Getting a long term rental is becoming a top priority for many local and foreigners who find their home in the North coast of the Dominican Republic. Since we work with a large number of properties and constantly get new listings for long term rentals, we will be posting the updates in this blog, twitter and Google Plus. Some of the homes have 4 bedrooms, and most 3 or 2. Sosua has the most homes for long term rental with fewers bedrooms, since it is more a vacation destination. 95% of rentals for long term require that renters pay power costs, and some will include pool cleaning and security watchmen. Since this post is of a dynamic nature, we will update it as much as we need to.

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LIST OF AVAILABLE RENTALS:

This is a lovely home for long term rent in Cabarete. Set in one of the nicest beachfront gated communities of Cabarete, this beautiful 4,304 sq. ft. 4- bedroom, 3.5 bathroom 2 level house stands in a privileged spot surrounded by green gardens:

The long term rental rate is US$2,500.00 per month but it can be negotiated, never be afraid to ask or make an offer. We`ve seen many owners who refused to lower rates but also others that will consider a good tenant that will take good care of the property. Status: Available from February 5th, 2012.

This ocean view, mountain top villa can also be rented in Puerto Plata:

It has 5 air conditioned bedrooms, four bathrooms ( three ensuite ),  a fully stocked gourmet kitchen with three wine fridges, a cigar humidor, ice cream machine and first class appliances. The villa has many more features that will appeal to the most demanding of travelers, such as the disco area with true disco lighting effects, a TIKI hut with a pool table, a 28-meter infinity pool overlooking the horizon, private bar, back up power generator and private security. Long term rental for such a villa ranges between US$4,500-5,000 per month +utilities depending on lenght of rental. Status: available starting January 15th, 2012.

 Another ocean view vista rental in Puerto Plata ( Cofresi ):

Magnificent, very private retreat for rent long term It has 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms,  swimming pool with cascading tanning pool, terrace, patio, balcony and studio room. Cofresi beach can be reached in less than 5 minutes, can even be walked to. This villa can be rented long term for about $4,000.00 per month, plus utilities. Status: available starting February 1st, 2012.

 Vintage Style Country Villa for rent  in Puerto Plata close to Playa Dorada:

Featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, master suite as a mezzanine with ensuite bathroom and a panoramic verandah in the second level. Swimming pool and BBQ grill in the right side complement the Orchid garden in the front, with ornamental country-like wooden fences and bamboo trees in the left perimeter wall. This house is set in a quiet area, excellent for nature lovers. Rents for US$1750.00 per month. Status: available starting January 10th, 2012.

3 bedroom villa for rent in Sosua:

This house is set on a gated community near the best schools of Sosua, close to a church and less than a 5 minute drive to the beach in Sosua. With 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, mahogany wood in the doors, kitchen , closets and cabinets. Sliding European windows, Spanish floor tiles, 32mt swimming pool, window frame moldings, 3,000 gls cistern, parking space, and high ceilings. This house rents for US$1300.00 per month and includes gardening and security. Status: Available starting January 8th, 2012 ( unfurnished ).

 Beautiful house in Puerto Plata, for long term rental only:

This house for rent has 3 1/2 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, living room, dining area, full kitchen with mahogany wood, terrace, patio, laundry area and swimming pool in the back of the house with a tree-shaded area for sitting and barbecuing. This house rents for about US$1500.00 plus power usage. Status: Available starting January 15th, 2012.

Lovely home with swimming pool in Sosua:

featuring 3 well appointed bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, swimming pool, covered terrace and laundry area. Furnished, This house has many extras such as power generator, electric backup inverter, alarm system, air conditioning, cable TV, satellite TV, and Internet. Rental is US$1600.00 x month plus power bill and cleaning. Status: Available starting January 10th, 2012.

Elegant house for rent in Puerto Plata

This home has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms; The house has the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom including Jacuzzi and walk in closet in the second level, and two other bedrooms that share a J&J bathroom. Rental is US$1,350.00 per month plus utilities. Call 829-477-2038 for long term rentals as these in the North coast of Dominican Republic. Status: Available starting January 12th, 2012 partially furnished.

3 bedroom home in Puerto Plata:

This house is located in a gated community of Puerto Plata with 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms ( 1 ensuite ), living room, dining room, ample kitchen in mahogany wood and black granite countertop. A very quiet neighborhoood with paved streets, gated entrance, security and good neighbors. Just a 3 minute drive to the main highway. This house rents for US$1200.00 plus electrical, non furnished. Status: Available starting December 28th, 2011.

4 Bedroom Rental in gated community of Sosua:

This long term rental offers 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Dominican Republic villa rental in Sosua, set on two floors with ocean view. Upstairs; two bedrooms (queen size bed) with A/C, 1 bathroom, dining-living room, full equipped kitchen, TV cable and Internet wireless. Nice terrace overlooking the swimming pool. Downstairs; two bedrooms (queen size bed) with A/C, 2 bathrooms with sitting area at the entrance. Rents for long term at US$2350.00 per month + power. Status: Available starting January 10th, 2012.

