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Reviews of Kite Beach Hotel and Condos

3 out of 5
Kite Beach Hotel and Condos
Kite Beach, Carretera Sosua Cabarete, Cabarete, Puerto Plata

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 76 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Daryl, Atlanta, GA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor Customer Service
I was very disappointed with my stay at this facility. I arrived at the hotel around 7 pm for check-in. The front office personnel had gone home for the day so the security handed me an envelope with my name and key. There was no additional information provided about hotel facilities or amenities. After my lack luster check in, I went to the restaurant for a quick bite to eat. The hamburger I ordered tasted spoiled. My room had a persistent foul odor and my ceiling fan did not work. At the time of check out, the clerk made me wait while he completed a personal call on his cell phone, and did not end the call until I placed the key on the counter and began to walk away.

10/10 Excellent

Vincent M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect hotel for kiteboarding
If you're a kiteboarder, this is the place to go. It's clean, the hotel staff is nice, gated parking, excellent breakfast, and quiet. Highly recommend!

8/10 Good

Tito, miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice beachfront hotel. Staff is great.
Great quiet hotel. Perfect for that weekend getaway

6/10 Okay

ZAlex820

Liked: Staff & service
Expected more.
The hotel was below average. The room I had stayed in has paint peeling off and the A/C barely worked. Food was bland and nothing to do on site aside from swimming in a tiny pool that needs to be updated. Bottom line I would not go back there.

8/10 Good

julio, floridad

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
its was ok
its was ok the location was good the hotel need improvement...

6/10 Okay

Needed Vacation, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A place to sleep
Spent most of my first few days of vacation (Thursday thru Tuesday) waiting for repairmen to open my safe . Everyday the front desk told me the repairman was on his way , no later then noon . After 6 days the locksmith showed up. The point break restaurant was a hit or miss. 50/50 chance they would have what was on the menu. It was more of a snack shack then a restaurant. The free breakfast was fruit and powdered juices. That wasn't an issue because there are numerous outstanding restaurants in town to eat at. A few times i returned to my room in the evening to find that the maid service never showed up . Maybe 4 or 5 times out of a 12 day vacation. The resort pool is very very small and there was two or three little local children swimming in it mostly every afternoon. The kite surf shop staff that is attached to hotel is very loud , i witnessed several yelling matches and just general rudeness from them during my stay.

6/10 Okay

Not a kite surfer

Liked: Room comfort
mixed review
Generally, I had a good experience at this hotel. if it weren't for a couple of issues, my rating would have been significantly higher. I was part of a group that had rooms in both the new and the old buildings. The new building is generally much nicer, but for some reason doesn't have wi-fi. One of the rooms had an unpleasant odor coming from the bathroom that didn't go away for a few days. And while the hotel is directly on kite beach, it was a little farther from Cabarete beach than we expected. Most of the staff were very nice and friendly. Except for the unexplained odor, everything was very clean and well kept.

8/10 Good

Michi 90

Liked: Staff & service
Great Singles trip place
On the beach, you get what you pay for, convinient

6/10 Okay

Smooth12

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Dominican Republic Getaway
The rooms were decent. Had an issue with the toilet in the first room I was given but the staff changed my room immediately! Also, the cable television never worked the entire stay. Breakfast was included and good. Would I recommend it? Maybe.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel for the once who go there for kiting.
Perfect location for kiting. The hotel is OK, but don't expect much luxury. It's nice, the staff is friendly and the rooms are clean. The breakfast is also ok. All I expect for such kind of vacation. It's not a hotel for families or people who don't kite. There is not much to do besides kiting. If you kite, please be careful with the local boys. There are some of the boys who are very friendly at the beginning and want to help you. But it seems that they pinch the kites in order to offer a repair service later.... It's recommendable to talk to Stefan who runs the kite school next door. He recommends you one of his boys. They are really nice and good boys. Don't forget to tip them. Besides this, there is a lot of night life in Cabarete. It 2 miles away. Either you take a nice walk at the beach or you take one of the motorcycle taxis.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Place to Relax
The staff were very friendly and helpful. The setting was wonderful and never once did we feel uncomfortable. Janina, the hotel manager, was always available to answer questions or make recommendations about restaurants or nearby activities. This is not a place for someone who is looking for an all inclusive experience but it is perfect for a relaxing stay on the beach. The beach is sandy and clean and, when the kite surfers are taking a break, it's a great place for a swim.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel for my mom's birthday!
The setting of this hotel is wonderful. Every room is near the ocean and all breakfast is prepared oceanfront. The staff members were very accomodating even though they seemed overworked. Some seem to work two shifts: Despite that, they kept a polite demeanor and try to be of service whenever I needed them (to get towels, extra soap, etc.). The condos where my family and I stayed were comfortable although not luxurious - but that is just what we needed. Dario, at the front desk is a very nice man. So was the male manager who greeted us by the pool (Marcos?). Dario came outside of the hotel to meet us when we came late at night, to make sure we did not get lost. He has a very soothing demeanor and made us feel right at home. This hotel has a very relaxed attitude and I did not sense any of the pretense that one feels in other results in The Dominican Republic. Everyone was there to enjoy themselves - stress free! Loved it.

