No place to stay at Samana De La Mar (Where the Samana ferry docks) so through losts of research...we are staying Punta Cana(all inclusive $91 per night for two-Tropical Alisios Bavaro) and then taking a private taxi ($150 U.S. -one way) to the ferry site. We then take the ferry for $2.50 U.S. to Samana. For those that go this way-it seems like it would be way easier to fly in to Puerto Plata if you could...