We enjoyed our stay very much at this Villa. The house is beautiful and has several places to relax by the pool, play games, and plenty of space for all 14 of us (5 kids included). The salt water pool was one of the main reasons we chose this villa. My daughter has sensitivity to chlorine, so often she can not swim more than 1/2 hour without being in pain. When we saw this villa provided a saline/salt water pool, it was music to our ears. She spent the majority of time in the pool with the other family kids! She was ecstatic! We have been going to Casa de Campo since 2001 and really have always enjoyed our experience and this being no different. Although it was on the pricier side, the pool was worth it to us. Cristina, Hilda and Jonathan were very friendly and Cristina cooked very well. Because my husband is from La Romana, and I speak spanish, we had no problems communicating with the staff. I will say, when we were not in the villa, my family who knows no spanish, had trouble communicating with them.
The booking process was a bit disappointing for me, but their contact in La Romana made up for the lack of friendliness. It wasn't completely horrible, I just felt the gentleman booking the property lacked a bit of tact in his words at times. All was well in the end. I did not take any stars off the property for this though, because as I said, our time was wonderful and Joseph Lester really was much friendlier and easier to communicate with. He did everything he could to make sure our stay was comfortable and he often checked in on us. He was very knowledgable about the local area and the resort.
One note: I do believe that toilet paper should be included with the rental with the amount of money that is spent on the villa. Luckily others had more left in other rooms, but when my someone in our family ran out in their room, they were told there was no more left and we would have to buy more. While you are there, I highly recommend the shooting area, it was really fun. The beach is about 10 minutes away in a golf-cart and closer in a car. The beach is clean, private, and has clear waters and some snorkeling for the amateurs, like me ;) There is a grocery store at the marina, but if you have a car, head to town and you have Jumbo and La Sirena. Its cheaper! La Sirena is in the new MegaCentral.
Overall, I do believe we would definitely book this property again unless we buy our own! :0)