Nicki's Beach Club - Closed 11/09/2011

Nikki Beach closed it's doors for good last Saturday night.:icontd::icontd::icontd:

Lasted just over a year.:icontd::icontd::icontd:

Lack of business and a strategy disagreement between the gringo and local partner.

They have thrown some real good events in the past year, their recent Halloween party was off the charts, and they will be missed as they certainly drew the SD and Santiago in-crowd to Cabarete.

Second place, in recent weeks, that has closed in Cabarete after WOW bar.

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Originally Posted by WickedWillie

Nikki Beach closed it's doors for good last Saturday night.:icontd::icontd::icontd:

Lasted just over a year.:icontd::icontd::icontd:

Lack of business and a strategy disagreement between the gringo and local partner.

They have thrown some real good events in the past year, their recent Halloween party was off the charts, and they will be missed as they certainly drew the SD and Santiago in-crowd to Cabarete.

Second place, in recent weeks, that has closed in Cabarete after WOW bar.

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People love throwing away money.

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Originally Posted by b319

Shit like this works in St. Barts, South Beach, etc. Don't know why they thought the business model would work in the DR :confused: But hey...time will tell.

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Time has told.:biggrin:

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Originally Posted by WickedWillie

Nikki Beach closed it's doors for good last Saturday night.:icontd::icontd::icontd:

Lasted just over a year.:icontd::icontd::icontd:

Lack of business and a strategy disagreement between the gringo and local partner.

They have thrown some real good events in the past year, their recent Halloween party was off the charts, and they will be missed as they certainly drew the SD and Santiago in-crowd to Cabarete.

Second place, in recent weeks, that has closed in Cabarete after WOW bar.

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Quick show of hands - Who's surprised??

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Originally Posted by MrHappy

Quick show of hands - Who's surprised??

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You can't make money in a town that is busy only 2 months a year unless you own Casitas.


http://news.insearchofchicas.org/for...s-on-the-beach

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Originally Posted by Jimmydr

People love throwing away money.

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i threw away a few 100k trying to do the bar thing and that was in canada:mad:so i now 1st hand how hard it is to open and run a sucessful bar:icontd:


after o/o several buisnesses i learned the hard way to stick to what you know:mrgreen:

good thing i had a used car lot to fall back on:rofl::rofl:

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Originally Posted by whynotme

i threw away a few 100k trying to do the bar thing and that was in canada:mad:so i now 1st hand how hard it is to open and run a sucessful bar:icontd:

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At least you didn't have to travel far to do it.:biggrin:

I wonder how long it took the dude to realize how big of a mistake he made?

Maybe after his third or fourth night sitting at the bar, looking at his staff waiting around for customers?

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Originally Posted by MrHappy

I wonder how long it took the dude to realize how big of a mistake he made?

Maybe after his third or fourth night sitting at the bar, looking at his staff waiting around for customers?

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I spent 6 trips in Caberete and during 5 of them, every bar and restaurant was dead everynight.

diff topic maybe but,
IMO These Snooty places in Cabarete (although Many restaurants and Bars in the DR make this mistake as well) but in Cabarete especially, they seem to have a way of pissing off the "regular folks" crowd, although they try to attract us with their "Happy Hour" Specials.
For example Try to order your last round 5 mins before 7 end of happy hour, you would have to wave 2 mil peso notes in the air to get your servers attention. Its like they never connected the dots, ok you got me here now make me feel like this is my new SPOT to hang out at and then I will drop some money.
I never ran a restaurant, but there seems to be a real disconnect between the server staff and the customers, its like they do whatever they want or strictly follow the owners orders but lose the customers in the process. And the places are not even full when they do this. Anyone else experience this ??

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Originally Posted by jd426

diff topic maybe but,
IMO These Snooty places in Cabarete (although Many restaurants and Bars in the DR make this mistake as well) but in Cabarete especially, they seem to have a way of pissing off the "regular folks" crowd, although they try to attract us with their "Happy Hour" Specials.
For example Try to order your last round 5 mins before 7 end of happy hour, you would have to wave 2 mil peso notes in the air to get your servers attention. Its like they never connected the dots, ok you got me here now make me feel like this is my new SPOT to hang out at and then I will drop some money.
I never ran a restaurant, but there seems to be a real disconnect between the server staff and the customers, its like they do whatever they want or strictly follow the owners orders but lose the customers in the process. And the places are not even full when they do this. Anyone else experience this ??

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100% correct. Shit customer service, although a Dominican national past-time, is my pet peeve beach-side at the tourist bars on Cabarate beach. I don't go in many of the places even though I know the owners well.

If your business is not hoe related...forget about it.

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Originally Posted by WickedWillie

100% correct. Shit customer service, although a Dominican national past-time, is my pet peeve beach-side at the tourist bars on Cabarate beach. I don't go in many of the places even though I know the owners well.

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I know which bars you go to and they have to have attractive scantily dressed waitresses that when they wink at you they mean it...even though it (your tip) may cost you a couple mil... Personally, I seem to always get service in Sosua...