Twenty-three years inside the same resort changes how you look at a villa shortlist. After walking through every property in our 80-villa Casa de Campo® collection, most of them more times than I can count, these are the twelve I recommend most often when a guest asks the question that actually matters: which villa is right for this trip. The shortlist covers the four parts of Casa de Campo that drive almost every booking we take — the beachfront along Minitas Bay, the fairways of Pete Dye’s three championship courses (including Teeth of the Dog), the walkable Marina district, and the cliffside estates of Punta Aguila.
Caribbean Paradise Homes represents twelve villas in this curated shortlist, spanning beachfront flagships (Casa Minitas, Villa Miramar), clifftop estates (Villa Farallon, Casa Aguila), golf-frontage homes (Casa Cana, Golf Villa 8, La Florentina, Hacienda Mallet), classic Punta Minitas oceanfront (La Madera), large-group villas (El Cocotal), and Marina-walkable options (La Sultana, La Darsena). Every villa on this list includes full in-villa staff as standard — housekeepers, cook, security, and pool/garden maintenance — with butler and villa-manager roles added on the larger estates. Each includes a chef handling all the meals. Every Caribbean home we represent is booked direct, with concierge service included.
The 12 Villas
The full curated shortlist, ranked by best-fit. Click any villa for full details, photos, and pricing.
Casa Minitas
Punta Minitas, beachfront
Casa de Campo’s headline beachfront estate. Most living spaces face the Caribbean directly. Private shoreline, multiple infinity pools, full staff. 9–12 bedrooms, sleeps 20+.
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Villa Farallon
Punta Aguila clifftop
A 50-foot cliff above the Caribbean, open ocean on three sides, no neighbouring villa. Two kitchens, gym, media room, infinity pool. 10 bedrooms, sleeps 20+.
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Casa Cana
Punta Aguila golfside
Golf simulator, private gym, dining for sixteen at one table, fairway frontage on Teeth of the Dog. The villa for golf families and reunions. 8 bedrooms, sleeps 16.
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El Cocotal
Vista Chavón, large group
Two-acre estate with infinity pool and expansive lawn — the right size for housing a large wedding-party block or a multi-generational family reunion. 10 bedrooms + studio.
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Villa Miramar
Punta Aguila-adjacent
Direct private-sand oceanfront within the resort, two primary suites on the upper level. Feet-on-sand from your own villa, short drive to Teeth of the Dog. 5 bedrooms, sleeps 10.
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Golf Villa 8
Teeth of the Dog frontage
Newly remodelled, on the Teeth of the Dog fairway with sea view from the tee, walkable to the practice range and pro shop. For compact serious-golf groups. 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6.
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Casa Aguila
Punta Aguila cliffside
A private cliffside sanctuary at the southern end of the resort, built around the ocean drop. The villa for guests who want privacy and silence. 7 bedrooms.
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La Madera
Punta Minitas oceanfront
A timeless property, one of the resort’s original architectural pieces, mature gardens, classic Caribbean design, oceanfront frontage on Minitas Bay. 6 bedrooms.
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La Florentina
Rio Arriba, Dye Fore
Cliffside Dye Fore frontage with Chavón River views below, the cinematic outlook side of the resort. For mixed groups who want golf with a view. 6 bedrooms.
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Hacienda Mallet
Vistamar golf estate
Vistamar golf-estate footprint with putting green and expansive lawn. Built for a week-long golf trip with mixed-ability players. 4–6 bedrooms.
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La Sultana
Bahia Chavon, Marina
A Balinese-architecture villa walkable to the Casa de Campo Marina. Best for couples-heavy groups and foodie travellers whose evenings live at La Casita, SBG, and Causa. 5 bedrooms.
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La Darsena
Marina dock-front
A 3-bedroom townhouse directly on the Marina boardwalk. Walk out the front door and you’re at the restaurants. For short Marina-weekend stays. 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6.
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How we built this shortlist. After 23 years booking villas inside Casa de Campo, every property in our portfolio is selected against five criteria — and only twelve are the ones we recommend most often when a guest asks us cold.
1. Location quality. The immediate setting and how it pairs with what guests come to Casa de Campo for — beach, golf, marina, or cliffside privacy.
