La Hacienda Hostel-Rancho

Beautiful farm far away in a kind of mountain

Too far, with a big hill to climb before arriving. There are no clear directions to find the place, and there’s nothing nearby except one beach.

Excelente la atención de la señora suoer atenta, lo mejor,en verdad vale la pena, los caballos, la paz que se siente, todo super, lo recomiendo

The owner is crazy

Spiders

The place is quiet and peaceful surrounded by nature (we got avocados and bananas directly from the trees in the garden). The commun kitchen is full equiped and always clean, and the commun areas are perfect for chatting with other guests. The two owners are lovely and always keen to help you with whatever you need. The beautiful beach of Madama is within 45 min walking through the jungle, and Fronton beach is within 1h30.

nothin

Karin, the owner, was fantastic. Some days she was alone taking care of the cats, the horses and the hotel and still would take time to check in with all travelers to see that they were fine. It is very simple to organize horseback riding trip there, good nice horses, well taken care of, and loved!

I loved the open air kitchen and lounge, as there were a lot of mosquitos when I was there it was however it was difficult to spend time there, except for a beautiful rainy stormy day that blew them all away!

Karin was so nice and kind to us!

This place is a great value for travelers who want to be a little off the beaten path, but right in the middle of many less-visited natural sights. The spot is about a 30-minute walk, or 200 peso 5-minute moto-taxi ride, to the center of Las Galeras, a small beach town in the Samaná peninsula. The property is also conveniently located right on the trail to Madama beach - a small and secluded beach that is simply gorgeous! Karin was both attentive and kind.

Though not the fault of the wonderfully nice owner, Karin, there was an issue with the water cistern that meant that the water was over-chlorinated, though I honestly can't complain much since the price is quite low for everything you get (full kitchen, safe spot, running water, WiFi, beautiful surrounding gardens, attentive service).

Their cats and horses are really beautiful!

The owner has quite a few dogs and some Horse too. If you want you can book a ride. I didn't as I am a bit afraid of riding anything with their own brain! The hostel was one of the most peaceful in my travels to the point where I can imagine not wanting to leave. The town itself has little actual activities except for the really nice beaches. I hiked for about 35 minutes to one very nice one that was totally like the one from the movie the Beach. Road there gets a bit rough the last 1/4 mile. Just can't drive faster than about 15 mph. I have a feeling in 5 more years this whole area will blow up like so many of the other gems.

If you don't have a vehicle its a few miles to any places to eat. I think there is some restaurant near by but never found it.