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Punta Cana Hotel for Sale
INTRODUCING
Punta Cana hotel for sale: an urban and airport hotel, complementary to the resorts
This Punta Cana hotel for sale is a property under advanced construction in the Punta Cana Bávaro area, with first delivery expected at the end of 2026 and a planned expansion. The document offers it to an Italian hotel group as an urban and airport model, complementary to the resorts, with the possibility of assessing acquisition and management set-up.
The first phase has 108 rooms, to be delivered on 31 December 2026; the second adds 68 rooms and a covered car park with solar panels by 31 December 2027, for 176 rooms in all. The prices indicated by the promoter, in dollars, range from 16.5 to 22.5 million. Identity and exact location are in the confidential dossier.
IN NUMBERS
rooms in the first phase, delivery expected 31 December 2026
rooms in the second phase, delivery expected 31 December 2027
rooms in total
first phase, with immediate interest
full complex, first and second phase
AT A GLANCE
Punta Cana Hotel for Sale: at a glance, to decide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is being bought | An urban and airport hotel under construction: the first phase of 108 rooms or the 176-room complex |
| Price indicated | USD 16.5 million (first phase, immediate interest), 18 million (turnkey), 22.5 million (complex); proposed prices, in dollars |
| State of the asset | Under advanced construction; delivery expected on 31 December 2026 (phase 1) and 31 December 2027 (phase 2) |
| Documents available | Information document; confidential dossier with identity, location, permits, titles and delivery schedule |
| What we do not yet know | Real state of works, allocation of responsibilities in completion, brand terms, CONFOTUR effect, occupancy and revenues |
| How to get it | Expression of interest and confidentiality, then access to the dossier |
Summary of the teaser data: details, sources and ELRE calculations are in the table further down.
THE MARKET
Punta Cana hotel for sale: a destination with 9.2 million visitors in nine months
According to the Presidency of the Dominican Republic (7 October 2026), between January and September 2026 the country received 9,241,246 visitors, 7.5% more than in the same period of 2025: 7,143,993 tourists arriving by air and 2,097,253 cruise passengers. These are the figures on which the document builds demand for a Punta Cana hotel for sale.
They are figures for the whole country: they describe the market, not the hotel’s expected results. The document itself states that occupancy and profitability will have to be verified with a specific operating plan, and we publish no occupancy or revenues for the hotel because they are not in the document.
THE ASSET
Punta Cana hotel for sale: urban and airport hotel, 108 rooms plus 68
The asset is a property under advanced construction, conceived as an urban and airport hotel, a model complementary to the resorts. The first phase comprises the hotel with common and operational areas, 108 rooms; the second, an expansion with 68 additional rooms and a covered car park with solar panels, for a complex of 176 rooms.
The property stands on the road axis that links Santo Domingo to Punta Cana via the Autovía del Este and the Autopista del Coral: the document stresses its accessibility for short stays, business trips and events. Exact location and drawings are in the confidential dossier.
THE DEMAND
Punta Cana hotel for sale: crews, business trips and short stays
The market study cited by the document points to limited availability of hotels specifically geared to crews, airport needs and short trips: if the structures near the airport have no availability, turning to more distant resorts means extra transfers and conditions less suited to one-night stays. The document attributes no percentage share to this segment, in the absence of a dedicated census.
The potential clientele indicated includes airlines and crews, passengers affected by delays or cancellations, business travellers, technicians and suppliers, sports groups and event organisers. The document states that agreements and volumes require commercial arrangements and are not revenues already guaranteed: in the Punta Cana hotel for sale demand is a hypothesis to be built.
THE PHASES
Punta Cana hotel for sale: two development phases and the delivery dates
The document indicates two phases. First phase: hotel with common and operational areas, 108 rooms, delivery expected on 31 December 2026. Second phase: expansion with 68 additional rooms and a covered car park with solar panels, delivery expected on 31 December 2027. The complete complex has 176 rooms.
The dates are those indicated by the promoter and the document is from October 2026: the first delivery is a few months away. The real state of works is verified with a technical inspection and the documents in the confidential dossier, not with this page. The second development can be assessed separately if the full complex is not chosen.
