Bahia Principe

[Hlywud]

The Bahia Principe hotel chain has announced the opening of several hotels in the Samana area, in time for the new flights into Samana International Airport at El Catey. These are the 295-room Gran Bahia Principe Cayacoa, the 110-room Bahia Principe Samana near the city of Samana, and the 396-room Bahia Principe El Portillo in Las Terrenas. The 195-room Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado, on the island of the same name in Samana Bay, is scheduled to open on 15 December. The Spanish chain, owned by the Pinero Group, runs hotels in Rio San Juan on the north coast, as well as the Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana and Gran Bahia Principe Bavaro in the east.

source DR1 Travel News

 

[RayK]

Location of El Catey airport

Hi! Can you help me with a rather obvious question? Where is El Catey airport? I notice on Google Satelllite something near Nagua that looks like the end of a runway. Is that it? Nothing else seems to fit the bill. Any direction or a map reference would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Hlywud]

Samaná El Catey International Airport is a new international airport (to be opened in November 2006) serving the province of Samaná in the Dominican Republic.

The airport is located near the little village of El Catey, some 8 km (5 miles) west of Sánchez, at the base of the mountainous peninsula Cape Samana. Local travel times are given as 30 minutes drive to Las Terrenas, 40 minutes drive to the provincial capital, Santa Barbara de Samaná, and approximately 1 hour drive to Las Galeras.

here is link for photo's
http://www.dr1.com/forums/airline-info/46873-el-catey-airport-samana-photos.html