A report in Hoy newspaper says this year 21 new hotels will open in the DR, calling for an investment of over US$300 million. This would add 6,806 rooms to the present 45,000 hotel rooms. The DR is the Caribbean country with the most hotel rooms. Hotels that are well advanced and could be operational by year’s end are:Santo DomingoEl Prado Gran Hotel, 250 rooms, winter 1999SantiagoHodelpa Gran Almirante, 14 rooms SamanaSamana Bay Village, 50 roomsBarahonaBahoruco Beach Resort, 194 roomsPuerto PlataIberostar Puerto Plata, 526 rooms Hacienda Golf Hotel, 270 rooms Villas de Luxes, 20 villas Hotel Villa Venecia, 18 rooms Juan DolioHotel Naiboa Caribe, 400 rooms Barcelo Capella Beach, 230 rooms Casa Marina Talanquera 128 Residencial Albastro, 80 rooms Punta CanaFlamenco Bavaro, 853 rooms LTI Sol de Plata Bavaro 780 rooms Catalonia Bavaro, 720 rooms Melia Caribe, 522 rooms LTI Beach Resort Punta Cana, 447 Carabela Macao, 359 rooms La RomanaTaino Dominicus 192 rooms Sue?o Caribe, 253 rooms Canoa Beach Resort, 500 rooms
