Not worth the money

[Admin]

[Admin]

[November Rayne]

Nice.

[sailor]

I may have to split my time between the original and Boca next visit. Thanks BD for posting the pics.

Sailor

[Don]

Wow - dont know who you think I am but not only did I never order additional entrees but I also know nothing about going to a liquor store to purchase anything and never even asked for anything from any type of liquor store. This poster also never complained about the lack of American food. You surely have me confused with someone else. Especially when you accuse me of asking for bagged takeout to the airport? Seriously? My observations are valid and perhaps even a bit understated and again not as advertised in my opinion. I do think if you did have a guest that was that rotten you should reach out to that person since you seem to have strong feelings on the matter.

Jun 13, 2022 22:56:51 GMT -5 Admin said:

OK, I have been quiet for a spell as I have started using  the 3 day rule, so before I do or say anything rash, I take 3 days to think about it first.  Sometimes it helps, some times it doesn't.

So lets get started shall we, 

First off, the rooms haven't changed, they look the same as whenut I took the pictures. Nobody moved the pool, it's still there.  The mermaid statue however did go from gold to white.  Note to self. take new picture of mermaid.  Check.

Lower bar is still there, only it is used as a retail bar at the moment, however it is on a trial basis and I expect it to be gone by July, as the last time they tried it it only lasted 2 months.  So when it does go, we can be back down there playing music till god knows when.

I guess there are different definitions for privacy,  We are fenced with security gates, I would call that private. Not totally private, that would mean only my guests would be there and that is against the law here.  The law says that if a place is used strictly for hokey pokey, it is considered a bordello, which is illegal here.  I like you all,  but not enough to get fined or worse.

Yes the bar is not well lit, it has never been well lit and will probably never be well lit,  it does no good to keep it stocked, because the shit grows legs and walks off.  And besides, everyone has a difference preference as to what they drink.  That's why we take you to the liquor store and buy you what you want.

I above anyone, knows the place needs to be spruced back up, no question, that is why I am giving a free night to newbies, to offset any inconvenience during your stay.  I have also discounted Boca 3 on the beach as well.

Bottom line as always, I can't fix something if I don't know about it.  Never feel bad about speaking up.

Now on to a more serious business, the matter of doncunning and his post:  We'll do it piece by piece.

The place is in disrepair all over. Very shabby.

Yes we have established that.  WHICH IS WHY YOU GOT THE DISCOUNT ! YOU ALSO HAD THE OPTION TO GO TO BOCA 3 BUT DIDN"T TAKE IT.

Free drinks if you make it yourself. They have a few liquor bottles in a very dark dingy bar area and literally no mixers to make anything.

Yes, I talked about that, I can teach an old dog new tricks, but I can't teach a monkey how to mix drinks and Fior took you to the liquor store, where you picked out the most expensive bottle you could find.

A great many items on their "menu" were not available.  True, some things are impossible to get since covid, but had you asked Fior for something important to you, she would have tried her best to find it for you.  I know you were upset there was no American food to speak of but you were in the Dominican and most people use that opportunity to sample the local food.

The power frequently goes out so have a battery charger for your phone. HELLO, it's the Dominican Republic didn't you see the WELCOME sign when you were landing?  Rolling blackouts are pretty normal, we can go days without power outage or sometime it can happen every day.

OK, now is when I will probably lose my cool:

You are probably not aware that I get weekly reports of what my guests order, partly because when someone orders more than one entree per meal I get charged extra for it.  And that's fine.

Now here is where it gets interesting, you wrote: Ended up eating out a lot ... better food and better drinks.

You see this is where I get confused, not only was I informed of all of your meals every day,  one particular posting showed 3 entrees for you for 1 meal.  I talked with your girl to confirm that and that YOU WENT OUT ONLY 1 TIME TO EAT, pizza I believe, but you made your girl stay at the hotel and eat there, probably so you didn't have to buy her food.  Then Fior tells me tonight, that you even wanted to take food with you to the airport, when you left.

Now when you booked,

You nickel and dimed me to death and I never thought twice about it.
You picked out the most expensive alcohol at the liquor store.  I can deal with that, totally inconsiderate but ok.
Even 3 entrees for one meal, I can handle that.
Food to go for the airport, sure why not.

But after all that, you write in your post  " Ended up eating out a lot ... better food and better drinks."

Why would you even write that, you lying piece of garbage.  And to top it off, you had a really sweet girl that you treated like shit and that is never tolerated. 
 


OK, got that out of my system and I think I stayed pretty calm. 

Tomorrow I will work on posting pictures of Boca 3

[Admin]

Actually, although you used a different email to register here, when I ran your IP address, it still came back to you Stan, I don't know what else to say, except, this is all on you, buddy. You are given a paper when you check in with the do's and don'ts and in big letters it says if you are not happy with anything to let us know immediately so we can fix it. We have hundreds go thru here every year with very few complaints, and we do realize the place isn't perfect, but still far better than the other places, plus we have been giving a discount after covid until we get back to where we were. But still, and no matter who you are, instead of pouting and letting it ruin your stay, you had access to me or Fior 24 hours a day and in a matter of a couple of hours, you would have been moved to the brand new location, no questions asked. So again, it's on you.

