Lots and villas on a P.B. Dye course in the Chavón River valley, outside La Romana — a golf community with an address of its own, entirely separate from Casa de Campo.
Beside the Chavón River, a short drive from La Romana, La Estancia is built around golf, open land and a quieter pace of life.
Known for years as La Estancia Golf Resort and today as La Estancia Golf & Country Club, the community lies at Km 13 of the La Romana–Higüey highway. Its developer presents it as an exclusive private project of 3 million square meters along the Chavón River, with La Romana International Airport under five minutes away.
The heart of it all is an 18-hole championship course by P.B. Dye, routed through the Chavón River valley. Golf Digest placed it No. 10 among the Dominican Republic’s best courses in 2024; across the river lies Casa de Campo’s Dye Fore. Black Bear Ventures manages the club, and tee times book online.
One distinction matters: La Estancia is not part of Casa de Campo, and owning here brings no Casa de Campo access. What it offers instead is space, golf and a place of its own in the La Romana region, with the beaches of Bayahibe and Dominicus about 15 minutes away by the developer’s estimate.
Its own address on the Chavón River: close to Casa de Campo, and entirely independent of it.
P.B. Dye’s 18 holes through the Chavón River valley, in play since 2008.
Restaurant, bar and pro shop at the social center of the community.
Under five minutes to La Romana International Airport and about 15 minutes to the beaches of Bayahibe and Dominicus, by the developer’s estimates.
Casa de Campo’s Dye Fore lies across the river; its facilities are not part of La Estancia ownership.
A guide to the main settings, rather than the developer’s master plan.
Lots and villas set along the fairways.
Settings closer to the river valley, where the course drops into its canyon holes.
Parcels for a villa of your own design, built to the community’s guidelines.
Finished homes for owners who would rather not build.
Golf-centered living. Days begin on the P.B. Dye course and end at the clubhouse, whose restaurant, bar and pro shop anchor community life. Tee times are a quick online booking.
The beach within reach. Life here is inland and green, yet the sand at Bayahibe and Dominicus is about 15 minutes away by the developer’s estimate. It also counts Esmeralda Beach Club in Dominicus among its owner and resident amenities.
La Romana City. To the west, the city of La Romana supplies the restaurants, markets and services of everyday life.
Building a custom home. Where a lot is available, you can shape a villa around your own site and outlook, working within the community’s construction rules.
An 18-hole championship course played through the Chavón River valley, with canyon and riverfront holes in the club’s own description.
Golf Digest placed it No. 10 in the Dominican Republic in 2024, singling out drives that carry across ravines.
Land that runs to the Chavón River, a green, inland counterpoint to the coast.
For owners and residents, the developer lists a gym, tennis, a spa, a commercial plaza and Esmeralda Beach Club in Dominicus.
Where lots come to market, the chance to build a villa to your own plans, under the community’s rules.
Work began in November 2024 on a 61-room hotel within the community, which the developer shows as under construction.
The 18-hole P.B. Dye layout, with tee times reserved directly through the club.
A clubhouse restaurant, bar and pro shop, plus Terraza 19, the community’s other listed restaurant.
Tennis and padel courts, with 10% off tennis for active La Estancia cardholders.
A spa and a gym for recovery and routine.
Esmeralda Beach Club in Dominicus, named among the developer’s owner amenities.
A commercial plaza for everyday errands, also on the developer’s list.
Three places that shape life here: the course, the clubhouse and the river valley.
P.B. Dye laid out La Estancia’s 18 championship holes through the Chavón River valley, and the course opened in 2008. From the back tees it plays to par 72 and about 7,400 yards, by golf-directory measure.
The terrain is the story. Ranking the course No. 10 in the country in 2024, Golf Digest pointed to drives that sail across ravines and a par-5 12th whose green hangs over the edge of the forest. Across the river lies Casa de Campo’s Dye Fore.
The clubhouse is where the day gathers: a restaurant, a bar and a pro shop, with Terraza 19 listed as a further place to dine.
Around it, padel and tennis courts, a gym, a spa and a commercial plaza fill out the developer’s list — the everyday side of country-club living.
This is the landscape that sets La Estancia apart. The community runs along the Chavón River, the course threads canyon and riverfront holes through the valley, and Best Western, announcing the hotel in 2025, singled out the dramatic Tanamá ravine.
Quiet does not mean remote. By the developer’s estimates, La Romana International Airport is under five minutes away, Punta Cana International about 40 minutes and Las Américas in Santo Domingo about 50 minutes.
Three golf addresses around La Romana, each its own community, with its own rules and character.
