We were a family of 7 going to the Dominican Republic in February 2020 for 14 days.
Before going we had a really good communication with Richard (the owner), and a week before flying I was concated by AIC (a local company in Las Terrenas handling in/out-checking, questions during the stay etc).
Richard was excellent. He answered very quickly and made everything so easy.
The cleaning was ok, but behind stow, refrigerator, wires etc it was dirty-but we were very relaxed about it and didn’t think bad about it.
The cleaning lady’s name is China and you can also book her and her daughter to cook and get grosseries during the stay. That is a must! Very good food and so relaxing. In average we spend 3.000 pesos per day in grosseries for 5 adults and 2 kids. That’s including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The house is a really cool outdoor living place with good space. The pool is nice to cool down in and was a hit among our kids.
From AIC we had Eduardo as contact and he was really a good service minded man that you could ask everything you needed to know. He helped us with booking tours, getting ATV’s etc. and he spoke English. English is not that common, so you are much better of with Spanish.
Mosquitoes are present, but not in the number I expected-it was fewer then expected.
The location was good. Really calm. It took 5 min and 24 sec to walk to the beach. And what a beach! Always calm as it was inside the reefs. A mixture of sand, coral, seaweeds and rocks made bathing and snorkeling really good.
We went to different beaches in Dom Rep and to be honest-the beach 5-6 min away from the house were among my favorites.
The town of Las Terrenas is a typical Caribbean town with noisy scooters/traffic, garbage laying around and a good welcoming atmosphere with good food and drinks. Despite garbage and traffic it is charming. From the house it took 20 min to walk. Never felt unsafe or threatened in any way.
The nearest Supermarket was 30 minutes walk away. A rented ATV or Scooter are preferable.
I’m a cigar smoker and I had heard that cigars were expensive in Dom Rep due to taxes etc, and they were. In Europe it is cheaper to purchase cigars from Dom Rep then buying them in the two cigar stores in Las Terrenas. Disappointing.
Overall I can recommend the house, the owner and the location. It is an authentical Caribbean experience you get.