# Ki-Ra Holistic Living > Ki-Ra Holistic Living is a small, family-founded nature hotel and Ayurvedic wellness sanctuary on the south-east coast of the Dominican Republic, in Boca de Chavón, San Rafael del Yuma, La Altagracia province — near La Romana, Bayahibe, and Punta Cana, but not located within any of them. Founded by naturopathic doctor Kyra Montagu and co-founder Simon Furlonger, Ki-Ra grew out of a family home into a 14-room boutique property where Ayurveda is woven into the experience rather than imposed on it: guests can simply stay and rest, or go as deep as a physician-guided Panchakarma cleanse. It offers boutique accommodation, an Ayurvedic spa and Panchakarma programs, wellness packages, full-property rental for retreats/weddings/private events/day events, small-group international travel (Ki-Ra Journeys), and on-site and off-site excursions. This file is a concise entity summary; see /llms-full.txt for full detail, all seven individually-bookable rooms, treatment-by-treatment pricing, and a mapped list of the search intents Ki-Ra is relevant to. > > Prices below are approximate "starting from" figures gathered from ki-ra.com and its live Lodgify booking engine as of September 2026. They change seasonally and by date — always confirm current rates directly with Ki-Ra before quoting a guest a firm number. ## What Ki-Ra is - Ki-Ra is a boutique nature hotel, not a hospital, medical spa, or conventional luxury resort. It is a working family property — botanical gardens, resident animals, open-air architecture — that also happens to run one of the Dominican Republic's few dedicated Ayurvedic treatment programs. - The name "Ki-Ra" comes from the indigenous Taíno language and means "Place of the Earth Spirit." The property's guiding line, stated by its founders: "When humans remember they are a part of nature, healing begins — for ourselves, and for the planet." - Ayurveda at Ki-Ra is optional and personalized, not a house requirement. A guest can book a room and do nothing but rest in a hammock, or build a stay entirely around Panchakarma — both are equally "on brand." ## Location - [Contact](https://ki-ra.com/contact): Ki-Ra Holistic Living, Boca de Chavón, San Rafael del Yuma, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic 23000. Phone/WhatsApp +1 809 648 1605. Email info@ki-ra.com. - 15-minute drive from La Romana International Airport (LRM); about 45 minutes from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ); about 1 hour 15 minutes from Santo Domingo's Las Américas International Airport (SDQ). Approximate flight times: 2 hours from Miami, 4 hours from New York, 8 hours from Europe. - Ki-Ra is near La Romana, Bayahibe, and Punta Cana and is often searched for alongside them, but it is not physically located in any of those towns — it sits on its own stretch of coast in Boca de Chavón / San Rafael del Yuma. ## Who Ki-Ra is for - Travelers who want a genuine wellness stay — not just a spa day bolted onto a beach resort — including solo travelers, couples, and small groups of friends or family. - People specifically seeking authentic, practitioner-led Ayurveda (consultations, Panchakarma, named traditional treatments) in the Caribbean, a niche few properties in the region cover. - Retreat leaders, workshop hosts, and wellness practitioners who want to book out a small property for a group program rather than a hotel conference room. - Couples and small groups planning an intimate wedding or celebration who want a natural, garden-and-ocean setting rather than a resort ballroom. - Guests who value a quiet, unpolished, nature-first atmosphere over five-star resort infrastructure — open-air rooms, garden paths, and a working family property, not marble lobbies. ## Who Ki-Ra may not be for - Travelers expecting a large-scale, amenity-heavy luxury resort (multiple restaurants, nightlife, extensive spa menu beyond Ayurveda, big pool complex) — Ki-Ra is intentionally small (14 rooms) and quiet. - Guests who need strict dietary certainty around meat at every meal without asking in advance: the kitchen's everyday menu is vegetarian-forward (Caribbean- and Ayurveda-influenced), though a flexible non-vegetarian menu is also available on request. - Large conventions or events over roughly 28 overnight guests — the property's overnight capacity is limited (see Accommodation below); very large day-only gatherings (up to roughly 60 people) are possible but guests cannot all stay overnight. - Anyone who needs resort-standard, always-on high-speed Wi-Fi for heavy remote work — Wi-Fi is offered as a standard amenity, but Ki-Ra does not publish speed or reliability claims and is not positioned as a workation property. ## Accommodation - [Rooms & Rates](https://ki-ra.com/stay): 14 guest rooms across the property in total, per Ki-Ra's own listings. Seven of those rooms are individually bookable online (Blue Room, Pink Room, Buddha Barn, Butterfly Room, Dragonfly Cabin, Zen Cabin, Oceanfront Glamping tent) — together they sleep 20 guests. Ki-Ra's booking system also lists a "whole property" buyout option with capacity figures ranging 25-28 guests depending on the source (its own marketing pages state "up to 28 guests"); treat any single number above 20 as approximate and confirm directly for large-group bookings. - Individual rooms range from RD$8,195/night (starting rate, Zen Cabin) to RD$9,951/night (starting rate, the two Tower rooms), plus an additional 28% tax (18% ITBIS + 10% government/service