2. Design quality. Interior finishes, outdoor flow, and whether the villa is as photogenic in person as it is in marketing photography.
3. Service capability. The strength of the in-villa staff, the owner’s investment in service standards, and the reliability of the housekeeping team.
4. Owner relationship. A direct, long-standing relationship between CPH and the villa owner, with continuous availability and pricing visibility.
5. Consistency of delivery. Whether the actual stay matches the brochure, every time. If a villa drops on any of those five, we don’t represent it — which is why our portfolio sits at ~80 villas rather than a few hundred.
Which Villa For Which Trip
Four trip types we field most often, with the villas in our shortlist ranked by best-fit. If your brief looks like one of these, this is where to start.
Milestone Family Gatherings
For multi-generational trips of 16–24 guests.
Casa Minitas leads for beachfront flagships — most living spaces face the Caribbean, private shoreline below the property.
Villa Farallon leads for clifftop and event-capable layouts — 50-foot ocean drop, two kitchens, gym, media room.
Casa Cana leads when the brief includes serious golfers in the party — fairway frontage on Teeth of the Dog plus a golf simulator covers both the players and the rainy-day backup.
Serious Golf Trips
For groups of 4–16 who came to play.
Golf Villa 8 for compact serious groups at Teeth of the Dog — sea view from the tee, walkable to the practice range.
La Florentina for golf with the most cinematic view — Dye Fore frontage with Chavón River views below.
Hacienda Mallet for mixed-ability family golf — Vistamar golf-estate setup with putting green and expansive lawn for a week-long trip.
Wedding Guests & Group Stays
For families attending a wedding on resort, or any large group that wants villas instead of hotel rooms.
El Cocotal anchors the wider wedding-party block — the two-acre footprint comfortably houses an extended family or friend group.
Villa Farallon anchors the headline group with cliff-edge ocean views from every bedroom.
CPH does not host weddings at the villas — Casa de Campo runs ceremonies through the resort. What we do is house the wedding party and their guests across multiple villas with one coordinated booking, group transfers, and a single point of contact.
Marina & Foodie Stays
For couples-heavy groups whose evenings live at the Marina.
La Sultana for design-led 5-bedroom Balinese architecture, walkable to La Casita, SBG, and Causa.
La Darsena for compact 3-bedroom Marina dock-front weekends — walk out the front door, you’re at the restaurants.
Both base you at the heart of the resort’s restaurant and nightlife scene rather than at a quiet villa five minutes away.
Same Resort, Different Days
The four corners of Casa de Campo. The thing first-time guests get wrong about this resort is treating it as one experience. It isn’t. Casa de Campo® runs 7,000 acres across four distinct enclaves — beachfront, golf, marina, and cliffside — and the villa you book determines, more than anything else, which of those four resorts you’re actually staying at.
A morning at Casa Minitas starts on a private beach below the terrace. A morning at Casa Cana starts on the fairway of Teeth of the Dog. A morning at La Darsena starts at a Marina café three doors down. A morning at Villa Farallon starts 50 feet above the Caribbean on a clifftop with no neighbouring villa in sight.
Same resort, very different days. The shortlist above is organised so you can read it by the corner of the resort you want to spend your week in — or call us and we’ll match you in fifteen minutes.
Logistics, Distances & Pricing
Practical answers across the 12 villas — where each sits relative to the resort’s anchors, what the pricing tiers look like, and how far ahead to book.
Distance summary across the shortlist
- Minitas Beach Club — direct private sand at Casa Minitas, La Madera, and Villa Miramar. ~5–10 min by cart from Punta Aguila villas (Villa Farallon, Casa Aguila, Casa Cana) and from Vistamar (Hacienda Mallet).
- Teeth of the Dog (the Caribbean’s #1-ranked course per the World Golf Awards) — walkable from Golf Villa 8. ~5–8 min by cart from Casa Cana, Villa Farallon, Casa Aguila.
- The Links — ~5–10 min by cart from villas across the shortlist.
- Dye Fore (Pete Dye’s clifftop course) — direct frontage at La Florentina. ~10–15 min by cart from villas elsewhere on the resort.
- Casa de Campo® Marina — 2–5 min walk from La Darsena and La Sultana (Marina district villas). ~5–8 min by cart from beachfront and cliffside positions.
