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Brisas del Yaque (Avenida Luperón, ☎ 809-574-4490) $$. This clean, newish hotel is your best option if you don’t have your own vehicle, since it’s within walking distance of the town center, restaurants and entertainment. Rooms are on the small side but come with air-conditioning and TV.
Rancho Baiguate (Carretera Constanza, ☎ 809-574-4940, fax 809-574-6890, www.ranchobaiguate.com) $$$. This self-contained camp lies on several wooded acres containing hiking trails, rivers, and an unheated swimming pool. The 27 large rooms all have two beds and private bathrooms with very hot water. Rates include three daily cafeteria-style meals except on Tuesday nights, when guests are shuttled over to a sister restaurant in town. The rancho is a good 30-minute walk from town on an unlit dirt road so, unless the management is running a nighttime shuttle service, you’ll need your own vehicle or will have to hire a motoconcho driver to take you into Jarabacoa and back at night.
Gran Jimenoa (Av. La Confluencia, ☎ 809-574-6304, fax 809-574-4177, www.granjimenoa.com) $$. You can sit on the terrace of this cozy lodge overlooking the Río Yaque del Norte just outside town and watch the rafters go by, perhaps contemplating your own river trip. The recently renovated, air-conditioned rooms are large have TVs; several have balconies. There’s a pool with hot tub here, too. Prices include breakfast on the weekends only, when the lodge tends to fill up with Dominicans escaping the city.
Piñar Dorado (Carretera Constanza, ☎ 809-574-2820, fax 809-687-7012, pinardorado@ranchobiguate.com) $$. Often used to house package travelers, this hotel has an old Catskills resort feel to it, from the dining room that serves up group à la carte meals to the active lounge/bar that occasionally erupts with spontaneous entertainment resembling “Talent Night” at Sunny Oaks. Owned by the Rancho Baiguate group, the rooms are a little more upmarket than the Rancho itself, with TV, air-conditioning, and private balconies. It’s also a bit closer to town than the Rancho.
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