Where to stay in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, the right part of town.
The colonial zone for the history, the business districts for the comfort, the beach towns east for the sand.
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Where visitors stay in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo is a big capital with a small old town at its heart. The Zona Colonial is where visitors want to be in the evening; Piantini and Naco are the modern districts with the business hotels and malls; the Malecon has the older seafront towers; and Boca Chica and Juan Dolio, 30 to 50 minutes east past the airport, are the beach towns.
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Zona Colonial
Boutique hotels in restored colonial houses, on the streets where the sights and the evening are. Small rooms, big character.
Suits: History, couples, evenings out
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Piantini and Naco
The modern center: international hotels, the malls, the embassies and the restaurants locals go to. A 15-minute ride to the old town.
Suits: Business, families, comfort
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Malecon
The seafront boulevard with the older large hotels and casinos. Sea views, traffic noise, close to the old town.
Suits: Sea views, casino hotels
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Boca Chica and Juan Dolio
Beach towns east of the airport with resorts and apartments on calm water. A day trip from the city or a base near the airport.
Suits: Beach days, airport nights
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Good to know
- Stay in the old town if you can
- Everything a visitor comes for is in the Zona Colonial, and it is the one area that is pleasant on foot at night. The rest of the city is a ride.
- The airport is east of town
- Las Americas is 30 to 40 minutes east. Juan Dolio is closer to the airport than the city is, useful for an early departure.
Once the room is booked
- Things to do in Santo Domingo: the day trips and tours worth booking before you land.
- Caribbean Flights by Phone: more trips in the region.
Questions before you book
Is the Zona Colonial safe at night?
The main streets and plazas are busy and patrolled in the evening. Take a taxi or ride app back if your hotel is on a quiet side street.
Should I stay in Santo Domingo or Punta Cana?
Different trips. Santo Domingo is the city and the history; Punta Cana is the beach resorts, two and a half hours east. Many people do two or three nights of each.
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