Public Taxi's on the main road.

[Jimmydr]

Can You catch a public taxi at the airport.I presume you need to walk out to the highway.Does anyone have input.Also what should be fare to Costambar at the highway.Could always catch motorconcho to Blackbeards.I have to travel frugally to travel 10 or so times a year so would appreciuate inpt.Plus I hate being ripped off a taxi fares seem way overpriced.rbc100

Ok the Puerto Plata airport is about 1/4 mile from the main road. There is a gate and the parking lot is smallish. You can walk the 800 feet or so from the customs area to the parking lot gate. There are motos there sometimes. If you want a public taxi or guaguayou will need to walk the remaining 1/4 mile to the main road.

Walk over to departures and wait for a taxi to drop off. I have done that a few times.

[rbc100]

Thanks everyone for all your input.Blackbeards offers to pick you up at airport for $35.I thought that sounded like highway robbery.I will try to negotiate a decent deal or tell them I'll take the Publico.I plan to travel light so won't have much to tote.rbc100

[Jimmydr]

Thanks everyone for all your input.Blackbeards offers to pick you up at airport for $35.I thought that sounded like highway robbery.I will try to negotiate a decent deal or tell them I'll take the Publico.I plan to travel light so won't have much to tote.rbc100

grab a motoconch to the public taxi stand.

[Don Tomas]

Many use diesal and thats cheaper.

Remember they are leaving empty and made their money already.

1. Since it is a friend he has to take into account R/T, not one way.

2. The taxis at STI are Santiago taxis not Puerto Plata taxis sitting around waiting for the tourist who flew into STI so they do have to return to Santiago later in the day to see their family.

3. The Dominican that can afford a private taxi from Santiago to PP will also most likely have their own car so they can drive. Most Dominicans will take a guagua. (Note 60 pesos for the same ride!)

As for Diesels I doubt his friend is picking him up in a Diahtsu Delta truck. Mitsubishi makes one deisel version of the Montero, Toyota (1 ver. Land Cruiser), Honda NONE, the other most likely cars that are deisel are probably MBs & VWs. I am quite sure most everything capable of hauling more then 2 tons is deisel but again those trucks aren't hanging out at STI looking for passengers. Finally I am quite sure those corollas, camry, civics, etc with the taxi signs on the roof are not deisel.

[psriches]

Can You catch a public taxi at the airport.I presume you need to walk out to the highway.Does anyone have input.Also what should be fare to Costambar at the highway.Could always catch motorconcho to Blackbeards.I have to travel frugally to travel 10 or so times a year so would appreciuate inpt.Plus I hate being ripped off a taxi fares seem way overpriced.rbc100

Ok the Puerto Plata airport is about 1/4 mile from the main road. There is a gate and the parking lot is smallish. You can walk the 800 feet or so from the customs area to the parking lot gate. There are motos there sometimes. If you want a public taxi or guaguayou will need to walk the remaining 1/4 mile to the main road.

Walk over to departures and wait for a taxi to drop off. I have done that a few times.

Will the airport taxi mafioso hassle the driver?

[JDR]

Can You catch a public taxi at the airport.I presume you need to walk out to the highway.Does anyone have input.Also what should be fare to Costambar at the highway.Could always catch motorconcho to Blackbeards.I have to travel frugally to travel 10 or so times a year so would appreciuate inpt.Plus I hate being ripped off a taxi fares seem way overpriced.rbc100

Ok the Puerto Plata airport is about 1/4 mile from the main road. There is a gate and the parking lot is smallish. You can walk the 800 feet or so from the customs area to the parking lot gate. There are motos there sometimes. If you want a public taxi or guaguayou will need to walk the remaining 1/4 mile to the main road.

Walk over to departures and wait for a taxi to drop off. I have done that a few times.

Will the airport taxi mafioso hassle the driver?

See if you move fast and act like you know the driver not at all.

