Country Info
- Santo Domingo
- Capital
- Dominican Peso (DOP)
- Currency
- 8,581,477
- Population
- DO
- Country Code
Santo Domingo Slideshow
Top Hotels in Santo Domingo
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Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and Casino Santo Domingo
206 reviews -
Occidental El Embajador Santo Domingo
188 reviews -
Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo
70 reviews
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Hilton Santo Domingo
175 reviews
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PLAZA HOTEL NACO Santo Domingo
65 reviews
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Hotel V Centenario InterContinental Santo Domingo
109 reviews -
Hotel Santo Domingo
57 reviews
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Courtyard Santo Domingo
71 reviews -
Quality Hotel Real Aeropuerto Santo Domingo
35 reviews
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Sofitel Nicolas Santo Domingo
187 reviews
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Mercure Comercial Santo Domingo
153 reviews
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Hispaniola Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo
11 reviews
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Napolitano Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo
55 reviews
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Europa Hotel Boutique Santo Domingo
63 reviews
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Apart-Hotel Plaza Colonial Santo Domingo
24 reviews -
Hodelpa Caribe Colonial Santo Domingo
56 reviews
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Hotel San Geronimo Santo Domingo
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Hostal Nicolas de Ovando-Mgallery Santo Domingo
187 reviews
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Aurora Del Sol Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo
9 reviews
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Antiguo Hotel Europa Santo Domingo
63 reviews
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Hotel Palacio Santo Domingo
176 reviews
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BQ Santo Domingo by BQ Hotels
46 reviews
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Hotel Duque De Wellington Santo Domingo
30 reviews
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Hotel Frances MGallery Santo Domingo
106 reviews
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Hotel Dona Elvira Santo Domingo
56 reviews
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Carey House Hotel Santo Domingo
6 reviews
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Hotel Bella Vista Santo Domingo
11 reviews
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Hotel Discovery Santo Domingo
6 reviews
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Caribeno Santo Domingo
6 reviews
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Hotel Camp Davis Ranch Santo Domingo
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Hotel Villa de las Americas Santo Domingo
2 reviews
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Hostal Riazor Santo Domingo
4 reviews
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Hotel Cervantes Santo Domingo
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Hotel Villa Italia Santo Domingo
7 reviews
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Coco Boutique Hotel Santo Domingo
90 reviews
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Hotel Conde de Penalba Santo Domingo
19 reviews
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Jaguar Apart Studios Santo Domingo
2 reviews
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Continental Hotel Santo Domingo
5 reviews
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La Hostal Colonia Santo Domingo
4 reviews
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Naco Hotel &Casino Santo Domingo
1 review
Santo Domingo
Travel Blogs from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo Carnaval 2008
This is a top pick! Wow, what a way to end our stay in the Dominican Republic! Today was our last day in the DR and we checked out the Santo Domingo Carnaval (Carnival) Parade. Check out video here. When we arrived in Santo Domingo around noon, we ...
Hola! Welcome to the Domincan Republic
This is a top pick! ... 're not done yet! After our short stopover in LA, we headed towards our next destination, the Dominican Republic. We didn't get into Santo Domingo until 1am, so we're so glad we arranged airport pickup to another free hotel, The Courtyard by ...
Pickpocted by prostitutes
This is a top pick! ... that didn't matter as i let the driver keep the change from the 200 pesos i'd gave him and i was feeling pretty shattered. back in santo domingo, i planned on staying in my hotel, eat loads of junk food and watch cable tv for the 3 days i was there. I ...
Home Sweet Dominican Republic
... . . if you haven't made your vacation plans for 2007, come on down and get a personal guide to show you the wonders of the Dominican Republic :) Once Paula takes off it is back to work for me. This month I have a water filter workshop at the ...
House-haggling, Strange new illnesses
Well, not to scare anyone, but it seems as if that wheel of fun volunteer diseases and maladies was spun again, with my immune system recieving a prize of antigens to keep it busy. I actually have become quite proud of my diseases, figuring that only the ...
Anteprime a Boca Chica, Santo Domingo
Prime ancjemo di parti pal ver viaz di Sgarfefurlans, O ai fat une anteprime a Santo Domingo. Mi soi cjatat a sedi a Santo Domingo cun dai furlans che e stavin viarzint al fogolar furlan. Prin di dut mi soi cjatat cun Mauro Tonasso, originari di Varian ...
Last post from Santo Domingo
... staff members), Marla and her boyfriend. Baseball is huge here. Scores of Major League Baseball players have come from the Dominican Republic, with Sammy Sosa and David Ortiz as just a small example. There are six national teams, two of which ...
Week one of my new surroundings.
... onto the Island and could see miles of tin roofed shacks, surrounded by perfectly manicured baseball diamonds. Once at the Santo Domingo airport, we were met by our country director and descended outside to pile onto buses. You could breath the ...
