The 6 Best Luxury Hotels in Santo Domingo
From the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini to the Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel: hand-picked 5-star hotels in Santo Domingo. Every suitespot booking comes with free breakfast for 2, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits worth over €500.
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The best-known hotels in Santo Domingo
Some hotels shape the image of a city more than any sight does. The ones below are among them in Santo Domingo – ordered by which our travel advisors suggest first. At the top of our recommendation: the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini.
| Hotel | Location | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini | Ensanche Piantini | ★ 3.9/5 | 134 € |
| Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel | San Gerónimo | ★ 3.8/5 | 177 € |
| JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo | Polígono Central | ★ 3.7/5 | 215 € |
| Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo | Zona Colonial | ★ 3.7/5 | 140 € |
| Catalonia Santo Domingo | Malecón | ★ 3.7/5 | 114 € |
| InterContinental Santo Domingo | Polígono Central | ★ 3.6/5 | 221 € |
Current offers & deals for luxury hotels in Santo Domingo
Offers come and go; the suitespot benefits stay. What is additionally bookable in Santo Domingo right now, and until when, is listed below. The strongest right now is Third night free at the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo.
| Hotel | Offer | Bookable until |
|---|---|---|
| Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo | Third night free | December 28, 2026 |
Your guide to the best luxury hotels in Santo Domingo
Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini · Ensanche PiantiniFor this guide we have put together the best hotels in Santo Domingo: six luxury hotels, almost all of them 5-star hotels, with a typical rate of 159 € per night.At no extra cost: booking through suitespot costs the same as booking direct with the hotel – the benefits come on top, free of charge.
Six 5-star hotels in Santo Domingo – how to choose
The best hotels in Santo Domingo divide between the old city and the new.
Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel · San GerónimoIn the Zona Colonial stands the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo – the only hotel in this selection.
On the Malecón, the shore road, lies the Catalonia Santo Domingo, at 114 € the cheapest 5-star hotel in Santo Domingo, and in San Gerónimo the Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel, the only hotel looking onto the sea.
In the modern centre follow the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini in Piantini and, in the Polígono Central, the JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo and the InterContinental Santo Domingo – for us the first address in the city and, with 24 categories, the hotel with the widest choice.
Our travel advisors' insider tip
In Santo Domingo almost everything turns on one question: do you want to sleep in the old town or only to walk through it?
Because the Zona Colonial is the reason people come to this city: the first cathedral in the Americas, the first paved street, the palace built by the son of Columbus – all in a quarter you can cross in half an hour.
And of our six hotels exactly one stands there: the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo, from 140 €, with 100 US dollars of hotel credit and benefits from the first night.
The other five lie in the new city – on the Malecón or in the business quarters of Piantini and Polígono Central. From there the old town is fifteen to thirty minutes depending on the hour, and in exchange you are closer to the restaurants and the water.
Our advice: if you are coming for the first time and staying two or three nights, sleep in the Zona Colonial. The difference is the evening: once the day visitors have gone, the quarter belongs to the people who live there – and you walk to dinner instead of driving.
For context: the typical rate is 159 € and the selection starts at 114 €. At five of the six hotels the suitespot benefits apply from the first night; at the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini from two nights.
Where to stay in Santo Domingo: Zona Colonial, Malecón or Piantini
For travellers Santo Domingo comes down to three settings.
JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo · Polígono CentralThe Zona Colonial is the sixteenth-century old town, with the cathedral, the colonial palaces and the squares where music plays in the evening. Our recommendation: the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo.
On the Malecón you have the Caribbean on one side and the city on the other; this is where the carnival passes. Our recommendation: the Catalonia Santo Domingo.
And in Piantini and the Polígono Central lie the restaurants, the office towers and the galleries of modern Santo Domingo. Our recommendation: the InterContinental Santo Domingo.
For orientation: from the centre it is about twenty minutes to the caves of Los Tres Ojos, a good two hours to the beaches of Juan Dolio and Bayahíbe, and roughly three to Punta Cana.
Rooms and suites: the best hotels in Santo Domingo from the inside
The best hotels in Santo Domingo offer 64 categories, 17 of them suites.
Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo · Zona ColonialOne hotel shapes the size ranking: all six largest entries are at the InterContinental Santo Domingo – a presidential suite of 220 square metres and then five suites of 96 each.
In breadth it leads too, with 24 categories, followed by the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo with 14 and the Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel with 12.
As for the view, each hotel has its own subject. Onto the sea you look only from the Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel, onto the pool from the InterContinental Santo Domingo and across the city from the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo.
Tell our travel advisors whether it should be the water, the pool or the rooftops.
