Santo Domingo Hotels

El Beaterio

At a Glance

    Pros

  • breakfast is quite good (comes with classical music)
  • convenient location with Duarte Park across the street
  • free Wi-Fi

    Cons

  • the lobby and breakfast room are too dark
  • hotel doesn't accept credit cards or traveler's checks

El Beaterio Review

As you sit in the coral stone lobby, with high ceilings, brick archways, and Spanish wrought-iron chandeliers, you're enmeshed in 500 years of history. Once a convent, this boutique hotel has beautifully quiet (albeit petite and dark) second-floor rooms with stone floors and small windows. In each room hangs a unique painting done on linen-like fabric. The once-heavy lobby furniture has been elegantly reupholstered, and better still, the ugly bedspreads in the rooms replaced with cream-colored satin ones and paired with earth-toned drapes. Using the same linen-like fabric, an artist has made a unique painting for each room. A French owner (absent) and French-speaking staff make El Beaterio attractive to Francophiles. In addition to the tranquil courtyard, there is also a rooftop terrace with a bar. You'll pay an extra $17 per night for air-conditioning, but room prices include tax and service.

    Hotel Amenities

  • 11 rooms.
  • Rooms have: a/c, safe.
  • Rate includes breakfast.
  • No credit cards.

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