I agree with DAKRA. If it is your first time in DR then the CZ is really nice (and pretty safe). A couple of hotels to look into is Mercure and Discovery. Both have small but really nice rooms for about 46 USD and both are in good locations. You might want to take a taxi at night if you go to the malecon....but otherwise it is not advised to rent a car on your first trip. Driving on the highways is kinda bad...but not terrible...but driving in the city is terrible.
FYI...there is no beach in the capital...you will have to either travel to Boca Chica, Juan Dolio or Playa Caribe etc if you want beach. Easy enough to do if you speak a little spanish and can take a guagua. (not sure if you want beach tho).
Have a great time!
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