Arrival Experience: Situated along the city’s famous Malecon, this waterfront property sits across the main road from the crystalline blue waters of the Caribbean. Primarily a business locale, this property attracts cruise trip passengers who choose to tag additional nights on the front or back end of their cruise. The Hilton is the city’s newest hotel and is now the place to be for meetings or social events. The shopping center attached to the property adds to the entertainment options for guests.
Dining: Multiple restaurants prove exceptionally popular with guests and locals who come here for the exotic menus on offer. The main restaurant, Sol y Sombra, serves international cuisine throughout the day and is also the scene for a grand buffet spread each morning. Views of the water below and candlelit tables during the evening hours make this a romantic dining spot. A poolside café plus lobby bar also serve guests.
Accommodations: Glass elevators rise through the hotel’s high-rise atrium to guest units, which are decked out in blue, white and gold colors. Hilton regulars dream about the pillowtop mattress, plump duvet, and overstuffed pillows that are a now hallmarks of the Hilton experience. Other amenities include CD players, dual-line phones, and travertine baths loaded with Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries. Executive level rooms can enjoy access to a two-floor club lounge with windows overlooking the sea and a large aquarium bringing some of the sea’s creature to the top floors of this skyscraper.
Conclusion: This is the city’s premier business hotel with enough convention space for large crowds (and even to drive cars into the ballroom for auto shows), but enough panache to still lure in the social scene. The seventh floor pool and sundeck is a quiet place to relax and catch some rays in between meetings, and the fitness center has the latest machines equipped with individual headsets to speed up the exercise regime. Santo Domingo had been waiting for a big name to make a splash in the capital, and Hilton has done just that for the business traveler.
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