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neilbond007

"you're only as old as the woman you feel" i believe the saying goes...

so i'm off down legs 11 in brum tonight

Dhiammara

Another lurker 'delurking' here; heading off to the Dominican Republic (Cayo Levantado) at the end of May. US $ seem to be preferred so hoping for an improvement in rates, although we're on an AI basis and won't need a huge amount (say around $1000 to cover tipping/incidentals/souvenirs).

neilbond007

Dhiammara wrote: »

Another lurker 'delurking' here; heading off to the Dominican Republic (Cayo Levantado) at the end of May. US $ seem to be preferred so hoping for an improvement in rates, although we're on an AI basis and won't need a huge amount (say around $1000 to cover tipping/incidentals/souvenirs).

i went there last year!
i presume you're going to -
http://www.bahiaprincipeusa.com/bp/usa/caribbean-hotels/dominican-republic/samana/cayo/levantado/gran-hotel-cayo-levantado/hotel-information.html

that's where i went to. if it is.. i can give you the low down.. if you want it of course...

inspector_monkfish

neilbond007 wrote: »

i went there last year!
i presume you're going to -
http://www.bahiaprincipeusa.com/bp/usa/caribbean-hotels/dominican-republic/samana/cayo/levantado/gran-hotel-cayo-levantado/hotel-information.html

that's where i went to. if it is.. i can give you the low down.. if you want it of course...

wow looks nice
went to DR for honeymoon many many years ago now, then once more a few years after, pre-kids
was very nice, but wouldn't want to have strayed to far out of the AI complex too often, if you know what i mean...

neilbond007

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

wow looks nice
went to DR for honeymoon many many years ago now, then once more a few years after, pre-kids
was very nice, but wouldn't want to have strayed to far out of the AI complex too often, if you know what i mean...

well you're a bit screwed if you want to walk too far from the complex at CL
superb place. maldives location at DR prices

inspector_monkfish

neilbond007 wrote: »

well you're a bit screwed if you want to walk too far from the complex at CL
superb place. maldives location at DR prices

yeah, i see what you mean, but we stayed somewhere in Puerto Plata

Dhiammara

neilbond007 wrote: »

i went there last year!
i presume you're going to -
http://www.bahiaprincipeusa.com/bp/usa/caribbean-hotels/dominican-republic/samana/cayo/levantado/gran-hotel-cayo-levantado/hotel-information.html

that's where i went to. if it is.. i can give you the low down.. if you want it of course...

That's exactly where we're going (to celebrate getting engaged). Can't wait!
Fell in love with the photos we saw online, and the reviews on tripadvisor. Any tips for us neilbond007? Such as room locations to request in advance?

inspector_monkfish

sshh.. 1.4020

neilbond007

Dhiammara wrote: »

That's exactly where we're going (to celebrate getting engaged). Can't wait!
Fell in love with the photos we saw online, and the reviews on tripadvisor. Any tips for us neilbond007? Such as room locations to request in advance?

you've probably seem my review!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g147294-d150844-r18298872-Gran_Bahia_Principe_Cayo_Levantado-Samana_Peninsula_Dominican_Republic.html

request a villa room - not a room in the main building.
they may be a little walk for breakfast / dinner etc (but they have golf buggies that will ferry you about if you call reception) but are much quieter and bigger.
they are in blocks of 8. we had the ground floor at the end.

moneywise we probably spent $200 tops.
tipped $5 - $10 in the gourmet restaurants and a couple of $ each night in the buffet (the wine men come more often when they know you tip )

they have local craft people a couple of times a week. the misses bought some stuff from there i think....

i could go on for hours about it.. but will probably bore you!

jonathanrichardson69

neilbond007 wrote: »

well you're a bit screwed if you want to walk too far from the complex at CL
superb place. maldives location at DR prices

i went to maldives last january, it was amazing.