eldorob
11-24-2007, 11:26 AM
This is a continuation of my 2007 Mics stuff post in the Sosua section, but this portion is re Santiago/Hotel Matum so I had to split it up...
My favorite Favorita is from Puerta Plata...one trip we were talking and I promised her a shopping trip in Santiago...see the city...the monument...Museums, etc, etc
I had never stayed in Santiago so I wanted to stay downtown & near the monument, maybe see the action around the monument late at nite that I had heard about. Did some research on the Hotel Matum...some bad reveiws but had some recent good comments on DR1 so I gave it a shot...
We stayed in one of the "JR suites", on the front of the buuilding overlooking the Park. We didn't really have a view of anything special so Iwouldn't pay the extra money again. But as far as the hotel and the bad reviews, forget it. It was all fairly modern. Bathrooms were clean, modern fixtures, everything worked great. I would definately reccommend the Hotel Matum. No complaints what so ever re this hotel.
http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/imagehosting/681647476aa6a19d1.jpg
Hotel Matum has some interesting history....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Caama%C3%B1o
On the second floor up the stairs from the lobby are some great pictures of the aftermath of the gun battle in 1965. I'll get pics next time.
Now the Chicas can really piss a guy off some times...I wanted to get a nice shot of the room for you guys...I'm laying in bed and had my shot all framed and she bends over right in front of me with her new little "boy shorts" just as I'm taking the shot....ruined a perfectly good picture...I'm really sorry Guys, I'll try to do better next time...
http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/imagehosting/681647476a9ae9b37.jpg
The rooms were very clean, everything new, comfortable beds....
http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/imagehosting/681647476a9f6206a.jpg
My favorite Favorita is from Puerta Plata...one trip we were talking and I promised her a shopping trip in Santiago...see the city...the monument...Museums, etc, etc
I had never stayed in Santiago so I wanted to stay downtown & near the monument, maybe see the action around the monument late at nite that I had heard about. Did some research on the Hotel Matum...some bad reveiws but had some recent good comments on DR1 so I gave it a shot...
We stayed in one of the "JR suites", on the front of the buuilding overlooking the Park. We didn't really have a view of anything special so Iwouldn't pay the extra money again. But as far as the hotel and the bad reviews, forget it. It was all fairly modern. Bathrooms were clean, modern fixtures, everything worked great. I would definately reccommend the Hotel Matum. No complaints what so ever re this hotel.
http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/imagehosting/681647476aa6a19d1.jpg
Hotel Matum has some interesting history....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Caama%C3%B1o
On the second floor up the stairs from the lobby are some great pictures of the aftermath of the gun battle in 1965. I'll get pics next time.
Now the Chicas can really piss a guy off some times...I wanted to get a nice shot of the room for you guys...I'm laying in bed and had my shot all framed and she bends over right in front of me with her new little "boy shorts" just as I'm taking the shot....ruined a perfectly good picture...I'm really sorry Guys, I'll try to do better next time...
http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/imagehosting/681647476a9ae9b37.jpg
The rooms were very clean, everything new, comfortable beds....
http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/imagehosting/681647476a9f6206a.jpg