"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

Santo Domingo skyline - Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo skyline
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
Local scenes - Santo Domingo

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)

Chimi stand - Santo Domingo Dominican to the core Restaurants (12)

If there's one place that every single Dominican go out to eat at (or take away) regardless of their social status, skin... more travel advice

My longaniza with tostones and salad - Santo Domingo choose your own fish here Restaurants (12)

Before going to the aquarium, my friends had a CRAVING for fried fish so we ended up here while looking for the other... more travel advice

Manta ray gliding around on top of the tunnel - Santo Domingo Acuario Nacional (National Aquarium) Things to Do (18)

Our lovely aquarium was open in 1990 under the government of President Balaguer. I used to be a regular visitor and... more travel advice

Sugar cane plants at the Botanical Garden - Santo Domingo Caña y jugo de caña (sugar cane and its... Favorites (5)

Dominicans like enjoying a glass of sugar cane juice on a hot day. Not only is it delicious but it helps cleanse the... more travel advice

Comments (31)

  • Reply
    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

  • Reply
    Jun 7, 2010 at 1:04 AM

    very goog stuff

  • Reply
    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

  • Reply
    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

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

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

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

    The shining sea is beautiful!

  • Reply
    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.

  • Reply
    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

  • Reply
    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.

  • Reply
    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's Related Pages

Santo Domingo Travel Guide

 
Explore the World
Travel Destinations
marielexoteria's Profile Photo

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
  • See All Stats
  • See All Badges (38)

Have you been to Santo Domingo?

  Share Your Travels  

Latest Activity in Santo Domingo

Photos in Santo Domingo

See All Photos (116)

Top 10 Pages

See All Travel Pages (71)

Friends

See All Friends (173)

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