The Ultimate Caribbean Beach villa: between Sosua and Cabarete:

Set right on the beach, this rental can be a long term home, rates range from $5500-6000 plus utilities. It is fully furnished with 5 bedrooms, 7 1/2 bathrooms, entertainment center with wide screen TV, a fine gourmet kitchen, BBQ, DVD/VCR, Stereo player and wireless DSL. Gated community with guarded entrance, good neighbors.

NOTICE: the listings shown here are actual short term and real estate for sale properties in the Dominican Republic, so when you click the links you`ll see daily rates and sale prices.Contact us for further details regarding long term rentals for any of these and other properties. Call Edward Rivas at 809-377-2038 / 829-477-2038.

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Cabarete, a beach town that enjoys constant good weather all year long in the Northern coast of the Dominican Republic, is facing constant growth in the real estate market, and with it a new wave of architectural styles and designs never seen before in the island. Affecting design these days is the concern of buyers towards the investment security.

Recently, because of the last episodes of Tsunamis hitting Asia and Japan, several people have contacted us about buying  houses  with  ocean   view  but set in cliffs or high land, some suggesting that they`re a bit afraid of a possible Tsunami striking the coast. In a country like the Dominican Republic this would be a very rare event, which we hope never happens.

A very particular listing for sale  in   Cabarete , Dominican Republic is the featured home Ref SPC0825, which is an excellent example of the types of homes concerned buyers would love, to save on extra expenses and the high budgets of buying an oceanfront home. We won`t mention Tsunamis because in its long history, the Dominican Republic has enjoyed peace of mind in regards to those natural events. This 313 m2  ocean   view  home was built on a 400 square meter lot, and has 2 levels plus a lower basement level built conveniently with the sloping land.The builder and designer of the villa has built some of the best projects in the North coast, and this home shows its quality and resistance when seen up close on location.

This new ocean view villa in  Cabarete  is for sale by Golden Treasures Real Estate, with a price tag of US$395,000.00, click here for the listing.

This  house  has a contemporary design with sleek lines and lots of glass windows and doors to allow the panoramic  views  of the  ocean , about 180 degrees, and the cool Caribbean breeze of the North Dominican Republic ( the Atlantic  Ocean  ). The main floor is the street level one, which has three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and the stairway to the second floor where a large living room has an elegant wall of fine wood collage that accents the polished cement flooring that goes throughout the  house . A floor to ceiling wall of glass doors access the swimming pool area where an elevated pool offers striking  views  of the nearby beach, mostly awe inspiring  views  of the surrounding  ocean . The  house  has a total of 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms all of which have prime design closets.

A small bathroom next to the pool area shows stylish finish materials, and a winding stair leads up to the roof terrace that holds a wooden pergola and transparent glass fencing around the roof for protection. This roof terrace or solarium is a perfect place to party, have family and friends for BBQ time or just sit and relax watching sunrises and sundowns. The bathrooms are very classy, built with fine wood and imported stone, a symphony of black white with gray rock finish. This property sits just 15 minutes from the international POP airport in Puerto Plata, and under a 10 minute drive to Sosua and its magnificent beaches.

The villa in  Cabarete  is pretty close to some of the best beaches, within walking distance as an added convenience.

This villa is a classic example that when building a  house , it is best to spend some extra to make sure the soil is evaluated and the elevation analyzed , specially when you build next to an empty lot that`s lower than the land you`re building on. This because we`ve seen some homes for sale in Puerto Plata and other areas where the neighbor digs a foundation too close to the perimeter wall base of the next door ( back ) home, and then the neighbor`s home starts to crack due to the effect of a weakened ground base. This would never happen if the base is solid rock, but most of the homes nearer to mountains such as the Isabel de Torres must be monitored for second row constructions if you buy over an empty lot, to make sure you keep an eye on how close they dig their foundation in relation to your perimeter.

The land on this  house  was worked on at a good distance from the neighbor`s boundaries and the extra strenght columns supporting the  house  and swimming pool are visibly built with high construction standards. A dramatic scenery is the every day treat for the future owners of the villa, because it offers almost 300 degree  views  at the top terrace in the roof, accessed through the winding stairs. This is the first of four  ocean   view  homes to be built on a piece of land that`s to become a small private community close to the beach and just 5 minutes away from  Cabarete `s main town center.

180-Degree ocean views from the elevated ground of the house

The  ocean   views  of the  house  are impressive, and the road that leads to the beach which is just a few minutes away on foot.

