It is very straight forward to book your adult vacation. Once you
decide when you would like a vacation please call or email with your
preferred vacation date. I will personally verify that we have a
room available, block off that room for you, and ask you to book
flights to our main airport or one of the alternate airports.
When I have your flight information I will send you a tentative
vacation folio. The tentative vacation folio indicates that a
room has been booked for you, it specifies the deposit amount, and it
from a business point of view supports a request for payment of the
booking deposit. In essence the deposit payee for the reservation
including nonrefundable commitments we make on a guests behalf.
The reservation is complete before we ask for any payment.
Airports
Our main airport is:
- Santo Domingo AILA - Aeroporte Internacional de las
Americas (Code: SDQ).
Alternate airports are:
- La Romana (LRM) and,
- Punta Cana (PUJ).
Airline booking systems recognize these unique airport codes which is
why I routinely quote them.
Deposit Time
We use several different ways of paying the deposit or any payment
amount.
The suggested method depends on your physical location and proximity to
bank services.
- Guests
in the United States may make a simple and convenient deposit or
transfer to the account of Las Americase Propeties (US) Inc (a vacation
property managment company).
- Canadian have the simple option of sending the Canadian dollar
equivalent by e-mail using an e-INTERAC transfer.
- Europeans and citizens of other countries should send a bank to
bank Wire Transfer.
- We accept cashiers or teller checks and money orders by mail if
there is sufficient time.
- We accept bank to bank wire transfers.
- The deposit amount depends on vacation length and number of
guests but is usually $700 per guest-week.
Hint - The reason for the deposit is to create added incentive for a
guest to travel. Once paid the deposit is not refundable.
However, if you cannot travel and you tell us in advance, we will
gladly keep the deposit until you can travel. We have had few
outright “No-Shows” or Guest MIA. With one exception the deposit
was forfeit.
We no longer accept money transfer agents such as MoneyGram or Western
Union. They treat any Internet request for funds as
fraudulent. These services have their use but this is not
it. We understand the logic in our case we disagree.
Deposit Policy
Our deposit policy only requires a deposit for the first trip.
Why is that?
The deposit is to ensure that the guest travels to the resort the first
time.
If a guest books a second trip the guest knows that we are real.
Also we know these guests will let us know if they have to cancel or
reschedule for what ever reason.
During the flight the cabin crew will give you two forms. A
Migraçion form and a customs form. The destination is the Hotel
Astoria Boca Chica or just Santo Domingo. (Both Statements are in fact
true). When you arrive you should purchase a business card sized
Tourist Card for $10US Cash.
Hint – Have $10US ready they may not have change.
A Migraçion agent will stamp your Passport and take the form and
Tourist Card.
When you get your luggage hand the form to the Customs agent upon exit
from the luggage hall.
Hint – Customs expects that a tourist will have “Nothing to Declare”.
When you exit from the secure area look to the left for your driver and
a sign that says “Guest Name Hotel Name”
Hint – The Policia Nacional are our friends. Each PN
Sergeant Major and PN Officers have mobile phones. If you miss
us, ask him to call us on the phone for you. Our telephone number(s)
are on the Landing procedure PDF you were sent by email.
Periastron Vacations is a wholly owned
subsidiary of a Canadian corporation. We have over twenty years
in the adult hospitality business.