thanks, I'll have a look at both these places!
"Juliana L Holm" wrote in message
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> In rec.travel.caribbean Sylvain Scaglione wrote:
> > thanks Juliana,
> > I'm looking more for a small beach town rather than a resort... features
I'm
> > looking for are:
>
> > - everything in walking distance;
> > - good food at cheap price;
> > - safety..
>
> Either Cabarete or Sosua would do then.
>
> Everything is within walking distance.
> Wide Range of food prices, from inexpensive street type cuisine to more
> expensive nicer restaurants.
> Seemed perfectly safe when we were there.
>
> We liked the resort because it had everything except access to a grocery
> store that you list, and with the inexpensive food plan one could eat very
> inexpensively, or you could choose not to. The units have full kitchens,
> so we were able to buy coffee and cereal and Milk for breakfasts, plus
> cook a couple of dinners in, which was good for the kids.
>
> Plus what was not within walking distance could be reached by the free
> shuttle that the resort had to both Cabarete and Sosua.
>
> I think you should think about the area. I think it has everything you
want.
> Maybe not that specific resort, but the area.
>
> Julie
>
>
> > "Juliana L Holm" wrote in message
> > news:d2bmrt$9cc5$1@osf1.gmu.edu...
> >> In rec.travel.caribbean Sylvain Scaglione wrote:
> >> > Last year I was suggested on these newsgroups to bring my little
family
> > to
> >> > Isla Mujeres, Mx, which I did last January.
> >>
> >> > Isla was everything I could possibly hope for. My 4 yo had a blast,
so
> > did
> >> > we. We stayed at Posada Del Mar, which was more than adequate.
> >>
> >> > Now, I'm already in pre-planning mode for the next January vacation,
I'm
> >> > looking for more of the same, but somewhere else just for the sake of
> > seeing
> >> > different places. It seems like there is a lot of buzz about Belize
and
> >> > Costa Rica.
> >>
> >> You might consider the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. We just
> > went
> >> there and stayed at the Coconut Palms Resort for a week with my neices,
> > age
> >> 7 and 4. My sister and her husband said it was the best vacation they
> > have
> >> ever had since the kids were born.
> >>
> >> Resort is individual apartments around a central pool, shuttle to the
> > beach
> >> (but it is walkable, mabye 1/3 mile) and shuttle to nearby towns of
> > Cabarete
> >> and Sosua.
> >>
> >> Optional meal plan very reasonable, and half price for kids.
> >>
> >> Julie
> >>
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> >>
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>
>
>
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> Julie
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> I could be wrong. My experience is limited to my experience.
>
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