The retreat · purpose-built

Sleep (s)well.

Purpose-built from scratch for the way a surf week actually goes — somewhere to come back to, drop your gear, and properly rest.

Today in Cabarete
Air28°C82°F
Water27°C81°F

The comfort and style us more “mature” folks are after — with none of the dorm.

Purpose-built from scratch for the way a surf week actually goes — somewhere to come back to, drop your gear, and properly rest.

Every room is ensuite, with air-conditioning, a ceiling fan and crisp 100% cotton sheets — so after an action-packed day in or on the water, you sleep exactly as well as you should. We kept the palette calm and the beds generous: the real comfort and style us more “mature” folks are after, without a hint of dorm-room about it.

100%
Cotton sheets, every bed
24/7
Staff onsite
2min
To the beach on foot
The rooms
A boutique ensuite room at Swell Bedroom detail at Swell
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The rooms

A room you can
hang wet gear in.

Calm palette, generous beds, and the small things that matter after a day on the water. Built by people who travel to surf, for people who travel to surf.

  • Ensuite & privateYour own bathroom, every room. No corridors in a towel.
  • AC & ceiling fanCool nights after warm days — sleep is part of the coaching.
  • 100% cotton sheetsCrisp, clean, and changed often. The boutique bit, kept honest.
As seen in
The communal hub
The communal living-room hub and garden Guests by the pool The saltwater pool from above
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The communal hub

Where strangers
stop being strangers.

At the centre of it all is the communal hub — an open living room and one long shared table where the day winds down. Surf theory in the afternoon, dinner together in the evening, a cold drink and a debrief after. It’s where 60 to 70% of our guests, most of whom arrive on their own, quietly stop being strangers.

  • One long tableBreakfast and dinner together — the days begin and end here.
  • Surf theory & videoForecasts, footage and gear talk in the open living room.
  • A cold drink, a debriefThe evenings guests still talk about long after the flight home.
The saltwater pool from above The pool deck and loungers The communal hub and garden The beach, two minutes on foot
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Pool & garden

A saltwater pool, a palm-shaded garden, and nowhere you have to be.

Saltwater pool Palm-shaded garden Loungers & hammocks Two minutes to the beach
Around the property

The slow hours,
between sessions.

The pool
The pool
Slow hours
Slow hours
The rooms
The rooms
The hub
The hub
Two minutes away
Two minutes away
Good to have

Everything sorted,
so you don’t have to.

  • Ensuite · AC · ceiling fan
  • 100% cotton sheets
  • Fresh breakfast & dinner
  • Restaurants 2 minutes away
  • Communal living-room hub
  • 24/7 staff onsite
  • Saltwater pool
  • Set in tropical garden
  • Minutes from the beach
  • No need for a car
About the stay

The room, the table,
the rest.

What guests ask about rooms, meals and the social side. Anything we’ve missed — write to us, a real person replies within a day.

Yes. Every room is a private ensuite with its own bathroom — no dorms, no corridors in a towel. You can take it single occupancy, or share as a double if you’re travelling with someone.

60 to 70% of our guests come solo, so you’ll be in good company. Shared breakfasts and dinners and the communal hub mean nobody stays a stranger past the first morning.

Daily breakfast and a run of communal dinners around one long table, all fresh and made on site. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and most allergies are no problem with a little notice.

Every room has AC, a ceiling fan and crisp 100% cotton sheets, and there’s wifi across the property. After an action-packed day on the water you’re going to sleep (s)well.

Two minutes on foot. The breaks, the restaurants and Cabarete Bay are all walkable or a short ride away — which is exactly why you won’t need a rental car.

Aerial view of the cove at Swell, Cabarete
AN ACTIVE WEEK IN PARADISE
POP
25 min
SWL
Easy travel → arrive any day of the week

Limited spaces available

Tell us your dates, which watersport you’d like to learn (or improve) and we’ll send you a custom price and availability quote; almost instantly. Hasta pronto.

18 Max guests / week
$1,950 From · all-inclusive
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