"My hometown, la Ciudad Primada de América" Top 5 Page for this destination Santo Domingo by marielexoteria

Santo Domingo Travel Guide: 427 reviews and 944 photos

Welcome to my Santo Domingo page

Being a Dominican I cannot help but to recommend visiting my country and especially my home town and the capital of the country, Santo Domingo. In the mean time, enjoy my tips and what my hometown has to offer!

Local scenes

To avoid having people slip and fall with this telephone cable, and instead of cutting it, they just rolled it...

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Interesting, with lots of history
  • Cons:Chaotic during rush hour traffic
  • In a nutshell:A place with many firsts
  • Last visit to Santo Domingo: Apr 2009
  • Intro Updated May 28, 2012
  • Add to Trip Planner (?)
  • Report Abuse

Reviews (81)

Comments (31)

  • Nov 17, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    I love your pages abour DR. We are coming for first time in Dec. and your pages are the most helpful that i have found after much searching. Thank you

  • Jun 7, 2010 at 1:04 AM

    very goog stuff

  • Martin_S.'s Profile Photo
    Jan 5, 2010 at 4:42 AM

    Yes the framboyán ARE beautiful, here in Israel many people mistakenly call them "flame" trees when they are of the red flowering type. Some flowers, like the sternbergia are truly amazing. Martin

  • icunme's Profile Photo
    Nov 14, 2009 at 1:36 PM

    Hi Mariel - Just found you and these lovely pages. Grazie for a great tour of Santo Domingo, Carol

  • hunterV's Profile Photo
    Nov 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    Hello, Mariel ! It's a great description of your hometown.... Thanks!

  • Toshioohsako's Profile Photo
    Oct 16, 2009 at 5:47 AM

    The shining sea is beautiful!

  • Slapshot1's Profile Photo
    Aug 10, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    Mariel, I am loving your hometown. Sure looks like paradise to me. I must add it to my list of travels.

  • ValbyDK's Profile Photo
    Jul 19, 2009 at 4:17 AM

    Hi Mariel. Thanks for the info about the pedestrian bridge. I will update my page. / Klaus

  • Delia_Madalina's Profile Photo
    Jun 13, 2009 at 4:26 PM

    What a wonderful page to read! I haven't played domino in years but now I know how to make friends there! Thank you.

  • jumpingnorman's Profile Photo
    Jun 2, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    Your hometown looks awesome! I'll see about a ferry we can take from near our hotel (?)/ i have not reviewed itinerary yet)..If not, looks like DR is a country we can reserve for a great future vacation...Thanks for the advice! Norman :)

marielexoteria Was Born Here!

marielexoteria

“PPP © VT'er pcg821”

Online Now

Female

Top 1,000 Travel Writer
Member Rank:
0 0 1 6 2
Forum Rank:
0 0 0 7 8

Badges & Stats in Santo Domingo

  • 81 Reviews
  • 116 Photos
  • 73 Forum posts
  • 32 Comments
  • 21,512PageViews

Have you been to Santo Domingo?

  Share Your Travels  

Travel Interests

See All Travel Interests (5)

Latest Santo Domingo hotel reviews

Oasis Hamaca Resort
356 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 24, 2013
Renaissance Jaragua Hotel And Casino
203 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 15, 2013
Barcelo Lina Santo Domingo
81 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 9, 2013
Sofitel Nicolas Santo Domingo
168 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 21, 2013
Sofitel Frances Santo Domingo
94 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 18, 2013
Coco Boutique Hotel
73 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Nov 22, 2012
Melia Santo Domingo
24 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 23, 2013
Courtyard Santo Domingo Downtown
83 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Mar 29, 2013
Hotel V Centenario InterContinental Santo Domingo
120 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 22, 2013
Apart-Hotel Plaza Colonial
19 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Jan 14, 2013
BQ Santo Domingo by BQ Hotels
36 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Apr 12, 2013
Don Juan Beach Resort
155 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 6, 2013
Dominican Fiesta Hotel And Casino
51 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 16, 2013
Aurora Del Sol Hotel & Casino
8 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Mar 15, 2013
Hotel La Casona Dorada & Restaurant
13 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 22, 2013