Ki Loft in Las 9 Gotas (The 9 Drops)

Cabarete is a kitesurfing town first and everything else second: the bay generates reliable afternoon trade winds, Kite Beach a little west of the centre is one of the better-known spots in the Caribbean, and the whole place is organised around wind that arrives around lunchtime. Mornings are for flat-water surfing and lessons. This loft sleeps four across two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with a pool, a garden, a terrace, a jacuzzi, air conditioning and parking. At $129 a night it is the cheapest Dominican stay in our selection and the only one on the site tagged for surf — the gap in the catalogue we are most aware of.