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Casa de Campo is a tropical seaside hotel, resort, and residential community located in La Romana, on the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic. It was developed in 1975 by Gulf+Western on 7,000 acres (28 km2) of its Central Romana sugar mill's land.

History
In the late 60's, the town of La Romana was home to the single largest sugar-producing mill in the world. After taking over the financially troubled South Puerto Rico Sugar Company in the Dominican Republic, executive Álvaro Carta, backed by the Gulf+Western empire, formed a new division known as Gulf+Western Americas. Carta was determined to invest in the tourism industry in order to develop impoverished areas and improve the economic condition of the people of La Romana.

Carta visualized a resort with a new level of luxury, centered around a rich sporting life found nowhere else in the Caribbean. The Casa de Campo estate was carefully chosen by Carta and the renowned golf course architect Pete Dye for its climate, terrain and oceanfront properties. In 1970, Dye started the construction of Teeth of the Dog, an 18-hole golf course with seven of its holes holes built right on the Caribbean Sea coastline. In the fall of 1971, the field was officially inaugurated.

The Casa de Campo resort opened in 1974 as an executive retreat for Gulf+Western executives. Throughout the 1970's, many improvements and additions continued to be made to the resort: polo and tennis were introduced, The Links golf course opened, La Romana International Airport was built to accommodate guests arriving via private plane, and construction began on Altos de Chavón, a village made to celebrate the culture and art of the Dominican Republic.

After being sold to the Central Romana Corporation in the 1980’s, Casa de Campo underwent a new phase of development. Dominican designer Oscar de La Renta was in charge of creating a unique and inviting ambiance at the resort's spaces. Luxurious hotel rooms were built in addition to the private villa homes to provide guests with a choice in accommodations. Other amenities, such a sporting clays facility, were added to complement the golf, tennis, water sports, river and ocean fishing, horseback riding and polo already found at the resort.

During the early 1990s, Casa de Campo became an international port of call with the arrival of Costa Cruises' Classica line. Throughout the early 21st century, international airlines started serving La Romana airport. In 2004, the new Dye Fore golf course was inaugurated. In 2007, famed restaurant owner and Casa de Campo frequent vacationer Sirio Maccioni joined forces with the owners of the resort to open the Beach Club by Le Cirque restaurant, with a chef from the original Le Cirque in New York and Le Cirque's signature cuisine and service at the resort's Minitas Beach.

In 2011, the resort underwent a 40-million dollar renovation. Casa de Campo’s lobby and main entrance underwent an extensive transformation, completed by a team of local architects, designers and trades-people. The hotel’s pool area was also upgraded with clean, modern poolside decor. Accommodations remain intimate after the recent improvements to offer guests ultra-luxurious amenities in both guest room and villa layouts. The same chic and luxurious design philosophy used throughout the hotel was carried over to the rooms in order to continue to enchant guests in a stylish retreat.

Throughout its history, Casa de Campo has received countless industry accolades for its quality facilities, staff and service. The resort continues to amaze villa owners and guests alike, with its constant evolution while maintaining a strong dedication to high quality facilities and services.

Sports
Sports are a central part of the Casa de Campo philosophy.

tennis, shooting, equestrian, watersports

Wellness
Spa, Gym, Physical Therapy

In 2008, the resort’s spa, now named “Casa de Campo Spa,” opened its doors, to provide guests with the ultimate relaxing experience at the resort.

Marina
Central Romana built a modern marina at the mouth of the Chavon River, first of its kind in the continent. It has 87 apartments, 14 villas and 353 berths for vessels of different sizes up to 250 feet.

The marina is equipped with all kinds of facilities, which has encouraged the development of yacht tourism in the country. It also has an international yacht club and numerous shops, restaurants, supermarket and other amenities. All villas, apartments and business premises were sold both to domestic and foreign entities.

Beaches and Islands
Minitas, Saona, Catalina, Beach Club (new)

Golf Courses
Casa de Campo has three championship golf courses designed by Pete Dye, including the famous Teeth of the Dog course, consistently ranked amongst the top courses in the world since its inauguration.

Teeth of the Dog
Teeth of the Dog is Casa de Campo's first golf course. After scouting the nearby countryside for a perfect location to build the course, Pete Dye was inspired by the sweeping views and stunning coastline near the sugar mill. Over the course of 1970, more than 300 Dominican workers helped create a completely hand-carved course from the rugged coral landscape of the Caribbean seaside to bring Pete Dye’s vision to life.

