Wooden Furniture - standing up to heat and humidity?

Anyone have an opinion??

I cannot give you much of an opinion but wish to give you a heads up on the timing of shipping any goods and belongings here. I just got finished with this process of a mere 3 pallets and was charged almost 84,500 Dominican Pesos. If you can do so, do not ship anything until you have your residency and then you can, through the right channels, have a one time only duty free entitlement. Whether it is totally duty free I am not sure but you should have a lawyer from here to assist with this. As far as your initial question, I have some local produce wood furniture so it is already "climatized" to the humidity here but as I work with wood as a hobby, wood products that are properly dried wood and properly finished should be okay. Others can likely provide better info on this. Cheers!

Humidity -   about  6 months of the year are damn humid. 

Sea breeze -  carries salt.  Depends how close you are to the ocean.

Cleaning-  depending who is cleaning you will have issues.  Locals love to throw water around and it is absorbed into the wood.

Check with the manufacturer of your furniture maybe.

Two woods that survive well in the tropics are tropical woods :  Teak & Bamboo.  Bamboo doesn't have to be just tubal pieces. They now are processing it into slabs & other shapes.  Teak can be left natural, varnished or an oil based finish.  Mahogany is another great wood for interior use. Savan is a softer wood suitable for furniture. One thing to make sure of, is that the house & environs are treated for both types of termites.  Your bed & headboard can be treated before you leave. Your son should be happy with his new/old furniture.  There are amazing  local furniture makers who can custom fabricate to your designs & spects.  Many other woods would be applicable for your needs. Google ' purple Heart, Tibet, savan etc. You have enough time yet to resolve to your satisfaction your questions.  Welcome to this site, helpful people abound.