list of eco-friendly hotels or projects?

mountainannie · #1 07-22-2007, 02:17 PM

Hi all - I live in SD city proper and quite regularly long for a country break. Do you know of any hotels/inns or projects that host guests around the country? It would be great to list them - somewhere where one is not assaulted by bachate/meregue music from the disco all afternoon? Where one can just sit in nature? I am really dying for a bit of peace and quiet!! Thanks --

Ringo · #2 07-22-2007, 06:52 PM

mountainannie: On the North Coast, east of Gaspar Hernandez. On the ocean. "Los Gringos". Sorry I do not have web sight, but google and you should be able to find them. A real "get away" with enough comforts.

Regards and wish I could get away too. Ringo

Chris · #3 07-22-2007, 09:24 PM

I believe we compiled such a list some time ago. Mountainannie, I don't have much time to go into searching mode, but you'll find a thread like this somewhere in travel. From Punta Cana through to Las Galeras.

Keith R · #4 07-23-2007, 12:25 AM

hmm, "eco-friendly" is defined simply to mean rural and free of blasting music? Don't you really mean "rustic"?

mountainannie · #5 07-23-2007, 11:36 AM

well, yes, rustic is fine by me - I don't need it to be powered by solar or have self composting toilets. Guess I was looking for the closest "country" spots to SD- somewhere where it is quiet enough to hear the birds, dark enough to see the night sky, where there might be a walk in nature, a place to sit by a stream or river? Yes, I am sure there are lots of places between Punta Cana and Las Galeras - but it will take a day to get there...... How about outside the Capital? But yes, I will search and thanks --

qgrande · #6 07-23-2007, 12:02 PM

There is an Austrian with an eco-tourism hotel, focused on mountainbikers and other outdoor sports like kayak, pretty isolated, in the mountains of Ocoa. That's not too far from the capital, although getting there with public transport is a bit of a hassle.
Gira Dominicana - Rancho Cascada
Dominican Republic, Rancho Cascada - Travel, Loding & Vacation
He's a very friendly guy, and although he mostly advertises all-included mountainbike trips for bikers from Europe, I'm sure he'll accomodate someone from the capital who just wants to walk in nature.

qgrande · #7 07-23-2007, 12:07 PM

By the way, pretty cool article linked on that website, about biking in the DR, if only for the photos if you don't read German: http://www.giradominicana.com/PDF/Do...blik_11-06.pdf

mountainannie · #8 07-23-2007, 12:55 PM

That ranch looks great - I do ride horseback - or used to- so will definitely check it out.

I found another link- only in French - but perhaps someone has contact information in Spanish.

If anyone knows any other projects like these? I would love to take trips and see them - sort of open up the eco-tourism market a bit. I know that there is a lot of talk about different areas.

Let's keep the list growing.

ECHOWAY, Où partir?___________>>> Tourisme solidaire, écologique éthique, équitable, responsable <<<___________partout dans le MONDE!!!

Chris · #9 07-23-2007, 12:57 PM

Mountainannie, here is that thread that I was talking about earlier.
an Ecological Vacation

mountainannie · #10 07-23-2007, 01:17 PM

Thanks for the link as I was trapped searching all the dr1. postings on ecofriendly and got taken away reading about Haiti. How about some contact numbers for the places and any notes on whether or not we can stay there? I am really looking for lodgings that have a bit of peace and serenity- electricity is nice but not required but wow- I really don't like rats.....