Las Terrenas real estate: homes, villas and condos for sale on the Samaná Peninsula

Las Terrenas beach by beach: where to buy

• The center and the Fishermen’s Village: condos and apartments within walking distance of restaurants, shops and the town beach; the lowest asking prices and the easiest to rent.
• Punta Popy: east of the center, the liveliest beach, with palapas, restaurants and kitesurfing.
• Las Ballenas: west of the center, shallow and calm, a family beach named for the whale-shaped rocks offshore.
• Playa Bonita: about 2.5 kilometers from town, with boutique hotels, a pedestrian beachfront and gentle waves for beginner surfers.
• Cosón: about 20 minutes west, the least developed beach and the most expensive by median asking price, with villas on the hills behind it.
• El Portillo: east of town, with kitesurf and windsurf waters, gated communities and the area’s large all-inclusive resort.

What condos and villas cost in Las Terrenas

In February 2026, CLIC Inmobiliaria counted 456 apartments for sale in Las Terrenas, with a median asking price of about US$267,000, roughly US$2,375 per square meter. The median changes by beach: about US$210,000 in the center, US$225,000 in Las Ballenas, US$265,000 in Punta Popy, US$292,500 in Playa Bonita, US$395,000 in El Portillo and US$429,000 in Cosón. Villas run from a few hundred thousand dollars to more than a million on the hills with sea views. These are asking prices, not closing prices; I send you real listings in your range, with their association fees.

Getting there from Florida

There is no direct flight from the United States to Samaná today: American Airlines ended its route to El Catey International Airport (AZS) in April 2023, and the airport now receives flights from Canada and Paris. From Florida, the usual route is a flight to Santo Domingo and about two to two and a half hours by road on the Autopista del Nordeste and the Boulevard Turístico del Atlántico, a toll highway. From El Catey, Las Terrenas is 30 to 45 minutes away; Santa Bárbara de Samaná and Puerto Bahía, less than an hour.

Who rents in Las Terrenas, and when

The vacation-rental market is large and seasonal. AirROI counted about 2,400 active listings between August 2025 and July 2026, with an average occupancy of 32% and an average nightly rate of US$231; guests from the United States were the largest group, at 36%. The high season runs from January to March, when humpback whales enter Samaná Bay (the official 2026 season opened on January 16), and the slowest months are May, September and October. Rent works for owners who mix personal use with professional management; promising year-round occupancy here is selling a brochure.

Power, water and medical care

This is the part listings leave out. Las Terrenas gets its electricity from a private concession, Luz y Fuerza, through a single line from Sánchez; the company reported more than 50 interruptions in 2024, and the worst outages tend to hit when the town is full. A home without an inverter or a generator loses rentals in high season. The town has had an aqueduct since 2013, but some sectors still face shortages, and INAPA announced an expansion in September 2025. For health care there is a public municipal hospital and a private clinic with emergency care and English-speaking staff; complex cases go to Santiago or Santo Domingo.

Titles, wetlands and the coastline: what to check first

Samaná has a long history of land disputes, and not every parcel around Las Terrenas is properly surveyed. Under Law 108-05, a lot must be surveyed and registered as an individual parcel before it can be sold or mortgaged, and that survey can take a year and a half or more. Check the environment too: in June 2025 the authorities halted a project at Punta Bonita for filling wetlands and cutting mangroves. On the coast, the first 60 meters from the high-tide line are public domain, nothing can be built there without authorization, and no owner can block access to the beach.

Closing costs and taxes when you buy in Las Terrenas

Plan for closing costs of roughly 4% to 5% of the price: the 3% transfer tax, legal fees of about 1% to 1.5%, and notary and registry fees. The transfer tax does not apply when you buy directly from the developer of a project approved under the CONFOTUR law; a resale always pays it. After closing, the annual property tax (IPI) is 1% of the assessed value of your Dominican real estate above an exempt amount, RD$10,695,494 for 2026. The full process is in my guide to buying property in the Dominican Republic.

How to buy well in Las Terrenas

• An individual, surveyed title verified by a local attorney, and a reviewed contract.
• Backup power and the water source confirmed for each property.
• An environmental check of the lot: wetlands, mangroves and the 60-meter coastal strip.
• A rental analysis with the peninsula’s real calendar, not the high-season week.

For sale now on the peninsula: Puerto Bahía

I do not have a listing inside Las Terrenas today. The closest is this furnished villa at Puerto Bahía, on Samaná Bay, less than an hour away by road.

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