North Coast & Lowlands
This fantastic place is owned by a friendly Dutch guy, Jeroen, who has created a chilled-out surfer spot with a big garden, a plunge pool, very nice rooms…
Must-see hotels in North Coast & Lowlands
North Coast & Lowlands
The nicest hotel in town has a great sand-floored restaurant and bar, cabins with exposed cane roofs, wood-panel windows and mosquito nets, plus delicious…
North Coast & Lowlands
Look no further for seclusion: the lovely and remote Playa Escondida offers accommodation in rustic cabins surrounding a beautiful beach cove, set amid 2…
North Coast & Lowlands
This gleaming beachfront resort and condo complex has 31 massive post-modern inspired rooms. All come with ocean views, private balconies and kitchenettes…
North Coast & Lowlands
About 16km outside of Santo Domingo, Tinalandia was built for golfing but receives much greater acclaim for its top-notch bird-watching. This rustic…
North Coast & Lowlands
A three-kilometer walk down the beach from Mompiche’s center takes you to this wonderfully isolated spot. Five spacious wooden cabañas surround a pleasant…
North Coast & Lowlands
If you’re looking for pampering and seclusion, this gated luxury hotel 4km from central Bahía (on the road out of town, just beyond the bus terminal) is…
North Coast & Lowlands
Nestled against the beach, this friendly, wind-battered classic is the most popular guesthouse in town. Rooms are clean if a little weathered, with…
North Coast & Lowlands
This three-story scatterjam of support beams, arches, walkways and terraces is made almost entirely from bamboo (and withstood the 2016 earthquake well)…
North Coast & Lowlands
Maquipucuna, an NGO which manages a cloud-forest lodge near Mindo, also helps the Playa de Oro community manage this lodge. A group canoe trip to the…
North Coast & Lowlands
Perched on a cliff above the crashing waves, El Acantilado offers unobstructed sea views from its rooms, which make it great for whale-watching from June…
North Coast & Lowlands
This newish entry on the Mompiche scene is run by a friendly American expat couple and has both private rooms and dorms, the nicest of which have outdoor…
North Coast & Lowlands
This bamboo structure along the malecón has a karaoke veranda and clean rooms with nice sea breezes and little 'attic' spaces. Cable TV and a Jacuzzi add…
North Coast & Lowlands
Right on the beach you’ll find this decidedly rustic and rather higgledy-piggledy structure perfect for beach bums. The funky, fan-cooled bamboo rooms…
North Coast & Lowlands
Neat, clean and with colorful bedspreads, this newish Chilean-run hostel survived the 2016 earthquake with only a few raised floor tiles. It's at the…
North Coast & Lowlands
Set on a secluded cove with just a sliver of beach, this remote lodge has thatched-roof adobe cabañas with large living areas that can sleep the whole…
North Coast & Lowlands
Near the heart of all the nightlife, Manakin is a converted one-story house with a pleasant laid-back vibe. Narrow, well-ordered rooms are nicely…
North Coast & Lowlands
Overlooking a drab soccer pitch, two blocks from the ocean, this guesthouse is a nice option away from the madding crowd. Rooms have bamboo beds, hardwood…
North Coast & Lowlands
This small but upscale hillside hotel offers pleasantly furnished deluxe rooms and two-bedroom cabins, some with balconies looking out to sea. Outside you…
North Coast & Lowlands
If Mompiche had a five-star hotel, we suppose this would be it. With air-con, wi-fi, cable TV and even a small, clean swimming pool, you might not feel…
North Coast & Lowlands
There are good ocean views (sometimes with accompanying welcome breezes) from this three-story spot with cane-walled rooms including mosquito nets and…
North Coast & Lowlands
La Vista is an upscale-ish four-story guesthouse. Its spacious, nicely designed rooms have beamed ceilings and glass (rather than screened-in) windows,…
North Coast & Lowlands
Located upriver from Playa del Oro, these rustic, community-managed accommodations include eight rooms, each with a private bathroom. To get here, you'll…
North Coast & Lowlands
This basic six-bed lodge overlooks the village and has a cool veranda, spectacular views and basic rooms with mosquito nets. The food is basic. Contact…
North Coast & Lowlands
This mega-resort geared towards the Ecuadorian elite is located right across the estuary from Isla Portete on the mainland. It has nearly 200 rooms…
North Coast & Lowlands
One block from the beach, near the curve in the road opposite the fetid Río Atacames, Los Bohíos offers clean, inexpensive rooms with tile floors and wood…
North Coast & Lowlands
This cheap place is just a short walk from the beach (at the turn-off where Same’s main ‘street’ leaves the coastal road). It has five pretty comfortable…
North Coast & Lowlands
Just two blocks from the beach, these cabins aren't much to look at from the outside, yet all come with kitchens, two bedrooms, comfy furniture, plasma…
North Coast & Lowlands
This backpacker favorite right on the beach has clean rooms with softish mattresses and bamboo furnishings, and a sand- and palm-filled yard in the front…
North Coast & Lowlands
This family-run joint has mighty clean rooms, a second-floor hammock chill area and a shared kitchen. Alas, only two rooms have ocean views. All rooms are…
North Coast & Lowlands
Buganvillas has clean-swept rooms with tile floors and cold-water showers. Some rooms catch more of an ocean breeze than others, so have a look before…
North Coast & Lowlands
With new modern suites replete with living areas, beachfront decks, air-con and flatscreen TVs (and a few cheaper worn-down cabins out back with wood…
North Coast & Lowlands
A functional hostal near the mall and the beach, with old fashioned curtains but some nice views of the beach. A mix of old and new, you'll find 1980's…
North Coast & Lowlands
This is the best hotel in town, boasting spacious rooms with lots of creature comforts (as long as you don’t mind some truly awful art on the walls and…
North Coast & Lowlands
There’s not really any reason to stay in Santo Domingo, but if you get caught overnight, try this central spot. It has clean and spacious rooms with tile…
North Coast & Lowlands
Since our former island favorite (Donde Tito) didn't withstand the earthquake, this is a more-than-adequate back-up just across the estuary from Decameron…
North Coast & Lowlands
This simple, straightforward place has kind staff and clean, spartan rooms that get a decent amount of light (there are windows in every room). It's a…
North Coast & Lowlands
This super-lean cement-block hotel is just close enough to the ocean to catch the breeze. The double-decker rooms don't have ocean views, but you do get…
North Coast & Lowlands
The Gran Hotel San Carlos No 1 has clean, bright rooms with large windows. Kitschy, rainbow-hued decor prevails in the common areas. Its brother hotel,…
North Coast & Lowlands
The Gran Hotel San Carlos 2 is comfortable with state-of-the-art air-con, cable TV and spotless floors. It's worth the $5 splurge if the original Gran…
