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Hi Jocko! We will never forget our dream-like stay at your beautiful villa. It was a perfect place for a honeymoon - VERY ROMANTIC! We both really appreciated the privacy and peacefulness of the house.

The villa is very comfortable and Carmen is wonderful. I felt so spoiled coming home every day to a clean house and laundry :)

We were out exploring and playing almost everyday; there truly is so much to do. And without a doubt, the thing we valued MOST was the roof-top hottub. We began every day with coffe up on the roof watching the sun come up. And at the end of the day, we would be back up there with a beer, watching the sun set or moon come up (we had a full moon!). We even sat out a couple rain storms up there! Truly, the crowning jewel of Villa Rosada. That, and Carmen and Jose!

I know you were there just one day after we left, Jocko. I hope your week there was a wonderful as ours. Thanks again for opening up your space to us!

Jocko - We just returned from our stay at your beautiful house in Cabarete. What a fantastic place to vacation. After meeting up with my sister and her family (who live on the island), we spent a week enjoying the waves, the sun, the pool and the people. While there are plenty of things to do in town or at the house, I think what we enjoyed most was just laying around and doing nothing...while the kids swam. Thanks to Jose for welcoming us and especially to Carmen for cleaning up our mess every day. You have a great setup and a great staff.

We just spent several days at the Villa prior to a short term mission trip in Santiago and loved this place. We have stayed at several all inclusive hotels in Puerto Plata (Iberostar and Marriott) and this blows them away. No crowds, private house, cleaner facilty, friendly and hard working maid service, right on the beach, own menu for food. We enjoyed mixing it up with the locals by grocery shopping, restaurants, gift shops in Cabarete. The video at Jocko's website can't really provide the accurate beauty of this house on the beach so you will be even more impressed when you arrive. One recommendation if you are going to town frequently is to take the public taxi service for 15 pesos per person a big savings from the 300 or so pesos you will spend by calling a taxi to the house. All you do is walk up to the main road and wait for one. They come by every 5 or 10 minutes. I used it to go in to town by myself for a grocery run and massage. Jose was not there very much but was helpful if you called him with a question (taxi, recommendation, etc.). Safety is not a problem as the security guys patrolling are armed and very watchful of the activity around the house. Whenever someone approached the house they would question them. The water is rough and can be dangerous if your not careful. However it was perfect for our teenage kids who love to boggy board. Our best waves ever and no comparison to the Florida Gulf. I recommend life jackets for the fair swimmer because the current is really strong. I have a 1 year old and found it dangerous to take him out 15 feet because the current was unpredictable. I will definitely be back and ready for another memorable trip. Thanks Jocko! You have a great place.

We just got back from our dream vacation at Villa Rosada. The oceanfront location was perfect, and the beach is so private! The waves were perfect for boogie boarding, which is provided. The layout is incredible with the infinity pool, rooftop jacuzzi, and of course, that hanging bed on the beach. The decor is beautiful inside, very Zen and soothing, especially the waterfall fountain. Carmen was sweet and took good care of us during the day. Our clothes got really dirty, and she got them really clean! We opted to prepare our own meals, and found the kitchen to be well stocked with everything we needed and then some. We decided to wait until sunset to go horseback riding, and it was breathtaking. There is so much to do that every day held some sort of adventure, but after a couple of hours we couldn't wait to just get back to our amazing villa.

The night security made sure we had a great time and were safe. They even built our bonfires on the beach. We had no problems the entire trip, except that time flew by too quickly.

We have vowed to never stay at another all inclusive resort...and we are already plotting our next escape to the DR. Thanks to Jocko and Shelley for creating the perfect vacation home and sharing it with us. And to anyone considering a vacation like Villa Rosada...just do it! You won't be disappointed. You won't want to leave.

Vacationing at Villa Rosada is just like being in paradise! The Dominican Republic is an absolutely beautiful place with wonderful people..not to forget the LaPresidente, Rum, cigars and coffee!! Our family enjoyed a breath-taking helicopter ride--thanks to Poco Pelo and his crew who picked us up in front of the villa--awesome-, a delicious whole hog roasted and delivered to us by our taxi driver and friend Wencesselo, many great meals along the beach-especially Papi's seafood in cast iron skillet, local fish, relaxing massage from Michelle at Kite Beach, great paintings and jewelry. Carmen and the guards took wonderful care of us during our vacation. Hated to leave and can't wait to go back..can't imagine a better vacation than the Dominican Republic and Villa Rosada! Thanks so much Jocko and Shelley.

The villa was great, we enjoyed the beach just a few steps away,and couldn't believe how far you could walk down it. The town of Caberette was nice and friendly. We liked the hot-tub on roof to soak in after a day on the go.Didn't like Puerto Platuo.

Dear Jock-what a fabulous vacation we had last week with our family. The villa is perfect and we all want to come back. The house and all that goes with it made our time there awesome. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. It was the greatest vacation. Marianne(Traci's Mom and Steve's Mom-he made our arrangements)

Jocko - Thanks for sharing your beautiful Villa Rosada. We had such a great time, and truly enjoyed the beach, pool and all the fun in Cabarete! We hope to come back someday.