Bonao, located 85km from Santo Domingo and 70km from Santiago, will soon boast a big city hotel with modern amenities. Hotel entrepreneur Bahamian Mario Wells chose to open the hotel to provide comfortable lodging for those headed to the Candido Bido art museum, the ferry rides at Hatillo Dam, cave exploration, horseback riding, and river and mountain excursions, among other cultural and natural attractions.
While scheduled to open in August, the hotel has begun reaching out to the community to make itself known. Last week, the hotel made a donation of 40 uniforms and 40 pairs of boots to the Bonao Fire Department. ?This donation is made on behalf of the Aquarius Hotel, Bar & Restaurant, as a small way of contributing to the growth and wellbeing of the Bonao community, and in particular, as a way of collaborating with the men and women who on a daily basis put their lives at risk while safeguarding the lives and homes of the people of Bonao,? Wells said, upon making the donation. For more information on the new hotel, see
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