The 60’s came back in serious style as Riva opened its new location at the Casa de Campo Marina with a 60’s themed cocktail party. Located on the Marina boulevard, the Riva dealership will be selling what is considered by many to be among Italy’s most glamourous boats. Riva joins the ranks of well known brands, such as Bennetti […]
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Posted inAltos de Chavon, Casa de Campo Resort, Local News, Marina Casa de Campo
WiFi Everywhere!
Internet is essential today. Everyday evermore so. So while Casa de Campo / Viva are still offering paid internet services (typically around $10 ~ $15 per day). Good for us that more and more of the businesses in Casa de Campo are offering free WiFi. Currently, you can get some free WiFi goodness at: Papa […]
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RUMOR ALERT: New Saltwater pool and Beach Expansion
We’ve just caught wind of a RUMOR*, telling us that our resident star architect, Gianfrano Fini, is working with Costasur to build a salt-water swimming pool, as well as a much deserved expansion to Minitas Beach. We have no details about this… yet, though we would assume that the beach, logically, would have to expanded […]
Posted inAltos de Chavon, Bars and Nightlife, Casa de Campo Resort, Concerts, Dining, Dominican Republic, Events and Activities, Food & Drinks, Health, Lifestyle, Local News, Sports, Upcoming
Calendar of Events!
We have now added a calendar of events for all things Casa de Campo. While its a little on the bare side today – zero items in fact – we hope that it will soon become a healthy list of all things Casa de Campo. In fact, if you have any items that you would […]
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Casa de Campo offers visitors 105% Hurricane Guarantee
Anyone familiar with Casa de Campo will know that renting with the hotel directly can provide you with many great benefits, along with the peace of mind that your dealing with a reputable company that cares about its clients*… one of said advantages is their 105% Hurricane Guarantee! If you think about it, this is […]
Posted inAltos de Chavon, Dominican Republic, Lifestyle, Local News
Hanna Banana
Photo of the Chavon river after Tropical Storm Hanna Banana rained for almost two straight days. As Tropical Storm Hanna pounded the Western part of the island known as Hispañola (as most news sites lovingly call Haiti / the Dominican Republic), we sure did see our share of rain in these here parts. Though looking […]
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Hand Crafted Goodies
If you’ve not been for a stroll in Altos de Chavon recently, you might want to consider it. Aside from all the little stores selling all kinds of cheap trinkets, you may just stumble upon an open air display of woven goods – mainly baskets, hats and bags, but hand woven by a little old […]
Posted inDominican Republic, Lifestyle, Local News
2 months to go…
Image poached from http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Nobody likes to talk about it I know, but its a reality of life, especially when living in the Caribbean, hurricanes blow. And boy can the blow hard. Typically the Dominican Republic does not get hit directly, and when it does, a very low percentage of the time is it in […]
Posted inEvents and Activities, Local News, Marina Casa de Campo, Upcoming
1 fish, 2 fish, WOAA BIG FISH!
Last Friday, August 22nd, was a very good day, to say the least, for the fishing team aboard the Vita Mia, a 68′ Hatteras. The catch of the day weighed in at a Casa de Campo Marina record breaking 517 pounds, all in one GIGANTIC BLUE MARLIN. From this picture you can see it tipping […]
Posted inHealth, Sports
Cygalle is styling! Style.com’ing that is!
So our local holistic spa pleasure princess, Cygalle Diaz, strikes again – having being written up yet again, this time by Vogues online periodical, Style.com. Aside speaking about how wonderful and glamorous Casa de Campo, and its creme de la creme residents and clientel, the article does speak quite a bit about the wonderful treatments […]
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Farmers’ Almanac predicts that Casa de Campo is the perfect 2008 / 2009 winter hot spot.
Well, perhaps that’s somewhat open to interpretation, but the fact of the matter is that the Farmer’s Almanac has in fact come out and is predicting a very VERY cold winter up north the the good ol’ US of A. While this means that there will be many people freezing their behinds of in the […]