Must see hotels in North Coast & Lowlands

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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…

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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…

About 16km outside of Santo Domingo, Tinalandia was built for golfing but receives much greater acclaim for its top-notch bird-watching. This rustic…

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…

This three-story scatterjam of support beams, arches, walkways and terraces is made almost entirely from bamboo (and withstood the 2016 earthquake well)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

This small but upscale hillside hotel offers pleasantly furnished deluxe rooms and two-bedroom cabins, some with balconies looking out to sea. Outside you…

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…

There are good ocean views (sometimes with accompanying welcome breezes) from this three-story spot with cane-walled rooms including mosquito nets and…

La Vista is an upscale-ish four-story guesthouse. Its spacious, nicely designed rooms have beamed ceilings and glass (rather than screened-in) windows,…

Located upriver from Playa del Oro, these rustic, community-managed accommodations include eight rooms, each with a private bathroom. To get here, you'll…

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…

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…

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…

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…