My husband and I just got back. We had a terrific time. The hotel is lovely being that it is in the middle of a poor area. The highlights for us was the ocean view from our patio, the cleanliness of the hotel. The service for the buffet and drinks was great. we definitely ate too much because the selections were so good. There is something for everything at the buffet. We didn't encounter any illnesses, thank goodness, because that was my biggest fear. Just as precaution, we took Petpo pills each morning. The pool was freezing so we spent most of days in paradise--- in the ocean. The beach, which is just a short walk away is beautiful. The water is very calm and the water is crystal clear. We enjoyed kayaking and snorkeling right in the bay. If you take some bananas, the fish will eat it right out of your hand! The restaurants were nice, nothing spectacular. The best in my opinion was the Mexican. The French was nothing special. Half of the food i didn't even eat. The room was cleaned twice a day which was nice. The bed was hard, but that's the way I like it. The power outages were scary at first, but the lights come right back on almost instantly. The entertainment was funny most of the time to see some of these people dance. But, you have to appreciate their effort under the low resources for costume and choreography. The live band was really good and the fireworks were excellent.
make sure you try out the sister hotel, Azzurro. Also very nice and fun to see the kite-surfing on the beach. It seems like sosua is the relaxing place and Azzurro is the PARTY! The food at the Azzurro was not even close to being as good as sosua------bad.
I would recommend this hotel. Make sure you are in good physical condition because there are a lot of stairs.
The locals were nothing to be afraid of. Just say no thank you if they try to sell you something. No, gracias!

I had the most amazing week in Sosua Bay. I can't say enough about my vacation. There were a few of us that got mildly sick, not enough to slow us down at all, we still stayed out by the pool, close to the bathroom, this lasted for about 24 hours.

The staff was incredibly friendly and accomodating, the food was fantastic. We took advantage of the Italian, Mexican and Asian a la carte dinners and were completely stuffed! The rooms were just as the pictures show you in the Sunquest book. Maids cleaned every day in the morning and came back in the evening for turn down and re-stock for towels, bar etc.

We took advantage of the free shuttle to Cabarete which was well worth it! This beach is very happening, people everywhere and para sails dot the sky everywhere, as well as windsurfers.

The highlight of our week was the catamaran trip which cost 77US but I would highly recommend this. Be sure to take gravol or even better dramamine, protect yourself from the sun, and don't wear any dangling jewellery that might come off while snorkeling. This was the best day of our whole week!!!! We were on the Freestyle II and the crew was fantastic!

We did the Puerto Plata shopping trip but wouldn't recommend it at all. It was too long, we left in the morning at around 8:30 and didn't get back until after lunch, but they didn't feed us. We got one drink of some kind of rum cocktail and then a sample of mamajuana (dominican viagra), and a drink of pop later if you got there quickly enough. Some people were sick on the way back, and I couldn't wait to get back to the resort.

Watch out for the cigars. I bought a box of 10 Monte Cristos at one of the town vendors and when I got them home and opened them up they smelled musty. Don't believe the muchachos that say the cigars are made in Cuba, they are all made in DR (but by Cubans, so they say). If you like cigars, Domincan are almost as good as Cuban and much cheaper there than here, just be careful where you buy them. There was a cigar store in town, and I wish I would have bought the cigars there.

We asked for an ocean view room but would take a garden view next time as they have the balcony which the ocean view does not. And really, the window was small, and you had to lean over the air conditioner to look out, which was blasting out cold air, so we didn't spend much time gazing out at the bay. I know we would have really liked a balcony.

Make sure you take advantage of the hot tub. We were there almost everyday and sometimes there was no one in it. If you want to see ghekos, the hot tub area seems to be their hangout!

The only thing I would change about the resort would be the nightlife. There is no disco, you can go into town, but I would have preferred to stay on the resort at night time.

Overall, I would recommend the Sosua Bay Hotel, it definately meets the 4+ star rating in my mind, and I would go there again.

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail.

we are seasoned travel people , this hotel at best is a 3 star, we saw roaches every where , food was good , but a lot of people got sick after eating from buffet. i could say more but i won.t . JUST DON,T GO THERE.

we stayed at this resort from feb 12 to the 19th .We are two couples in our mid 40"s .Weather was great during our stay and the food at this resort was just awesome. We had a gret room overlooking the bay. We had fun walking downtown and going bar hopping allways felt safe and the local people were just great . the sosua has two pool which were cooler then i thought they would be but they were very refreshing . All the bars served top shelf drinks my favorite was malibu rum on ice my wifes was ceasar's . We snorkelled right of the patio down below the victorian . Also
one of the benifits of this hotel is a shuttle that runs dailey into cabarete beach to its sister resort where you also have full privilages .Wow this beach was fantastic you can walk for miles which we did. This beach is also known as one of the best places in the world to kite board .which we got to see many people trying to do lol . We all had a great time and plan on booking again here next year . ps if you go try the french restaraunt it cost us 20 us each but well worth it ,white glove service angus beef etc it was a full 7 course meal .hola