Quote Originally Posted by Kass View Post
Thanks! The people at the hotel should know about factory tours right?
Well most of the cigar factories are actually in and around the Santiago region. It's a 2 hour bus ride to the North from Santo Domingo. I didn't really feel confortable renting a car and driving around for myself, mainly because traffic laws don't seem to exist down there. I just took the Metro (bus) and it didn't even cost $20.00 round trip IIRC.

Where are you staying? I stayed here in Santo Domingo: http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/SDQGW. Its one of the better hotels in the city. They have a business center with computer/internet access and some of the rooms get wireless. It’s close to the colonial district, and you have a few restaurants / bakeries within walking distance so you don’t have to pay hotel prices for food.