Exchanging Money at Night in Sosua

**Beads** · 09-11-2005, 06:03 PM

Not bad! $1500 for 6 days is definitely cheap.

How safe truly are the hotel safes? Are there any reports of people having money taken from the hotel safes? I would think after 1 or 2 reports of that it would scare off everyone from staying there but I am curious.

**BrooklynBeas** · 09-11-2005, 06:05 PM

When it was 50-1 i was payin $6 for a carton of cigs, $6 for filet mignon, $10-$15 for short time... please im getting sick just thinking about it.... best rate i ever got was 52-1 and lowest was 20.20-1 (first trip)... terrible!

**Jimmydr** · 09-11-2005, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by nvr013

Not bad! $1500 for 6 days is definitely cheap.

How safe truly are the hotel safes? Are there any reports of people having money taken from the hotel safes? I would think after 1 or 2 reports of that it would scare off everyone from staying there but I am curious.

No problem with the safes for me.

**Jimmydr** · 09-11-2005, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by Apostropheman

hitting a chica or any dominican for that matter would likely be a mistake in the longrun however i did have some fun restraining a violent chica with wrist and arm locks. for some reason she didn't like having her head in the gutter

the policia that came thought it was funny and they laughed her and her motoconcho chulo all the way to the jail in puerto plata!

i got in no trouble at all and it only cost me 500 pesos for both of them. they were in jail almost 2 weeks! crack makes people desparate and crazy! 8O

Get her arrested and maybe you can watch the cops beat her.

**Jimmydr** · 09-11-2005, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by nvr013

What would you suggest for dealing with a pickpocket chica? Call the police?

I spoke to them. They will arrest the chica. If you are at The Palace, John will assist.

**Jimmydr** · 09-11-2005, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Apostropheman

beas...i agree. i take more but usually spend about $100 a day or close enough. all in but air.

this does not include when it was 50:1! that was wonderful but crazy.

The longer you are there the less spent on chicas. I get 3 a day for a 4 day trip but 2 a day for a 7 day trip.

**Beads** · 09-11-2005, 06:57 PM

Is it suggest to always exchange US dollars or pesos? Or have a mix? Last trip I didnt bother exchanging any dollars as they were easily taken by every place I went to and actually preferred. I got the standard 30-1 rate that it was being exchanged at.

**Jimmydr** · 09-11-2005, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by nvr013

Is it suggest to always exchange US dollars or pesos? Or have a mix? Last trip I didnt bother exchanging any dollars as they were easily taken by every place I went to and actually preferred. I got the standard 30-1 rate that it was being exchanged at.

I only use pesos and credit cards.

**gmalet** · 09-11-2005, 07:19 PM

I bring 50 bucks cash with me. Enought to take a taxi to the Hotel. Eat prior to coming to the DR and some Presidentes when I get off the plane. I always use the ATM machine. I seem to get the best rate there.

**JuanElGriego** · 09-27-2005, 01:36 PM

Just got back from my first trip.

I tried to be neither tight nor loose with money and $100 a day was about right (food/liquor/chica) for me.

I'd take a $100 bill from the safe before going out at night and exchange it at 30-1 with the boys standing on the corner with wads of pesos in their hands.

**JDR** · 09-27-2005, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by JuanElGriego

Just got back from my first trip.

I tried to be neither tight nor loose with money and $100 a day was about right (food/liquor/chica) for me.

I'd take a $100 bill from the safe before going out at night and exchange it at 30-1 with the boys standing on the corner with wads of pesos in their hands.

Post a report and welcome to the ISOC.

**Jthomas** · 09-27-2005, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Jimmydr

Originally Posted by nvr013

Is it suggest to always exchange US dollars or pesos? Or have a mix? Last trip I didnt bother exchanging any dollars as they were easily taken by every place I went to and actually preferred. I got the standard 30-1 rate that it was being exchanged at.

I only use pesos and credit cards.

I will not use credit cards in the DR again...unless its an emergency

**sosuaman** · 09-27-2005, 02:25 PM

i find exchanging money easy ,,, just go to the guys on the corner yelling,, change!,,,,i go to the same guy everytime,,, and have since i have been going to sosua,,, very safe ,, no problems,,,,

**Jthomas** · 09-27-2005, 02:33 PM

I have my driver (local) call around as soon as he picks me up at the airport and find the best rate. Sometimes its his cousins place at the gas station, but I have found that he has never steered me wrong.

**JDR** · 09-27-2005, 04:07 PM

I shake down moto guys, getting 5 - 200 pesos a pop.

**WSJ3** · 09-27-2005, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by JDR

I shake down moto guys, getting 5 - 200 pesos a pop.

So where are the 500DR chica posts?!?!?!?

**JDR** · 09-27-2005, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by wsj3

Originally Posted by JDR

I shake down moto guys, getting 5 - 200 pesos a pop.

So where are the 500DR chica posts?!?!?!?

This week end.

**gdogg** · 09-27-2005, 08:00 PM

If you stuck to a $100 per day schedule, you did really good! Great discipline...that's my budget. I keep to it...on some days!

**JDR** · 09-27-2005, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by gdogg

If you stuck to a $100 per day schedule, you did really good! Great discipline...that's my budget. I keep to it...on some days!

Last trip, 3 chicas a day, a massage, an ice cream sundai. I blew the budget.

**the_Jayman** · 09-27-2005, 08:05 PM

Next trip . . . migets and Anna and Jacuzzi parties with 40 of my closest friends . . . havn't been there in 7 months . . . 100 ain't gonna cut it . . . I'm figuring 400 a day