![]() ![]() The soothing sound of waves were my soundtrack. Not to ruin this well choreographed moment, I stole away to the way-too-sexy-to-be-a-beach-bar beachside bar and eased myself into one of their beautifully designed stools. My mind wandered to what great foods the beachside grill might be serving guests that night on the sand-floored dining area… Sublime Hotel Samana dinner service Tables were materializing out of nowhere, and friendly staff in virgin guayaberas were setting the stage. Long shadows were striping the sand as the sun eased into the left side of the bay. The day’s sun worshiping done, the area was in the midst of transformation. Sublime Hotel Samana al fresco dining on the beachīeach chairs, umbrellas and lucky sunbathers populate this area by day, but I was arriving at sunset. ![]() SUBLIME SAMANA PATCHJust past one last perfectly tended patch of grass, white sand (broken here and there by a grove of tall coconut trees) descends into the Atlantic Ocean. Sublime Hotel Samana BeachfrontĪnd yet somehow, in its own way, the beachfront is even better. You can’t ask for a more sublime experience than slowly strolling through this grand expanse. White fabrics drape over dark wood, immaculately clean pools reflect the impossibly azure, cloudless Caribbean sky, and the spaces in between are filled with seas of manicured green. This took me through the heart of the pool area. Showered and feeling a bit more in tune with my sexy surroundings, I decide to head for the beach. Some lucky one-bedroom suites also share this sexy feature… Like mine! Sublime Samana private hot tub As a bonus, each two-bedroom unit also has a private hot tub on the balcony. SUBLIME SAMANA FREEIn the three-story main building, 50 one- and two-bedroom Suites (16 for guests, the rest privately owned) form an arc around the 17-acre estate’s centerpiece: a sheltered and soothing outdoor pool area that’s a mix of interconnecting canals, larger pools for swimming, beds wrapped in billowing fabrics, grassy expanses and simple walking paths.Īll the comfortable rooms have a flat-screen TV, free WiFi, interior facing balcony, air conditioning and a marble bathroom. Rehydrated and ready to clean up my act to match my surroundings, I was pleasantly whisked away to my room. Sublime makes an art out of weaving local and luxury together in almost every aspect of their experience. At first, you might think the stylish surroundings would clash with such local, earthen niceties, but you’d be wrong. ![]() I was immediately relieved of my bulky, mud-splattered belongings by practiced staff and my newly emptied hands were then wrapped around a fresh coconut. The moment I walked into the shady, chic reception area, everything changed. (More on that later.) Basically, I was tired, smelly, dirty… And by no definition sublime. Unlike most people who arrive at the property fresh off a plane and short cab ride, I showed up after spending an hour searching for waterfalls on horseback in the Samana wilderness. Sublime Samana, however, is quite literally sublime. Order them in that order and instead expect frog, fish, or spotted lobster on your plate. All delicious items found on select, authentic West Indian menus, but none are what they seem. Remember mountain chicken? How about dolphin, or Anguilla crayfish. In the past, we’ve had less luck with expectations based on names. Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe Luckily for intrepid travelers seeking luxury accommodations on sleepy Samana peninsula in the north of the Dominican Republic, the Sublime Samana Hotel & Residences is one of those rare occurrences. It’s truly a rare occurrence when something in the Caribbean actually follows the dictionary definition of its name. ![]()
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