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Premium Suites feature a separate living area, private bedroom with 1 king-size bed and garden views from the private furnished balcony or terrace. Suites sleep maximum 2 adults. [links]
See full version: Hilton La Romana an All Inclusive Adult Resort
Premium Suites feature a separate living area, private bedroom with 1 king-size bed and garden views from the private furnished balcony or terrace. Suites sleep maximum 2 adults. [links]
Theme nights and live entertainment. Indoor theatre. Adults-only nightclub.
All Inclusive of: all meals, snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. All activities and entertainment unless otherwise stated. more
Deluxe Partial Ocean View Rooms with a balcony or terrace and 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults. here
Two hotel experiences in one incredible resort, the newly revamped Hilton La Romana has one wing for families and another for adults. Everyone gets their own space and their own tailored activities – but you share the same brilliant beachfront location, near La Romana town and a speedy transfer from the airport, so you can start your holiday fast. They also share the same dedication to giving you everything – with an All Inclusive package that includes gourmet dining, beach and pool waiter service, your mini-bar treats, and attractions like biking, an ocean trampoline and ‘inflatable iceberg’, and beautiful pools.
11 restaurants including 7 à la carte restaurants, a buffet, a grill, a pizzeria and a café. 8 bars and lounges. 24-hour room service.
One of the pioneers is the campesino-chic Clave Verde, where Luis and I stayed on a weekend trip this fall. Araujo and her husband, Jonathan, founded the solar-powered property after relocating from Santo Domingo to the mountain village of La Barbacoa. The lodge, surrounded by forest trails and groves of native trees like almond, cherry, and acacia, is just a 15-minute drive from Las Terrenas, where Araujo suggested lunch after our beach hike. here
Over the past 15 years, I’ve explored more than 20 islands in the Caribbean, but no place grabs me quite like the over-the-top tropical splendor of the Samaná Peninsula: scenic coves, craggy cliffs, seemingly endless coconut groves, just 100 miles from my home in Santo Domingo, where I’ve lived since 2016. Humpback whales visit Samaná every January to mate and calve. The area’s beachside resort towns — Las Terrenas and Las Galeras — are popular escapes from the capital, both for locals like Luis and me and for travelers in search of a quieter alternative to Punta Cana. more
We walked past the fish market to a row of new open-air restaurants facing the beach. Locals enjoyed just-caught seafood and Presidente beer, while a couple danced barefoot to bachata music. Scanning the chalkboard menus, we settled in at Candelita , where we ordered a typical Dominican seaside meal: fried capitán, as hogfish is known here, with a side of tostones and avocado. When we left two hours later, the cacophonous motorbike traffic along the beach made us appreciate Clave Verde’s location in the hills. [links]
But the hills and valleys of the peninsula’s interior were harder to get to know — until now. Dominican-owned eco-lodges are opening up in these rural communities, honoring nature with their use of locally sourced materials, guided excursions into the biodiverse forest, and meals sourced from their own permaculture gardens. In a time when we all want to be away from the crowds — and the Caribbean starts to reopen borders — this part of Samaná is a welcome break. [links]
From left: The pool at Clave Verde Ecolodge, with the Sierra de Samaná beyond; lunch of fried capitán and tostones at Candelita, in the beach town of Las Terrenas. | CREDIT: LEBAWIT LILY GIRMA
The U.S. dollar is the currency most used in international transactions. Several countries use the U.S. dollar as their official currency, and many others allow it to be used in a de facto capacity. It's known locally as a buck or greenback. here
The Dominican peso is the currency of the Dominican Republic. It is the only currency which is legal tender for all monetary transactions, whether public or private, in the Dominican Republic. In 2004 the peso dramatically plummeted but has now reached a more stable rate. more
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Based on similarities in the Dominican Republic cases, Panettieri, who is a toxicologist and lung specialist, said the travelers could have been exposed to a pesticide, poison or other toxicant. more
The agency said some resort districts are safer than urban areas, thanks to a tourist police unit and an extensive 911 system. Earlier this week, former Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz was shot in a bar in Santo Domingo. In its advisory, the State Department cited the capital as an example of a city with a lower level of security. [links]
“Yes, bad stuff happens to tourists, whether it’s a bus crash or a death,” said Eddie Lloyd, an expert on Caribbean travel. “Is it indicative of the destination falling apart? No.”
Bavaro Beach in the Punta Cana resort area of the Dominican Republic. Photo by Wayne Cuddington / Postmedia Network file photo here