Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Alisei & Spa

An excellent location across from Las Terrenas Beach—within walking distance to town—gives this apart-hotel an edge for those looking for a few resort services to go along with more spacious accommodations. Apartments are spacious and have terraces (even hammocks), well-equipped kitchens with water dispensers, and free Wi-Fi. The most desirable two-bedroom unit (upstairs has a cathedral ceiling) is #11. The long-term managers have been on board since the beginning and do a sterling job. A mix of Europeans, Americans, and Dominicans enjoy the impressive pool, the large buffet breakfast, good restaurant, and small, reasonably priced spa; add in yoga sessions and aqua aerobics and you may feel you're in a resort rather than a condo complex.