cabarete

samara131 · #1 08-27-2004, 01:42 AM

hello all,
i've been reading the posts on here and they have been very informative, thank you. now i was wondering if you could anawer some questions for me. i am heading to the cabarete, DR for the first time 9/18-9/25 and im very excited. i will be going with my girlfriend. i am also a girl. i was wondering how gays are accepted in the area? we are both relatively young and cute. out in public we keep the pda to a minimum, especially in foreign countries, but sometimes it happens you know. will this be a big problem and something we should watch?
also, i wanted to know if anybody had hotel advice. we want to be somewhere close to the beach and bars. i hear you can get a decent place for about $35. i was looking at casa blanca, caribe surf, pequeno refugio, or kaoba hotel. has anyone stayed here or heard anything about them??? do you prefer one over the other???
we arent kite boarders. just love to spend the day in the water with some waves and maybe a boogie board (rented). any advice on what part of the beach to aim for???
thanks for all your help!!!
sam

Rocky · #2 08-27-2004, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by samara131

hello all,
i've been reading the posts on here and they have been very informative, thank you. now i was wondering if you could anawer some questions for me. i am heading to the cabarete, DR for the first time 9/18-9/25 and im very excited. i will be going with my girlfriend. i am also a girl. i was wondering how gays are accepted in the area? we are both relatively young and cute. out in public we keep the pda to a minimum, especially in foreign countries, but sometimes it happens you know. will this be a big problem and something we should watch?
also, i wanted to know if anybody had hotel advice. we want to be somewhere close to the beach and bars. i hear you can get a decent place for about $35. i was looking at casa blanca, caribe surf, pequeno refugio, or kaoba hotel. has anyone stayed here or heard anything about them??? do you prefer one over the other???
we arent kite boarders. just love to spend the day in the water with some waves and maybe a boogie board (rented). any advice on what part of the beach to aim for???
thanks for all your help!!!
sam

Cabarete certainly sounds like a great choice for the two of you.
You might as well just come down, make your way over to Cabarete, give the cab an extra 10 bucks to drive you around to various hotels and choose the one that's ideal for you.
Most of the time you can make a better deal in person and this way, you'll be sure you have found exactly what you want, rather than relying on websites and advertisements on the internet.
PS: What the heck is pda?

DominicanHeart · #3 08-27-2004, 09:11 AM

Public Display of Affection

Christine

jerryme · #4 08-27-2004, 10:29 AM

We like to watch (and videotape)

MrMike · #5 08-27-2004, 11:05 AM

The biggest problem you will have is local guys not "getting" it and coming on to you constantly. There are usually a lot of gay people in Cabarete on weekends, but the women are pretty hard to spot in contrast to the flamboyant males acting out. (latin gay culture is still pretty immature) I think Dominicans that live near the beach are getting used to the fact that most young European and North American women are at least bi-curious when partying, so there aren't too many eyebrows raised - although if a Dominican woman were to behave openly gay in public it would be a huge scandal.

Escott · #6 08-27-2004, 11:10 AM

I found out recently when someone I know had her brother who happened to be gay came to Sosua that there was a Gay bar in Charimicos. I am surprised Rocky hadn't mentioned that before.

I don't think there will be much more of a problem than what MrMike pointed out.

Scott

AZB · #7 08-27-2004, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Escott

I found out recently when someone I know had her brother who happened to be gay came to Sosua that there was a Gay bar in Charimicos. I am surprised Rocky hadn't mentioned that before.

I don't think there will be much more of a problem than what MrMike pointed out.

Scott

Yeah yeah yeah, we have heard all that before "the brother of a friend of mine etc etc etc...". why not tell us about your exciting experience at your newly discovered gay bar? Come on scott, we are all friends here.
AZB

Rocky · #8 08-27-2004, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Escott

I found out recently when someone I know had her brother who happened to be gay came to Sosua that there was a Gay bar in Charimicos. I am surprised Rocky hadn't mentioned that before.

I don't think there will be much more of a problem than what MrMike pointed out.

Scott

I thought I might focus on the matter at hand, answering the questions asked, and fighting off the temptation of making remarks about seeing 2 women together.
So.... where's the gay bar?
How come you never told me about it?
Keeping it all for yourself?

gatoazul · #9 08-27-2004, 09:21 PM

About the hotels you mentioned, I think all them are pretty good. I have stayed on Casa Blanca. A close friend always stayed at Mi Pequeno Refugio. Of these two, Mi Pequeno Refugio is closer to the bars, what is great on the nights and even greater when you are coming back to your room drunk. CasaBlanca has delicious breakfasts.

About the public demonstrations of affection I suggest you to watch out how is it going the very first day. If you feel that there's no problem and the tolerance is enough to be comfortable, be yourselves. If you think that a little discretion will make it easier, then go with a little discretion.

The only one advise I can give you: try to hear the song "mujer contra mujer" from the spanish Ana Torroja (former singer of the spanish group Mecano). A very beautiful song, and a voice you'll never forget.

DominicanScotty · #10 08-27-2004, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samara131

hello all,
i've been reading the posts on here and they have been very informative, thank you. now i was wondering if you could anawer some questions for me. i am heading to the cabarete, DR for the first time 9/18-9/25 and im very excited. i will be going with my girlfriend. i am also a girl. i was wondering how gays are accepted in the area? we are both relatively young and cute. out in public we keep the pda to a minimum, especially in foreign countries, but sometimes it happens you know. will this be a big problem and something we should watch?
also, i wanted to know if anybody had hotel advice. we want to be somewhere close to the beach and bars. i hear you can get a decent place for about $35. i was looking at casa blanca, caribe surf, pequeno refugio, or kaoba hotel. has anyone stayed here or heard anything about them??? do you prefer one over the other???
we arent kite boarders. just love to spend the day in the water with some waves and maybe a boogie board (rented). any advice on what part of the beach to aim for???
thanks for all your help!!!
sam

Hi there,

Although I am "straight" I do know a gay hotel called Club Escape. It is just outside of Sosua. If you are flying into Puerto Plata you will pass through Sosua and just after the Sosua Car wash and before the Coastal Gas station (if you see this gas station you went too far) you will see a small sign on the left hand side called Club Escape. It is exclusively for the gay and swinging community. The man's name is Arthur.