We spent a blissful week at this hotel. A gorgeous setting on a hillside overlooking the turquoise blue bay and a small horseshoe private beach below. (Lots of stairs as a result, but well worth it.) A lovely pool to dip in and wash off the salts after time on the beaches of playa rincon or las terrenas. The rooms... more

To echo a previous review - GO! So charming, SOOOO relaxing! Very unusual, individual units built on the side of the hill above the beach. Above ground decks on every unit,surrounded by jungle. Saw fireflies and bats for the first time in years. Woke to the sound of jungle jazz - birds, bees, butterflies and the syncopated pounding surf. Run... more

Lovely, small 7-unit place set into a lush and steep hillside. Be ready to climb lots of stairs here! Parking and the dining room are at the top of the hill, the reception/lobby is one level down, & the breakfast room is two levels down. The rooms are in bungalows set into the hillside, yet further down, near the pool.... more

GO!! Superb apart/villa complex ( tiny - 12 rooms only) set around a central infinity pool area in luscious tropical gardens. Run by the most chillaxed French couple you could hope to meet, who cook for you each night and leave you graciously private each day, very professional. NOT 5star aircon butler service, if you want that, try Casa Colonial... more

Ballenas Escondidas is my kind of bliss. That said... If you want an all inclusive, don't come here. If you speak louder when people don't understand your English, don't come here. If you expect no lizards and plenty of AC, don't come here. BUT If you want a great mix of French and Dominican culture, and you want to relax... more

It is not a usual hotel, it’s something different: the rooms are into small multi-colored villas, with a typical Dominican roof: our one was pink and turquoise, the room was turquoise too and even the bathroom had the same colors! It had a balcony over the garden and the view was until the see: I can imagine when the whales... more

un endroit paradisiaque au charme enchanteur, gentillesse et professionalisme des proprietaires ,jeunes et tres dynamiques more

Séjour inoubliable dans ce lieu paradisiaque! L'hôtel est niché au sein de la végétation (on le voit à peine depuis... more

Notre séjour dans cet hôtel à été un grand moment de bonheur. Endroit d'un charme atypique, dans un magnifique jardin... more