The Best-Performing Rental at Connections Is for Sale: Villa #27, a Sunset Model with Its Own Guest Casita

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How much is Villa #27, and what do you get for it?

The asking price is $350,000 USD for the whole property, fully furnished. It’s a Sunset model totalling three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, arranged across two separate buildings: the main villa, and its own one-bedroom guest casita.

Included in that are a heated private pool, an outdoor kitchenette, full air conditioning throughout, and a living room with a double-height ceiling. It’s turnkey: nothing to furnish, nothing to renovate.

What is the Sunset model?

Sunset is one of the villa designs at Connections, totalling three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms across the main house and its casita, with a double-height ceiling over the living room. That vertical volume is what makes the main living space feel considerably larger than its footprint, and it keeps the house naturally cool and bright.

Villa #27 is a Sunset that has been finished and equipped well beyond the standard specification, which is a significant part of why it performs the way it does.

What is the guest casita, and what can you do with it?

A self-contained one-bedroom residence, physically separate from the main villa. That separation is what makes it valuable: private space for visiting family, a dedicated home office or studio, accommodation for a caretaker, or a second unit let independently of the villa.

For an owner who plans to live here, guests arrive without anyone giving up a bedroom. For an owner focused on income, it’s a second revenue line from a single purchase — occupy one while the other earns.

How has the villa performed as a rental?

Exceptionally. Villa #27 outperforms every other rental at Connections. Under the name Palm Escape it operates as an Airbnb Superhost listing rated 4.95 out of 5 across 40 reviews, recognised by Airbnb as a Guest Favourite — one of the most loved homes on the platform according to guests — with six years of hosting behind it.

Reviews and search ranking take years to build. A buyer stepping into an established listing inherits that position rather than starting from zero, and the casita adds a second revenue line on top of it.

Is the pool heated?

Yes, and it’s a genuine differentiator. Heated pools are uncommon in the Encuentro and Cabarete area, and the difference shows in guest reviews and in shoulder-season bookings, when an unheated pool goes quiet in the evenings and a heated one doesn’t.

For an owner living here, it simply means the pool is usable year-round, at any hour, rather than being a midday feature.

What is the Connections community?

Connections is a gated villa and condo community at Encuentro Beach, developed by Casa Linda — one of the most established names on the North Coast. It has 24/7 security, controlled access, and a community gym and pool that are now open and available to owners.

Connections owners also use the full Casa Linda amenity network: Waterworks Waterpark, tennis and pickleball, mini-golf, bocce and shuffleboard, Castaway’s Restaurant, and beach clubs on both Sosúa and Cabarete beaches, reached by a complimentary shuttle that runs several times a day, seven days a week. An English-speaking administration department handles bill payments, maintenance and emergency contact, and a Community Engagement Coordinator runs events, classes and owner social nights.

How far is the beach?

A ten-minute walk to Playa Encuentro, the beach behind Cabarete’s designation as the Surf and Wind capital of the Dominican Republic by the Ministry of Tourism. Consistent waves run year-round, the well-known Coco Pipe break sits close by, and surf schools operate from dawn.

The road to Encuentro Beach has recently been paved, and the streets inside Connections are now concrete — a real improvement to daily life here and to how the community shows.

What’s around Encuentro day to day?

A proper neighbourhood, not just a beach. The main beach has parking, surf schools, small restaurants, and a playground. Nearby are 100% PAN Bakery & Café, El Food Parq and Pura Vida Encuentro for eating, Surf & Roll Gym and Vibez Cabarete for fitness, and Plaza Encuentro for shops and groceries.

Encuentro sits between Perla Marina and Costa Azul, equidistant from Cabarete and Sosúa — under eight minutes to either town centre, and roughly fifteen minutes to Puerto Plata International Airport.

Can foreigners buy this property?

Yes, and it’s straightforward. Foreign buyers in the Dominican Republic hold the same freehold ownership rights as Dominican nationals, with no surcharge based on nationality and no separate approval process. The country uses a Torrens registered-title system in which the state guarantees registered ownership.

Buyers who can’t be here in person close remotely all the time, and we handle that process end to end. Most of our buyers come from Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Why is Encuentro a strong place to own?

Independent 2026 market analysis places Playa Encuentro among the clearest growth areas in Cabarete, with the strongest pockets estimated to have appreciated roughly 15–25% over the past two to three years and Encuentro near the top of that range.

Ten new condominium projects have been completed in Encuentro with more planned across the next five years, alongside new cafés, gyms, and lifestyle businesses. Owning a finished, established, top-performing villa inside that growth is a strong position.