- Altos de Chavón — ~10–15 min by cart from the entire shortlist.
Pricing range across the 12
- Entry tier — Golf Villa 8 and La Darsena from ~US$2,000/night
- Mid-premium — 5–6 bedroom villas (Villa Miramar, La Sultana, La Madera, La Florentina, Hacienda Mallet) ~US$3,500–$5,500/night
- Premium-plus — 7–8 bedroom villas (Casa Aguila, Casa Cana, El Cocotal) ~US$5,500–$8,500/night
- Ultra-premium flagships — Casa Minitas and Villa Farallon from ~US$9,000/night, scaling with configuration
Every villa includes full in-villa staff as standard: housekeepers, cook (all the meals for the group up to capacity), security, pool and garden maintenance. Butler and villa-manager added on the larger estates. Private chef coverage scales with group size and event programming.
Booking lead times
- Christmas / New Year & Easter Week — 12–18 months ahead across the entire shortlist
- High season (mid-January through mid-April, plus US Thanksgiving) — 6–12 months ahead
- Low season (May–November, hurricane window included) — 3–6 month windows often available
- Wedding-party blocks — book the multi-villa block 12–18 months ahead when the wedding date is set, regardless of season
Rates are indicative only and subject to change based on exact dates, occupancy, villa selection, and availability at time of booking. Direct booking with Caribbean Paradise Homes since 2003 means no platform fees and access to inventory the aggregators don’t see.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the actual difference between the 12 villas on this list and the rest of CPH’s portfolio?
These 12 are the ones we personally recommend most often when a brief comes in cold — strong location, design that holds up in person, in-villa staff with long tenure, and an owner relationship that gives us pricing visibility and consistent availability. The other ~70 villas in our portfolio are great fits for specific briefs; this list is the entry point for first-time guests asking “where do we start.”
Can we book any of these 12 villas directly, or do we have to go through the resort?
Direct with Caribbean Paradise Homes. Many CPH-represented villas aren’t bookable through the resort’s central reservations — we work directly with each owner. Our pricing matches or beats the resort’s direct rates, and the resort access fee is identical regardless of booking channel.
Can these villas host a wedding ceremony or reception?
No. Casa de Campo runs ceremonies, receptions, and wedding events through the resort itself — not through individual villas. What we do at CPH is house the wedding party and their guests across multiple villas with one coordinated booking. If you’re attending a wedding on resort and want a villa instead of a hotel room, this is exactly what we do. We typically coordinate multi-villa blocks of 3–6 villas for wedding parties, with shared transfers, in-villa staff schedules, and one point of contact.
Which villas are best for a golf trip?
Three branches. Golf Villa 8 for compact serious-golf groups of 4–8 (walkable to Teeth of the Dog). La Florentina for golf groups who also want the most cinematic view at the resort (Dye Fore frontage with Chavón River views). Hacienda Mallet for mixed-ability family golf trips that want a base-camp setup with a putting green on-site.
How is Casa de Campo different from Punta Cana, and why does that affect villa choice?
Casa de Campo runs on private villa staff and individual property service. Punta Cana runs on all-inclusive resort infrastructure. The two markets serve different briefs — Casa de Campo for groups that want their own home, their own cook, their own schedule, and the privacy that comes with all of it; Punta Cana for groups that want buffet, beach club, and zero coordination.
Does the cook actually handle all our meals?
Yes. The included cook handles all the meals for the group up to the villa’s stated capacity — breakfast, lunch, dinner. For larger group counts (16+), we add a waiter or second cook. Menus are coordinated with our concierge before arrival.
What is the resort fee, and does it change between these 12 villas?
The Casa de Campo resort access fee is the same flat per-person-per-day charge across all villa rentals on resort, regardless of villa or booking channel. It covers resort entry, the use of resort facilities, and beach access. The fee is communicated in writing at the time of reservation.
How do I get a tailored shortlist for my actual trip?
Tell us four things: dates, group size, what brought you to Casa de Campo, and what mattered when you stayed somewhere you loved. We will come back with three or four villas off the wider portfolio that actually fit, with notes on the trade-offs between them. No obligation; we just want the placement to be right.
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