The Charm of Santiago de los Caballeros


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Published: August 6th 2007
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22 May 2007 It was 10.30 pm when the Caribe Tours bus pulled into an empty station in Santiago. We had just wasted four valuable hours in a bus after we missed our stop at La vega. There were two taxis and a gua-gua. We grabbed a taxi and in 15 minutes we were at Hostal del Cibao. Room 10 was reserved. The room was clean, bright and had cable tv. About two feet from the bed, on a raised platform... Read Full Entry



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26th May 2007

Familiar
Your jugos naturales sounds very familiar...love that aspect of Mexican culture. Your park sounds like what we call Zocalo here...good Sunday hang out and your knock of market sounds like our Fayuca, you do get alot of really good bargains there...LOL
29th May 2007

AMAZING
Vibes and Shana that toilet thing by the bed there is something else. lol. First time i see that, thanks for the laughs. Very informative though. keep enjoying evey bit of it. God's guidance and protection.
29th May 2007

happy birthday
Trust that you have a wnderful day this 29th May. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Vibes. We wish u Jesus!!!
30th May 2007

following you on your epic journey
Hey stay cool, como estan? han aprendido estanol? Cuando van a tener ninos? les amo Seeee yaaaaaa
10th November 2010

Clean rooms at Hostal del Cibao
Well, in 2010, precisely October 16 to November 8, rooms at Hostal del Cibao are NOT exactly clean. My towel would come with many brown spots or ragged on the borders. Room no. 6 smelled feces and I had to buy clorox, a brush and rubber gloves to complete the cleaning job with the help of Yaquelin, a week-end cleaner .
7th December 2010
Hostal del Cibao

Photo hides hostal rooms dirtiness
I spent 3 weeks in this downtown Santiago hostal and I live to regret it. The owner, a pleasant lady, does not spend the time to really manage the place : rooms are on the second floor on both sides of a 6-foot wide hallway where even during the day it needs to turn on the lights. In room #6 where I stayed , the room smelled feces , the toilet bowl showed solid rims of feces stains and the bowl outside as well. I was provided every 2nd day towels with ragged sides, red-brown spots and the mattress showed signs of holes and rusted springs. Roaches seem to come out at night and roam freely. Photo hides bad management of room cleanliness.

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