LOVELY BEACH-FRONT HOME WITH POOLS, GARDENS, AC, VERANDA AND OCEAN BREEZES

Once I booked our vacation in February, I was anxiously awaiting the day we would arrive. Greeted by the house manager and staff, I immediately knew from their warm greeting that THIS was going to be incredible. Traveling with me was my husband, our 18 yr old daughter & her boyfriend, our 15 yr old daughter and her best friend, and our 11 yr old son & his friend...The kids divvied up the upper floor of the house and my husband & I had the first floor to ourselves... honestly, I NEVER walked up the steps again after our first 5 minutes there. Our family travels quite a bit and stay at luxury resorts world wide, but the charm of NOT being in a busy touristy area was what appealled to me most. This vacation was taken to relax and unwind and that is exactly what we did. We woke to beautiful breakfasts and the pool had already been attended to... the smells that were created by our cooks were worth millions... absolutely incredible food, for every meal. We relaxed in our pool, strolled on the beach and took several excusions during the week. The jeep tour was great seeing the countryside, but the long walk on very rocky ground to see 27 waterfalls was a bit much.. horseback riding on the beach for the kids *LOVED IT*, dune buggies on the beach *LOVED IT*, chartered a private boat for fishing, ehh.. thumbs down... they trolled, which means the staff baited and set your hook and you just rode on the boat.. didnt get to touch the rod unless a fish was on it.. which for our 500 spent, they got one fish [the upside was our housekeeper cleaned and cooked it, it was incredible], a day at Paradise Island *BEAUTIFUL & LOVED IT*... I think the BEST part was it was completely our schedule for whatever tickled our fancy the entire TEN days we spent there. The home was gorgeous, the views priceless. This was probably one of the best trips of my life. I will be returning very soon to the Dominican. I found the people to be warm and very humble. Every evening we made a dinner plate for our watchman, which he truly appreciated. any leftovers from our meals we gave to the staff the next day. They were so genuinely appreciative for our generosity. This is a vacation that I hope will stay forever with my children. It was remarkable.

The most wonderful vacation that we have ever taken! From the minute we stepped off the plane in the Dominican Republic (two hrs late) we were welcomed by our wonderful driver waiting to bring us to our villa. We enjoyed the ride to the villa as he explained local points of interest along the way. He even stopped at a local market and bought us all a local cerveza. As we arrived at our villa we were welcomed by a wonderful staff. Gambino gave us our tour of this wonderful villa and we found it to be even more beautiful then the pictures on the website. Francesca amazed us with wonderful meals everyday which included local Dominican fare which we requested. She took care of every need we could ever have and really made our stay delightful. Moreno took wonderful care of the pool and grounds with it's beautiful tropical gardens and was even our grill cook our last night there. He was ready to help us with anything including cutting down some coconuts from the tree's on the property which Francesca made into some delicious pina coladas. Juan watched the property at night and even walked us to the local restaurants. Gus was extremely helpful in giving us all the information we needed to plan our daily activities, including a wonderful snorkeling trip on board a 72' Catamaran called the Party Cat. We also were able to take the sky cab up to Puerto Plata's highest mountain, and visit the local Amber factory, and the cigar factory as well as a city tour and shopping at some local shop. We enjoyed dinner right on the water and more fun at the local Casino which was a few blocks walk from our villa. My favorite time was waking up every morning and walking out on the veranda to look at the beautiful ocean directly in front of the villa. The only negative was the fact that we could not stay one more week. We will forever remember the wonderful staff of Villa Del Caribe and the wonderful welcoming people of the Dominican Republic for making this the most memorable vacation we have ever had. Thank you Mark and Chris. John and Lynn Pendergast

You know the game, pictures always look so good. Well this home exceeds your expectations and is much better than any pictures can capture. Never before have my husband Bill and I been so relaxed and pampered! No sleepless nights here, the beds are perfect, the ensuite bathrooms are perfect, the air conditioning in the bedrooms are quite, cold and need I say, PERFECT! Francisca cooked whatever we had a whim for and kept the house clean, comfortable and cheerfull. Moreno kept the fabulous pool clean and ready to go. He even cut us coconuts and mangos (the sweetest you'll ever eat) from the trees on the property. As an avid gardner myself, I can fully appreciate the time, effort and expense spent making the grounds of this lovely Villa TRUELY beautiful. Moreno was always busy (with a smile on his face) tending the plants and grounds and pool. If you want perfection, relaxation and pampering, come to Villa De Caribe. The second week we spent at the "Villa" we never went any further than the pool! No reason to, perfection was here! Thank you Chris and Mark for all you kindness and assistance in making our long awaited vacation a dream come true. We recieved value way above the cost of this home for two weeks. It wasnt long enough! Hopefully we will be able to return to Villa De Caribe next year. We are already making plans for a family get together and this would be the perfect place.