Playa Paraiso en Magante

i rarely review hotels... but villa paraiso and the staff are fabulous. Great food, beach and cabana. But use the moquitiera... they can be tough at night

I am writing this review from Playa Paraiso ..literally watching and listening to the waves roll in, with the warmth of the Dominican sun and breeze surrounding me. Sipping a hot cup of coffee, made to perfection, I reflect on how lucky I am. I am so grateful to have discovered this piece of paradise. We arrived on a beautiful sunny Tuesday afternoon. The drive was simple and signage was great. I was a bit nervous when the description on the website said they can be hard to find. But that was not our experience. We followed the signage and it was absolutely no problem navigating our way to Paraiso. It’s about 1.5 hrs from Puerto Plata depending on the traffic through Sosua and Cabarete. And about 15 minutes from the town of Gasper Hernandez on route to Rio San Juan. And absolutely worth the beautiful coastal drive!!!. When we arrived we presented at the beach restaurant, a rotunda of open concept kitchen & bar with tables and lovely dining space. We were greeted by numerous members of the staff with huge smiles and energetic salutations. We were invited to have a seat and relax for a moment while they checked us in. Within a couple minutes we were being escorted to our bungalow cabana. Let me just say the pictures do not do it justice. Accommodation: Each Cabana is a perfectly appointed, Large, open and airy bedroom with private bathroom and includes a large closet and windows surrounding. Each has a TV with cable box, fans, wifi, fridge, sitting area and mosquito net over the bed (we never had to use it but definitely was nice to have the option available). The king sized bed was very comfortable, with sheets that are uber soft and luxurious. And big plush full size towels in the bathroom. The bathroom was not super fancy, but had everything we needed including toiletries, hot water and was extremely clean. Each bungalow cabana has its own private covered deck outfitted with comfortable bamboo furniture and a hammock. And although the cabanas are side by side you feel like you have total privacy. And there is nothing like walking out the door and being directly on the beach. Restaurant: The staff are typical Dominican amazing!! Their hospitality and client care is top notch!!! We were treated like royalty….as were all the guests. We enjoyed eating at the restaurant for every meal. We had brought some of our own food and drink to have in the room with us as each room is equipped with a fridge but we ended up eating each meal at the restaurant because the food was sooooo good and was very reasonably priced. Example: Pasta Bolognese is $500 pesos ($11 CDN) and it was a huge portion of deliciousness. Linguini pasta covered in a beautifully seasoned meat sauce. You can dine inside the restaurant or outside at any of the many palapa covered tables or if you prefer direct sunlight or to sit under a tree they will happily place a table and chairs in the location you desire. We also enjoyed the Pasta Carbonara

Excellent staff, friendly

Beautiful property nice day clean nice animals around the place beautiful and quiet.

Love this property it was right by the beach

Everything awesome

Excellent place to stay ! Wonderful food, great and friendly service. A beautiful and relaxing beach . Bungalows are clean and well kept. I recommend highly .

The bungalows were cool no air-conditioning but the fans were more than enough and once you step out in the morning staring at the beach….. Paradise