2/10 Terrible

Jesssica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Terrible
My stay was awful, the rooms has joint doors, the wall leak, the water in the tub when taking a shower run real slow, bed was more like a full size instead of queen, no telephone in my room, no fridge in my room. no elevator. Just not satisfy at all. The mattress has stain all over it.

10/10 Excellent

LA Rodriguez

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money condo
Worth every penny. Plan to rent again for 1 week in January with the other half.

8/10 Good

Miss K Travels the Globe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Can't wait to go back!
My boyfriend and I were in the DR for a week and stayed at Kite Beach Hotel for 3 of our nights. Now, I'm wishing we'd have stayed there the entire time. The location is perfect, just outside the town of Cabarete, so it's nice and quiet but still right on the beach. The staff was extremely helpful, kind, and generous. I am counting the days until I can go back!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
It's very old. Very small swimming pool. The rooms are not so good.

4/10 Poor

jess123. ny

Disliked: Room comfort
dispoint
upgrade to one bedroom . when we arrived there , we decided not to upgrade , but they dont do refund. wont stay next time. it is only location good for kiteboarding ppl.

2/10 Terrible

evoceo

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Not worth the trip!
The room we originally booked was not up to any star hotel rating. So we paid extra for room upgrade and they put us into a two bedroom ocean front condo which we paid $168 more, the AC didnt work and we told the staff and they told us it takes time to get cold so we waited and waited and nothing happen except for fans to cool down the room! The door lock was broken and we told the staff and they give us new key and same problem where we had to twist twist and twist for few mins until the unlocking start to function! Free breakfast but besides cereals there were toast and some spam and cheese! great city but will not ever stay here again!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer p

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect vecation!
Amazing place for kite surfers! we were here for 10 days and the wind never died!

10/10 Excellent

Tomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A quiet and peaceful place
I really enjoyed my stay there, it was quiet and staff very friendly. I can really recommend it to others. The food was excellent also.

6/10 Okay

Anne, Chicago, IL, USA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disappointed
This hotel is in a great position for kiteboarding,right on the beach,the staff are friendly and the apartment we stayed in was a very good size, however the quality of the hotel was disappointing it needs some detailed cleaning,towel rails, taps shower heads need fixing and limescale removing, the counter tops needed granite cleaner,as they were dull, the pool although from a distance looked clean on closer inspection needed again detailed cleaning,it also it would be nice to have have some glasses plates knives and forks etc in the apartments and not have to keep asking for these basic items.some of the buildings need exterior painting, the building we were in was updated though still needed the things done previously mentioned. The breakfast comprised of omelets sometimes pancakes, cereal, fruit like melon, pineapple and toast, the fruit juice was that powdered stuff which has a strange taste,there should have been fresh fruit juices avaiable, I had to go and buy some from the local supermarket, the food at the bar was ok nothing spectacular. Over all We were disappointed, I think the hotel with some simple changes could be really good