The course was originally named Cajuiles, in honor of the beautiful cashew trees that grew in the nearby mountains. Upon hearing the workers refer to the sharp coral rocks as "dientes de perro" ("teeth of the dog" in Spanish), Dye decided to change the name to Teeth of the Dog. The 18-hole course opened in the fall of 1971, featuring seven holes right along the Caribbean Sea.

Teeth of the Dog is currently ranked at #27 on the "World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" list by Golf Digest magazine.

The Links
The Links was opened during the 1970's as part of the first development phase of Casa de Campo. Reminiscent of traditional links courses typically found in the British Isles, it expands through the interior of the resort offering spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea and the resort grounds.

The course was completely overhauled in 2012 to make it as challenging as the other courses at Casa de Campo.

Dye Fore
In April 2014, Pete Dye himself cut the ribbon to his newest creation: Dye Fore, a sprawling 27-hole course located 300 feet above the Chavón River. Featuring seven scenic cliffside holes, spectacular 360° views of the Dominican mountains, the river, the Marina, and Altos de Chavón.

Altos de Chavón
As part of the development of Casa de Campo,

Amphitheater
In 1982, Frank Sinatra inaugurated the village’s 5,000-seat Grecian style amphitheatre with an HBO televised special.

School of Design
The Altos de Chavon School of Design opened in 1983 in affiliation with New York´s famed Parsons School of Design.

Workshops
(y hablar aquí de los talleres de serigrafía, grabado, tejido)

Central Romana Corporation
The Company, Social Responsibility, Costasur

With Central Romana Corporation continuing to invest in its growth, Casa de Campo has been transformed into a resort with a vacationing resident community in which locals and foreigners live year round, enjoying the wide variety of amenities that the international traveler has come to enjoy and expect.

Costasur
Costasur is a real estate project that handles all real estate in Casa de Campo. Costasur has 7,000 acres of the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic, and more than 1,200 family housing, of which about 60% belong to Dominicans, 20% to US citizens and residents, the rest are owned by many Europeans, Latin Americans and other latitudes becoming a truly international resort. Only 5 minutes from the city of La Romana and 112 km from Santo Domingo, the country’s capital city. Everyone who is interested has the opportunity to purchase a luxurious home on the country’s southeastern coast by the waters of the Caribbean Sea, embellished by the greenery of its vegetation and the splendor of nature.

It is estimated that with the development of the resort, Central Romana has helped more than 10,000 men and women from La Romana find employment in the construction of these houses and the households, which has had a great impact in the economic activities of the city.

One special feature is that Casa de Campo has its own electrical power supply, water supply, sewage treatment system, and also basic services like garbage collection service, safety, embellishment service, pest control, and others that put them in the highest international standards.

La Romana International Airport
In 1998, Central Romana Corporation, Ltd. begins the construction of the new La Romana International Airport, intended to replace the existing Punta Águila International Airport. Central Romana Corporation, Ltd., through its subsidiary Airport Management Services, Ltd., inaugurated the airport on December 14th, 2000, at an approximate cost of RD$1,000,000,000.

Characteristics
The airport has a land extension of 3,850,000 m2 within its perimeter. It was designed to emulate a sugar mill, and hence arises its slogan: “The sweetest of the Caribbean”. It has three terminals: Commercial International Trade, the Private International Aviation Terminal, and Domestic Terminal, all of which are completely separate from each other. The Commercial Aviation Terminal has been equipped with the most modern equipment in terms of lighting, sound systems, air conditioners, desks, electronic security systems on their doors, fire detection systems, x-ray machines, amongst others.

For the passengers added comfort and pleasure, the waiting room features duty free shops, cafés fast food restaurants, smoking area, taxis, banking and call centers, among other things. It also features the Salón Premier, a private lounge for passengers who wish to enjoy more privacy while waiting for their flights. The International Private Aviation Terminal, located on the west side of the International Business Aviation Terminal, shares the ramp area with the Domestic Aviation Terminal. All three terminals have independent parking lots.

Since 2003 and after the construction of the Casa de Campo Pier, the airport also meets the needs of arriving and departing cruise-ship passengers, beginning its cruise operations at the docks located on both sides of La Romana river's estuary.

La Romana, Casa de Campo Port
In December 2002, Central Romana inaugurated the most innovative private port in the Caribbean. With a capacity for two deep draft cruises, the port located in the La Romana River represents one more step towards tourist development of areas such as Casa de Campo, Altos de Chavón, La Romana and Bayahíbe. La Romana International Airport Casa de Campo has renewed the way in which the country manages tourist cruises. Since early last century, Central Romana Corporation has operated La Romana Port located on the west bank of the Romana River.

