This resort is all-inclusive. This means that onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply, for example, to premium food items or drinks; or to dining at specific restaurants). Guests do not have to pay extra for onsite activities such as snorkeling. Taxes and gratuities are included. Please note items that are not included; these require a surcharge.

Taxes and gratuities

Gratuities and taxes are included.

Food and beverages

• All meals, snacks, and beverages are included
• Surcharges apply for: premium food items and bottled wine
• Meals, snacks, and beverages are included at companion properties

Not included

• Laundry/dry cleaning services
• Childcare
• Motorized water sports
• Offsite tours

Sosua Bay Hotel's air-conditioned fitness center provides cardio machines, a Universal gym, and free weights, and there's a room for massage (surcharge). An Internet center contains 10 computers with high-speed connections (surcharges). An air-conditioned room contains pool and foosball tables, a television, and a dart board.

Ground transportation:

Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this Puerta Plata hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.

• Swimming pool - outdoor
• Poolside bar
• Swim-up bar
• Swimming pool - children's
• Massage - spa treatment room(s)
• Spa tub
• Concierge desk
• Fitness facilities
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Room service (limited hours)
• Bar/lounge
• Free parking
• Self-parking
• Business center
• Multiple small meeting rooms
• Banquet facilities
• Multiple large conference rooms
• Event catering

• Audio-visual equipment
• Business services
• Total number of rooms - 193
• 24-hour front desk
• Porter/bellhop
• Security guard
• Multilingual staff
• Currency exchange
• Medical assistance available
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Shopping on site
• Tour assistance
• Dry cleaning/laundry service
• Elevator/lift
• Supervised childcare/activities
• Half board rates available
• Free breakfast
• Free Wi-Fi

The hotel offers 193 guestrooms in four terra-cotta-colored buildings of 4-7 stories terraced into a hillside. Elevators operate from the lobby level to restaurants and swimming pools located down the hillside. Casual-decor rooms include furnished balconies or patios and compact refrigerators stocked with soft drinks, beer, and water. In-room safes are available for surcharges.

• Premium television channel(s)
• Access via exterior corridors
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Climate control
• Air conditioning
• Refrigerator
• Coffee/tea maker
• Complimentary bottled water
• Wake-up calls
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• In-room massage available

• Shower/tub combination
• In-room childcare (surcharge)
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Cable television service
• Window opens
• Iron/ironing board (on request)
• Daily housekeeping
• In-room safe (laptop compatible)
• Smoking permitted
• Rollaway beds available
• Cribs/infant beds available

La Bahía - Open-air ocean-view restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, theme-dinner buffets. Snacks and drinks available from late night to early morning.

Marco Polo Asian Restaurant - Air-conditioned à la carte dinner restaurant. Reservation required. Dress code: No T-shirts, sandals, shorts for men.

El Patio - Open-air restaurant/bar serving salads, pizza, pasta, sandwiches for lunch. Caribbean/Mexican à la carte dinner. Dinner reservation required. Dinner dress code: No T-shirts, sandals, shorts for men.

Sabatini - Open-air Mediterranean à la carte dinner restaurant with Sosúa Bay view. Reservation required. Dress code: No T-shirts, sandals, shorts for men.

L'Etoile D'Or - Air-conditioned French à la carte restaurant. Reservation required. Dress code: No T-shirts, sandals, shorts for men.

Las Olas Beach Grill - Open from mid-morning to early evening for burgers, hot dogs, pizza, beverages.

La Cascada Pool Bar - Open from mid-morning to late night for beer, tropical drinks. Swim-up side.

Lobby Bar - Open mid-morning to early evening for espresso, soft drinks. Open early evening to late night for martinis.

A two-level complex above Sosúa Bay features two irregularly shaped pools, measuring 18.25m (60-ft) and 13.75m (45-ft). Also located above the bay is a secluded 10-person spa tub. Adjacent their clubhouse, children have their own 6m (20-ft) pool and eight-person spa tub.

Sosúa Bay Beach extends 1 km (0.75 mi) west of the hotel, with the hotel's beach frontage on the eastern end measuring 20m (22 yds). Lounge chairs are available in this section. Sosua Bay Hotel supplies snorkeling gear, pedal boats, and kayaks. Water-sports equipment such as windsurfers and sailboats are available at a companion hotel in the windsurfing town of Cabarete 8 km (5 mi) away, to which there are complimentary shuttles mornings and afternoons.

Independent operators on Sosúa Bay offer rentals for personal watercraft, banana-boating, sailing, and water skiing. An independent dive center at this Puerto Plata hotel provides complimentary introductory scuba-diving lessons in the larger pool. It also offers scuba-diving instruction/certification and scuba-diving and snorkeling excursions (surcharges for all).

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Sailing nearby
• Water skiing nearby
• Personal motorized watercraft on site
• Volleyball nearby
• Scooter/moped rentals nearby
• Horse riding/rental nearby
• Fishing nearby

• Aerobics on site
• Playground on site
• Scuba diving on site
• Snorkeling on site
• Swimming on site
• Yoga classes/instruction on site