It is near the city, but surrounding places are no the very cool. Service could be better. But it is a nice Hotel. The type of building it is not the most ideal. Place is so quiet and near the Jarabacoa city and has a river in it´s facilities.

I just stayed a night while on business in Jarabacoa. The surroundings, right on the river, were beautiful and pleasant, especially for eating on the restaurant terrace. The room was comfortable. Mine faced the river and I found the ever present sound of the river soothing, while others might be bothered by it (think sound of AC fan in background all the time). A few flaws, though, like unfinished sconce lighting in the room leaving bare wires sticking out of the wall. Simple, clean accomodations. Nice bathroom.
Biggest shortcoming was the delay in opening the restaurant for breakfast, not an uncommon occurrence I was told by others that had stayed there before. Nominally ready to seve at 7:30, it was more like 8:30. Good thing we had time before our morning meeting.

It is a great place to stay on a budget. Rooms were average, not recommended to stay in them, but comfortable enough to sleep well. TV are old sets but manageable, food is ok. I would recommended only to sleep and enjoy nature, as a peaceful environment. If you are visiting the town unless you have transportation to it, it won't work, since its is set in the suburban area.

im mostly a budget traveler who prefers staying in hostels..or guest houses..rather than expensive hotels or resorts..and i enjoy being in areas less frequented by tourist ..i decided to check out the mountain region after spending kind of a stressfull week in cabartete..i found this hotel in lonely planet..and i can not say enough good about it! was incredibly beautiful,right on a magnificent river! the smell of tropical flowers everywhere! very good service..very freindly.and great breakfast!!.located outside of town,its a very peacefull and relaxing place to get away.and if traveling either by yourself or with a companion,well worth spending a little extra cash for the experince..jarabacoa is by far my favorite place i visited on my month long travel in the D.R.!! people are so freindly and kind! many amazing things to see and do.. hiking,a trip to the falls..try monchy adventure guides..(monchyadventureguide.com)...u will not find a cooler guide..!!