[Don Tomas]

Thanks everyone for all your input.Blackbeards offers to pick you up at airport for $35.I thought that sounded like highway robbery.I will try to negotiate a decent deal or tell them I'll take the Publico.I plan to travel light so won't have much to tote.rbc100

The only problem with a publico is that it probably won't go down the road to Confresi.

As for highway robbery, when I was down there a couple weeks ago BBs was charging RD$135 for a Presidente pequena!

[Kevy]

Thanks everyone for all your input.Blackbeards offers to pick you up at airport for $35.I thought that sounded like highway robbery.I will try to negotiate a decent deal or tell them I'll take the Publico.I plan to travel light so won't have much to tote.rbc100

The only problem with a publico is that it probably won't go down the road to Confresi.

As for highway robbery, when I was down there a couple weeks ago BBs was charging RD$135 for a Presidente pequena!

That is highway robbery, usually they are a little higherfor beer prices, but not that much. Was this during a bikini contest or something? This is more the crystals at 100.

[JDR]

Thanks everyone for all your input.Blackbeards offers to pick you up at airport for $35.I thought that sounded like highway robbery.I will try to negotiate a decent deal or tell them I'll take the Publico.I plan to travel light so won't have much to tote.rbc100

The only problem with a publico is that it probably won't go down the road to Confresi.

As for highway robbery, when I was down there a couple weeks ago BBs was charging RD$135 for a Presidente pequena!

He might for 100 pesos more.

[Escort_King]

Is there anywhere to buy cases and keep them at BBs? We will need some in Nov. or maybe just a couple of kegs....

[JDR]

Is there anywhere to buy cases and keep them at BBs? We will need some in Nov. or maybe just a couple of kegs....

There are bars all around, if you get lucky you will be there when they get their deliveries.

[guttaman]

Fuck it. Rent a car and take the chicas out on a day trip. Pick up supplies and eat away from BB's. The rental fee will even out with the over charges for food and booze at BB's.

[JDR]

Fuck it. Rent a car and take the chicas out on a day trip. Pick up supplies and eat away from BB's. The rental fee will even out with the over charges for food and booze at BB's.

Then why stay there at all?

[Escort_King]

The saving on the volume of booze I drink covers a couple of chicas.... the rest I care less about....

[Kevy]

There is a small store in Costamber, by the gate, but otherwise the bars outside will charge you less. That will save on the booze.

[Jimmydr]

The saving on the volume of booze I drink covers a couple of chicas.... the rest I care less about....

Beer wholesale = 25 pesos
Beer retail = 60 plus

Savings is about $30 a case or 1 chica.

[BrooklynBeas]

fuckin accountant!

[Jimmydr]

fuckin accountant!

I was born that way.

[the_Jayman]

Then why stay there at all?

cause it's the best fuckin party in the world. 10 to 20 of us running all over Black Beards. Chicas in the pool topless, naked Jacuzzi parties 24/7

Everybody bring 2 - 1.75 liters of somethin. The bar will be set up pool side and we will need to make a run to the store everyday for coke, OJ, ice, etc . . . saves a fortune.

2 - 1.75 liters will last me close to 4 days and x-ray won't drink his share so that will get me thru the 5th day . . . theoretically

Food ain't THAT expensive there, like 250 to 300 for a complete diner. That's like 9 bucks.

[Jimmydr]

Then why stay there at all?

cause it's the best fuckin party in the world. 10 to 20 of us running all over Black Beards. Chicas in the pool topless, naked Jacuzzi parties 24/7

Everybody bring 2 - 1.75 liters of somethin. The bar will be set up pool side and we will need to make a run to the store everyday for coke, OJ, ice, etc . . . saves a fortune.

2 - 1.75 liters will last me close to 4 days and x-ray won't drink his share so that will get me thru the 5th day . . . theoretically

Food ain't THAT expensive there, like 250 to 300 for a complete diner. That's like 9 bucks.

Thats if you go.