Daviana & Max
Things To Do
Zona Colonial
La Zona Colonial is the most historic neighborhood filled with great restaurants, music and culture. Once the home of Spanish colonialists, who built the walled city as a model for the rest of the Americas, it’s an area brimming with museums, churches, shopping, theater, restaurants, and parks. Stroll the pedestrian Calle El Conde, dotted with shops, sidewalk cafés and street side art, and dine across lantern lit plazas. Along the way, visit the oldest sites in the Americas, including the first cathedral, the first paved street, the first monastery, the first hospital, the first university, and the first military fortress.
Alcázar de Colón
The "House of Columbus" is known as the first castle residence in the Americas.The Alcázar de Colón, or Columbus Alcazar is the first fortified Spanish palace built in the Americas. It is located in the Dominican Republic's colonial area of Santo Domingo city, and forms part of the Ciudad Colonial UNESCO's World Heritage Site
Boca Chica
Boca Chica has one of the most beautiful beaches of the Dominican Republic. The sand is white and soft, the water is calm, clear and shallow.It's popular for scuba diving and snorkeling. The chance to enjoy water sports and activities is abundant. The town is not far from the Capital City of Santo Domingo which makes it a popular destination. Daviana loves Boca Chica for the beautiful over-the-water restaurants like Neptuno's Club Restaurant, and Boca Marina. Yum!
The 3 Eyes National Park
A must see in Santo Domingo. A tranquil public park, home to a series of caverns with scenic underground lagoons.The place itself has 4 underground lakes and it's nice short getaway from the Colonial Zone. It’s about 15 minutes away from the hotel with no traffic and costs less than $4 via Uber. There is an entrance fee of $200 DOP/person and an optional boat ride to the fourth lake which is $50 DOP/adult and $25 DOP/child. Remember this is all in pesos! You can walk the entire park in less than 45 mins. Bring bug repellent, water and cash. Credit cards are not accepted
Museo del Larimar
The Larimar Museum allows visitors to admire the objects and jewels created by the Dominican artisans that work on larimar stone, also known as stefilia’s stone. Larimar is one of the world’s rarest semi-precious stones, unique only to the Dominican Republic and only found from one mine in the province of Barahona. Its pale cyan blue color divinely matches the water of its coasts beautifully. This Larimar museum is small but very interesting and fun to stroll through. It is free and sits above a Larimar store, so feel free to stroll through and go upstairs to enter the museum. If you love geology, cool rocks/gemstones, this little museum is a must visit! It’s an easy visit and takes about 20-45 minutes to complete.
El Mesón de la Cava
One of the couple's favorite places to eat. Since 1967, the restaurant El Meson de la Cava attracted both Dominicans and tourist from all over the world. The cave is built in a natural lime stone created millions of years ago by the "waves action" while the coast line hugged this cliff. The grotto is now home for this special restaurant where you can enjoy a very popular local rice dish - a unique version of Risotto, served with Green Fried Plantain or a traditional shrimp in cilantro cream sauce, a Dominican delicacy. It is said that inside this limestone hideaway, pirates have been hiding centuries ago. But don't expect a bat-smelling slimy cavern with water dripping from the ceiling. This is an underground restaurant that shines.