HOTELYEAR BUILT 1800ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION BUILT IN 1502 AND LISTED AS A HERITAGE SITE BY UNESCO, THE SOFITEL NICOLAS DE OVANDO IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE COLONIAL CITY OF SANTO DOMINGO. ITS CENTRAL BUILDING WAS THE RESIDENCE OF NICOLAS DE OVANDO, THE FIRST GOVERNOR IN AMERICA. TODAY THIS HOUSE IS AN ENCHANTING BLEND OF HISTORICAL ELEGANCE AND CONTEMPORARY STYLE. THIS LUXURY HOTEL OFFERS EXCLUSIVE CUISINE AT LA RESIDENCE RESTAURANT, TROPICAL COCKTAILS AROUND THE POOL AND RUM TASTING AT THE CIBAO CIGAR CLUB.