We visited with our 4 teenagers, and enjoyed the Hotel Santo Domingo - especially the friendly, helpful staff, who all spoke English wonderfully! The food was excellent and the rooms were clean. We'd highly recommend this hotel.

To the person who wrote that the hotel tried to rip you off. 1st I love this hotel and have stayed there often, but this is beside that point as you mention yourself that it was a lovely hotel. 2nd there are a number of special rates. You have to know what is what, and you can find this buy suffering and simply entering Hotel Santo Domingo and looking at the rate. 3rd you went across the street to the Hotel Hispanola for your family. Guess what? Hotel Santo Domingo and Hotel Hispanola are sister hotels so...they didn't lose your business. You more then likely gave them a big laugh. You might want to check your facts next time.

The place was nice.. the accomodations and everything were fine. But the hotel manager tried to rip us off. I had my brother and his girlfiriend join us and I attempted to get them a room. Well the night before they arrived the person at the front desk gave us a quote of $70 per night, the next morning someone else gave us a price of $95/night and the hotel manager (by the same evening) gave us a price of $125/night. When I tried to explain to the hotel manager (who seemed to be the one behind the price hikes)... he basically told me that I paid a "special" price for my room and therefore the price kept changing for other people (which was completely bogus since I booked the package way in advance through American Airlines and it was no "special").

The manager put the initial hotel clerk (who gave us the $70 dollar price) on ther spot, was rude to his worker and made him admit that it was a mistake... This worker was clearly uncomfortable with the whole situation... I tried to talk to the hotel mangaer who was very arrogant and dismissive as if the price hikes was a figment of my imagination.

I was soo --- off that I took them accross the street to the Hotel Hispaniola where the service was better, the accomodations the same and the people were nice and accomodating. In addition, they did not attempt to give us any problems... They were happy to receive our service.

D. Lopez

I loved staying at this hotel, service was great, everyone was very polite & friendly, clean at all times and the food was good..
I also loved the fact that they had security at all times of the day , I rented a car and we came in and out at all times of the day and it was very nice to know you had security in parking, lobby and even to get in elevators..Full security...It was within walking distance of many places, like rest. clubs and malecon a must hang out place in afternoon and sunday's all day...I loved my NEW YEAR 2005 experience at DR...