Luxury Villas in Punta Cana's Gated Resorts
What a Week Here Actually Costs
10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 7 nights at Puntacana Resort in February at $1,890 a night
Villa rate
7 nights x $1,890
$13,230
Taxes
18% ITBIS on the villa rate
$2,381
Fees
Booking fee, damage waiver, departure clean
$199
Golf carts
Two six-seat carts for the week at about $70 a day each
$980
Cook
Housekeeper comes with the house, a cook at about $120 a day
$840
Staff gratuities
About 10% of the rent, split among the staff
$1,323
Food & dining
Groceries $50 pp/day, 2 dinners out at about $100 pp
$5,500
Transfers & getting around
Private van from PUJ for 10 both ways, about 10 minutes each way
$300
The number the family pays
$2,475 per person · 87% above the villa rate
$24,753
Plus a refundable damage deposit set by each house, not included above.
These are our costed estimates for a villa of this class, not a quote. Send us the brief and we'll cost your actual house.
Cost Your Own WeekSubject to Villa Type
Housekeeping: Usually Included
Most of our Punta Cana houses come with a housekeeper, and some add a butler or a cook. Ask what yours includes before you book.
Cook Extra
Where a cook isn't included, budget about $120 a day for a group of up to 10, with the food on top.
Tips aren't in the rate. About 10% of the rent, split among the staff, is normal. The 18% tax is in the costing above. There's no resort fee at Puntacana Resort or Cap Cana. Damage deposits are set house by house, often about $2,000.
Flights
Can You Get There From Where You Live?
Your Nearest Metro
Nonstop from Atlanta on Delta or Frontier. About 3 hours 30 minutes.
One connection from Austin, via Miami or Atlanta. About 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours 30 minutes total.
Nonstop from Boston on JetBlue, daily. About 4 hours.
Nonstop from Calgary on WestJet, on Fridays and Saturdays. From Edmonton, connect in Calgary or Toronto. About 7 hours nonstop.
Nonstop from Charlotte on American, several times a day. About 3 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Chicago O'Hare on American or United. About 4 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Dallas-Fort Worth on American, daily. About 4 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Denver on United, daily. About 5 hours.
One connection from Detroit, via Atlanta or Charlotte. About 6 to 7 hours total.
Nonstop from Houston on United, on Saturdays and Sundays. Other days, connect in Miami or Atlanta. About 4 hours 20 minutes nonstop.
One connection from Las Vegas & Salt Lake, via Denver or Dallas-Fort Worth. About 8 hours 30 minutes to 9 hours total.
One connection from Los Angeles, via Denver or Miami. About 9 to 11 hours total.
Nonstop from Miami on American, and from Ft Lauderdale on JetBlue. About 2 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Minneapolis on Delta or Sun Country, in season from November. About 5 hours.
Nonstop from Montreal on Air Canada or Air Transat, daily. About 4 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from JFK on Delta or JetBlue, and from Newark on United. About 4 hours.
Nonstop from Orlando on JetBlue, and from Tampa on JetBlue or Breeze. About 2 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Philadelphia on American, daily. About 4 hours.
One connection from Phoenix, via Denver or Dallas-Fort Worth. About 8 hours 30 minutes to 9 hours total.
One connection from San Diego & Orange County, via Miami or Charlotte. About 11 to 12 hours 30 minutes total.
One connection from San Francisco Bay, via Denver or Washington Dulles. About 9 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours 30 minutes total.
One connection from Seattle & Portland, via Denver or Detroit. About 9 hours 30 minutes to 11 hours total.
Nonstop from Toronto on Air Canada or Air Transat, daily, with WestJet and Flair too. About 4 hours 30 minutes.
One connection from Vancouver, via Toronto or Calgary. About 11 to 12 hours total.
Nonstop from Washington Dulles on United, daily. About 4 hours.
Punta Cana International (PUJ) is the airport for all our houses here. Puntacana Resort is about 10 minutes away and Cap Cana 15 to 20 minutes. Bávaro is 25 to 35 minutes north.
What Governs the Arrival Day
The drive from the airport is short, and most houses arrange a van to meet you at PUJ. Everyone needs the free E-Ticket form for arrival, and one form covers up to seven people.
Inside the resorts, golf carts are how everyone gets around. Outside them, use a driver. The US State Department recommends a professional driver over driving yourself.
Schedules change. We check yours before anyone books.
Best For
- Groups who want an easy arrival day with nonstops from most big cities
- Golfers, with courses inside both Puntacana Resort and Cap Cana
- Families who want to stay inside a gated resort all week
- Big groups, with houses sleeping up to 36
Not For
- Anyone planning to rent a car and explore the island
- Groups who want a village with bars and restaurants to walk to
- Late spring and summer, when sargassum seaweed can reach the beaches
When to Go
High Season
Mid-December to mid-April, at its priciest over Christmas
Festive Window
Christmas and New Year, minimum 7 to 12 nights at most houses
Low Season
Mid-April to mid-December, about a fifth less than February and cheapest in May and the fall
Minimum Stay
7 to 12 nights over the festive window · 3 nights most of the year
Where to Stay in Punta Cana
Puntacana Resort & Club
Most of our Punta Cana houses, inside the gated resort from Tortuga Bay and Hacienda to the beachfront at Arrecife and Corales. Most five-bedroom houses run about $1,100 to $2,600 a night in February.
Cap Cana
About a third of our houses, around the Punta Espada golf course and the marina just south. Five-bedroom houses mostly run about $2,200 to $3,800 a night in February, and the biggest estates sleep up to 26.
Bávaro
A handful of houses on the long public beach north of the airport. Cheaper than the gated resorts, but busier and without their beach clubs.
Pairs Well With
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