Airports & Arrivals
Where to Eat on the Drive to Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa
A stop for Lebanese or traditional Dominican food on the highway to Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa (formerly Hilton La Romana), plus which airport to fly into and whether the road is safe.
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Ask for the stop in advance
Our drivers are happy to build a meal stop into the drive, but it is easier if we know before the day. Mention it at booking and the pickup time is planned around it.
Two options on the highway
- Lebanese. A well-established Middle Eastern restaurant directly on the highway, good for a proper sit-down meal rather than a snack.
- Traditional Dominican. A local restaurant close to the entrance of La Romana Casa de Campo airport, and the better choice if you want your first meal in the country to taste like the country.
Your driver will know both and can tell you which is open at your arrival hour.
Which airport should you fly into?
Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa — the property published as Hilton La Romana until it reverted to the Dreams brand, with Secrets La Romana as its adults-only side — works from either Punta Cana (PUJ) or Santo Domingo Las Américas (SDQ), and the decision usually comes down to airfare and schedule. There is also La Romana itself (LRM), the closest airport, with far fewer flights — see our La Romana airport transfers page.
Because the resort sits between the two big airports, you are within reach of both Punta Cana and Santo Domingo for a day trip. The colonial city is a genuinely worthwhile one — our Santo Domingo transfers page covers that side.
Is the road safe?
Yes. It is a newer highway, well maintained, with security posts at intervals along the route. Our drivers run it daily in both directions.
Getting to Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa: which airport
Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa sits on the Bayahibe coast west of Punta Cana, near La Romana. Punta Cana International (PUJ) is the primary gateway and the airport most guests use. Santo Domingo Las Américas (SDQ) is the alternative with a wider flight spread, and La Romana (LRM) itself is the closest airport although it handles far fewer flights. We run the transfer as a single private vehicle from either one, so the decision is usually about flight schedules and fares rather than logistics. Route detail for the area is on our La Romana airport (LRM) transfers page. If you are still choosing flights, our guide to choosing an airport for Hilton La Romana and Bayahibe covers the trade-offs.
Typical driving time to the Bayahibe / Dominicus zone, where the resort sits: about 58 min from Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) (71 km) · 94 min from Santo Domingo (SDQ) (121 km) · 31 min from La Romana (LRM) (26 km) · 190 min from Samaná El Catey (AZS) (236 km). These are zone-level figures for the whole Bayahibe / Dominicus dispatch zone rather than one property — every resort on this coast dispatches from the same routing row. Google Maps routing computed August 2026, and actual times vary with traffic. Driving estimates exclude immigration, baggage claim and hotel check-in.
Your arrival day at Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa
We take your flight number at booking and monitor the flight, so your pickup follows the arrival that actually happens. Your chauffeur is waiting inside the arrivals hall with a tablet showing your name, helps with the luggage, and there is cold bottled water in the vehicle. From there it is one direct drive to the resort lobby. You also have two hours of free waiting time after landing, which covers a slow immigration hall or a late bag.
Ride-hailing is not a fallback here: pickup by app-based cars at Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) is restricted, which is why a pre-booked transfer is the reliable arrangement — the detail is in can I take an Uber at Punta Cana airport.
Bayahibe village and the Bayahibe beaches are the public landmarks on this coast.
Leaving Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa: your departure pickup
Our dispatch schedules the return pickup around your departure flight and keeps watching it for changes. Before the pickup we reconfirm the details with you — passenger count, luggage and the exact meeting point at the resort — so the vehicle that arrives is the right size for what you are travelling home with. If your flight time moves, the pickup moves with it; we do not hold you to a fixed hour set weeks earlier.
