The views are outstanding. The buildings tier down on a hill and every room has a good view. The pool area is nice, the restaurant has great views. The buildings definitely need a LOT of maintenance, however, and overall the restaurant is quite expensive.
We booked a 1 bedroom apartment and it was a nice size with a great patio. The AC works great and the couch was comfortable. Unfortunately, there was no hot water and there was no real drinking water. The hotel does not sell large bottles of water so unless you have a car, you are out of luck. It's very bizarre to me to not offer any way to get water in a country where you cannot drink from the tap.
The restaurant was fine, very overpriced but the service was good overall. I never received my $25 credit and had to argue for it, but still very unsure if they ever applied the credit.
Would I come back? yea, for the right price, I have the right expectations now. I will definitely bring groceries, water, coffee next time because there's no where else to go nearby. It's a good base to explore Samana from.