For visits on this villa for sale in Cabarete  contact Edward Rivas at 809-377-2038 / 829-477-2038 or send an email by visiting the contact page for Golden Treasures Real Estate:

http://www.goldenkeymanagement.com/contact.htm

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS OF THE HOUSE:

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For those that can afford to pay a hefty price tag of US$1.8 million dollars for the ultimate  beach  villa in the Dominican Republic, Golden Treasures Real Estate has just listed a majestic piece of work certified to be one of the top three most perfect villas in the North coast. Built by Germans with imported German products, the villa shows elegance and precision in every square meter down to the last detail.  Just meters away from the  beach , this fantastic Caribbean luxury home is what most buyers within that budget might be looking for. Living in the lap of luxury is a lifestyle in the North coast of the Dominican Republic, which offers the most varied environment in the Caribbean, from mountain, forests, beautiful beaches and other eco friendly areas.

Boasting a cinematic room with superb Dolby surround audio system, large flat screen and exquisite decor, the house invites the guests into an experience of grandness in its larger than usual kitchen built with custom designed cabinets and lighting, all coming from Germany.  A private office room and a large library den with designer antiques make it feel like a mansion, were it not so close to the  beach . The laundry room sized like a bedroom has plentiful space, and the storages for the food and cleaning area speak highly of how neat and organized the planning and design was. A cellar below the stairs holds dozens of bottles of wine in a low location where changes in temperature are minimal.

3 well appointed guest suites and a large master suite, all including fabulously rich bathrooms and closets featuring Jacuzzis and massage shower cabins. Few Dominican Republic villas can really go beyond size and acreage, to meet a truly perfect balance between design and functionality. 7,000+ square feet construction and 26,000+ of land classify this as a grand residence by any standards. The wrap around pool design centers a Jacuzzi framed by the wide terrace in Coral stone from the island.

Parquet wood flooring and imported marble are set against towering cathedral, or vaulted ceilings in wood. Double pane shock resistant glass windows and aluminum railing in the balconies ensure a lasting effect for years to come.  Cabarete , Sosua and neighboring areas see a lot of villas fade into old homes due to the effect of the salt of sea water mist. The best villa is the one that will last longer to require maintenance, and not all the villas follow that line of thinking. After evaluating hundreds of luxury villas I`d call this one "villa perfecta". The width and spaciousness of the villa`s living spaces make it an ideal candidate as a wheelchair friendly home, we have a team that installs bars, grips and ramps as needed and all the rooms and bathrooms have the needed turning radius including the massive kitchen. The gated community offers friendly management and 24hrs security, and the POP international airport is just 10 minutes away.

The listing to purchase this  Cabarete  real estate property can be seen at

http://www.goldenkeymanagement.com/spc0869.htm

If you`re a qualified prospect for this US$1.8 mm  beach  villa contact Edward Rivas at 809-377-2038 to arrange a private viewing.

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Investing in the Dominican Republic takes some time spent on a computer searching Google and other search engines for information on the best real estate listings, and in the case of higher income bracket individuals, that includes beach and ocean front properties. Most people call or email realtors inquiring for a beach front villa or house meeting certain criteria and price; just to realize the truth: there are fewer and fewer ocean front homes available in the island, because nice vistas usually carry a high price tag. Beach land is costly, though as in any other market there`s always hidden gems to discover.

One such listing that might influence the market is a villa built 10 minutes away from Cabarete that seems to be flawless in terms of amenities. Its main building has a custom design facade of old Spanish style with subtle strokes of a more modern architecture. Its 5 bedrooms include 2 in the second floor with amazing vistas of the ocean, and the beach just beyond the fence. Tall cathedral wooden ceilings grace the mezzanine connecting the villa in the second level, with glass windows bringing in the ocean views. The living room below has plenty of space for fine furnishings, and the luxury kitchen in white painted wood and black counter tops perfectly match the tropical decoration in the house.

The villa has a nice classic design, with a bar and swimming pool standing between the main house and the beach, which also has breathtaking ocean views.

This two story beach home with Victorian-era accents has wraparound verandas and a nice portico that acts like a carport to enter the house right on top of the drive way. A small house for the guard is really a maid`s quarters but is being used as the guard`s quarters. The garage facing it by the main powered gate entrance can accommodate cars both sides, though the other side facing the beach was built to store a boat, since there`s a boat access from the beach to that area. Very few properties can get access to a boat slip in the whole North coast. From any side of the main villa there`s a expanse of green grass area, with the swimming pool standing in front of the beach, by the villa and a large building destined for a private gym with sauna and work out machines. This can be used to add 2 rooms to the house, which already has 5 plus the other 3 in the guest house.

The bar with thatched roofing next to the mangroves ( there`s a natural mangrove next door that partially edges into the boundaries of the land ) is fantastic for open parties and family gatherings. Geese, turtles and other small animals have inhabited these mangroves, which are protected by law and make the usage of the beachfront land next to the use impossible - noone can block the side view to the expanse of beach - simply too good but true.

