Eva Luna is a stunningly beautiful, peaceful, and charming place to stay in Las Terrenas. The villas are well furnished and clean, the hospitality is great, and the location is almost perfect (just far enough off the beaten path to be away from the noise & bustle, but close enough to walk to the beach and restaurants.) Breakfast is included in the VERY reasonable daily rate at Eva Luna, and it is served right on your veranda. Las Terrenas has gorgeous beaches, nice restaurants & bars right on the beach, and a very cosmopolitan feel to it at times. It has a large French ex-patriot community - French is the second language for many in the touristy area. I would not recommend hiring a car unless you're getting out of town for a day trip - the roads in Las Terrenas, especially the ones leading to Eva Luna, are unbelievably bad and very rough and slow for a car. Instead of car I would rent a 4-wheel drive ATV vehicle or as we did, a scooter (don't get a scooter, however, unless you've got experience driving one! Driving a motorcycle in the DR is definitely not for the feint of heart.)