Can a place be both forlorn and inviting at the same time? Somehow El Viejo Pirata, an Italian-owned hotel with eight clean, if dated and simply furnished, rooms produces these contradictory feelings. There is an Italian dive shop on the premises.
El Viejo Pirata
Punta Cana & the Southeast
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15.42 MILES
There’s a reason why boatloads of tourists descend upon this island every day. The powdery, white-sand beach doesn’t seem real from afar, and a dip in the…
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Ojos Indígenas Ecological Park & Reserve
17.65 MILES
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Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
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10.37 MILES
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13.44 MILES
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18.74 MILES
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12.87 MILES
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26.22 MILES
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Nearby Punta Cana & the Southeast attractions
0.41 MILES
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2. Parque Nacional Cotubanamá – Eastern Entrance
1.27 MILES
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6.43 MILES
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10.37 MILES
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12.54 MILES
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12.87 MILES
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13.44 MILES
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14.47 MILES
The advantage of staying in Dominicus Americanus is being able to walk to Playa Dominicus, a beautiful stretch of thick, nearly white sand, with good…