THE DATA
Punta Cana hotel for sale: the document's data in one table
| Item | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Urban and airport hotel under advanced construction | Document |
| Area | Punta Cana Bávaro area; Santo Domingo-Punta Cana axis (Autovía del Este and Autopista del Coral) | Document |
| First phase | 108 rooms, hotel with common and operational areas; delivery expected 31 December 2026 | Promoter |
| Second phase | 68 additional rooms and covered car park with solar panels; delivery expected 31 December 2027 | Promoter |
| Complete complex | 176 rooms | Document |
| First phase, immediate interest | USD 16,500,000; price lockable and formalisation within 30 days | Promoter |
| First phase, turnkey | USD 18,000,000; payments on works progress until December 2026 | Promoter |
| Full complex | USD 22,500,000; payments on works progress; second phase in December 2027 | Promoter |
| Brand | Identified; preliminary agreements not yet final | Promoter |
| Convention centre | Preliminary assessment and feasibility study; not included in the prices | Promoter |
| CONFOTUR | Incentives for 15 years on approved projects; to be verified in the dossier | Promoter |
| Dominican Republic visitors, January-September 2026 | 9,241,246 (+7.5%); 7,143,993 tourists by air | Presidency of the Dominican Republic |
| Price per room, first phase | USD 152,800 (at 16.5 million) or 166,700 (at 18 million) | ELRE calculation |
| Price per room, complex | USD 127,800 (22.5 million over 176 rooms) | ELRE calculation |
The economic values are supplied by the proposing party and subject to documentary verification. ELRE’s calculations are marked as such.
THE PRICES
Punta Cana hotel for sale: three economic terms for two perimeters
The terms communicated by the promoter are three, in US dollars. First phase with immediate interest: USD 16,500,000, with the possibility of locking the price and formalising within 30 days. First phase turnkey: USD 18,000,000, with a payment plan proportional to works progress until the delivery expected in December 2026. Full complex: USD 22,500,000 for 108 + 68 rooms and covered solar car park, with payments on works progress.
They are proposed prices, to be confirmed in the negotiation and in the written agreement. From these data ELRE derives, as a calculation and not as a figure from the document: USD 152,800 per room in the first phase at 16.5 million, USD 166,700 at 18 million and USD 127,800 on the 176-room complex; the implied difference between 22.5 and 18 million is 4.5 million for 68 rooms and the car park, about USD 66,200 per room, which may not reflect the real allocation. No conversion into euros.
BRAND AND MANAGEMENT
Punta Cana hotel for sale: brand already identified and management to be defined
According to what the promoter has communicated, a hotel brand has already been identified for the Punta Cana hotel for sale and there are preliminary agreements, not yet final. The final set-up remains to be verified in the contract documentation. An interested group can assess its own management and positioning proposal, if compatible with the existing agreements and with the understanding between the parties.
Convention centre, spa and other complementary activities can be assessed according to the group’s operating model. The convention centre has, according to the promoter, a preliminary assessment and a feasibility study, but it is not included in the prices. Improvements, additional services and their costs will be agreed separately.
TAXATION
Punta Cana hotel for sale: the CONFOTUR regime and how to read it
The promoter states that the project benefits from the CONFOTUR regime, which provides incentives for 15 years for approved projects. The document specifies that resolution, beneficiaries, eligible activities and effective start must be verified in the dossier, and that the acquisition should not be read as an automatic grant of a new 15-year period.
Among the advantages indicated by the document are exemptions from income tax on the incentivised activity, on certain real-estate transactions and on authorised purchases or imports for construction and first equipping. The document’s example is conditional: if a transfer with a taxable base of USD 16,500,000 were fully exempt from the ordinary 3% tax, the saving would be USD 495,000, but it is not a guaranteed discount on the price of the Punta Cana hotel for sale.
THE ELRE READING
Punta Cana hotel for sale: what to look at before assessing the investment
Here the main risk is that of a building site. Before going further we would ask for the following in writing: the real state of works and the delivery schedule; permits, ownership titles and CONFOTUR classification; for the immediate acquisition, the allocation of responsibilities and guarantees between promoter and buyer in completion; the terms of the preliminary agreements on the brand and the conditions for in-house management; what is and is not included in the three prices, starting with the convention centre; the payment currencies and the progress plan.
The document is explicit about what it does not say: occupancy and profitability must be verified with an operating plan, and no revenue or yield data for the hotel are published. That is why we do not turn the prices into a yield: they are proposed prices for an asset still under construction, not for a hotel already producing income.
WHO IT IS FOR
Punta Cana hotel for sale: which group or investor it is aimed at
The document is addressed to an Italian hotel group: the interest for an Italian operator, it writes, lies in the possibility of assessing an entry into the Punta Cana market with a product that is not exclusively a resort, expandable capacity and a diversified clientele. The Punta Cana hotel for sale is therefore aimed first of all at operators and groups that want a first asset in the destination.
