We stayed in this hotel in january and the entire vacation was terrific! The hotel is situated in Sosua and you can either walk to the public beach next to the hotel (just a few steps down, so you can walk back up to the hotel if you want to get drinks) or to the beach in sosua bay (5-10min walk). Both are very nice. The private beach of the hotel was washed away after a big storm couple of years ago. The public beach belongs to the hotel nextdoor and you are not allowed to use their sunbeds, or you have to pay (10$ a day!!!), so we got sunbeds from our own hotel and used those everyday at the beach. . There are no sellers at the public beach next to the hotel, there are a lot of sellers at sosua bay, but if you politely say no, they will not keep on pushing and just leave.
The hotel was quiet, only 30% occupied, but that was great as we were there for a relaxing time. Plenty of room at the pool and no lines at the buffet (sometimes they even had a la carte dining!) The food was good and more than enough. You can either stay All Inclusive,but its not necessary as you can walk into sosua in the evening and there are plenty of restaurants for diner. Couple of supermarkets in the area as well. The staff was really friendly and helpfull, most of them speek english. All in all a really nice hotel and we enjoyed are stay very much!
A tip is to book a horsebackriding trip with Chiquito (he comes by the hotel a couple of times) which takes you into villages, mountains, rivers and all well prepared with drinks and lunch. We recommend it! He also does other trips on the island and the positive thing is its well organised and he takes only 6-8 people, so no big touristic busses etc. Far better than the trips provided by the big touristic tours!
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