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Pippy

I think it is the start of the rainy season. We went in June and it did tropical storm for a day or so, but the people who went in May had quite a few days rain or they were recovering from it, can't remember now.
The problem being that when there is a lot of rain it messes up the environment as the mud gets washed down rivers and into swimming pools etc, so they have to clear up again afterwards.
We were fine, the pools were clean, the Caribbean was crystal clear, everywhere was spotless.

Apart from that - the sand on the south coast is softer than that on the east/north and the hotels in Bayahibe have a good reputation. We stayed at the Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus, which has a thread running, but just North is the old Sunscape Casa Del Mar, which has now changed its name to something on the Dreams front.
Both have excellent soft sandy beaches, although you would have to check out recent reviews for how they currently perform.

a relative of mine went to casa marina beach in april,they really enjyed it.casa marina reef is the sister hotel and guests use the facillities of both.they enjoyed the a la carte restaurants and the jacuzzies overlooking the sea.the drinks were very strong and at one time they were asking for less alcohol .i think for the price and quality the casa marina is a good bet. mo.

we are going on 2oth Oct for 3 weeks having always stayed at casa del mar previously.It has been taken over by sunscape and is currently undergoing a lot of work,From what I heard this means lots of noise and builders on site at present.Does anyone know whether you can buy local sim cards as last time 2 years ago they were not available
Thanks