All-Inclusive

Rum Journal: A Very Cool All-Inclusive Bar in Puerto Plata

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - August 15, 2015

It’s not like any all-inclusive bar in all of the Caribbean.

It’s not really like any other bar, either. And that’s a very good thing.

This is the Vintage Club Bar at the all-inclusive Gran Ventana Beach Resort in Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.

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It’s been open for less than a year, but it’s already making waves for its high-design look, thanks to Sarah Garcia, the president and owner of parent company VH Hotels, along with her daughter, Desire Casoni.

Open to the hotel’s premium level guests, it’s a unique place that serves up a mix of cocktails and fine rums, highlighting, naturally, rums like Barcelo and Brugal, the latter rum one that also calls Puerto Plata home.

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The music is an international melange, with relaxing tunes, Dominican flavor and sometimes live music with a piano.

All in all, it’s got everything you want. And it’s a little exclusive, too.

— CJ

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