I loved staying at this hotel. There was this romantic old world feel about it. The rooms were spacious and clean. I also love the location, as it was right in the center of town. I would definitly go there again!!

I'm glad i too Tripadvisor.com's advice when choosing a hotel to stay in on my vacation!

We'll try to stick to the facts without the fluff.

Would stay here again without hesitation. If you reach out to the staff they will embrace you like family. EVERYONE was attentive to our needs: Front desk, Maid, Supervisors, kitchen staff, Bell Hop, and even the owner George.

Our first night was in room #130. You get what you pay for. Bargain basement price = bargain basement room. Avoid like the plague. Although clean, it was VERY small, with a horrible view from the window.

Rest of the week was spent in room #128 ... Now we're talking! What a room! And a private balcony to boot!

Breakfast = FANTASTIC! Prior to our going I read reviews where people were complaining of the $9.90 price (including tax & tip mind you), and that you could get a great breakfast for much less just around the corner at "La Cafeteria".

Right! I'm going to sit on a stool in a non air-conditioned hole in the wall, in 80-degree + weather, so I can save a few bucks. Get real. The 10-bucks is a bargain. And white table cloths in an air-conditioned room or, in a beautiful courtyard shaded by huge umbrella's. And the breakfast is complete. Anything and everything you would want. PERIOD!

The included FREE parking is fantastic. ... Oh, and the rooftop pool, unbelievable. Well worth a full afternoon of leisure and relaxing.

Delicious espresso is available (free) 24/7.

We took pictures but the ones already here are sufficient to give you a feel of the place.

Again I mention, extend a hand of friendship to the staff (say more than 'hello') and they will treat you like family. After a few days when we would get back to the hotel, it really did feel like we were home. The staff was that nice.

Enjoy!

when you arrive at the hotel Palacio, you feel like at home. friendly reception combined with a perfect service, there is a gym at the third floor and even a swimmingpool on top at the fourth floor and everything is clean ,like you could eat from the floor..............breakfastbuffet is delicious, there is a german management and everything works 24 hours, which is not typical for santo domingo ! When I'm in town, I go just there.
thanks again to all the personal for the nice treatment.

We found this hotel through hotels.com and got a very good deal. It was in the midle of the old town.

We drove from Punta Cana (with not problems) everyone told us that there was bad directions and hard finding Santo Domingo, but we had no problems driving to Santo Domingo from Punta Cana. This hotel had free parking for our car, and thats great since every hotel ive stayed at have charged us alot. They also offered us free internet !

The hotel rooms was clean with cold rooms. Very charming, reminded me of the TV serie Bonanza. On the top of the hotel there was a swimming pool, and a jaquzzi. Clean and we got the pool for ourself.

The best thing with this hotel was the location, nearby to almost everything. Its in the middle of the center !

Me and my boyfriend have travelled all over the world, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, England, Balkans, Egypt, Germany, France, America, Asia etc. but I must say ive never been so dissapointed of the partying in Dominican Republic and in Santo Domingo. We were expecting much more from this city. No charm or no "culture". I wanted to experiance real dominican food, all we got was crapy junk food at the restaurants.

We read alot about Santo Domingo before deciding to go, I must honestly say It was very interesting seeing the New World. But Santo Domingo felt like a "ghost town" comparing it to Cities like Barcelona and Paris.

Punta Cana beaches was fantastic. But I would not go back to Dominican Republic. Everything was overpized 100 times compared to Europe (and I do live in one of the most expencieve countries, Norway). I have never experianced paying so much for anything just because I am a tourist. A bit more is normal, but the pizes we got was bloody!! They wanted 3 times more for our rent a car then our "dominican" tourist neighbours payed.

But if you do decide to go to Santo Domingo, this is with out no doubt the best hotel you can find !