We decided to take a trip to DR as per my daughters request for her 16th birthday... Instead of staying at a resort we were referred by a friend to Agua Villa Dulce & it was the best decision we made, especially traveling with 9 people! First let me say, Sandrine is wonderful and communicated with me on everything I inquired about. She is also very good to her staff, they are like one big family and it shows! Jovany was extremely helpful with information and helping us coordinate some excursions. Anything we needed, he was there for us! We rented a car & visited Playa Alicia, ate at Bailey's a couple of days but cooked most days, drove to Salcedo to visit family, did Monkey Jungle and Zip lining, went snorkeling & did the ATVs. So much fun! We rented Villa Karma and Loft Paraiso... the pictures do not them justice... They are Gorgeous!The Villas sit in the mountains with a gorgeous view! The kitchen is fully equipped and they even provide you with a grill. The pool was maintained every morning & house keeping came every day to make the beds, wash the sheets and straighten up for us, if needed. All the ladies were very sweet. The guards at night were very conscious about who was around and although it is quite dark, they had flashlights to light the pathway as we went to visit the loft we rented and were also very respectful to us as "visitors". My daughter and my family got exactly what we wanted out of this trip and living in the lap of luxury at Agua Villa Dulce made it even better! When we go back to DR, Villa Agua Dulce is where we will be staying!! Thank you to everyone for making this Sweet 16 very special for my daughter!