Words cannot express how perfect our stay at Villa del Portal was. We were there in March 2019, and the experience started before we came down with a call from Jeannette, the owner of the Villa. She has had 30+ years experience with Casa De Campo, and assisted me with wonderful recommendations for activities, dining, childcare - absolutely everything - for the duration of our stay. Each recommendation was perfect. She also assisted with our airport transfers, shopping for groceries before our arrival and organizing dining reservations. Her staff at the Villa were simply the best - so caring, polite, intuitive and the BEST chefs on the island, in our opinion!! English was not spoken, but we all managed perfectly - as we learned Spanish very quickly! They could not have been better at making sure we had everything that we needed. If I could give them 50 stars on a scale of 1-10, I would.
The Casa de Campo resort was also wonderful with enough for us to do each day while we were there. We found a car was probably a necessity if you want to visit Altos de Chavon or want to do into La Romana, but the golf carts we used to get around were certainly sufficient. We will definitely ONLY stay at Villa del Portal when we return to Casa de Campo. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!