“Single man first visit to DR”
New Garden Hotel
PROS:
All I can say, Awesome!!! This is the place for single men to stay. Others hotels my have more amenities but location and the local ladies hang-out spot they do not. I recommend a room on the second or third floor over-looking the pool. Step out onto the balcony and look down at the beautiful local ladies was great.
The free WI-FI is great, it works in your room and down by the pool-side. Skype, yahoo messenger, Facebook all work perfect. Other hotels have WI-FI in one hot spot down in the lobby. The free breakfast is great, cooked to order. Others hotel have buffet style with the same food every day. New Garden is ground zero for the night-life and disc club (Classico). The rooms have free TV, adult channels, ESPN, Sports, ABC, NBC. Etc. The room have a free digital safe, others hotel charge for a safe usage per day. The New Garden is not a resort with all the bells and whistle but it has everything men need to have an awesome experience.
CONS:
No wash towels. It maybe a custom thing but they do not provide wash towel. Bring your owe.
NEW GARDEN HOTEL
C/Dr. Rosen #32
El Batey, Sosua
Dominican Republic
Phone: (809) 571-1557
Fax: (809) 571-2055
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I just returned from an 8 day stay at the New Garden hotel in Sosua. The New Garden is very close to the middle of town, restaurants, and the beach, but yet is relatively quiet. I paid $40 a night during peak season for a clean basic second-floor room with double beds, shower, fridge, and a great balcony overlooking the pool. Air conditioning and ceiling fan were included, but I only needed to use the A/C for one day. The pool was clean and good-sized, and I used it every day.
New Garden is one of the several “girlfriend“-friendly hotels in the area, and it attracts its share of single men looking for Sosua night life. In general, though, things are pretty subdued, and it’s certainly possible for other types of travelers to coexist, as long as you choose your room carefully. Avoid the first-floor rooms - they are where the “mongers” (single men mentioned above) tend to stay. Those rooms are all large plate-glass and aluminum fronts with no balconies, and they look very much like storefronts. On the other hand, the second and third floor rooms (4 through 11, and 18 through 24) all have balconies, opening windows, better ventilation, and views. Rooms 18-24 also have an excellent rear view onto the local baseball field.
It’s also possible to dine out on a budget in Sosua. Some places are a little funky-looking, but I was fine eating everywhere. Rocky’s Bar and Grill (just up the street) has GREAT ribs, but you’ll have to wait an hour for them to cook. PJ’s in the middle of Sosua has a variety of decent breakfasts for $2 US. La Roca, next to PJ’s, also has good food and a $4 US buffet on Wednesdays. La Gaviota has good authentic Dominican food, with a complete dinner special at $4 US.
Room lockboxes at the New Garden (always recommended anywhere) are $2.50 US a night. Bring earplugs for sleeping for everyone, no matter where you stay in Sosua. Internet cafes are everywhere - rates are usually less than $2/hr US.
I would return to the New Garden without hesitation, as long as I could book one of the rooms mentioned above.
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