Duque de Wellington is a budget hotel with a great location just one long block from the waterfront ‘Malecón’.
This puts it within walking distance of the Intercontinental, Meliá Santo Domingo and the Renaissance Jaragua Hotels. The owner who lives onsite is Italian, which accounts for the menu in the restaurant and the very ‘European’ feel of this tourist class hotel.
A short walk brings you to restaurants, casinos and the Sunday afternoon ‘Malecón Libre’ when Santo Domingo’s grand waterfront boulevard is converted into a pedestrian mall, street fair and huge block party.