Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort

North Coast


At the heart of a sprawling resort village, this enormous complex offers some of the cheapest prices on the north coast. It's a bit shabby and totally lacking in personality, but hey, it's on the beach. The rooms are clean and the buffet restaurant has decent variety, but the ambiance of the ‘specialty’ restaurants is undermined by sub-par food.

There's a variety of levels of membership-like benefits and regardless of your class, from elite to hoi polloi, all share a beautiful half-moon bay and white-sand beach. Because so many guests say yes to the somewhat annoying time-share rental pitch in exchange for access to the ‘VIP’ half of the resort – basically roped-off portions of the beach filled with Miami-style day beds instead of beach chairs – the non-VIP parts are less crowded.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby North Coast attractions

1. Teleférico

2.37 MILES

A cable car takes visitors to the top of the enormous flat-topped Pico Isabel de Torres. On clear days there are spectacular views of the city and…

2. Fuerte de San Felipe

2.38 MILES

Located right on the bay, at the western end of the Malecón, the fort is the only remnant of Puerto Plata’s early colonial days. Built in the mid-16th…

3. Iglesia San Felipe

2.73 MILES

This twin-steepled church was completely renovated following a devastating hurricane in 1988. Check out the small but beautiful Italian stained-glass…

4. Galería de Ambar

2.75 MILES

Despite its unfortunate location, housed in a rundown office-like building, there are informative exhibits on the history of amber mining in the DR as…

5. Casa de la Cultura

2.77 MILES

In addition to dance and music workshops, the center often showcases work by Dominican artists in its 1st-floor gallery.

6. Casa Museo General Gregorio Luperón

2.83 MILES

The life and times of native-born son and independence leader Gregorio Luperón are impressively fleshed out inside this beautifully restored, pale-green,…

7. Museo del Ambar Dominicano

2.84 MILES

The colonial-era building houses a collection of amber exhibits. These exhibits include valuable pieces with such rare inclusions as a small 50-million…

8. Malecón

2.88 MILES

The completely paved Malecón (also known as Av General Luperón and Av Circunvalación Norte) runs along the shore. There are a handful of restaurants, as…