The home is super spacious and even better than what is pictured. Location is great! About a 7 minute walk to the nearby beach that has shops, places to get food and drinks. About a 10 minute drive to the city center. About 45 minutes to nearby town Sosua. 15 minutes from the Puerto plata airport and 1.5 hrs from STI. There is a queen sized bed in each room and there is a bathroom in each room so you can comfortably fit 10-12 ppl in this home. Bedrooms are on the 1st and 3rd floors and there are AC units in each room and throughout the house. I don't think the house has a water heater as the running water was never hot..it was slightly warm most times. The pool area looks just as pictured really nice :). The area was pretty safe but we didn't test it out too much besides walking to and from the beach we were on the property or driving to another destination. However the property is gated and includes the main house, pool house and small quarters where the housekeepers stay which is the best part of this house! Anna one of the housekeepers is the sweetest little Dominican woman.She will clean the pool in the morning, the dishes in the sink and will even cook a traditional Dominican meal if you provide her with the groceries. She speaks No English but it is part of the experience and she will literally do whatever she can to make sure "todo es bien" :) I went with a group of (7) 25 yr olds and we had a blast and cried when we had to leave, she was like our mother while we were there. Barbara the home owner was very responsive which is what reeled me in. I ask several questions about the property and she answered right away each time via text and email. She even got me in touch with a cab driver Israel who ended up being our driver the entire time we were out there and he took very good care of us and gave us really good rates! The only con was on our first night there we did find a couple insects in some of the rooms but after the first night it was not an issue. Not a big enough deal for me not to go back. If i ever return to Puerto Plata I will definitely stay in Barbara's house, it was a great experience overall for a great price!