Worse time ever!
1. You pay for A/C, and they will turn off the A/C for not reason in the night. If you attempt to call the front desk, you wont find anyone. I went to the fornt desk to see if I could find anyone there, and I just found the "security guard", who dont have a clue of anything.

2. I asked to speak with the owner of the place. He happend to be around, and he told me that HE COULDNT DO ANYTHING, LAUGHING AND MAKING FUN OF OUR SITUATION. It seems tha he has bodyguards ( I wonder why??), and hes bodyguard, will pull out A GUN AND SHOW IT AROUND, INTIMIDATING EVERYONE. They insulted us, and then he left with no answers.

3. This place is really bad, the rooms are dirty, with tons of dust. The door of my room DID NOT close, it stayed open, and they just kept saying that they couldnt do anything. Terrible service.

4. There are better hotels in front of the beach, this place is across the street. Because is soo cheap, you will have a lot of Teenagers shouting aronud and wont let you sleep at night.

5. PLEASE, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT TO GO TO THIS PLACE. IF YOU WANT TO BE THREATEND WITH A FIRE ARM, THEN THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE!!

I can't put into words how much my friends and I enjoyed our Cabarete trip, and Hotel Kaoba was exactly what we needed. When we booked the rooms and considered how little we were paying, the most we hoped for was that the rooms would be relatively clean with beds and an OK shower. But when we walked in, we were literally rendered speechless by how beautiful it was. Our rooms were exactly what we needed, cute and efficient (no pointless luxuries), working AC, extremely clean, and fairly large. The location was fantastic, we walked just down the road for everything. We spent almost all our time outside as it was GORGEOUS every day, and Kaoba was a great place to come back to. We encountered a few bugs sometimes, but thats a basic reality of any tropical country. We couldn't possibly have asked for a better vacation, and I'd recommend Hotel Kaoba to absolutely anyone who just wants a laidback, fun-filled time!!!

My husband and I recently celebrated our first anniversary in Cabarete. Knowing nothing about the area, we used Tripadvisor to find a good budget hotel. Hotel Kaoba was a great find. It was both safe and clean, which are the two most important things to me.
The grounds are lush and beautiful. The pool is nice, but we mostly spent time in the ocean instead. I definitely recommend getting a room with AC, a $5/day charge - very worth it! The cleaning staff did a great job everyday also.

The hotel is the perfect distance from the beach, just about a block away. (and the beach was gorgeous!!) It is also walking distance to some nice restaurants and shops. HIGHLY recommend the Creperie restaurant, a small spot at the entrance to the beach run by a family - amazing crepes, both dinner and dessert.

One quirk of the hotel is that there are no clocks of any kind in the rooms and we had to buy a cheap alarm clock so we didn't miss our flight at 7 am. It was great having the little kitchenette in the room. Also - the hotel does not provide bottled water, but it can be bought across the street for very cheap. The staff is very professional, but warms up to you after a few days. The internet in the lobby is also very reasonable and convenient.

Overall we had a wonderful experience and would definitely return to this hotel.

When my flight leaving Puerto Plata was cancelled, American Airlines did not provide accommodations or transportation. I did not know the city, so I decided to take a cab to Caberete which we had driven through on our way to/from our destination in Rio San Juan.

I picked the Kaoba which I remembered reading about online, thought the rates were probably reasonable and liked the look of the restaurant as the cab drove by.

Even though it was after 10pm, the office was closed and they were in a power outage, the staff provided my with a clean, safe room and an excellent fish dinner.

As a woman traveling unexpectedly alone, I found my bungalow very secure and quiet. I loved the hotel with its beautiful pool and secluded interior hidden from the street. It was also convenient that it was so close to the town and beach. Not luxurious (the power outages and lack of hot water are probably an ongoing problem), but very clean and comfortable, the Kaoba is a great little hotel (and the rates were a steal!!). I hope to return one day for a longer stay.

If you like peaceful and friendly, this is the place to be!