Hotels in Las Terrenas

Well, the nature is stunning. The modern-built condos and hotels are very nice and safe. The town is ... well shocking at first, then you get used to the looks of it, but the sound of roaring moto-bikes (often with mufflers removed), mopeds, 4-wheelers, constant honking and speeding, racing on the road was unbearable coupled with the smell of fuel, exhaust and dust they raise on the streets. Safety does not exist here. Be aware of moving vehicles, also of hanging electrical wires -the capping we've seen consisted of plastic bottle covering the end of the hanging pole wire, some other loose wires were bare (obviously we did not test then to find out live or not). People are mostly friendly, though practically no one in restaurants and hotels makes any effort to learn other languages, even though tourism and ex-pats are a big part of the town life. The menus have English and French, but the waiters do not understand those menus, so they try to figure out on the go what you are ordering and many times forget stuff from your order. However just like the gap between slum and luxury that exist in the town, you also can find an occasional person who seems to speak all languages :) like Emmanuel from Emmanuel Tours and the boat guide in Samana, Bobby K (both spoke English, French, German, some Italian and who knows what other languages). Practically all businesses except payments in USD and Euros and cards, so there was not need to exchange to pesos. Overall, we liked the area and wish the local people took a better care of the beautiful place they occupy, like cleaning the garbage from the sides of the roads, their yards and empty lands all around and making more effort not to pollute it with the noise and toxic exhaust. These are 2 simple steps that would improve the impression of the town immensely.

Take the trip and you will go back again. People are great, restaurants of all kinds you will find. The historical place's amazing. Talking about an Island within an Island? it will blow you away!. All I will say is just visit and you will never regret it.

Las Terrenas en un pueblecito pintoresco, con hermosas playas que visitar para todos los gustos. Existe una gran variedad de lugares para comer, en la playa Coson esta Luis Parrillada, donde puedes comer pescado o marisco fresco a muy buen precio, aceptann tarjetas de credito. Tambien puedes comer en restaurantes a la orilla de la playa, como los que se encuentran en el pueblito de los pescadores, de estos, nosotros acostumbramos ir al "Cayuco". Tambien hay otros buenos lugares para comer, como "Yuca Caliente " o " La Brasserie". Puedes encontrar todo lo que se necesita de un supermercado en el "Pola" y para casos en los que requieras algun medicamento, existen importantes cadenas de farmacias nacionales como "Carol" y "Los Hidalgos". El tipo de hospedaje tipico es Bed and Breakfast, ya que no hay hoteles "todo incluido" en la zona. Estos hospedajes van desde sencillas habitaciones hasta lujosas casas y apartamentos con todas las comodidades.

Lots to see, easy free parking if you go early, sun beds are priced the same at 9am as they are at 3pm. Beautiful sun drenched, sugary sand. Loved it. We traveled as a family and found the beach side restaurants to be overtly over priced, not including 18% tax, and 10% service, really? While the food can be great, service needs work, food takes forever, and then the bill...plus 28%! Not good, then there are several local eateries, Pepe's Empanada and More, go there early, excellent, and none of the BS with the bogus extra taxes. Pepe himself makes the food. And also Delfin Restaurant next door. Go there too, fantastic. Reasonably priced for both spots, excellent food, great hosts. Across the street from Coco Plaza Hotel, Las Terranes.

It's a quaint little town where the locals and the tourists have blended together and United. It's my first experience seeing such a phenomenon. At least that's what I would call it. Great mixture of culture and cuisines from all over. This is like little Florida. Because there are so many retirees living here and just enjoying life. Building up the economy and the infrastructure of this beautiful country and it all starts in Las Terrenas Samana. Awesome place. In fact I've already invested and will be retiring here myself in the coming years. Getting around was super easy. They rent cars , mopeds , scooters , quads to get around and have fun. There are loads of places to eat and a variety from different countries. There's a police station , fire Dept , hospital and clinics within walking distance.

It was a nice area that wasn't as touristy as other areas. We didn't eat anywhere except for our hotel and another hotel because it's hard to know what restaurants are clean and have good food, without knowing someone familiar with the area. We did an ATV tour all day one day and went all over the area, up into the mountains and down on the beaches and it was beautiful! The main thing the whole island needs to work on is getting rid of the trash that seems to be everywhere except in the tourist areas. Las Terrenas was pretty clean compared to some other parts of the island we went to.