We (my family, consisting of my daughter, her husband and two girls, 4 and 6, my son and my significant other) spent one wonderful week in a beautiful and immaculate house and property with no necessity lacking (at least I couldn't find one) under the care of the friendly, kind and patient caretakers - Marco and Sonia. And Blackie the dog was there to "protect us" all the time and joined us for the morning walk half on the beach, half on the path toward the resorts that are in between this house and town.
The property is right on the beach and although it is in a gated community, because it is literally the "last house on the block," you have a sense of seclusion and privacy. The dirt road (more of a pathway) in front of the house is watched by friendly guards literally, I think, 24 hours a day.
My granddaughters were delighted to spend time on the beach beach-combing or just swimming and playing in a pool large enough for me to do my daily laps. We had plans to do a lot by ourselves - cooking, shopping, whatever, because that is usually what we do when we rent a house - but after the first night's meal, we surrendered to temptation and asked Sonia to prepare our evening meals. It was the best decision we made (other than picking the menu - e.g., langoustine (far better than the lobsters), red snapper, lambi, clams, pork, chicken all of which surpassed almost everything in town (there are some really good pizza places - Café Azul, La Vita E Bella and not your standard American pizza).
The house is really close to town - 10 minutes on the scenic beach road - so going to town to get supplies at Super Pola (rum, tequila, beer, mixers breakfast food - try the Dominican super salami, lunch, milk, etc) was no problem and we would combine those excursions with stop at the French boulangerie, or the fruit stand or the hand-rolled cigar shop. LT is a delightful town that combines the Dominican culture with the various Italians and French who have made it their home - thus the good and varied food.
All of us thoroughly enjoyed our stay and now planning for a (longer) stay next year. See you soon Sonia