The Peninsula House

This family-owned inn sits on 15 verdant hillside acres on the Dominican Republic's Samaná Peninsula, with views of the Atlantic in the distance. The Victorian colonial design evokes an 18th-century plantation house (this one filled with eclectic art, including a collection of wooden sheep). Beautiful rooms in earth tones have Brazilian hardwood floors, antiques such as Chinese bamboo storage trunks and Indian ivory cabinets, and mahogany soaking tubs. Enjoy drinks on the terrace or, for head to the Beach Restaurant for a seafood lunch. It's only a few miles—and a free shuttle ride—from the main hotel