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value midrange option. While standard rooms, especially the small basement rooms, with
a good dose of natural light are scarce, the beds are comfortable and rooms have a small
desk, TV and mini-fridge; executive floor rooms have plasma TVs and attractive wood
floors. A large gazebo marks the entrance.
To get your bearings on a map, Platino is across the street from an entrance to Pontifica
Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM).
Hodelpa Centro Plaza
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( 809-581-7000; www.hodelpa.com ; cnr Mella 54 & Del Sol; r incl breakfast US$100; ) The
fact that this business-class hotel, part of the Hodelpa chain, is located only a block from
the primary commercial artery in the heart of the city means that lower floors suffer from
street noise. Expect courteous, professional service but fairly plain rooms, some dimly lit.
There's a restaurant, tapas bar, lounge and small casino attached.
Aloha Sol Hotel
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( 809-583-0090; www.alohasol.com ; Calle del Sol 50; s/d incl breakfast from RD$2100/3000;
) This centrally located hotel is a good deal if you don't mind the mildly stale quality of
the furnishings, both in the rooms and the common areas. Be sure to ask for a room with
window exposure and check out several before committing - the lighting situation varies.
Breakfast buffet is better than average and for what it's worth, there's a casino attached.
Bora Bora Apart Hotel
( www.borabora.com.do ; Autopista Duarte Km 51/2; from RD$2700; ) Granted, a garishly de-
signed couples hotel (aka, cabaña turisticos or more colloquially 'no tell hotels') along
the highway that charges by the hour is not for everyone. But if arriving on a late flight
this might be a practical choice for the adventurous. Food is available as well.
Several of the suites, such as the 'Oriental' and 'African' rooms, not to mention the
disco room that has a stripper pole in the middle, are quite gaudy.
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Hodelpa Gran Almirante
( 809-580-1992; www.hodelpa.com ; Av Estrella Sadhalá; r/ste US$205/285; ) The ob-
vious choice for business travelers on an expense account, Gran Almirante's sundeck, spa
and gym also entices tourists looking for extra comfort. The rooms are top-notch, there's a
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