OK, back to the boom! This is another picture of Holiday Inn Santo Domingo's lobby from the front door.



Front desk in the lobby

Ikea will sell the crap that can not be sold or over stocked in USA down in DR. It will be like their outlet store. It will also be sold at the high retail prices found in DR

yes, xwill. exactly. it will be Eriliza's concept of "progress". because it comes from abroad..

Back from the Dead Dread? or just a vacation from DT?

Either way, welcome back!

Ikea's furniture is garbage. It may look modern but most is not long lasting and low quality. Also, the customs taxes will be built into the prices.

Ikea is what it is suppose to be and intends to be nothing else. It is, within the promotional-end category, a slightly better quality popular priced furniture. Believe me there are a lot worse options out there that are not worth a dime. Nevertheless, It is not meant to last, but rather a contemporary clean design for a lower price, a good value for the money.

The word "contemporary" means exactly that: "what is currently modern" as opposed to traditional and classical. Classic furniture basically means that regardless of age or appearance it looks timelessly fashionable, no matter the year built or when it was made. Besides, there is no sense to construct "contemporary" furniture to last long time, when it is precisely the style that will make it look dated within 5 to 10 year period and nevermind, the added costs required to make a better quality product.

guller,
what good is any furniture if you can't throw your special lady on top of it and make her feel good without the furniture breaking?

GOOD POINT!!!!

1. Those apartments are not for Dominicans, lol.. they are for elites and Europeans.

2. I doubt they will withstand any tremor that presents itself, I haven't heard or seen any seismic testing ever done in the island.

3. Fire safety is Def. a concern speacially since now they are running gas lines underground.
The fire dept. barely has working trucks, let a lone a 20 story ladder.

4. These buildings are probably beign build with fradulent funds, I mean is it a mystery why most politicians are "Civil engineers"? ( we are the only country who thinks engineers can run it better than a political scientist)

5. Zoning permits are being circumvented by people with "clout" do we really know what these towers will do to the area in a few years?

6. Lastly, Why isn't the government demaning 20% of the units to be affordable housing in exchange for ludicrous loans without merritt. ( how can the whole world be in a depression and the DR's construction industry is booming??