Punta Cana & the Southeast
Known as much for its celebrity guests (LeBron James, Beyoncé, Jay Z, Michael Jordan) and villa owners (Marc Anthony, Sammy Sosa, Pitbull) as for its…
Must-see hotels in Punta Cana & the Southeast
Bávaro & Punta Cana
The moment you walk into the intimate Zoetry, relaxation befalls you. Wooden accents and Balinese touches abound at this small property, with 96 suites…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
Imagine Las Vegas with a Caribbean sea. This den of decadence and cool sits atop Punta Cana’s list of bold and beautiful resorts. The lobby feels like a…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Nothing good comes easy and this quirky and rustic retreat, one of the more special places to stay anywhere in the DR, and the antithesis of the all…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
About 6km down a passable dirt road from the main highway, just on the other side of the Rio Chavón from the marina for the Casa de Campo mega-resort,…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
This place borders on boutique with its five shotgun-style rooms that empty out onto a sea-facing grassy lawn. Some feature a sofa area while other rooms…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
A warm and friendly Colombian-Mexican couple have cultivated a rural Dominican village experience at this hostel spread among several colorful traditional…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
This idiosyncratic place about 500m west of Juan Dolio's main intersection is for the traveler looking to mellow out in a backpacker-style hotel. That’s…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
Famous for its part-time residents, such as Julio Iglesias and Mikhail Baryshnikov, this discerning and huge resort is also notable for its environmental…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
An impeccably maintained resort doused in soothing pastels, the Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus has beautifully landscaped grounds – most of the buildings…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
Almost jungly and discerningly quiet, this resort feels nothing like most in the area. It attracts singles and families alike and takes appreciated steps…
NaturaPark Beach Ecoresort & Spa
Bávaro & Punta Cana
NaturaPark has a narrow beach outside the village of Cabeza de Toro, halfway between Bávaro and Punta Cana. From the Lincoln Logs–style recycled coconut…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Opened in 2015 and designed to appeal to millennials interested in unironically enjoying all that all-inclusives can offer, including a craft-beer bar, a…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Ignore the name. This all-inclusive is very much in Bayahibe; in fact, it's the only resort occupying a good chunk of the town beach and so the only…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
This small Italian-owned development has none of the grandiose ambitions of the nearby all-inclusives to be all things to all people. For those seeking…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
This friendly hotel is your best bet for comfort and mainstream traveler atmosphere – a textbook testament to the definition of refuge, with chirping…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
A good-value choice for those seeking hotel-style comfort, amenities and service alongside peace and quiet (you can hear birds chirping here). Because it…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
A young and friendly Russian couple, Valentina and Andrey, run this tiny hostel (and share its common areas with guests) set on a quiet residential street…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
This five-room, French-run B&B sits in the quiet, vaguely Floridian-like residential Las Piedras neighborhood, 1.7km north of Parque Central. Rooms are…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Horses and pigs roam this out-of-the-way property that's worth noting solely for its proximity to beautiful Playa Limón just down the road. The nine…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Painted bright yellow with Spanish tile roofs, this small gated complex in a residential neighborhood is Bayahibe's best bang for the buck, despite some…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Only a block west of the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, Don Carlos is a maze of rooms. It’s friendly and professional for the most part, but…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
A doable budget choice located in the center of the action in town. Pop your head in before making a decision. It has simple rooms and apartments with…
Impressive All-Inclusive Resort
Bávaro & Punta Cana
It's temping fate to name yourself so aspirationally. Whatever your standards, 'impressive' isn't the first word to come to mind. But if you're looking…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
Set back from the beach in the heart of El Cortecito, this simple beachfront hotel is an adequate choice for an affordable non-all-inclusive beach-bum…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
The staff are friendly but not particularly service-oriented, although Hotel Bayahibe has the some of best-value rooms in town. This three-story modern…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Cabaña Elke is sandwiched between the road and a high fence marking the boundary of the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach property. Its simply furnished rooms,…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Perched atop a hill at the end of a rather steep driveway, rooms here have commanding views of the city and bay to the north and sweeping mountaintops to…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
This well-located and simple guesthouse is run by the extraordinarily friendly Antonio (Luís), who can usually be found across the street at the family's…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Under Italian-Dutch ownership, this 10-room backpacker-friendly hotel offers rooms on the simple but well-kept side (with re-tiled if small bathrooms), to…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Lonely and forlorn, even more so at night, this beachfront hotel does however offer affordability and quiet (less so on weekend nights when locals rent…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
One of the few independent, reasonably priced choices in the area. If staff is on hand, don't expect smiles or a welcoming attittude. Rooms are spacious…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Can a place be both forlorn and inviting at the same time? Somehow El Viejo Pirata, an Italian-owned hotel with eight clean, if dated and simply furnished…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
One of La Romana's few downtown hotels with a relatively pleasant enough location perched a block from the less than photogenic Río Dulce; it's suitable…
