will see you again in SDQ, hombre ...

CB

RT....Great report. Next time your headed down let me know. I haven't been to DR is some time.

Walnuts

Great info and vid Gooch, gotta go there sometime