Rental income · Yield · Dream House Residence
Real estate investment
in Las Terrenas.
To estimate the rental potential of this penthouse, listed at USD 195,000, we recorded the rates actually shown on Booking.com for a similar one-bedroom apartment in the same residence. These are not made-up figures. They are also not net income, and not a promised return.
- USD 195,000
- Penthouse asking price
- USD 120
- Night recorded, 12–19 June 2027
- USD 251
- Night recorded, 23–26 December 2026
- 12 Nov 2026
- Date of the Booking check
The method
Actual guest rates,
not a rendered brochure.
On 12 November 2026 (Paris time), we opened the Booking.com listing “Dream House Las Terrenas Terraza privada & Jacuzzi”, at 7 La Plantación, 32000 Las Terrenas. It is a one-bedroom apartment advertised as 110 m² (the penthouse for sale is stated as 114 m², terrace included), for up to 4 guests, with Punta Popy Beach 550 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The prices below were shown for 2 adults, in USD, with the line “Includes taxes and fees”: that is the guest-facing price as displayed, not the amount paid to the owner.
| Dates | Length | Displayed total | Per night |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–8 December 2026 | 3 nights | USD 405 | USD 135 |
| 21–25 December 2026 | 4 nights | USD 926 | USD 231.50 |
| 23–26 December 2026 | 3 nights | USD 753 | USD 251 |
| 24–28 December 2026 | 4 nights | USD 1,076 | USD 269 |
| 1–5 January 2027 | 4 nights | USD 1,007 | USD 251.75 |
| 14–18 January 2027 | 4 nights | USD 568 | USD 142 |
| 21–25 February 2027 | 4 nights | USD 646 | USD 161.50 |
| 23–28 February 2027 | 5 nights | USD 878 | USD 175.60 |
| 11–15 April 2027 | 4 nights | USD 646 | USD 161.50 |
| 11–17 April 2027 | 6 nights | USD 992 | USD 165.33 |
| 12–19 June 2027 | 7 nights | USD 841 | USD 120.14 |
Totals are the amounts shown on Booking. The nightly rate is the total divided by the number of nights. Recorded on 12 November 2026, Paris time, for 2 adults and 1 apartment, in USD. The Booking listing also showed a terrace, a private hot tub, a small saltwater plunge pool, air conditioning and a kitchen. The guest score was 10/10, Exceptional, from a single review — too few to use as proof. Some weeks could not be booked: that is not enough to calculate an occupancy rate.
Scenarios
Yield figures,
with the assumptions stated.
None of these calculations is recorded income, or a guaranteed rate of return. They combine the penthouse asking price (USD 195,000) with observed guest rates. You would still need to deduct, as the case may be, the platform commission, cleaning, running costs, taxes, vacant nights and management. Those items have not been verified here.
Scenario A — 100 nights at the recorded June rate
100 × USD 120.14 ≈ USD 12,014 in guest-facing revenue, or 12,014 / 195,000 ≈ 6.2% of the asking price. (Basis: USD 841 for 7 nights, 12–19 June 2027.)
Scenario B — 100 nights at the recorded February / April rate
25 stays of 4 nights at USD 646 = USD 16,150 in guest-facing revenue, or 16,150 / 195,000 ≈ 8.3% of the asking price. (Basis: 21–25 February 2027 and 11–15 April 2027, USD 646 for 4 nights, or USD 161.50 a night.)
Scenario C — 150 nights at the same mid-range rate
150 × USD 161.50 = USD 24,225 in guest-facing revenue, or 24,225 / 195,000 ≈ 12.4% of the asking price. 150 nights is an occupancy assumption, not a recorded figure.
Mixed scenario — 100 nights, combining recorded rates
12 nights at the 23–26 December 2026 Christmas rate (4 × USD 753 = USD 3,012) + 48 nights at USD 646 per 4 nights (12 × USD 646 = USD 7,752) + 40 nights at the June rate (40 × USD 120.14 ≈ USD 4,806). Total ≈ USD 15,570 in guest-facing revenue, or about 8.0% of the asking price.
For illustration only, and not a verified rate: if a 15% platform commission applied (the actual rate depends on the Booking contract and was not recorded here), scenario B would fall from USD 16,150 to USD 13,727.50, or 7.0% of the asking price. Other costs would still be additional.
Questions
What we can say,
and what we cannot.
Are these the rents for the penthouse that is for sale?
These are the rates shown on 12 November 2026 for a similar apartment in the same Dream House residence in Las Terrenas, on the Booking listing “Dream House Las Terrenas Terraza privada & Jacuzzi”. The penthouse for sale is stated as 114 m² (terrace included) at USD 195,000; the Booking listing stated 110 m². The two descriptions are not word-for-word the same.
Does the guest pay the same amount the owner receives?
No. The figures we recorded are guest-facing prices, with Booking’s line “Includes taxes and fees”. Net income depends on the platform commission, cleaning, running costs, taxes and vacant nights. Those items have not been firmly quantified here.
Can we infer an occupancy rate?
No. Several of the weeks we checked could not be booked (in January, February, April, August or September 2027, depending on the dates tested). That is not enough to calculate occupancy, or to assume those weeks were already let.
What purchase price is used in the scenarios?
USD 195,000, the asking price of the top-floor penthouse at Dream House Residence in Las Terrenas (Samaná, Dominican Republic). The yield scenarios are assumptions, not a guarantee.
Contact · Benjamin Slama
Talk through the investment,
or come and see the property.
Viewings by appointment in Las Terrenas, or by video call. The penthouse is offered at USD 195,000.
195 000USD