Chateau del Mar

We rented an Airbnb from Daviana, ‘Super Host’ for ten days stay at Casa Del Mar in Punta Cana. Also known as Punta Canada! The condo was moments to the beach, restaurants and grocery stores. The location could not be better. We have stayed in many Airbnb’s while travelling countries but never for and extended stay. We were going clamping and loved it. The unit was well equipped with the basic kitchen supplies, wifi, aircon, hot water, fire stick and drinking water jugs. Two bedrooms, two beds and two bathrooms. Remembering this is a rental unit the furniture, draperies and finishes are a bit dated but functional. There were tons of cupboard space but limited shelving, hangers were supplied. Daviana deserves to be called a ‘super host’ she responded so quickly to our inquiries. On site Berto is her eyes and ears. He was responding in an instant for some minor repairs and instructions. Gregory and Anthony were on the entrance booth for friendly greetings or a quick chat…with fairly good English, French and of course Spanish. The Bavaro beach is beautiful, we walked 5 km one way the first day and the beach was busy near the all-inclusive resorts but fairly empty in between. There are sunrises but no sunsets on this beach. Lots of options for water sports, parasailing, kayaking, hobby cats and of course the banana boat! There are pirate ship and party boat tours as well as snorkeling or scuba diving excursions. We spent most of our days near the ZOHO Beach bar. Wonderful restaurant and bar. The atmosphere is so relaxing and a bit upscale for a beach bar. Anna and Amanda tended to us most days…Anna is the wedding planner and we watched one ceremony and it was definitely a special moment. Don’t miss Dolce and Dalias. Both great restaurants. Dalias has a bakery in the back…yum! Dolce is known for its pizzas. Citrus and Kats Corner are popular. You need reservations for their special two for one nights. We have booked another one of Daviana’s condos in the same building for 4 weeks in December/January. So much more relaxed than an all inclusive!

I wish I could give 0 stars. This place is an absolute dump! I don’t even know where to start and I assume most of these reviews are fake. First and foremost it’s located on a random side street that was flooded with dark brown foul smelling sewage. The beach that’s near by is also not nice at all. Lots of seaweed, bad smell, etc. They clearly haven’t done any maintenance on this property at all. It looks nothing like the pictures online. Everything is dingy and worn. Furniture had rips in it. Power would go out. The rooms were beyond bare minimal. No tv in my bedroom just a hole where the wiring used to be. Security is non existent. The toilet seat was broken. The shower had mold. They just have codes for the room, that you can’t change and are pretty basic. It was so unacceptable that I left after day 1 and went to a nearby resort. Do not even consider staying here if it’s free. Thank me later. Also all of the pictures they post online are from years ago