Apartamentos Monumental Plaza

The bathroom was very dirty, clearly not mopped. The shower was very dirty. No soap by the sink. Beds were hard but ok. Sheets on 3 of the beds were dirty. The lobby bathroom was cleaner than the bathroom in our room.

Ok stayed here twice on the way into and out of the city. Nothing special. But since this was part of my medical tour of rural DR, I can not complain. Much nicer than the country side living. Has a cafe that is cheap and decent. Hot / warm water showers. Some rooms are older and slightly dirty. Be careful not to touch the shower heads. Across the street is a large gas station with “7 Eleven” type store. In front is a great ice cream place. Few blocks down is a pharmacy and a great brunch place. Check out the wild goats and chickens in the empty lot behind.

We (2 people) had a 3am flight out of Santiago, after checking out of the resort in Puerto Plata at 1pm. We'd arranged for the shuttle return to Santiago and planned to spend the day there and possible grab a few winks. The shuttle driver (Dominicanplus.com) asked if we wanted a really nice place ($150) or an "ok" place ($35). We chose the "ok" place and he brought us to Plaza Monumental. Like most properties of the sort in Santiago, it's fenced in with a security guard allowing entry. You walk into the lobby/cafeteria (lunch counter style). We didn't eat at the cafeteria, but they were most accommodating with requests for ice. The front desk woman spoke english, but speaking some spanish will get you much further. We were asked if we wanted a regular room or a larger room with more than one bed. We chose the larger comfortable room for $25 and were given a key. The hotel property is 4 or 5 stories, but I'm not sure how many are only hotel rooms. It is a re-purposed office building, with no elevators, so our room on the second floor, (and presumably all the rooms), had blacked out glass retail door. In fact all the doors and windows on the floor were blacked out. It's dark with fairly long halls that have motion-sensor lights. The door felt fairly secure and when we opened it, we were greeted with the site of 5 ... yes FIVE double beds in the room. 3 on one side and 2 end to end on the opposite wall. The 2 were waterbeds at that. There is a small flat screen tv on the wall next to the entry door, a table and chair, and a night stand between 2 beds. Each bed had a small blanket folded on it, and was made up with a sheet. Also on each bed was a small pillow and extra folded sheet. On towel was included. The bathroom had a stand up shower, toilet and sink. The place is clean - there were water damage and rust stains on the walls and bathroom, but no odors and nothing crawling or running around. We were in and out over the next 9 hours, napped a bit and found it was perfect for what was needed. It is very warm and using the a/c did cause a detectable odor so we turned it off. You can also easily her others going by or in other rooms, as well as outside street noise, though I wouldn't say it's "noisy". Again, for $25, it was perfect.

this hotel is a nice place to stay, affordable, economical, all that you need in tourist travel : bed to sleep, air condition to keep you fresh, bathroom ( to take a bath and you imagine the other), a tv with standard cable program..., and close to the city.... i will stay againg, ah!!!!!!!! it doesnt have a pool so go to the river. and have huge rooms for groups..... it have free wifi in the lobby

If you're looking for a resort, something luxurious or for a hotel to remember this is not your type of hotel. Plaza Monumental is more the kind of hotel you go just to stay the night or if you have to do a lot of stuff during the day in Santiago and you’re looking for a place to crash this is the place. Rooms are huge and very clean there are like 4 beds in each room. It’s right in the heart of the city everything is close. There’s a cafeteria next to the lobby where you can buy sandwiches, snacks, sodas, juice and stuff like that. Staff was friendly. Cheap.