Across the Chavón River, Casa de Campo is a private resort with its own golf courses, marina and beach. Its tee times are reserved for registered guests, villa owners, residents and their accompanying friends, and Altos de Chavón for hotel guests, residents and their guests. A home at La Estancia opens neither.
West of La Romana, Playa Nueva Romana is a master-planned coastal community with a beach club, PGA Ocean’s 4 golf and two Bahia Principe hotels. La Estancia takes the other path: inland, golf-first and quieter, with the sea a short drive away.
The three are set out in a table in Playa Nueva Romana, La Estancia & Casa de Campo compared; for Casa de Campo itself, see buying property in Casa de Campo.
Golf-frontage and interior parcels for buyers who want to design and build a custom villa.
Villas set along the fairways of the P.B. Dye course.
Finished villas for owners who would rather not build.
The property types we expect to offer as listings are released. Inventory moves, and I can tell you what is available today.
A ranked P.B. Dye course anchors the community and much of its appeal. Whether golf frontage commands a premium is a question for comparable sales, not assumption.
The 61-room hotel, announced under Best Western’s Premier Collection brand, could add visitors and activity once it opens, though its completion and timing are not guaranteed.
No price or yield benchmark is quoted here for La Estancia; each property is valued on its own comparable sales. Buying costs, explained.
La Estancia rewards buyers who value golf, space and quiet over the bustle of the coast, with the beaches and La Romana a short drive away.
A ranked P.B. Dye course as the daily backdrop.
Room to design a villa of your own on a private lot.
Some 3 million m² by the developer’s measure, arranged around the course and the river valley.
La Romana International Airport under five minutes away, on the developer’s estimate.
Membership and club terms. Depending on the property, golf membership may be included, required or optional. Ask what the owner’s card covers and what the current fees are.
Security and community rules. The developer calls La Estancia a private project, but public descriptions of the community do not cover gates or 24-hour security. Ask how access control is organized, and request the construction and use rules.
For national rules on ownership, taxes and CONFOTUR, see Why Invest in the Dominican Republic; for each step of the purchase, the Buyer’s & Investor’s Guide.
The southeast offers several ways to live: a golf community, a master-planned coast, a fishing village, the resort beach at Dominicus and a private resort.
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No. La Estancia Golf & Country Club is its own community, across the Chavón River from Casa de Campo’s Dye Fore course. Ownership here carries no Casa de Campo access; tee times there are reserved for registered guests, villa owners, residents and their accompanying friends.
Not automatically. Membership may be included, required or optional depending on the property, so ask the club and the seller what applies and what it costs. The developer does advertise discounts for active La Estancia cardholders.
Not on site; La Estancia is inland. The beaches of Bayahibe and Dominicus are about 15 minutes away by the developer’s estimate, and the developer lists Esmeralda Beach Club in Dominicus as an owner and resident amenity. The beach club itself publishes no La Estancia terms, so confirm access and any fees.
The developer describes La Estancia as a private project, but public descriptions of the community do not detail gates or security. Ask how access control is organized before you buy.
Generally, yes. Dominican law gives foreign investors the same rights as nationals. Our ownership overview covers the detail, and independent Dominican counsel should review title and permits.
We have not been able to confirm a CONFOTUR classification for La Estancia. Because CONFOTUR is granted project by project, request the resolution covering the specific project; how CONFOTUR works explains the rest.
Buildable lots, golf villas and completed homes, as listings become available. Inventory changes, and I can tell you what is for sale now. If you are buying a lot, review the community’s construction rules and approval process first.
By the developer’s estimates, La Romana International Airport is under five minutes away, Punta Cana International about 40 minutes and Las Américas in Santo Domingo about 50 minutes.
La Estancia’s own websites are marked First-party: they describe their own community. Golf rankings and course data come from golf publications; Casa de Campo’s access rules come from Casa de Campo.
No official source publishes La Estancia prices, rents or yields, so we don’t quote any, and we make no price comparison with Casa de Campo. Community size, amenities and drive times are the developer’s own descriptions; its two websites give slightly different drive times. The province and municipality are not stated in the official sources we could load, so we describe the location by its highway address. The four ownership settings on this page are our own summary, not the developer’s plan. Esmeralda Beach Club appears as an owner amenity on the developer’s site, but the beach club’s own website publishes no La Estancia terms. We have found no official statement describing gates or 24-hour security at La Estancia.
Golf membership, beach-club terms, security, HOA fees, construction rules and CONFOTUR status must be confirmed for each property. This page is general information, not legal, tax or investment advice. Last reviewed: September 2026.
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