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Kite Beach Hotel and Condos
The hotel is a nice. Right on a beautiful beach. The first day we were there, the beach was extremely crowded- with people kite surfing or learning to kite surf everywhere. It was so crowded with kite surfers, that it was completely impossible, and dangerous, to get in the water if you were not kite surfing- swimmers could easily have been run over by a surf board. Since it was our first day there, we thought that the beach was always crowded like that, so as soon as we woke up, we drove to another beach about an hour away. When we returned, the beach at the hotel was empty, and continued to be empty until our last day there. Thus, I am unsure whether the beach is usually as crowded with kite surfers as it was on the day that we arrived. If it is, I would strongly suggest that you not stay at this hotel if you are not a kite surfer or if a significant portion of your group consists of people who are not kite surfers or are not interested in learning how to kite surf. We stayed at this hotel because of the other good reviews, because nowhere did I read that you should be a kite surfer to stay at this hotel, and because I thought it might be fun to stay here in case I got the urge to learn how to kite surf. While I was there, I did get the urge to learn how to kite surf, but the lessons were expensive. It was $79/hour. The guy providing the lessons (I don't know whether he was affiliated with the hotel) was really nice, and said that he would give me a free 10-minute lesson just to estimate how long it would take me to learn to kite surf. After my 10-minute lesson, he said it would take 3 days (I think it was 1-2 hours per day for 3 days, to be more exact). I appreciated his honesty. That is, he didn't give me a low, untrue estimate, just to get me to fork over some cash. Anyway, if the beach is not usually overrun by kite surfers, this would be a great place to stay. On our last day, we practically had the beach to ourselves, and it was awesome. Some other notes: - The pool is pretty small. - The rooms are beautiful with absolutely beautiful furniture and a spacious closet. - We stayed in a studio, and the bed and pillows were extremely uncomfortable. The bed was too soft, and the pillow I had was oddly shaped- almost as if it had a basketball stuffed inside it. I woke up every morning with back pain. As soon as I returned to my bed in the US, my back pain went away. The pain went away after one night of sleep in the US. - The shower curtain in the bathroom was too short and there was no bathtub. As a result, water from the shower flooded the bathroom floor every time any of us took a shower. - The room had a kitchenette with a stove, but no pots or pans to cook in. - The faucet in the bathroom is so close to the sink that it was difficult to get water on to my toothbrush without having my toothbrush touch the sink. Having my toothbrush touch a sink that other people have used (my guests, prior hotel guests), and that has been cleaned with who knows what chemicals, is disgusting. So as you can see, my feelings about Kite Beach are mixed.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
The hotel is exactly what you'd expect for the price. It is clean, friendly, right on the beach. More importantly, the beach is clean and almost empty--just locals and other tourists. I felt safe leaving my bag on my beach chair. The bars keep lounge chairs out front & you don't even have to pay to lay on them. Watching the kite surfers was a blast. THe htoel attracts an interestestnig and quirkly group of people. We enjoyed socializing with people in the hotel bar and restaurant. It's an easy walk or motorcade right to town. Great for the price!

2/10 Terrible

Wayne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kite Beach,Nice Location, Terrible Hotel
The Location,Beach, some staff & Reception are the only good things about this resort. The food selection & quality is below even DR standards. The rooms are need of majar repairs.Leaking taps,toilets.Ac doesnt always work. Gaps all around outside door to allow sunlight,bugs & noise to enter. Small rooms with no chairs, just a bed & one small dresser. Very noisy as there is no sound barriers between rooms, which allows even a whisper to be heard next door. If you book the room with a full kitchen, living room, patio & 2 bedrooms than you get a place that has lots of room & is nice.We were shown a room like this but could not book it as it was under repair & also neede to be painted & new furniture. Not worth the price we paid, if given for half price than it would have been more exceptable.

4/10 Poor

Mireillecreole

Disliked: Room comfort
You get what you pay for
I chose this hotel because it was the least expensive that I could find for the area that I needed to be in. At first the a/c was not working. So they put me in another room until they could fix the a/c. They told me that the last person in the room didn't complain about the a/c. The bed, the lamps, the nightstands, the entrance door, and the bathroom needed to be changed--very worn out and unkempt. There was not even a chair in the room to sit on. No phone in the room either. I was charged 110 pesos for a 40 pesos bottle of water.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Second stay at Kite Beach
Still loved it the second time around. Have considered other hotels but am always drawn back to Kite Beach. A wonderful trip....the staff, facilities, restaurant...everything is great!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing!!!
Staff is so friendly...location is beautiful and ideal for enjoying the beach. I will be staying here again next year!

8/10 Good

Gene, New York, N.Y.

Liked: Cleanliness
Just what I was looking for.
This hotel was perfect for what I was looking for, I wanted my privacy without a lot of noisey tourist. Had a great experience, it's the anti Punta Cana

8/10 Good

ido, israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great pace that could be better
the location is great for kiting. about 2km from the town. just far enough to have a quiet corner but not to far. the staff is frendly and profetional, especialy janina. the food is fresh

8/10 Good

Steve, NC

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Kite Surfing at your door. Clean place, no frills sort of hotel and decent food.
This place is the place to be if your are a kite surfer and want to walk out your door to the famous kite beach. The place is clean and the accomodations are what you would expect for a 3 to 3.5 star hotel. Breakfast was included and was somewhat sparse (fruit, bread, and eggs if you ordered them) and the restaurant was decent and moderately priced for the other meals. Downtown is a 20 minute walk or $2 scooter ride and lots of good restaurants to choose form and very inexpensive. All in all, we wanted a sort of small, no frills hotel on the beach and this place provides that. Be sure to take shampoo, razor, toothbrush as there were none to be found.