The document provides for three perimeters of discussion: acquisition, management or joint assessment of the two components. Whoever applies as an investor, rather than as an operator, must assess whether they can sustain a deal still under construction and team up with an operator for the management set-up.
THE TERMS
Punta Cana hotel for sale: turnkey, works progress, step-in and CONFOTUR, the terms to know
Turnkey: delivery of the hotel finished and ready for use, with works and fittings defined in the contract. Works progress: a payment plan in which the buyer pays instalments proportional to the part of the site completed. Step-in: the possibility, indicated by the document for the immediate acquisition, that the buyer continues the works with its own contractors and resources instead of leaving them to the promoter.
CONFOTUR: the Dominican tourism incentive regime; the document indicates a duration of 15 years for approved projects and makes its effect subject to checks. Brand and management: the hotel flag and the contract under which the hotel is run; here the brand is identified but the agreements are preliminary. Confidential dossier: the documentation with identity, location, permits, titles, delivery schedule and contracts.
POINTS OF ATTENTION
Punta Cana hotel for sale: the points of attention of a hotel under construction
A hotel under construction has risks of its own, common to every deal of this kind. Construction risk: delays or higher costs compared with the delivery schedule. Start-up risk: a new hotel has a ramp-up period before reaching a steady state, and the document indicates no expected occupancy. Contract risk: the agreements on the brand are preliminary. Currency and tax risk: the prices are in dollars and the CONFOTUR benefits require confirmation.
For this reason the Punta Cana hotel for sale should be read as a development project and not as income already in place. The document is an indication to begin an assessment: a technical inspection, the confidential dossier, legal and tax verification and an operating plan with an operator are needed before any proposal.
HOW TO PROCEED
Punta Cana hotel for sale: the process in three steps
The document describes three steps. First: expression of interest and confidentiality, with the definition of the perimeter, that is acquisition, management or joint assessment of the two components. Second: access to the dossier and verification of identity and location, state of works, permits, titles, delivery plan, CONFOTUR classification and documents on brand and management.
Third: proposal and formalisation, with technical visit, commercial and legal verification, definition of price, payments, guarantees, any changes and responsibilities until delivery. For the Punta Cana hotel for sale the contact is Luca Lodi, Senior Global Investment Advisor at Elite Luxury Real Estate, based in Punta Cana: you write using the button on this page or the Contact page.
THE METHOD
How we present the punta cana hotel for sale: documents and declared data
Every figure on this page comes from the asset’s teaser, supplied by the proposing party: they are indications to be verified in due diligence and we report them as such, with attribution. Where a figure is our own calculation we say so, and we separate what the document says from what is an ELRE reading.
For the same reason we publish no net yields, hotel revenues or occupancy that are not in the document: a figure without a source is not information but a promise. The asset’s identity and the full documentation remain in the owner’s confidential process.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions: punta cana hotel for sale
It is an urban and airport hotel under advanced construction in the Punta Cana Bávaro area: 108 rooms in the first phase, 68 in the second, 176 in total, offered to a hotel group with the possibility of assessing acquisition and management.
On 31 December 2026 for the first phase of 108 rooms and 31 December 2027 for the second of 68 rooms with a covered solar car park. These are dates indicated by the promoter.
The promoter indicates USD 16.5 million for the first phase with immediate interest, USD 18 million for the first phase turnkey and USD 22.5 million for the full complex. They are proposed prices, to be confirmed in the written agreement, and not converted into euros.
That the price can be locked and the deal formalised within 30 days. The responsibilities for completion will be defined by contract: continuation of the works with the promoter or the buyer stepping in with its own contractors and resources.
No: according to the promoter a brand has been identified and there are preliminary agreements, not yet final. An interested group can propose its own management, if compatible with the existing agreements.
Not automatically: the document specifies that the acquisition should not be read as the grant of a new 15-year period and that resolution, beneficiaries, eligible activities and start must be verified in the dossier.
No: the document states that occupancy and profitability will have to be verified with a specific operating plan. We publish no revenues or yields for the hotel because they are not in the document.
For hotel groups and operators wanting a first asset in Punta Cana with a product that is not exclusively a resort, and for investors able to sustain a deal under construction with an operator.
No: they are generic images of the Bávaro area and of the airport, and do not represent the proposed property. Credits are in the captions.
In the Punta Cana Bávaro area, on the axis linking Santo Domingo to Punta Cana. The exact location and drawings are in the confidential dossier.
With the «Request information» button or from the Contact page: Luca Lodi, based in Punta Cana, receives expressions of interest.
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