[mikeb]

I have to ask, why, if he was so miserable, did he not speak up? My god, when we are there we are constantly asked if we need something and if everything is good, food ok, girl ok, enough hot water, staff attentive.
Every chance in the world to say something while there but, he waits to get back to complain?
Something just isn't right with the whole thing, if you ask me.
And I realize it isn't the right type of vacation for everyone and there are some that come expecting the Wyndham or Hilton and it certainly isn't that. However, the bulldog offers a few things that the plush hotels don't :-) And we all know what that is.
Anyway, Don baby, know what the positive is for you? You never have to come back and that is a good thing, because we would not enjoy your negative ass sitting at our table.

BTW, BD, me and the boys will see you around September, start stocking up on the MJ.

[bandit]

Well the good thing is we won’t see him at CFI again. Bulldog I have faith in you to never let him return again. Sometimes the money just isn’t worth the headaches. I guess that leaves more money for my boos from the liquor store.

[bandit]

And why don’t you elaborate on why you think it’s not worth it. Have you been there or did you create another account with a different name to make this statement. A little bit of content as to why you think this would really help people understand your point of view. Until then I call BULLSHIT on your comment.

[Chicken hawk]

Hey everyone. Can’t remember my sign on. This is bluedevil1 (aka chickenhawk). Sorry I have been absent. I was supposed to visit in June but my mother passed away so just been dealing. Since November this is 3 death(2 brother and mom). So been reading this post and I am not going to say that some people don’t have the right to feel how they feel. However, I got to shake my head. I have never had or seen anyone have the type of issues that I have read. I mean the staff are amazing and bulldog and fior are always focused on your experience and ensuring that your vacation is great. I know I had spoke to bulldog before I was supposed to arrive and he told me all the changes and issues I may have that could be different from previous visits. He spoke to me about the other locations and what to expect there. So I don’t understand how some of these experiences supposedly happened. I mean I was told. In the end why did you not speak up to bulldog or fior. Only a call or text away. Plus the ladies easily could get in contact as well. Just my 2 cents. Again, I’m not going to attack. You have the right to feel how you feel but I just don’t understand how unless you didn’t speak up

[Chickenhawk]

Never said you did have to write a report. However, conventional wisdom would say if you comment you should explain in some fashion. I actually have no problem with you having a opinion about your experience. It’s something nobody else can tell you how you feel. I M just curious about your issues that’s all. As far S going to other places in the past. Bruh, most of us have so that is not exclusively you. I will just say if you didn’t like it don’t come back. See it’s that easy!!!

[AFC]

hey Chickenhawk sorry about your loss. hope you are ok. hopefully we will meet on the veranda soon AFC

[Admin]

Well tonight I did something I don't normally do. And will probably keep it up in the future, I searched my data base and found no matching email address to this last poster. So I imagine I have never been in contact with him. Just a little too suspicious as far as I'm concerned. So I gave him the boot.
And again, if it doesn't meet someones expectations why continue to stay there, when all you have to do is speak up. Every day, Fior asks everyone if everything is ok, they have every chance in the world to get ANY problem fixed, if they just speak up. So it just tells me it's not that bad. In the last few months we even started asking on the way to the hotel, if they would like to stop by and see the new place and MAYBE 1 OUT OF 10 will even want to do that.
I guess maybe we'll have to hire a mind reader.

[chriss]

One thing I don't get is, like everyone else has said, why wait until you leave to complain. Heck, in my experience (4 trips so far) a guest doesn't need to CALL anyone with a problem. Every time I've been their either BD or Fior or both actually visited at least once a day to check in and see how things were going with guests. So I'm wondering WHY a "guest" with this many complaints keeps their mouth shut when they have the opportunity (as I'm sure FIOR or BD visited every day) to speak to someone in person. I'll admit that by the end of a week the chairs on the veranda do get a bit hard LOL. But then I'm a skinny guy with no padding there. But then I just found it an excuse to go for a walk or go to the room with my chica to get "comfy".

My only truly bad experience on trips to CFI have been with the airlines. And even with delays and/or cancellations of flight, FIOR and BD went out of their way by picking me up at a completely different air port in one instance and by shifting my reservations at CFI on another. I Don't know where else you'd get that kind of personal assistance.

[bandit]

Chickenhawk I have no issues with people’s opinions. I’ve only been to CFI and won’t go anywhere else for this type of vacation. But I have an issue with someone trashing it without any reasons. You explain why and give details is all I ask. It makes it easier for others to understand. And being a business owner myself it’s easy to sniff out BS. Bulldog did the research and got rid of his comment as Bulldog doesn’t even know who it was. We all know what CFI is and are adults and know what to do to resolve problems. Sorry for your losses. I’m pretty sure Bulldog understands where I’m coming from and can hire me as a mind reader because I’ve never encountered one in my life.