Luxury Travel Insider · Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic's capital, boasts a well-preserved colonial city dating back to 1492. Visitors can explore cobblestone streets, boutique hotels, and historical landmarks like the first cathedral in the Americas and the House of Columbus.
“You do maintain old colonial city, which we call ciudad colonial, and it is a fantastic setting in the heart of the city where you have several nice boutique hotels, and you can stay and walk the roads, cobblestone streets.”
“Plenty of museums and historical settings and locations that you can visit, including one of the first cathedrals of of the Americas, as well as the house Columbus, which was the house where the brother of Christopher Columbus used to live when he settled in the Hispaniola island before it was named Dominican Republic.”