Care Package Bliss and The spawn of Satan
Hola mi amigos! Well, I have now been in Nagua for two weeks and am almost to the halfway point of my CBT training. It has flown by so fast!!! I was very pleased to find that you guys responded to the mention of my weight and became fearful that ...
Home stretch
... again. Luzlanda has promised that she'll take my materials and give the final charla there after I'm gone. I'm currently in Santo Domingo where I'll spend the rest of the week at the CSA office. There I'll put the finishing touches ...
Leavin' on a Jetplane (again)
Well, here it is, my last blog from the Dominican Republic. Tomorrow I will be getting on a plane and going home for good (or at least for the time being). Last weekend I had an inauguration of my projects in my site ...
Keisi and the Rain
I just realized that the title of this blog entry would be a great name for a band! So the adventure continues. Though I cant say that it has been too much of an adventure lately since the tropical storms they warned us about and are always on the ...
4rd Day in Santo Domingo
... Domingo. We see into the different departments and learn the CRS-Team known. They show where they have projects in the Dominican Republic and what their daily business is. Juan has to do some different things in the office and after this we drive ...
Good News!
Hello Friends and Family! How is everyone doing? I hope this finds everyone healthy and happy. I had a great visit with Mom and Dad, despite the fact that their trip happened to coincide with Tropical Storm Noel. We ...
Activities and travels
... of the cane field, and has about 100 families. It was quite an adventure, being able to experience both Hatian and Dominican cultures at once. I was confused at times when the people would switch between spanish and creol (the language of Haiti) when ...
Quick Update
Hi All! Just a quick note to let you know I posted a few more pictures on my Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/90483948@N00/ if you are interested. I finally figured out how to post pictures here on TravelPod but honestly I am ...
Independence Day
Hello and Happy 4th of July! Greetings from here in the Dominican Republic. I am back in the capital for a day after my adventures in the southwest celebrating the independence of our great nation. It turned out to be quite the adventure, some of ...
Friday the 13th: Machetes on the Malecón
... and consumed everywhere you looked. It was a good vibe and reminded me of the malecón in La Habana, though this one in Santo Domingo is in much better shape and displays a ripe tourist industry. I imagine we had walked a solid half hour by the ...
2nd Day in Santo Domingo - Project El Piño
So.. our 2nd day in Santo Domingo. After a very intensive day yesterday it goes on... in the same speed. We have breakfast in the hotel and Juan pick us up with the car. We drive again to the office and meet José, the project manager. Today we visit ...
Adjusting to DR life and starting my Job!
... personal triumphs in their own! I am finally starting to realize my purpose here. So I have been feeling more and more like a Dominican here in my everyday life, like I have grown up here all along. My spanish is getting better and better, though ...
How to Join the PC Without the 2 year Commitment
... is huge, but with your help, I can make it happen. I would like to bring either college or professional atheletes (preferably Dominican athletes and basketball players) to Pimentel to give a sports camp every year to help out with their skills, but also ...
It's Been a While!
Hello All! First of all, let me apologize for some serious slacking in the blog department. I know that my fans are many and devoted, and I am sure you have all been waiting with bated breath for my next posting. Ha ha. Ok ...
The end
... and warmth. I've decided I'm just too Type A to ever fully appreciate the lack of punctuality and organization in the Dominican Republic, so I'm happy to be leaving that behind. While returning to upstate New York in the middle of December ...
Back to Santo Domingo!
... back in Santo Domingo and here for a couple of days before heading out to Costa Rica. It's so good to be back in Santo Domingo though! No mosquitoes and the culture is definitely more evident. I went to my favorite little cafeteria for lunch and the local ...
Arrival in Santo Domingo
... ! We meet a woman from the same company. But she's from Haiti. She tells us a lot about the situation in the Dominican Republic, the war in Haiti... and other interesting storys,... We walk a little bit through the streets and see the house of ...
Happy Halloween..and surviving the epidemic
... my last week in Nagua. We all expressed how much we love it here and dont want to leave. Saturday, we will travel back to Santo Domingo, and then in a few days after, we will be visiting our sites! However, I am lucky that I am only thirty minutes from ...
Healing of the Sick
Hola Caballeros y damas. In my third month in site, and my sixth month of being in the DR...which I can hardly beleive!....I have started to take on new responsibilites. One of the main ones is reading Harry Potter, which my very good friend Nancy ...
Come if you want, Leave if you can
Well, I have survived my first week in Nagua and it has been quite a good one. The title at the beginning of this entry is the motto for Nagua, which I find amusing. I think it will definitely be hard to leave here. Everyone agrees that we are happier ...
Finally...my assignment and site!!!!
... there and winged it (I told them that I already knew the song later). It was the the most amazing feeling ever! I felt like a Dominican Diva. ha. Watch out, DR Idol!! Other than that, things have been not too interesting on this end of the world. I ...
Keep on Keepin' On
Hi All! Just a quick post on what has been going on lately. I was able to go home in September for Sarah and Ivan's wedding, which was beautiful. I was so glad to be able to be there and enjoy the comforts of home (for a few days at ...