What a night at a luxury hotel in Santo Domingo costs
The typical rate is 159 € per night. The selection starts at 114 € at the Catalonia Santo Domingo and runs up to 221 € at the InterContinental Santo Domingo.
In between lie the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini from 134 €, the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo from 140 €, the Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel from 177 € and the JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo from 215 €.
| Luxury hotel | From | suitespot benefits from |
|---|---|---|
| Catalonia Santo Domingo | 114 € | 1st night |
| Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini | 134 € | 2 nights |
| Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo | 140 € | 1st night |
| Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel | 177 € | 1st night |
| JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo | 215 € | 1st night |
| InterContinental Santo Domingo | 221 € | 1st night |
When it is at its best: from December to April. That is the dry season, with pleasant temperatures for the long walks through the old town and clear evenings on the Malecón.
When it is cheap: from May to November. In those months rates are at their lowest.
When to book early: for carnival in February, when the parades move along the Malecón, and for Semana Santa, Holy Week.
And whatever the date: the suitespot benefits apply in May exactly as they do in February.
How long to stay: two to three nights – one for the Zona Colonial with the cathedral, the Alcázar and the Calle Las Damas, one for the Malecón and the modern city, and, if you are travelling on, one as a buffer before the beach.
On the conditions: at five of the six hotels the benefits apply from the first night, at the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini from two nights.
Points and status you collect at five of the six hotels, spread across 3 programmes: Marriott Bonvoy and IHG Rewards with two hotels each, plus World of Hyatt.
The Caribbean, food and exclusive services at a 5-star hotel
What our travel advisors arrange most often in Santo Domingo is the evening in the Zona Colonial: first the Calle Las Damas, the oldest paved street in the Americas, then a table on the Plaza España looking onto the Alcázar de Colón, the palace built by the son of Columbus – and afterwards the bars on the Calle Hostos, where merengue is playing.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comAdd to that: the Catedral Primada de América, the first cathedral on the continent; the national pantheon; the caves of Los Tres Ojos with their three underground lakes; and the Malecón, where half the city meets in the evening.
And the food: mangú, the mashed plantain that belongs to breakfast here; sancocho, the stew of seven meats eaten on Sundays; fresh fish along the Malecón; and the rum, which here is not mixed but drunk neat.
And one thing to take home that exists almost nowhere else: larimar, the pale blue stone found, worldwide, only in the Dominican Republic.
With breakfast Santo Domingo is clear-cut: it is included for two at all six hotels.
On top come the upgrade chance and late check-out. A hotel credit comes at four of the six hotels: 100 US dollars at the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo and the InterContinental Santo Domingo, 50 US dollars at the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini and 25 US dollars at the Catalonia Santo Domingo.
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Earn points & use your status in Santo Domingo
If you collect points across several programs, you have a choice in Santo Domingo. In every case the rate is a direct one, points and elite nights keep accruing, and the suitespot benefits come on top. Most properties in this selection earn with Marriott Bonvoy.
At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Santo Domingo |
|---|---|---|
| IHG One Rewards | 2 hotels | Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo, InterContinental Santo Domingo |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 2 hotels | Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel, JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo |
| World of Hyatt | 1 hotel | Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini |
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Santo Domingo
What does a luxury hotel in Santo Domingo cost?
The typical rate is 159 € per night. The selection starts at 114 € and runs up to 221 €.
Which is the cheapest 5-star hotel in Santo Domingo?
The Catalonia Santo Domingo on the Malecón from 114 €. Behind it the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini from 134 € and the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo from 140 €.
Which hotel is in the Zona Colonial?
The Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo – the only one of our six hotels. The other five are in the new city, on the Malecón or in the Piantini and Polígono Central quarters, from where the old town is fifteen to thirty minutes depending on the hour.
Where should I stay in Santo Domingo?
In the Zona Colonial if you are coming for the first time and want to walk to dinner (recommendation: Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo). On the Malecón for the shore road and the sea (recommendation: Catalonia Santo Domingo). And in the Polígono Central for the restaurants of the modern city – our recommendation is the InterContinental Santo Domingo, for us the first address in the city.
Which hotel in Santo Domingo has a sea view?
The Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel – the only hotel in the selection. You look onto the pool from the InterContinental Santo Domingo and across the city from the Kimpton Las Mercedes Santo Domingo.
How big are the suites in Santo Domingo?
17 of the 64 categories are suites. All six largest entries are at the InterContinental Santo Domingo: a presidential suite of 220 square metres and five suites of 96 each.
Is there a minimum stay in Santo Domingo?
At five of the six hotels the suitespot benefits apply from the first night. At the Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo Piantini they apply from two nights.
When is the best time to visit Santo Domingo?
It is at its best from December to April, the dry season. It is cheapest from May to November. Book early for carnival in February and for Semana Santa.
