Hotel Bocaino

Originally, we were to spend just one night at Hotel Bocaino on the way to picking up friends at the Punta Cana airport. Sort of last minute, we added another night before. WHAT A GREAT IDEA! The hotel exudes tranquility ... just the waves crashing against the rocks on the shoreline and in the hoyito/ cenote literally next door to the restaurant. The staff is superior and caring, professional, and very very helpful (we particularly love Melany). The room is fairly basic but comfortable, double/full size bed with another twin/single bed. The pillows were not great for me, but I'm a pillow snob so always bring my own. The doors open to a stunning view of the grassy garden and the ocean. The bathroom is huge; bring your own toiletries. The air conditioner in our room did not have the remote, it was either on or off. I was a little concerned about this because I get very cold in ac, and I was sleeping in the single bed under it. IT WAS DIVINE! Just cool enough to sleep super comfortably, but not biting cold! And the ceiling fan was heavenly. Lots of electrical outlets, reliable generator. Would have sort of liked to have a refrigerator in the room, but for our return trip next week, we'll just bring coolers; the room is ample enough that coolers won't get in the way of navigating around the room. The restaurant? OMG, I've lived in Las Terrenas almost 5 years now and the hotel restaurant was fantastic. Breakfast is plentiful, the coffee fantastic (wish we could reliably get coffee at 7:30am before the restaurant opens at 9am), the menu is entirely seafood, but a friend was able to order a delicious chicken breast. The herbs are grown organically in the gardens at each of the 5 hotel room front doors. I snipped some mint for my evening cocktail made with the homemade limon juice (with a just a pinch of sugar) and vodka I'd brought from home. Honestly people, go there. You will not tire of the wonderful nature explorations. We are going back next week for my birthday to take the river cruise, see the numerous caves, hire a guided walk to a 'secret' and swimmable cenote, explore around the harbor, see the Ponce de Leon home in San Rafael de Yuma, and for me to vanquish my friends at backgammon.

We really enjoy the hotel accommodations. Staff, on site restaurant / bar and relaxing location makes it a destination to return to.. . It’s a very local vibe smaller village.Friendly note ; they require cash or local tender for payment of stay. Thanks to all at Hotel Bocaino for a memorable stay.

View from the bed directly to the ocean, saltwater pool, the Boca has strong waves and cloudy water. Rooms are ok, not all (#2) have mosquito nets, not all (#1+2) have a regulator for the air conditioning. WiFi weak in the room. Unfortunately, there is no way to separate the rubbish properly. No credit cards are accepted. Breakfast is scheduled for 09:00, in fact it will be 09:30

Beautiful location, comfortable room and nice staff. What made our stay terrible is the fact they do not accept credit cards and www.********** did not disclaimed it on their listing. At 7pm when we arrived they asked for the full amount cash (yes, we supposedly paid half online, but it was just a deposit) there is no A** within 30Km/20miles around, Boca de Yuma is a little town. We ended up driving over 1 hour to get cash from the A** (included a high fee from it because our accounts were from USA) and almost $150 in Uber. Ridiculous! this situation literally ruined our short stay, breakfast was included (as per the website and my receipt) but at the reception we were told nothing was included with our room...... Absurd!!!! The owner was in the hotel the last day and I bet he saw the frustration in our faces and after back and forth with the staff about the included breakfast, he decided to offer us a free dinner. Thanks for that. This place has a lot of potential, but definitely needs A LOT of improvement, specially in the payments area. I wish I could recommend this place because I really like it, but based on my personal experience, I would wait a couple of years until technology gets there.

Very poor, also owner try to take full amount when they had already took half of the deposit when i first booked the hotel and had to pay the other half when i arrive to the hotel. Owner tried to rip me off. I wont recommend that hotel to no one

Beautiful and simple spot. Will do again in the future

Beautiful views, low-stress environment

Beautiful, comfortable, good service and food. I wish there was hot water.

Overall the experience was perfect. The hotel met all expectations. We really enjoyed the room, the view of the hotel and the restaurant. And the pool helps when it is very hot. The only bad thing about the trip was the dirtiness of the town. The 3 tourist places that exist in the town were overflowing with dirt. Locals left trash everywhere and ruined such beautiful places.