My friend just told me she read about Villa Rosada on here and the robbery that occurred while we were there. I think I need to clarify what happened. We woke up on our second morning there and were told that there was a robbery at a neighboring property and a guard was shot. What I discovered was that the lady that was robbed (a local), thought she might know who the people were and the guard who shot after them, received a small wound from when whoever was fleeing shot back. In fact, we seen the guard the next day and he was showing off his scratch.
They think its either people they knew or was from a construction site nearby.
We were never harmed nor where we even aware anything happened. It almost felt like we were back in the USA! haha Just kidding!!!
The owner though was very disturbed about it and called us from Canada I believe he is from. He had never heard of anything like that happening and was very upset (more so then us). He was awesome to deal with from our hectic flight arrangments (2 of us from Newwark, 2 from Miami) to airport pick-up, etc.
The villa and property itself is breathtaking, the pictures do not do it justice. The maids name is Carmen, she is a doll. The pool, hot tub, and beach were cleaned daily. There was constuction on a Gazebo while we were there that I wished would have been done as it would have been nice to get out of the sun and still be outside, but it was not. (I hear it is now though).
Its all marble inside, with waterfalls as walls, a formal kitchen and a beach/pool kitchen, its really nice. The rooftop hotub was a dream, as it overlooks everything.
Oh and unlike most dominican beaches, they have a private permit, similar to hotels, thus the jobs of the guards. I also liked the fact that you have to go through the guards to get inside the gated community.
We girls travel alot together and have so for the past 15 years. I would strongly recommend Villa Rosada, in fact, it was the best villa and area we have ever been too. Feel free to email me if you have any further questions.
Monica
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