Paraíso Caño Hondo

[jbrazel]

My husband and I are going to be staying at the Paraíso Caño Hondo after spending 4 days at Casa de Campo. We thought it would be a nice switch and we are very interested in the environment, caves, whale watching, etc.
I am not finding very much information about the hotel. We will be there for 3 nights and just want to get as much information as I can (photos of rooms, other's experiences, things to know, etc)

any thoughts or info would be much appreciated! gracias!

[sollie]

Is your question about the hotel or the environment?

Sollie

[jbrazel]

Primarily for starters we just wanted to know more about the hotel amenities, rooms, dining, etc just to have an idea. We have found quite a bit of information about the surrounding areas and things to see and do, just very little about the hotel itself. The only real photos I have seen are the exterior waterfalls which look amazing as do the rest of the grounds.

thank you!

[Keith R]

Well, since it's about the hotel and not the environment, I'm going to shift this thread into the appropriate Travel forum (East Coast).

[Chirimoya]

We were there recently. Highly recommended. The rooms are enormous, imaginatively decorated and sleep up to six. It is clean and what you'd expect from a rural eco-lodge type hotel in terms of comfort.
As it was January it got quite cold at night. The food wasn't gourmet but there was a decent amount of choice on the menu. The Los Haitises excursion was well worth it and the guide was by far the best we've met - name of Rafael - who also works at the hotel. The road there is quite bad, especially the last 12 kms from Sabana de la Mar.

I had some photos lined up for my next blog entry but here is a preview:
One of the pools - great for swimming after the Los Haitises trip:

The room:

The website, in case you haven't seen it, is www.paraisocanohondo.com

Oh, and beware of 'Gringo'.

[jbrazel]

thanks so much-that is a great help!