Property Details of Dominican Republic Villa

Casa Ondina is a breezy house tucked into the hillside of Samana, with a wonderful view across the bay and its islands to the ocean beyond. The house has louvered doors the length of its façade opening out to a generous private terrace raised 10’ above the road, a perfect place for an afternoon in the shade looking over the bay. It is an excellent place for the independent visitor, who wants to stay in a small town rather than a gated tourist enclave. The beach of Puerto Escondida is 5 minutes walk away, and is perfect for a morning swim. Local restaurants, market, car and motorbike hire, internet center, bank with ATM, bus stop and port are all within 10 minutes walk or motoconcho ride (motorbike taxis – also available with wagons). Transport to beautiful deserted beaches, waterfalls in the hills, islands, trips to national parks and whale watching trips are all easily arranged from the Malecon or port of Samana.

Local Area Details

Breathtakingly beautiful and deserted beaches such as Playa Rincon are within easy access by car or by boat. Playa Rincon has1.5 miles of fine white sand with crystal blue water and is surrounded on three sides by vegetation-covered mountains. Conde Nast Travel Magazine has ranked this beach as the 2nd best beach in the world. Playa Rincon also has a beautifully clean freshwater stream at the lefthand end of the beach (looking towards the water) which is perfect for a refreshing dip before the trip home.

Playa Anacaona (or Las Flechas) is a 15 minute motoconcho ride away, and is a small sheltered beach overlooking the Caya Levantado with a modest outdoor bar and restaurant with excellent food. On Friday nights there is candlelit dining on the beach and dancing to local music on the terrace. This draws a mixed crowd from the staff and visitors at the hotel up the road to the local residents.

Playa del Valle also has freshwater streams running into it and is reached by dirt road turning off to the left from the road to Las Galeras.

Las Galeras is at the end of the road east from Samana, reached by bus, taxi or motoconcho and is a small community with hostels, beach and shacks cooking fresh fish, lobster, octopus and serving delicious pina colada’s served in the pineapple. The Casa Marina Samana Beach Resort – 250m along the beach road to the right when you reach Las Galeras – has a sheltered beach and also a Dive center and horse back riding center. (None of these beaches have a jetski in earshot)

Las Terrenas is a short bus ride or taxi ride across the peninsular and has beautiful calm beaches, and is a bustling tourist town with many restaurants right on the beach. From here jetskis can be rented to go to other local beaches, and many people do parasurfing.

Caya Levantado
The beaches at the island Caya Levantado (used for the original Bacardi ad) are also easily reached by boat from Samana.

El Limon waterfall can be reached after a four kilometer walk or ride by horse through the mountainous tropical forest. The waterfall is about 300 meters above sea level and has a 40 meter drop that ends in a very deep but swimable pool of crystal clear waters.

Rock climbing
Rock climbing enthusiasts should look into the Playa Fronton excursions. Playa Fronton is located at the end tip of Las Galeras. It is a spectacular beach, even if you are not into climbing.

Parque Nacional los Haitises
Boat trips from Samana can be taken to this national park with its scores of tiny jungly islands and thick mangrove forests. The park contains scores of lush hills that jut out of the ocean and make for excellent exploration by boat. The park receives a tremendous amount of rainfall which encourages subtropical humid forest plants such as bamboo, ferns and bromelids to thive on the knolls and there are many local birds including the Hispaniolan parakeet.

Whale Watching
Whale watching trips to watch the Humpback whales are available from January to March in Dominican republic, Samana bay is one of 2 places in domincan republic where 80% of the world’s humpback whales choose to mate and bear young. Whale watching tours take place and allow observation of whales swimming, jumping and breaching. The best tours are run by Canadian marine biologist Kim Beddall’s Victoria Marine, which has offices on the Malecon (Samana’s main street by the bay). Kim has also been instrumental in enforcing boat to whale distance and other regulations to preserve the whale population.



Restaurants
Local food can be had at the ‘pica pollo’ stands which sell a plate of rice and beans or plantains with beef stew/ chicken/ crab / fish.
Local restaurants include La Hacienda and La Mata Rosada (both run by french expats who have lived in Samana for many years) with delicious Dominican and European cuisine. Las Flechas and Don Camillos serve good Dominican food, such as fish with coconut sauce and beef steak with peppers. Italian pizza can be had from Morris’s or the Italian place next door. Delicious crepes can be had at the Café de Paris. All these places serve fresh juices and milkshakes.

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Property Features

* Close to a Beach
* Children are allowed

Contact Information for Casa Ondina an independent house with a bay view Caribbean

Name:	clare miflin
Telephone:	1 212 254 5590
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Fax:	1 212 966 3866
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