Nilka Hotel Boutique — Hotel in Samana

Of all the places I stayed on my last trip to Dominican Republic this small boutique hotel was my favorite place. We were a total of 8 we book 4 rooms because the beds were a little smaller than full size. Free wifi. I would like to thank Johanny and the other girl that booked our tour they both worked at reception, Yolbi and the older gentlemen who took care of our luggage and Sonia and Margarita that would gives a smile every morning at breakfast and chat with me. You guys are amazing keep up the good work. The hotel is close to shops restaurants and the port. They treated me like family, they are so loving, friendly and kind, they really stole my heart. The rooms are beautifully decorated the hotel was remodeled 2 yrs ago it was spotless clean. The free continental breakfast was fresh and tasty. We were there for 3 nights in the month of July. The rooms have air conditioning but the room key is needed in order for the electricity to work this is common in Dominican Republic since the electricity is so expensive. The hotel has free private parking, the rooms have a mini fridge, iron and ironing board and toiletry. I Don't have any complaints about this hotel this was my 1st time staying at a small hotel but I loved it the people that work there made it like home for me also the owner was there every morning with a big smile that means a lot. The hotel offers great excursions at a reasonable price if you decide to visit Samana visit Cayo Levantado is a small island and El Salto Del Limón is a waterfall is a must see but make sure when you visit they're not in drought season because the waterfall dries out this excursion is a little difficult you have to ride a horse most of the way and the rest of the way you have to walk difficult terrain. We had a blast in these excursions and the food was to die for. There is a restaurant inside the hotel the food is good but they don't serve...

We had a reservation for a deluxe room for two nights. Luckily we did not pay in advance.||Today at arrival they presented a room no and only after our demanding request they confessed that all king/queen rooms with view were already book. First they offered a standard room with view to a construction site for the SAME rate. Second they showed two ‘deluxe’ rooms with view with two single beds.||There was no excuse - nothing.||They stated that all their rooms would have the same rate. We demonstrated that their website showed different rates. ||When presenting their website they started blabbing.||As they did not move in any direction- neither providing an upgrade to the available suite - not reducing the rate for taking the standard room ( would have been ONLY $9 difference!!!) we decided that we did not want to stay with such scumbag. (Sorry for the wording, but that’s exactly what it felt like)||We are fluent in Spanish so language was not the problem!||||We really do NOT RECOMMEND staying there. It is not a boutique hotel. It is just called boutique hotel.||||We drove up the hill just 1 minute/ 1 road and checked in at beautiful casa docia boutique hotel.||We got a wonderful small room with view for the same rate. Very friendly people, nice fresh rooms, beautiful Art Deco architecture and a nice pool.||||What a nice turnout at the end after the unpleasant...

Simply the best hotel I stayed at in the DR. Prices are reasonable. Breakfast is essentially a made to order buffet. They will make whatever you want with whatever they have on hand, unlimited times, within the 2 hour period breakfast is available. They also have an endless supply of free (bottled) water. ||I got the room with the balcony at the end of the hallway. The AC is a bit weak; the room is an "L" shape so it doesn't quite cool the entire room. You basically have to be sitting within the path of the fan to feel the coldness. This is about the only downside of the hotel. It's wall to wall and ceiling to ceiling glass sliding doors with good black out curtains and see through curtain. There's a separate table and two chairs here, along with a single couch seat. The shower is spacious enough and they have a high basin sink so you don't splash water anywhere. ||This place was super clean. The floors were sparkling clean, the sheets were fresh and clean, and there were no smells at all to the room. The tv was also quite big and had English Speaking stations, Thank God. CNN International and Miami over the air Stations (NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS). ||Highly...