Inauguration of the New Kitchen and Bar at Sunset Grill

Our Sunset Grill restaurant reopens its doors to the public, after over 2 months of the kitchen and bar remodeling. Offering one of the most privileged views of Cabarete beach, the restaurant arrives with a fresh and totally transformed concept.

The space reinvents itself and adapts to the modern times while maintaining the same essence of one of the iconic restaurants in the Cabarete tourist district. Vintage elements, cheesy sofas and soft tones have resulted in a very comfortable bright and open space, perfect for the Caribbean climate.

The Sunset Grill restaurant is led by the chef Víctor Artiles, together with the Captain of the Bar, Carlos Cuevas. They present a high quality gastronomic proposal, with a clear prominence of international cuisine but with an island touch, always highlighting its specialty in paellas and seafood.

The remodeling was based on the inclusion of the following elements: an industrial kitchen, divided into a cold kitchen section and a hot kitchen section. The latter has under its design a glass window so customers can observe how their order is being prepared in the kitchen. In addition, a room for cuts of meat, an area for seafood as well as bar improvements were parts of the project.

Check our social media to see more photos and video from the event: Facebook and Instagram.

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Cabarete Carnival Celebration 2022

Cabarete Beach will be the stage where various carnival characters will parade through the water and on the sand this coming March 19 as part of the seventh edition of the Cabarete carnival.

This carnival is the only one in the Dominican Republic that takes place on the beach, which gives an exquisite touch to this great tradition attracting tourists from all over the world, as well as visitors from different parts of the country.

This year it receives the active support of the Cabarete District Board, headed by its mayor Freddy Cruz, who commented: “The Cabarete Carnival is one of the cultural events that keeps the Dominican tradition alive, allowing our community to enjoy a great show and our tourists to have a pleasant experience full of art and culture”.

The event is organized by the Cabarete Carnival Association, chaired by Erick M. Vargas and the creative agency Dosele, directed by Kelvyn Santos and Hasudi Montolío.

The carnival will feature artistic performances by music students of Fedujazz and the Dream Project Bachata Academy, both non-profit entities that constantly work with the children of the Cabarete community. Among other surprise artistic presentations.

We invite everyone to join the Cabarete community in this colorful and joyful celebration. And we suggest taking some sunset drinks or enjoying a dinner afterwards at our restaurant Sunset Grill.

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World Surf League Qualifying Series in Cabarete

 

This last weekend Cabarete once again reaffirmed its title of Surf and Wind Capital of the World when hosting the first Qualifying Series event of the World Surf League on the island. It was an outstanding opportunity to show the world Cabarete’s great swell conditions along with the beauty and splendor of our nature.

Over 96 athletes arrived from various countries to compete in Playa Encuentro from March 3 to 6, 2022. 15 local athletes represented the Dominican Republic in this competition too. Despite the tropical rain conditions during the last days of the event, a lot of spectators came to support the happening and enjoy the local vendor market and festive scene.

The joy of the crowd was even bigger when the local wildcard, proven QS veteran, Manuel Selman won the event title on home soil with a fairytale victory. This marks Selman’s first-ever victory, as well as Final appearance.

This type of events is especially beneficial for our town’s development for various reasons. First of all, it puts the name of Cabarete on the world’s surfing map and thus attracts more tourists to the area. Secondly, it gives local surfers a chance to compete with elite athletes from other countries and thus motivates them to train more and get to the next surfing level. And last but not the least, it gives the local youth hope and an alternative area in which they can develop and achieve success.

Special thanks to Carambola Surf House that powered and organized this event from the very beginning.

 

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Puerto Plata gets more direct flights: Boston, Caracas

 

The Dominican Republic announced that it authorized JetBlue to operate the new route Boston-Puerto Plata. The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) reported in a statement that JetBlue will carry out 17 flights between Boston and Puerto Plata, from this January to April 2nd.

In addition, Rutaca Airlines received authorization to operate three weekly flights between Caracas and Puerto Plata for one year.

