north shore places to stay

jrshd9

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staying for two weeks to make the final decision, want to stay in the north shore, and would appreciate any suggestions as to where to stay. Would be happy with a room in a private home , hotel, resort. Would rather stay somewhere that is more of a " locals spot" instead of a "tourist " place. My spanish is a work in progress, with alot of work left , will have to get by with my english this trip.


thanks to all who have taken the time to respond!

John
 

Marc

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towns of choice

Stick to Cabarete/Sosua areas if you want any kind of town atmosphere. Windsurf hotel in Cabarete is alright, have had friends stay there. Condos Dominicano in Sosua is a great little place if that is the town you choose.
Cabarete has a lot of windsurfing, boogie boarding, kite boarding....really cool beach bars/restaurants.
Sosua has a main street with pubs/restaurants, a better beach than Cabarete for just sun bathing, and a ton of beach vendors to entertain you.

Best of luck
marc

PS - This is assuming you wanted to be close to Puerto Plata. Once you open the door further east, you are into great places in Las Terrenas and Samana....but that's another post...

-m