From its beginnings, the port has held numerous functions in various areas such as berth for freight ships, mainly sugar and molasses, as well as passenger ships.

When it exceeded its capacity a new port was built on the east side of the river. The new La Romana, Casa de Campo port has a land area of ​​40,000 square meters, a cost of approximately 250 million pesos, and it is operated directly by Central Romana Corporation, Ltd.

The new port facilities includes two platforms and two berths, passenger terminal and parking, the dimensions are: East Dock 255 meters long; West Dock 225 meters in length; 1,000 square meters Terminal and parking for 24 buses, among others. Passengers using La Romana Port, Casa de Campo, enjoy convenient facilities designed specifically for all their needs, including easy access to transport services to meet tourism requirements of cruise ships.

Central Romana Corporation, Ltd., has various facilities for operational and security activities. La Romana, Casa de Campo Port is strategically located in the central area of ​​the eastern region thus helping to develop tourism in the región. It can accommodate large ships serving as a gateway to the east, an area that has been characterized in recent years by obtaining the largest growth in tourism.

Awards
2017


 * Caribbean's Leading Honeymoon Resort – World Travel Awards 2017(nomination)
 * Caribbean's Leading Luxury Resort – World Travel Awards 2017(nomination)
 * Caribbean's Leading Resort – World Travel Awards 2017(nomination)
 * Dominican Republic's Leading Resort –World Travel Awards 2017(nomination)
 * Four Star Recommended – Forbes Travel Guide
 * Luxury Sea View Hotel of the Year – Luxury Travel Guide,The Americas Award 2017
 * Best Resort: Caribbean/Bermuda – Golf Digest Editor’s Choice 2017
 * Excellence in Hospitality – Caribbean Business Awards 2017
 * Teeth of the Tog: #9 Best Caribbean Golf Course – USA Today 10 Best Reader’s Choice 2017
 * AAA Four Diamond Award

2016


 * World’s Leading Luxury Sports and Villa Resort 2016 – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic's Leading Resort 2016 – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic's Leading Spa Resort 2016 – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic's Best Resort Spa 2016 – World Spa Awards
 * Caribbean’s Best Golf Hotel 2016 – World Golf Awards
 * Dominican Republic’s Best Golf Hotel – World Golf Awards
 * Dominican Republic’s Best Golf Course (Teeth of the Dog) – World Golf Awards
 * Best Luxury Hotel/Resort: Gold – Travel Weekly Magellan Awards
 * Best Vacation Rentals/Villas/Time Share: Gold – Travel Weekly Magellan Awards
 * Best Golf Course Design: Silver – Travel Weekly Magellan Awards
 * Gold Category Winner, Best Value – GOLF Magazine
 * Best Golf Resorts in the World – The Celebrated Living Platinum List
 * Four Star Recommended – Forbes Travel Guide
 * Best Luxury Hotel: Caribbean – Travy Award By Dream Vacations
 * Best Luxury Hotel/Resort: Caribbean – Travy Award By Dream Vacations
 * AAA Four Diamond Award

2015


 * Golf Key Award – Meetings & Conventions
 * Caribbean’s Best Golf Course (Teeth of the Dog) – World Golf Awards
 * Dominican Republic’s Best Golf Course (Teeth of the Dog) – World Golf Awards
 * Dominican Republic’s Best Golf Hotel – World Golf Awards
 * Top 100 Courses in the World: Teeth of the Dog, #39 – Golf Magazine
 * Dominican Republic’s Leading Spa Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic’s Leading Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Finalist Global Wellness Travel Award – SpaFinder Wellness 365
 * Course of the Week – Cyber Links Golf
 * 2015 Best Hotels in Punta Cana – US News and World Report
 * 2015 Jetsetter Food Award – Hotel Food Awards 2015
 * Nominated – World Spa Awards
 * Finalist Best All-Inclusive – Jetsetter 2015 Best of the Best

2014


 * Caribbean’s Best Golf Course: Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo – World Golf Awards.
 * Dominican Republic's Best Golf Course: Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo – World Golf Awards.
 * Dominican Republic's Best Golf Hotel: Casa de Campo – World Golf Awards.
 * The Dominican Republic’s Leading Resort – World Travel Awards 2014
 * The Dominican Republic’s Leading Spa Resort – World Travel Awards 2014.
 * Number One Golf Resort in the World Casa de Campo – AGTO 2014
 * Golf Resort of the Year: "Rest of the World" Category – IAGTO Award
 * #6 of the World "The 25 Principal Islands" Category: Teeth of the Dog – LINKS Magazine
 * Gold Magellan Award: Hospitality Golf Resort Category – Travel Weekly Magellan Awards
 * Gold Key Award – Meetings & Conventions
 * Top Honeymoon List: Casa de Campo – Destination Wedding
 * Best Beach Resort for Foodies: Casa de Campo – USA Today
 * Premier Resorts Gold Medal Award – Golf Magazine
 * Best Courses of the Caribbean & Mexico – Golf Week
 * Teeth of the Dog (#4)
 * Dye Fore (#22)
 * La Romana Country Club (#33)


