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06-24-2002, 05:05 PM
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Originally posted by Ken
Sea Horse Ranch is not walled like a prison and the people who live there are not recluses. Someone staying/living there is able to participate in all the activities of Sosua and Cabarete that they wish to. Everyone needs a place to stay. If they can afford it, Sea Horse Ranch is as good as any other.
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I agree Ken, Sea Horse is beautiful and definitely upscale. Bill Kirkman who was and possibly still is the honorary American Consul in the area is the developer. Some homes are fairly modest however most are quite palatial. Financing by the developer for those wanting to buy is not an option. Heck why not, if someone has that kind of money they shouldn't be criticized for buying there. As far as gated goes, Casa Marina and most other hotels or resorts have armed guards and gates.
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06-24-2002, 06:56 PM
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Originally posted by Jim Hinsch
The reason you can't get much info on the place is that there is a wide range of different homes in different price ranges. Be assured, most go from the top end on up. It is an upper-crust neighborhood of private homes. Many live there permanently, and many of the private homes are available for rent.
I've always said the same thing about AI's. Nobody is imprisoned and you have everything available that non-AI's offer, plus the convenience of "everything" right there should you want it. You can mingle, or not. AI's don't eliminate options. They add them.
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I agree with you Jim, and in actual fact Sea Horse should not even be compared to an AI. At Sea Horse guests and owners still use theservices of maids, gardners, cooks and other staff so they are still helping the local economy. I'd venture to say that most people at Sea Horse leave Sea Horse on a daily basis and still use the beach at Cabarete or Sosua.
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06-24-2002, 08:55 PM
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Know a well-to-do Dominican family that rents a vacation home there every year for their family reunion and love it. They have a listing in the DR1 Directory. See it at http://dr1.com/directories/rental/seahorse.shtml
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06-25-2002, 10:00 AM
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Originally posted by El Jefe
Appparently it has everything one might need except for Dominicans and Dominican culture...rent a condo from Eddy in Sosua and see the country not the country club.
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You know El JJefe, I am not a believer in AIs however so many people most likely wouldn't even visit the DR if it wan't for their existence.
Richard
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sosuadominicanrepublic/
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06-25-2002, 02:53 PM
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Originally posted by richard
I agree with you Jim, and in actual fact Sea Horse should not even be compared to an AI. At Sea Horse guests and owners still use theservices of maids, gardners, cooks and other staff so they are still helping the local economy. I'd venture to say that most people at Sea Horse leave Sea Horse on a daily basis and still use the beach at Cabarete or Sosua.
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I guess all the AI's use expats to cook and clean and other staff?
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06-25-2002, 03:26 PM
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AI's are the only way most people can find a really nice place to stay. The small non-AI luxury hotels don't do a whole lot of advertising. They don't need to. They are small and fill up quickly.
I know my first stay in the DR was in an AI, and it had nothing to do with AI. I just wanted to stay at the nicest hotel in town. I did get out of the complex. We arrived at 1am and I was in town by 2am. The hotel bars were, as they told me, "finished" and we wanted some drinks.
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06-28-2002, 05:17 PM
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all inclusive staff not Dominican?
I missed something in that "Sea Horse guests and owners use maids and staff that are local." I wasn't aware that all inclusives import housekeeping labor from some other country.
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06-28-2002, 05:55 PM
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You didn't miss anything, arturo. Their housekeeping, etc., staf is local. AI's can't afford to use any but local help.
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06-29-2002, 04:27 PM
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Re: sea horse ranch
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Originally posted by nhart
Sea Horse Ranch
Can anybody assist me on this subject?....I looked at it via webpages etc....but cannot find a human reference other than the company line the reps give me.(i've been to DR once....15 years ago...nice...but in a resort hotel!).
I'm thinking of staying at a private spot...this is a gated/ private "ranch" with villas to rent..comes with tennis, horses, the beach. Any insight would be appreciated regarding the quality of facilities, the food, the service, the beaches, etc... and naturally in relation to the price.
Gracias~!
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I sent you a pm with some info you hadasked me about in your private message about sea horse but it appears you haven't picked it up. You can email me directly scoutie@rogers.com
Richard
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