Vacation rentals in Samana

“Great value for your money! We really enjoyed our stay at Vista Mare Condos. The apartments are well designed, the swimming pool area is amazing, the private beach is really beautiful (much better than on the pictures in fact), the staff provided an excellent service. The food in the restaurant is average (with prices slightly above average), but the service is very good. There was one particular waiter who was particularly gentle and gave us an exceptional service (he would come to the swimming pool to take your order and bring you drinks and was always exceptionally polite). We had some minor issues like a couple of cockroaches (and a fan that could not be turned off) but cockroaches are basically unavoidable when you stay in an apartment in the tropics surrounded by mountains and beautiful gardens, the staff was very helpful (they came and killed them for us), so no complains really. You basically get an experience that is quite close to that of a good resort for a fraction of the price.”

“Gorgeous house. Everything we hoped it would be. The animals on the property were great. Sweet and friendly. The hill we had to climb to get to the house is quite steep. We had a regular car rental and had a little trouble at first, but just put it in low and we didn't have any trouble after we figured that out. If you are coming from Santa Domingo, it's just over $1000 pesos, so around $20 USD, in tolls. There's a bank money exchange as soon as you get into the airport (make sure to look for fees since the bank doesn't have them, but AmEx does) so you'll want to at least trade off that much to get to the house. We didn't find better exchange rates through the rest of the vacation. Nice touches like fresh fruit and drinks left in the refrigerator. Water cooler provided. No laundry detergent so bring that or buy a little if you are going to wash while you are there. Line dry outside in hours if there isn't rain. The house is very inviting and the back area by the pool is where we spent most of our time while we were there. The view is just amazing and such a nice area. Don't miss the beach restaurants. You won't find a lot of people to speak English. Those that do are not fluent so if you learn a little Spanish you'll be much better off. This was my first trip to the DR and I will definitely be returning.”