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In Santo Domingo, several hotels have casinos, including the Catalonia Santo Domingo (formerly the Hilton Santo Domingo), which houses the Casino Presidente with the latest slots and tables. There’s also Occidental El Embajador Hotel and Casino; Barcelo Hotel & Casino (which although no longer in vogue, has a piano bar and nightclub, too); Diamante Casino (adjacent to the Sheraton Santo Domingo); and Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel & Casino, which reopened in 2015 and has all been contemporized.
This is the cigar club that other cigar bars look up to, a classy, sceney bar and salon elegant enough that you don't need to be a smoker to enjoy it. A high-tech ventilation system keeps the room from being unpleasantly smoky. And, of course, Fuente cigars are among the best, pairing well with the finest aged rums or cognacs from the bar. This club is populated by well-heeled capitaleños, and has a semi-formal dress code, so dress the part or you may be turned away.
