Hotel Villa Colonial

Top choice in Santo Domingo


The French owner has created an idyllic oasis, an exceptionally sophisticated combination of European elegance with a colonial-era facade and an art-deco design. The rooms lining the narrow garden and pool area all have high ceilings and four-poster beds, as well as flat-screen TVs and bathrooms with ceramic-tile floors.

Rocking chairs and a Balinese-style lounge bed provide plenty of character and comfort for those wishing to socialize. A few studios set in back, past the open-air breakfast area, are more basic but have stovetops and sinks and reduced weekly and monthly rates.


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Nearby Santo Domingo attractions

1. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

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Since 1596 this church has served as a hospital, a jail and an inn, but is now famous for its carved-mahogany figure of Jesus, which is worshipped every…

3. Iglesia de la Regina Angelorum

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Paid for by a woman who donated her entire fortune to construct this monument for the cloistered Dominican Sisters, this church was built toward the end…

4. Capilla de la Tercera Orden Dominica

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Built in 1729 and the only colonial structure in Santo Domingo that remains fully intact. These days the building is used by the office of the archbishop…

5. Quinta Dominica

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This small art gallery, in a renovated 16th-century home, features ever-changing exhibits of colonial and contemporary art. A shady courtyard at the back…

7. Convento de los Dominicos

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Built in 1510 by Charles V, this is the first convent of the Dominican order founded in the Americas. It's also where Father Bartolomé de las Casas – the…

8. Puerta del Conde

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This gate is named for the Count of Peñalba, Bernardo de Meneses y Bracamonte, who led the successful defense of Santo Domingo against 13,000 invading…