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Sofitel Frances Santo Domingo Review

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Sofitel Frances Santo Domingo

  • Address: Calles Las Mercedes and Arzobispo Meriño, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo
  • Phone: 809/685-9331; 800/763-4835
  • Fax: 809/685-1289
  • www.sofitel.com

Fodor's Review:

Discerning business travelers, American vacationers, celebs, and other luminaries (including Oscar de la Renta) opt for the intimate, refined luxury of this small, well-run hotel. French and Dominican flags fly over the arched coral-stone entrance to this city landmark, a former French residence. Dark, hacienda-like rooms with tall, beamed ceilings (ask for second-floor corner room No. 205 -- it's soundproof) overlook the courtyard, an urban refuge with cast-iron balustrades and hanging ferns. A needed and welcome complete change of furnishings should be accomplished by the time you get there (it was underway during our last visit). Service throughout is exceptional, with English spoken. A romantic hideaway, it's probably not the best place for children. Ask about various monthly soirees, art exhibits, cocktail parties, and theme nights, like the Moroccoan night with belly dancers.

  • Hotel Details: 19 rooms
  • In-room: safe, refrigerator.
  • In-hotel: restaurant, room service, bar, public Wi-Fi.
  • Rate includes: Full breakfast
  • Credit Cards: AE, MC, V

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