Villa Sofia is just as great as what you see in the pictures. Lovely villa, with everything you might need. The best thing about this villa is the staff, Olga , Josefina, Edoardo, are great human beings, they are super charming and professional, they are there to make sure you have fun, willing to help you in anyway they can. This villa is a two minute walk to the beach, the beach is amazing, on the right side you have waves, on the left, the water is like a pool. This is an open villa, which means, lots of mosquitos , so bring enough repellent, and take some anti mosquitos stuff, like citronella candles, sticks. The pool area is amazing, this pool is so beautiful and clean. Overall, it was a great experience, will definitely be back. Wish JetBlue would fly directly from NYC into the airport at samana, otherwise, you have to travel to Santo Domingo, and from there a 2 and a half hour drive to the villa. The villa, has a great look, just be aware that there is a neighbor next to the villa, which is very picky about noise, had her come twice to tell me to lower down music at around 7 pm. Not cool, since you are there for vacation, she rents her house next door too, but during my week , she was there. So hope that she is not there when you go, and if so, tell her off. You paying money to enjoy it. If any questions please ask me, more than happy to answer any questions or concerns. Thank you so much Patrick, you are a great host, I do hope you talk to your neighbor to address the noise situation, 7 pm on a Saturday night?? Come on!!!