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Reviews of The Boat House

AVENUE DUARTE No 34, 15700 Boca Chica, Dominican Republic

#14 of 53 hotels in Boca Chica

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 81 hotel reviews

8.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    7.8

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 3 March 2024

    9.0
    Relaxing holiday, excellent beach, great exposure to local environment on the streets.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower facilities needed repair but it was done quickly. Small repairs required on electrical outlet covers.

    Breakfast was good with variety. Could provide more bread. Lovely view from restaurant. Staff were lovely, speaking some English. Security was good. Water provided.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 February 2024

    7.0
    Great hotel for first/ last night of flight
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    It's not a particularly cozy accommodation, but for our purpose (first night after arrival) it was just fine!

    The food prices are great!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2024

    7.0
    Good location for a beach break
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Room had no windows, bed was smaller than anticipated (advertised as extra large double). No wear to dry clothes. Could use touching up.

    Great Location! Right on the beach, nice bar. Good food. A/C and fridge in room. Small key lock safe included. Dive shop next door.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2023

    8.0
    Good stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Thr friendly staff

    I enjoyed my stay and planning on coming back

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 October 2023

    9.0
    Hotel that has everything you need
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Night security. He lets people in and come up to your room without your approval.

    Location. Great food and bar staff. Right in the beach.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 October 2023

    7.0
    Enjoyed the friendly and helpful staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    People (6 or 8) came in off the street to watch a ruggby match on the large bar TV turning up the restraunt/bar music system to very high levels to listen to the match. They ordered very few drinks. That was unacceptable.

    Location is great on the beach near excelent restaurants. Staff was exceptionally helpful and chearful.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment - Ground Floor
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cool place, friendly staff

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing was the mattress on the bed. It was horrible. It felt like a cardboard box.

    The location is great! Right on the beach the staff at the restaurant are amazing and very friendly!! The room size wise was well. The small fridge worked. The bathroom was spacious. that the room is great for the Value.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2023

    7.0
    Good location 15 mins drive to the airport
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room doesn't have a window (only a tiny one in the bathroom overlooking the ugly roofs around) and for nearly USD 60 is poor. Moreover, the car park is not really a car park, it's an interior courtyard just enough for one car and if you have a rented car, you'll be worried someone might scratch it when carrying sharp objects around it. Also the main street outside turns night time into pleasure street with loads of prostitutes, etc

    The location is bang on the beach, the room was surprisingly fresh and well decorated compared to the shabby looks of the rest of the property. Also the staff is friendly

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2023

    8.0
    Relaxing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room needed a deep clean and a repaint

    Small beach front 'shack' style restaurant with accommodation

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could be more modern

    Close to the airport and on the beach. Cheap

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 January 2023

    8.0
    Great value for the price.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I agree people smoke in the restaurant area. However, it's an open area (right outside).

    It's a nice little hotel if you keep in mind the price. Extremely relaxing, beach right in front, great service, and clean. Looking forward to coming back!

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 October 2022

    8.0
    Best place in Boca Chica
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The price is a bit steep for this basic hotel in my view. And Boca Chica is not what it used to be, it is really run down...

    The Boat House must be the best place to stay in Boca Chica. It is right on the beach, with a nice open restaurant and bar where you can chill all day and night. The room I had was good, basic but very comfortable, including the bed and the shower.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2022

    9.0
    Right at the beach but maybe Boca Chica is not the greatest town to visit.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Facilities are quite old and Boca Chica does not seem to be the safest place in Dominican Republic, but we enjoyed it for a short stay right at the beach.

    Wonderful location (right at the beach front), very friendly staff (helped us with our travel arrangements and walked with us to the bus stop), great food (anything we tried was gorgeous).

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed it was a broken one

    All about it except the bed

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2021

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    excellent location!

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 11 December 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room too small

    Beach

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 11 December 2021

    9.0
    Perfect (long term) stay for digital nomads, solo travelers and friends.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Well, I did not complain about it. So it is not really a complain, but the AC could be a little improved I think, it does not cool so much as it could I think. Just as a tip.

    Yeah, I finally got lucky! When I arrived the owner of the complex gave me an upgrade to "the penthouse". Awesome. It does not happen to me a lot, so happy to have experienced that here in this stay. To summarize : +Place directly connected to the beach. +++Great views all day long ! ++Good food. I think best food of the street. Try the vegetable soup very good (little spicy). ++++Cold beers +++++Good place to work remotely from (I can recommend this place for digital nomads) they have a large terrace with fast WiFi and power plugs outside. ++++It is secure. The place is gated and has a guard. +++They also have (long term) apartment rental connected to the bar and restaurant which makes it excellent! +Good music. ++English/Dutch/Spanish spoken. (maybe even more languages, but these I know for sure) +Everything you need is around, a small grocery store, a pharmacy, bars, bus stops, a bank, all is there. Just a larger supermarket is 4 blocks away. ++If you need a reliable driver (from the airport) ask the boat house for Paco. He is very reliable and drove me around and to and from the airport. Very reliable and safe. Speaks also English. +Just 10 meters outside the boat house the bar street begins, so you are very centrally located. Every night at 7pm the street transforms in a bar street with tables etc. If I am going to do more remote work, I for sure will stay here for a while. Safe, reliable, good food, fast WiFi. Apartment is cleaned daily.

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 24 November 2021

    7.0
    one night stay in boca chica
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    we had the cheapest room and it was dark. no view. small. near the red light district. felt safe but not suited for families.

    cheap. near the nightlife. nice seating area

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 20 October 2021

    9.0
    My stay was excellent.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The street view wasn't a good view. The bathroom was cramped due to the bidet. The refrigerator was small.

    The breakfast choices were good. The hotel location was on the beach ⛱️ and a block from the pedestrian area nightlife. Dinner menu select was excellent and they had a daily lunch special. The owner, Lawrence, was personable.

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms can be better.

    It's very closely to the sea.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 10 September 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel is very near at the sea.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2021

    8.0
    Fun first night in the Dominican Republic.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    We arrived only 20 minutes before the kitchen stopped serving dinner, so we had to hurry up and get our stuff in our rooms and hustle down to the bar area. My daughters did not feel comfortable in the room they were supposed to sleep in, so we had them sleep in the room next to the bar, where there were more people around.

    The food was very good and the service was great. Location is amazing. The owner is very personable and makes sure all his guests feel welcome and are comfortable.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2021

    8.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

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    Booking.Com needs to fix the total price

    Stayed in August 2021

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