Prior to officially transitioning to a boutique hotel this month, Playa Grande Beach Club in the Dominican Republic was a private retreat reserved for its owners, their families, friends ...

“Anyone can do luxury,” the manager of Playa Grande Beach Club told me over lunch on the terrace. “That just takes money. To be extraordinary, it takes attention to detail.” That’s a ...

Secreted away on the sweeping shores of Playa Grande, a Crusoe-inspired backdrop with a striking white sand beach backed up to rainforest remnants, this rustic-chic escape is a 90-minute shuttle ...

On the Dominican Republic’s Gold Coast on Playa Grande Beach, this all-casita-and-casa resort is a monument to upscale luxury. Surrounded by natural beauty it’s an outdoor-enthusiast’s ...

and Charlie Rose—bought Playa Grande, a $60 million oceanfront plot in the Dominican Republic, no work has started on their artistic beach community for lack of a development partner.