Ok, so we are now officially open. The Plan was to open Swell Cabarete surf camp just for friends and family for the first few weeks. However since we were getting lots of inquiries from clients that insisted that they wanted to stay with us ( can’t blame them) we took them in.

Now, the first clients have left our new surf hotel with big smiles on their faces, they had good surf sessions at Encuentro and a few lucky ones we took to some secret surf spots here on the North Coast and they were in awe how good the surf was, and that was without a good swell running. other clients booked the surf lessons with Luciano Gonzalez and had a great time learning to surf at Encuentro in a safe and fun way.

Eddie: partied like a rockstar and surfed……with….style ( and a hangover)

Up on the board on the first day

Some more tips and lessons

Our surf school at Encuentro

What else?

Party off course, what most clients didn’t realize is that Cabarete isn’t just for an active water sport holiday but also a great place to party hard and until the early hours, and since we at Swell are located in the perfect position for this in town (everything is within walking distance to the bars and restaurants in town) there clients were out lots of nights of the week, but they never missed a surf session.

After the party and surfing? Hammock time

So all in all the Swell surf camp has been tested properly, everything is working as it should and all the clients, as well as family and friends were all very impressed with how good the vibe is in our new place, but also how comfortable the rooms are.

Lots of inquiries are coming in for this winter, and a fair amount of weeks were are already fully booked with all 24 beds taken; should be a very good and fun winter here in Cabarete for Swell staff and more importantly the clients that are going to visit us. We’ll make sure we will do everything we can to make their Caribbean surf holiday and big success, so they leave with a big smile on their face.

See you soon.