6/10 Okay

KARINE, NY

Disliked: Room comfort
Convenient hotel for kitesurfing
The hotel is very well located to practice kitesurfing. The restaurants around are good. The hotel is clean. Very disappointed by the standard bedroom, too simple, the mattress very bad quality. Maybe next time, it should be better to have a bedroom in the new part of the hotel. Safe place

8/10 Good

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
great location
the hotel is right on the beach. great staff, lots to do.... kite surfing, horse back riding... etc...nice food.

8/10 Good

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent Hotel for the Price
Stayed for 6 nights with four people. We got a great deal and didn't expect much. The hotel met and/or exceeded our expectations. The hotel staff is friendly and accommodating. The grounds are kept and we felt pretty safe at the hotel. The breakfast included fresh fruit and was better than expected. I will however add that the lights, fridge and tv were not working in both rooms when we got there. Although we weren't really using the lights and it didn't bother us, it would have been great if they had checked these items as a basic courtesy before our arrival.

10/10 Excellent

doug, Orlando,Fl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
best place to stay on kite beach
This was my second time in Cabarete and I have to say I was once again impressed by the hospitality and friendliness of the staff. The location can't be beat for any kiteboarders and surfers and you can always find someone in the hotel office to help with any questions you might have from cabs to restaraunts or even surf breaks... Beautiful place with friendly people and great wind ;-). I'll be saving my pesos for a return trip very soon. Doug

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for the price and friendly
MNy wife and I stayed here for three days. We could not be happier. The only problem was the air conditioning. We had to move from the first room that we were given due to the intense heat..The air conditioning did not work at all but after we talked to the adiministration they promptly chaged us to another room where the air conditioning was perfect. The only problem is that the air conditioning was available only in the dormitory. The other room had only a fan and it did get a little hot at times. The air conditioning units could use replacement for sure. We also had problems with the door lock but after some serious complaining they put a new one on. The one thing that this place has that is unbetable is the friendliness of the staff--the manager was more than accomodating, firnedly and available. As far as I am concerned, Tomas the manager, is now a friend and I plan to to stay in touch with him as well as some other people in the staff. If you do not want to drive (we had a car--)it is perfect. Not in town but a very short walking distance from the town of Cabarete. Cabarete, in my opinion (and I know the country well) is one of the best little towns around. And I would stay away from Sosua and Puerto Plata unless you want to be exposed to some of the unsavory characters that are abundant in those towns. No such thing in Cabarete. I highly recommend this place.

8/10 Good

Cote, Santiago, Chile

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great hotel for people that practice kitesurf!!!
Great location for kiteurf practice, rooms 30mts away from the beach, great food at good prices!! Perfect amenities, pool, bar, wifi, etc. 100% recomended for riders!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
condition of hotel, friendliness of personell
the maintenance of the hotel rooms is somewhat poor.A/C not working,no water out of faucet,lose door knobs etc. The female personell at the reception borders on being rude. The breakfast is marginal. No shelter from the fierce winds unless you go back to your room.(or kite board)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
kite surfers paradise
the day we got there was so windy the sky was full of colorful kites - beginners to professionals -

