The quintessential stay, the one that has the most local flavor and puts you in contact with the people and spirit of Samaná, is in a small beach hotel run by expats. These were the region's first tourist outposts, and the oldest were opened in the mid- to late 1990s. In these small hotels you can find complete tranquillity: no TVs or phones, just a quiet, lush cabana haven with a footpath leading to the water. These hotels range from $50 to $140 per night and are mainly concentrated in the town of Las Terrenas and Las Galeras; rates in small hotels are often set in pesos, but you can sometimes pay in dollars. On a hill high above playa Cosón is Peninsula House, one of the world's great luxury B&Bs. It's new and almost unknown, and it's well worth the money if you can afford it. More »