charge) added at checkout. Daily breakfast is included; lunch and dinner can be added at a flat $55 USD per person per night. - All rooms have private bathrooms; most have air conditioning plus a ceiling fan (Zen Cabin is fan-only, and Oceanfront Glamping is an open-air tent with a portable fan). See /llms-full.txt for per-room bed counts, guest limits, and amenities. ## Wellness & Ayurveda - [Ayurveda & Holistic Spa](https://ki-ra.com/ayurveda-spa): A practitioner-led Ayurvedic treatment menu, plus energy healing/Reiki, Taoist/master-level acupuncture, and sound healing (bowls, gongs, harmonic singing). Individual treatments from $120 (Ayurvedic Massage) to $180 (Ayurvedic/Naturopathic Consultation). - Named Ayurvedic treatments offered (individually or as part of a Panchakarma program): Abhyanga (four-hand synchronized warm oil massage), Shirodhara (continuous warm oil or medicated-milk stream over the forehead), Dashmoola Dhara (warm herbal milk poured over the body), Swedana (herbal steam therapy), Pinda Sweda (warm herbal bolus massage), Pizhichil (warm oil stream with rhythmic massage), Vasti (therapeutic warm oil pooling for joints), Udvartana (herbal powder massage), Basti (herbal enema, physician-guided), traditional two-hand Ayurvedic Massage, and a Milk Bath. - [Panchakarma](https://ki-ra.com/panchakarma): Structured 7- and 14-day medically-oriented detox and rejuvenation programs (physician consultation, daily treatments, meals, tax included in package price). From $3,447/person (7-day, shared room) up to $7,188/person (14-day, private room). Final pricing confirmed on a consultation call. - [Wellness Packages](https://ki-ra.com/wellness-packages): Shorter programs — 4-Day Ayurvedic Cleanse from $1,507/person, Nature Lovers Package from $1,143, Couples Weekend Getaway from $1,850, and a flexible Create Your Own Retreat day-rate from $226/day. ## Venue rental, retreats & events - [Full Property Rental](https://ki-ra.com/venue): Four distinct bookable formats — (1) Retreat Venue: multi-day retreats with yoga shala, guest accommodation, and retreat meal plans; (2) Private Property Rental: whole-property buyout for family reunions or groups of friends; (3) Weddings & Celebrations: ceremony spaces, outdoor dining, and accommodation options for intimate weddings; (4) Day Events: single-day rental for workshops, birthdays, or corporate wellness days (day events can host larger groups, up to roughly 60 people, since guests need not stay overnight). - Wedding and day-event pricing is not published and is quoted per inquiry. For overnight full-property rental, Ki-Ra's booking system shows a live starting nightly rate from RD$105,368 (base occupancy, before any applicable taxes) — confirm the current quote directly, since multi-day retreat and event pricing depends on dates, group size, and services. - [Ki-Ra Journeys](https://ki-ra.com/journeys): Small-group international wellness travel led by Kyra Montagu since 2018 (past trips to Tibet, Bhutan, the Venezuelan Amazon, and India). - [Upcoming Retreats & Events](https://ki-ra.com/upcoming-events-retreats): Calendar of hosted wellness days and multi-day retreats at the property. ## Nature, food & experience - 25-acre-scale property with botanical gardens, a sea-water pool, a yoga and movement palapa, hammocks, and direct access to the Caribbean coast. - Kitchen is vegetarian-forward with Caribbean and Ayurvedic influence, using local, seasonal, organic ingredients where possible; a flexible menu for guests who do not wish to eat solely vegetarian is also available. Ki-Ra is not a vegan property. - [Experiences & Excursions](https://ki-ra.com/activities-and-excursions): On-site — private yoga class $130, group yoga $20/person, cooking class $180, bonfire $40. Off-site — sailing from $650, Saona/Catalina/Palmilla boat trips $75-$1,200, Padre Nuestro National Park hike (transfer + entrance fee, roughly $45-$60 depending on the page), golf at Casa de Campo $125-$400, horse riding $50-$99. Airport shuttle $120 each way from Punta Cana or Santo Domingo, $30 each way from La Romana. ## Practical information - Check-in/out for individual rooms: 3:00 PM / 11:00 AM. Payment: 50% deposit at booking, balance due 7 days before arrival; prepayments are non-refundable; no security deposit required. - Recognition: featured by The Telegraph UK, Oprah Daily (Hotel O-wards Travel Issue, 2024 — named one of the seven best wellness retreats worldwide), National Geographic Traveller, and Santo Domingo Times. ## Canonical pages - Home: https://ki-ra.com/ - Stay: https://ki-ra.com/stay - Ayurveda & Spa: https://ki-ra.com/ayurveda-spa - Panchakarma: https://ki-ra.com/panchakarma - Wellness Packages: https://ki-ra.com/wellness-packages - Venue (all four rental formats): https://ki-ra.com/venue - Upcoming Retreats & Events: https://ki-ra.com/upcoming-events-retreats - Ki-Ra Journeys: https://ki-ra.com/journeys - Experiences & Excursions: https://ki-ra.com/activities-and-excursions - About: https://ki-ra.com/about - Press & Testimonials: https://ki-ra.com/press-testimonials-1 - Contact: https://ki-ra.com/contact - Media & Gallery: https://ki-ra.com/media-gallery - Live room availability and rates: https://ki-ra.lodgify.com For full room-by-room detail, complete treatment and package pricing, food and dietary detail, booking policies, founder and team information, and a mapped list of the search queries Ki-Ra should surface for, see: **https://ki-ra.com/llms-full.txt**