8/10 Good

New Yorker needing sun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Kite Beach Hotel
Even though some of the rooms of the hotel was a little beaten up, I had a great time. The lobby and grounds though are well-kept and it is certainly right on the beach! There are two buildings and I moved from the new building to the old building with a better view the second night. The room I stayed in most of the time was smaller, but with a nice balcony. It needed some fixing up - the faucet dripped, the shower curtain was ripped, the door to the balcony was a bit rusty and the cabinets/drawers stuck. But it was clean and there was hot water.The environment and vibe of the hotel is great. The food was good and inexpensive (even though it cost a little bit more than more local places). The area is right on kite beach, in between two kiteboarding schools and hotels. Most people were kiting, I instead did some training with a MMA fighter at the gym next door. But people were friendly and you could walk along the beach about two miles to Cabarete Village. It was nice to actually be a little bit away from the village proper. It was quieter at night. Depends on what you want.The staff was super helpful and nice. [...] manages and does reservations. She is helpful and friendly always. [...], [...] and others who work at the bar/restaurant are always nice and fun to talk to. There are also more permanent guests who have bought condos in the complex who are really nice and have great suggestions on places to go out to or things to do in the area.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Kite Beach Hotel
I felt the pictures I saw of the hotel were a little misleading. I would like to say though the location & staff could not be faulted in any way, but the room had seen better days. I purposely booked an apartment for the kitchen facilities but was completely underwhelmed by the missing fridge, no kettle or toaster, no microwave or oven, let alone a plug for the sink, but found it completely laughable that there wasn't any knobs to control the only 2 rings on the hob. We were told at checking that they don't keep crockery, pans or cutlery in the apartment but if we asked they could supply them - as I paid extra for an apartment I don't know why they couldn't just have it in there ready for my convenience. There were a few other bits missing which were listed on the website like a phone, alarm clock & hair dryer. It would have been great to unpack my clothes but the wardrobes (although present & nice & big) didn't have any rails or hangers so were completely pointless. The room cleaners did a great job every day but most of the apartment could have done with a general overhaul & some bits were looking a bit tired & grotty. I don't consider myself a fussy person but I really don't think the price we paid was reflected in the standard of apartment we got. It would have been really useful if on the website it had stated the pictures showing were mainly of the new (more expensive) part of the hotel. Some of the apartments in the complex looked a lot nicer than the one I stayed in but I think that depends on whether the person who owns it has done anything with it. I did have a fabulous time at Kite Beach & my holiday was not ruined but I have travelled quite a bit & I usually choose a more budget accommodation than what I have just paid & have been more than happy but I did feel like I may have been paying for quantity rather than quality with this one.

8/10 Good

stephen, newark, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kite Beach Hotel
This hotel is located on a lovely stretch of beach with nice ocean breezes throughout the day. It has a pool and a nice restaurant with good food and reasonable prices. Full breakfast is served every day! It is about 45 minutes walk along the beach to Cabarete where there are many eating, shopping and entertainment.

8/10 Good

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Kite Beach, Cabarete
Enjoy the beach on town, the one on front of the Hotel is use for kite sport fans. The Deluxe room in [...], were not deluxe. We have to paid on front desk for an upgrade and the upgraded room was a small studio and the air conditioning did not work as expected. After talking with the front desk they showed different rooms and they offered next door room with nice A/C and a living room. Cabarete is way better than Santiago or Boca Chica in Santo Domingo. My partner and I enjoy the people, the party, and the dancing a lot. We are planing to go back.

8/10 Good

The Awesome Hotel Reviewer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
"Quiet location and friendly staff"
We stayed at the hotel the middle of May and we almost had the place to ourselves. It was very relaxing and quiet. The breakfast was good with great omelets! The owner was very accomodating. She let us keep our room a few extra hours after checkout and gave us a room with a great beach view that we weren't expecting when we arrived. It's a realitively small complex and is about a 2 mile walk down the beach to the restaurants and shops of Cabarete.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kite beach
The best part- friendly, english speaking reception and the included breakfast The worst- we rented an apartment and the kitchenette was so inadequately stocked that we couldn't make a meal. The bed was small and the pillows hard. The living room furniture was falling apart and not comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
great hotel great people
Great location to go kiteboarding, amazing little hotel on the beach, very friendly staff and great people staying there.

6/10 Okay

Timo, Bowie, MD

Liked: Cleanliness
Will definitely go back Next Year.
The hotel is a quick scooter taxi ride away from Cabarete, which is a very safe and clean tourist area with one of the best restaurants that i have ever been to. The name of the restaurant is called Casanova and they have a half price on everything on teh menu from 4pm to 6pm and the setting is wonderful and the food is even better. The towns people in cabarete does not hassle the tourists, and Sosua has a great party strip. If you are looking for an experience that takes you outside of the resort then these areas are a great place to go.

8/10 Good

daniel, Santo Domingo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
pretty good for the price
good hotel, good location!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good room for the money
The hotel is located on the beach, "Kite Beach", good for kiters and they also offer lessons. The room was basic, but very clean. the bedding is comfortable, very good for the price. There are larger rooms available, but Cabarete is a great place to go out for lunches & dinners...lots of cool places to go! Breakfast is included, met other travelers who were satisfied with the place.