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(
829-689-9808;
socratesgp@hotmail.com
; Calle Antonio Maria Garcia; s/d with fan RD$450/700;
)
Granted, the competition is less than fierce, but this well-maintained family-owned hotel
on the western side of town offers comfortable accommodations. The second-floor rooms
even have views outside their front doors.
Alto Cerro
( 809-539-6192;
www.altocerro.com
; Calle Guarocuya 461; s/d/tr incl breakfast RD$1800/2100/ 2500,
villas for 2/5/7 people RD$2800/5200/7800, camping per person RD$350; )
Easily the best
accommodation in Constanza, this large, family-owned complex is 2km east of town off
the road toward Hwy Duarte (look for the turn-off just past the airport on your left). More
than a dozen buildings line a hillside perched partway up a high bluff. The rooms them-
selves are unremarkable, but they have balconies with terrific views of the whole valley,
and the large suites and two-story villas are equipped with kitchens.
The hotel's
restaurant
(mains RD$340)
, probably Constanza's best, has breathtaking views
from the second-floor balcony and well-dressed waitstaff serving Dominican and
European-style dishes. There's a small store with basics for a simple meal as well. Behind
the main building is a well-maintained campground, popular with Dominican families and
big groups. A full-service spa was still in the works at the time of research.
HOTEL
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Eating
Across from Isla petrol station is
Super El Económico
(Luperón; 7:45am-noon & 1:45-8pm
Mon-Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
, a medium-sized grocery, and the
Mercado Municipal
(cnr Gratereaux &
14 de Julio;
7am-6pm Mon-Sat, to noon Sun)
has locally grown produce.
Restaurant Aguas Blancas
(Espinosa 54; mains RD$200-450; 9am-10pm; )
The cozy (chilly at night so bring a sweat-
er) log-cabin-like dining room qualifies as fine dining in Constanza. Along with usual
Dominican fare are a few simple pasta dishes and the specialty,
guinea guisada
.
DOMINICAN
$$
Lorenzo's Restaurant
( 809-539-2008; Luperón 83; mains RD$250; 11am-10pm)
You'll find solid Dominican fare
and heaping portions at this restaurant on the western edge of town. Crowded at lunch-
time, especially on Sundays when few other restaurants are open, Lorenzo's doles out
DOMINICAN
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