hotel romanoff in sosua

NyPrince · #1 01-17-2005, 10:01 AM

Just returned home from my trip to sosua. I found a hotel online called romanoff hotel. I didnt really know much about the hotel , but I made reservation for 6 days, since i couldn't find another hotel. This hotel has got to be the worst hotel in Sosua. They dont have curtains on their windows, I couldn't even get a good night sleep ,i was getting a tan sleeping in the bed in the morning..there is no water pressure, i didnt even have a good shower all the time i was there. On top of that the bed was so hard I was having back pain, not to mention there are many dominicans that live in the hotel with there families, so i have to deal with the noise early in the morning , kids crying , people spanking their kids. I kept looking for another hotel to stay, but the hotels in sosua were full , because of the high tourist season. after the 4th day I finally found a hotel called villa chessa, a very clean , quite hotel, So i went back to romanoff to check out at 10:00am in the morning. I had 2 more days remaining , and they told me they would only refund me 1 day. When i complained about the hotel , they ask me what the hell do i expect for $35.00 per night, they told me i didn"t have to stay at their hotel. This hotel is the worse hotel in sosua. I will never even wake by this hotel again, and i wouldn't even recommend this hotel to anyone ..

DominicanScotty · #2 01-17-2005, 01:43 PM

I know NY Prince and I was with him during this time. I really felt for him because there wasn't any vacancies in Sosua during the week of his stay. His claim regarding the Romanoff Hotel are true. If I knew that he pre-selected this place I would have warned him about it. This hotel is no different then many hotels in and around Sosua that have seen better days a long, long time ago. These run down, mis-managed hotels (I even hate to call them hotels) were the places to go to before the AIs moved into the area. Now to be able to survive they have allowed residents (mostly Dominicans) to move in and if you stay there you will experience a domestic enviroment.

Anyone wishing to travel to the Dominican Republic or any other Caribbean destination should make reservations well in advance. Use www.hispaniola.com or www.DR1.com for hotel info.

NYprince will never do this again as he should have known better.

Scottie

Jimmydr · #3 01-17-2005, 02:40 PM

Thanks, it looked like an okay okay when I stopped by. I will avoid it.

AndySpb · #4 01-17-2005, 02:49 PM

Thanks for info! Will avoid that place

Jimmydr · #5 01-17-2005, 02:51 PM

Problem is more of us coming to town and Hotels are filling up faster.

sweetdbt · #6 01-17-2005, 03:18 PM

Safe bet the locals living there aren't paying $35 a night. Maybe not for a week. The least they could do is put curtains on the windows of the rooms they are renting nightly. $35 doesn't sound like much, but in this case it was highway robbery.

Jimmydr · #7 01-17-2005, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetdbt

Safe bet the locals living there aren't paying $35 a night. Maybe not for a week. The least they could do is put curtains on the windows of the rooms they are renting nightly. $35 doesn't sound like much, but in this case it was highway robbery.

It was $15 a night in the summer??

sweetdbt · #8 01-17-2005, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimmydr

It was $15 a night in the summer??

No doubt it was, and it sounds like it may not be worth that, but the OP said he paid 35. Law of supply and demand.

Nelly · #9 01-17-2005, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetdbt

No doubt it was, and it sounds like it may not be worth that, but the OP said he paid 35. Law of supply and demand.

I've never had a problem there, and would continue to recommend it to budget travellers. I think we paid $25 us for the top level room overlooking the pool with a kitchen. Another time, 600 pesos for a bed and bathroom. I'm not one to fuss over hot water, curtains or bed softness. I liked the location, nice grounds, laid back atmosphere, and great people. To each their own I guess. Why is it so busy in Sosua right now?

Jimmydr · #10 01-17-2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nelly

Why is it so busy in Sosua right now?

Its catching on with us Americans these days. Its as low as $245 RT from NY.
I know at least 25 people that spend 30 days a year in Sosua these days.