Best Off Grid Sustainable Hotels and Eco Friendly Stays in the Dominican Republic

What earns a place on this list is how these Dominican Republic off grid stays run self sufficiently without straining the island’s water and power, like Samana Ecolodge, a jungle hideaway near the El Limón waterfall that generates its own solar power rather than leaning on the grid. Because the rainforest around Samana Ecolodge stays wild only when a lodge takes nothing it cannot replace, running on its own terms matters far more here than the convenience of a mains connection.

Samana Ecolodge keeps to its own solar supply and sits deep enough in the landscape that the quiet around it is genuine, so the jungle near the El Limón waterfall in the Dominican Republic stays good for the birdlife and forest it shelters and for the guests who come after you.

We look for that same instinct in the highlands and the hills, like Villa Pajón Eco Lodge, which climbs into the cool pine country above Constanza for a far quieter, unplugged kind of stay, and Platon Ecolodge, a working ranch retreat tucked into the remote hills near Paraíso. Because the families who live alongside Villa Pajón Eco Lodge and Platon Ecolodge depend on those pine forests and ranch lands for generations to come, protecting that land and water is protecting their own future, and yours. See more in our guide to the best off grid eco stays across the Caribbean.