I left Perla de Sosua off until things are cleared up there..
I really liked Romanoff back in the day. Eddy's was still open about a block away and Dominoes(?) next to Four Roses wasn't far and hopping. Nice pool enclosed by a square of rooms, the bartender was super sweet and they had a TV with CNN on all the time. I think they've been through a couple owners since then. I think the only complaint I had was some damn rooster nearby, but that's life in the DR.
If I hit that part of the North Coast again, I'll prob stay at Kaoba in Cabareta again. Lots of options for rooms there and just across the road from the beach. If not there, then some place farther down the coast away from the mongers/chicas.
Hotel Kaoba