The property has a drive way that ends in a parking veranda attached to the rear of the main house. The kitchen seen here in white, and an ocean view bedroom.

Buying the same villa in Sosua, Puerto Plata or Cabarete`s main communities nearer to kite beach would cost around US$1.6 mm or higher, and maintenance would be also far more expensive. Beach houses in Sosua and nearby tourist areas are considered expensive because there`s just a few with beach front or ocean view land. Kilometers of beach await the new owners of the villa, and it means paying US$485k for the villa and 2,575 m2 of land or close to one million dollars for the entire walled property with its guest house and other buildings ( over 900 m2 of construction ).

For those who really want it all, there`s even more land available in the back of the house, around 6,000 extra meters that would probably be cool if the plan was to create bungalows for a surf camp or a beach hotel concept. In any case, this can be called the flawless beach villa away from everything and yet close enough to make it worth owning. Golden Treasures Real Estate can sell this property as a fractional ownership between two or more people, to split the purchase costs, usage and maintenance. Since the market is shaking due to the world economic crisis, this property is expected to sell sooner than most. See more of this Cabarete villa for sale, click here.

Cabarete is one of the nicest places in the Dominican Republic, world famous for its active water sports life.

CABARETE LUXURY VILLAS FOR SALE ON THE BEACH

    809-377-2038 / 829-477-2038

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Having a great vacation in the Dominican Republic might involve renting a private villa or condo for the conveniences it offers. Most travelers contact us requesting beach villas in Sosua and while there`s a lot of villas advertised as beach villas for rent or sale, the reality is that most of the rental ones are not really on the beach, except for a few ultra luxury properties set on the ocean front or in neighboring residential communities. Over 95% of the most demanded villa rentals in Sosua are set on gated communities as seen in the map below showing the main beaches numbered 1 to 6; to keep private villas as such, we`ll classify the villa locations from A to J:

Location A has the most villas below US$300.00 per day, a 20 min. walk or a 3 min. drive in a car, includes free daily shuttle 5 times per day to Sosua and Cabarete beach. Location B has some small villas too, mostly booked up.  The C has the SPC0575 /SPC0576 which is a top rental for groups, within walking distance to town and can offer a total of 7 bedrooms or rented as a 2, 5, 6 or 4 bedroom villa ( configured with 2 attached villas or 1 ). D has two oceanfront listings: spc0255  and spc0429 which could be available at a deal on low season.

THESE TWO ARE GREAT OCEANFRONT VILLAS FOR RENT IN SOSUA, IN THE LUXURY LISTINGS.

CLICK THE SOSUA MAP TO VIEW LARGER IMAGE

Location E has some condos and villas for rent, best if a rental car is at hand.  F has some of the finest villa rentals in Sosua, starting around US$850.00 per night and much higher for beach front properties. The I has luxury beachfront condos for a low deal, starting around US$145.00 per night, code SPC0591 and frequently used for bachelor parties because it`s a private area within walking distance to town and there`s good availability most of the year.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE VILLAS IN LOCATION A OF THE MAP ABOVE.

All the villas we list are certified to be good as a vacation rental, and testimonials attest our dedication for quality. If we ever face an issue with a villa not being up to our standards, we place it in a special list pending re-certification once the issues are corrected. Airport transfers are available for all the rental guests, the current cost is US$30.00 for a van that fits around 10 people.

Other locations such as H and G in the map below also offer excellent beach front villa rentals, one of them is spc0873 which has 3 bedrooms and located right on the beach. The distance from these two locations is about a 6 minute drive to Sosua`s main center, same for Cabarete beach. Quite easy just to rent a car, there`s drivers available and rates as low as US$34.00 per day. Location J in the map has a magnificent mountain view villa, code spc0661. which has 4 bedrooms and takes just 7 minutes from the center of town to the villa.

THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF LUXURY OCEAN FRONT AND BEACH VILLAS IS FOUND IN LOCATIONS F, H AND J.  - CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER SIZE

VILLA SPC0661 HAS AMAZING VISTAS OF THE MOUNTAINS, JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM ALL THE BEACHES.

There are many good deals available, specially with the one bedroom option rental club that applies to some properties that will let you rent one or two bedrooms for a fraction of the price, letting you rent a luxury villa and just use what you need. Just make sure you ask the rental agent before if you plan to host a bachelor party, so the proper vacation villa is booked, since there`s some properties not fit for parties due to neighbor`s proximity.

Call Golden Treasures Vacation Rentals for more information at 809-571-1001 / 809-377-2038 / 829-477-2038 or email us.

SOSUA BEACH, NUMBER 1 IN THE MAP

WATERFRONT BEACH, NUMBER 2 ON THE MAP

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