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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