 * Successful Meetings – Pinnacle Award
 * Gold Tee Award – Meetings & Conventions

2013


 * 25 Best Golf Resorts of The World – PGA
 * #1 Best Resorts in the U.S. and Caribbean – Cigar Aficionado
 * Winners for Family Travel (Caribbean, Bermuda & Bahamas – Travel + Leisure
 * Gold Key Award – Meetings & Conventions
 * Travel Weekly's "Best Golf Resort/Hotel" – 2013 Magellan Awards
 * Top 25 Golf Resorts of The World – LINKS Magazine
 * Gold Award: Best Golf Resort – Voyages de Reve Magazine
 * Best Golf Resorts: #21 of North America's Most Luxurious Greens (#21) – Huffington's Post
 * Gold Tee Award – Meetings & Conventions
 * Successful Meetings – Pinnacle Award
 * Certificate of Excellence – TripAdvisor
 * Gold Award: Best Family Hotel – Voyages De Reve Magazine

2012


 * Leading Golf Resort of the Caribbean – World Travel Awards
 * Leading Golf Resort in the Dominican Republic – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic’s Leading Hotel – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic’s Leading Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Top Golf Resorts in the World (#19) – Andrew Harper's Readers Choice Awards
 * Top Family Resorts in the World (#17) – Andrew Harper's Readers Choice Awards
 * Premier Golf Resorts: Gold Award – Golf Magazine


 * 100 Best Courses Outside The US: Teeth of the Dog (#22) – Golf Digest
 * Best Resort Courses: Teeth of the Dog – Golfweek
 * 121 Top Golf Resorts, Top 20 Foreign Golf Resorts (#19) – Condé Nast Traveler
 * Top 100: Teeth of the Dog (#43) – LINKS Magazine
 * Partner of the Year – Classic Vacations
 * World 100 – Teeth of the Dog (#48) – Planet Golf
 * The Best of the Caribbean – Cigar Aficionado
 * Best Large Resort or Hotel, Caribbean
 * Best Golf, Caribbean
 * Best Large Resort or Hotel, Dominican Republic
 * Best Golf, Dominican Republic

2011


 * World’s Leading Golf Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Caribbean's Leading Golf Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Caribbean's Leading Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic's Leading Golf Resort or Dominican Republic's Leading Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic's Leading Spa Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Top 100 Courses in the World: Teeth of the Dog (#47) – Golf Magazine
 * Best Courses of the Caribbean and Mexico – Golfweek
 * Teeth of the Dog (#3)
 * Dye Fore (#22)
 * La Romana Country Club (#35)


 * Gold Key Award – Meetings & Conventions
 * Gold Tee Award – Meetings & Conventions

2010


 * World's Leading Golf Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Caribbean's Leading Golf Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic's Leading Golf Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Dominican Republic's Leading Resort – World Travel Awards
 * Premier Golf Resorts: Gold Award – Golf Magazine


 * Best Courses of the Caribbean and Mexico – Golfweek
 * Teeth of the Dog (#4)
 * Dye Fore (#13)
 * La Romana Country Club (#34) o Links (#48)


 * Gold Tee Award – Meetings & Conventions

2009


 * Best Family Resort of the Year – Caribbean World International Travel Awards


 * Top 100 Courses in the World: Teeth of the Dog (#42) – Golf Magazine
 * Top 50 Courses of the Last 50 Years: Teeth of the Dog (#8) – Golf Magazine


 * 75 Best Courses in North America: Teeth of the Dog (#32) – Golf Digest
 * 100 Best Courses Outside of the US - Teeth of the Dog (#33) – Golf Digest


 * Best Courses of the Caribbean and Mexico – Golfweek
 * Teeth of the Dog (#3)
 * Dye Fore (#7)
 * La Romana Country Club (#19)
 * Links (#37)


 * Paragon Award – Corporate Meetings & Incentives


 * Gold Tee Award – Meetings & Conventions:


 * Top Global Spas: Cygalle Healing Spa – Vanity Fair: Spa Guide


 * World’s 500 Best Hotels – Travel+Leisure