These new operations are added to the results obtained in 2021, which closed with the arrival of 4,995,412 tourists, of which 728,335 entered the country only in December, said the JAC.

Please feel free to contact us to help you with accommodation organization. Contact us: 1-809-571-9727 or reservations@velerobeach.com

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Thank you for your support!

The last 2021 year was very challenging but at the same time productive for us. We completely renovated our restaurant’s kitchen, changed the stairs in all the buildings and recovered from the pandemic shutdown.

Despite all the challenges, we kept offering a great service to all our customers and guests. And the best proof of that is the two certificates of excellence that we received from Restaurant Guru and Sluurpy.


So we’d like to thank all our customers, guests and apartment owners for the continued support and understanding during all this exciting journey. And we hope you will continue with us in this new adventure 2022.

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Christmas Season Has Arrived to Cabarete

This year Cabarete will be celebrating the holidays with new shine and glow. Apart from the new sidewalks being finished in the town, there is also a nice Christmas tree and light installation in front of Fresh Fresh Cafe and next to Helados Bon in the town center. It’s a great spot where families can take Christmas photos and get into the Christmas spirit. It adds joyfulness and conviviality to the town look.

At Velero Beach Resort, we also got ready for the holidays season. Look how we’ve decorated our lobby. What do you think? Do you like it?

 

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Puerto Plata’s Second Cruise Terminal Opening

 

This week Puerto Plata has become the only town in the whole Caribbean with 2 functioning cruise ports.

The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader led this Wednesday the inauguration of the new tourist and cargo terminal Taíno Bay in San Felipe de Puerto Plata with the arrival of a MSC boat with capacity for 5,000 cruise passengers. Although due to the COVID-19 protocols and security measures, it only brought about 1,700 passengers.
The Taino Bay terminal is part of a multipurpose project that will allow the docking of cruise ships, containers and the loading of products, which will make it one of the most attractive and active ports in the country. Taino Bay with an investment of more than 80 million dollars is part of the government initiatives.

During the inauguration of the terminal, President Luis Abinader reiterated his commitment and that of his government to generate more jobs and increase the arrival of tourists to the country. This terminal will generate 1,500 direct jobs and 3,500 indirect jobs.

Through the gates of this port terminal, it is projected to receive over 750 thousand cruise passengers by 2022, which will represent an average income of US $ 75 million. Among the carriers that have confirmed their routes are Royal Caribbean Cruises, Virgin Voyages, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, TUI Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

We’re very happy and proud of this new cruise terminal. And we hope it will give the local economy a necessary boost so much needed after the pandemic.

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Direct flights Montreal – Puerto Plata and record tourist arrival numbers in October

This week the Gregorio Luperon International Airport received Air Canada that resumed its Montreal – Puerto Plata route.

154 passengers arrived on this new Air Canada flight demonstrating a continuing growth of tourist flights available between Canada and Puerto Plata. While Canada remains one of the main tourist source markets for the North Coast.
This new Air Canada operation is being served on a modern Air Canada Rouge Airbus A321 aircraft, which includes Premium Rouge and Economy services, with entertainment options and high-speed Wi-Fi.

When welcoming the new flight, the director of AERODOM North Cluster Airports, Carlos Rodolí Conde, expressed his satisfaction at seeing the recovery of airlines and routes at Gregorio Luperón airport operated by AERODOM.

This news came after another important breakthrough for the Dominican tourism industry. The Dominican Republic Tourism Minister David Collado reported that the Caribbean nation broke its historical record in tourists arrival in the month of October. The historic and unprecedented October brought 443,018 tourists to enjoy the tropical climate and stunning beaches of our island. The recovery of tourism is a great reality and we should all support it.

We hope to see you soon enjoy the best of our country at Velero Beach Resort. Please feel free to contact us to help you with accommodation organization. We still have some availability for the Thanksgiving holidays.

Contact us: 1-809-571-9727 or reservations@velerobeach.com

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