My wife and I stayed at the Casa Colonial for 5 days, as a part of a 2 weeks stay on the island, and we wished we had booked the entire stay there....

This hotel is a little and unknown Gem in the middle of the "all inclusive factories" of the island.

although not managed by any of the usual hotel companies we normally enjoy staying at (4 seasons, amman, etc..) we have found it absolutely brillant.

Very stylish yet understated. Rooms are extremely confortable and well designed.

the food of the main restaurant is very refined (had a marvelous pumpkin soup).
Beaches are beautifull and well maintained.

The staff is great and welcoming, and I recommand everyone to meet the Manager (Mr Luigi) who has been very professionnal and helpfull for making our stay even more marvellous. (especially if you enjoy Cigars - he is the one you should talk to)

Maybe the only little remark would be the fact that front desk people are not enough informed about other restaurant offers in the city (they must be used to have customers wanting to stay in house - which I can understand in a Hotel like this)

I really recommand that place and we are already planing to comeback as soon as possible

This hotel really IS a destination in and of itself. My husband and I and our 8 month old daughter visited for 8 days, and barely felt the need to leave the property! The staff was warm and friendly, the rooms airy and beautiful and the public spaces (pool and lobby/dining area) an invitation to total relaxation. Just half an hour after arriving from the rush of New York City, we had reached a state of total zen at Casa Colonial. First floor rooms facing the sea are the way to go -- and definitely choose colonial style rooms over modern style -- though both are beautiful. You don't even notice the surrounding properties. Casa Colonial is absolute heaven!

If you are looking foward to a hastle free, no worries romantic weekend, THIS IS THE PLACE!
A very serene, chic hotel...the spa is fabulous!...the staff is great...and the food is the best i have eaten in a hotel!...
Laura
Dominican Republic

Excellent hotel with a charming beach - although cramped between neighbouring hotels (one of which was fond of loud music and entertainment at night). We can only confirm all the great things written previously about this hotel. However, there was one pro too many for us.

We were fortunate to stay when the hotel was relatively quiet. Perhaps as a result we couldn't help but notice at various times during our two-week stay, eight couples each comprising a North American man in his 40's/50's with a pretty East European girl in her late teens/early 20's. Each couple didn't stay for more than a few days at a time - usually over the weekends. Communication clearly wasn't their strongest suit; the men, who were often in pairs, talked loudly to one another about - rather than to - the girls, while the pairs of girls conversed in Slavic and at least one of them phoned her mother in Russian about her impending trip home - having spent a month on the island. For bonus "eye-spy" points, future guests might try spotting a red-headed woman, who we saw in the hotel bar on one occasion with her lap top - the day before her "partner" arrived...

Draw your own conclusions, but hopefully the next time we stay at this marvellous hotel (which we have every intention of doing) there might be slightly less business of the above kind being conducted.