LARGE 6 BEDROOMS, LUXURY VILLA W/POOL, FULLY STAFFED, CLOSE TO BEACH

My wife Ruth never celebrated her bithday before and since it was going to be a special one (Cannot share her age or she will kill me) I decided to spare no expense at the best Villa in Cofresi Beach Puerto Plata "Casi Cielo".

From the first day the staff Adolfo, Lina & Rosa pampered us and the house Manager Gabino managed to put together all the ingredients for the best "Birthday Party" ever for both my wife and daughter.

Richard the caterer providing a devine buffet for my guest. We also had a DJ and a three man band (That I hired for two nights). It was a blast and my family cannot stop talking about it.

If you want to experience a little slice of Heaven I urge you to rent this Villa A.S.A.P. I plan to do it every year God Willing. Alan thank you for sharing your beautiful home with my family. Sign me up for next October !!!!!!

Our group (12 adults in our 30's) just returned from the DR and absolutely LOVED our stay at Casi Cielo. Everything about the home and staff exceeded our expectations. The photos on this site do not do it justice.

Lena and Rosa were exceptionally sweet, cooked amazing meals and kept the home clean and spotless. Gus helped us choose suitable excursions and booked them for us which was very convenient. Raquelle came several times during our stay to give us 1-hour massages for $30; highly recommended!

Our recommended excursions are the 27 Waterfalls; envision "chutes and ladders" thru blue lagoons and caves. We also loved the catamaran tour so much that we decided to charter it again for a private, sunset dinner cruise. If you'd like to surf and/or lounge on the beach you'll need to head to En Cuentro Beach where you can rent boards for $10 and lounge chairs for $2. (the beach in front of the home is a "locals" beach and not very clean or picturesque) We drove the dune buggies thru the sugar fields as well and had a blast getting covered in head to toe mud; don't forget sunglasses and something to cover your mouth.

We know it wasn't recommended but we rented 3 cars and having them made it very easy to get around on our own. You must drive defensively but we enjoyed the freedom of being able to head to town or to the beach whenever we wanted.

We cannot stop talking about how much fun we had and when we can return. We've told everyone about this house and our trip. You will not be disappointed!

The villa was wonderful. The staff were great. Ingrid spoke good English and went out of her way to help us in whatever we wanted. I loved having our meals prepared for us, and we tried a lot of local dishes that we hadn't tried before. The views were beautiful, and the pool was shaded in the evenings for a refreshing swim. The bedrooms were good and cool with their own AC units. The house could be a bit stuffy during the day (in June), but not bad. There was usually a good breeze out on one of the verandas. I always felt safe on our trip. All of the locals we met were very friendly. We did the Jeep tour to the waterfalls, and the kids loved it. (The youngest was 8) Be warned, though. This tour is pretty scary (at least going UP the waterfalls were), but riding the natural slides down was great! The kids wanted to do it again. We also enjoyed the snorkeling tour to Paradise Island and got a lot of great underwater photos. (Bring your own from home). My mom and aunt also came, and they enjoyed the Catamaran tour. My suggestions would be to bring a lot of US 1 dollar bills (or get 40 or more from the grocery store's Western Union. We went into town a couple of times and needed tip money several times. We went up to the top of the mountain in Puerto Plata. The views were great. I would also recommend the massage service ($30 for 1 hour on our trip), and they come to the villa. All of the tours also came directly to the villa for pickup. The beach isn't the prettiest I've seen, and my kids like beaches with waves, but it wasn't crowded. The bottom of the ocean is "rocky",too. (Bring water shoes). I liked there were trees close to the water, too (lots of shady spots to sit). There are other beaches you can go to, though (from what I understand). I would definitely recommend this villa to my friends and would love to go back. The staff kept the place spotless, the furniture was upscale, and the beds were comfortable. I talked to a lot of people on the tours, and our place was the nicest by far.