Greetings! ☕🇵🇷 I will be visiting Fajardo and am looking for a place to buy freshly roasted Puerto Rican coffee beans. Can anyone recommend a farm, roaster, or coffee shop near Fajardo or Luquillo where I can find some? Thanks for any recommendations! ☕
Looking for affordable places to stay for 3nights/4 days - January 17th thru 20th…not looking for the nicest places ever but not a hole in the wall. First time trip for me and my wife. Budget is like $600 willing to move up a bit. Depends
I keep seeing a lot of the same questions regarding where to stay in San Juan and the water issues. The best advice I can share from my last trip to PR is get the hell out of SJ! I mean, one or two days to see Old San Juan and a party night if that's your thing but the best of Puerto Rico is the rest of the island. The best things you can do is explore, get lost, find a nice beach, eat an epic meal and most of all meet the locals. Yes, they speak English or at least figure out what you want. West side has the best beaches, South shore has Ponce and La Parguera and the East side has Vieques and Culebra. All great adventures! Spread some tourism money too!
I'm wanting to decorate Christmas this year for my partner who's Puertorican and I wanted to add some Puertorican decorations/ traditions to it. He's wanting to be more in touch with his culture.
Are there any specific decorations I should get?
Anything that I can do to add Puertorican traditions to our Christmas?
I read about the pava tree topper but I wasn't sure if people do this a lot.
We are about to book five nights at the El Conquistador in February with our 13 year old daughter, and would hugely appreciate any guidance re: room selection.
For basically the same price we can get an ocean view room in Las Brisas (upper level), a garden view room in Las Vista, or an ocean view room in La Marina. We're not super big water park people, although we'll definitely check out the Lazy River, and I think it'd generally be better to be on the upper level for pools and restaurants. But La Marina is more recently renovated, and Las Brisas sounds like it may be dated and not as nice (and slightly smaller than La Marina). I don't know much about Las Vista.
Any insight from guests who've visited recently re: what's our best bet? I expect in general that we'll spend a lot more time at the pools and restaurants than at the water park, but if Las Brisas is dated looking and not as nice, maybe it's better to be on the Marina level? I wasn't sure if the funicular has long lines/takes a long time, such that it's inconvenient to be on the Marina level. Thanks so much in advance!!
Hi,
We are thinking of making Luquillo our home base for a week in PR. Snorkeling, diving, San Juan, and the rain forest are on our itinerary. Thoughts on a rental car vs Uber etc. and Luquillo in general. We have never been to Puerto Rico
We are coming to Puerto Rico over the holidays to help distract my daughter from a recent separation. We have booked PADI scuba certification in Fajardo for 3 mornings (8-noon). We will be in PR for 6 days and plan right now is to have an car.
Our original plan was to switch places mid-way and stay in San Juan for 3 nights but now I am rethinking that plan. Can anyone help me understand the regions (Luquio, San Juan, Western, etc) and what each region offers? We aren’t looking to just sit on a beach but more the rain forest, maybe a coffee tour?, maybe the mosquito bay?, definitely a San Juan walk and maybe a food tour? Husband would like to play a few rounds of golf if possible.
Does anyone feel we will miss out if we just make Fajardo our base stay for the entire trip? I am struggling with the planning a bit… Thanks in advance! I can’t wait to visit.
Hi!
my boyfriend and I were planning a trip to Puerto Rico for our anniversary next month. any tips? we’re entirely unfamiliar. The resorts just don’t seem to swoon us. are Airbnb’s safe/recommendable? are some areas safer than others? I heard Puerto Rico is pretty safe in general. On airbnb I was looking in the Old San Juan/Carolina/Condado area. are those good? all the Airbnbs/Hotels I saved have at least a 4.85 rating. I def need something with pool access, most actually have beach access as well. I know some beaches are rough and not good for swimming. Btw for a beach I don’t need to be able to swim swim, i’m more of a pool girl. I would however like to be able to walk the shore/lay on the beach/dip my feet in. Anyone like a particular area better than others or some good resorts vs the airbnbs? or even airbnbs you stayed at and liked? opinions in general? thanks!
So I’ve gone to Puerto Rico pretty much every Christmas since I was born, my family has an apartment in Luquillo.
For the first time in March I’ll be going without them and taking a couple of friends, who along with me are all 20, to stay in my place. I’ve heard from many people that renting a car at under 21 in PR is impossible but the hertz app signed into my account gives me the option to rent a car and actually enter my credit card and lock it in from SJU while fully putting in the app that I’ll be 20 at time of pick up. Will I actually be able to pick up this car or will I be turned away? Is there any major rental service that will let me rent a car at 20 or should I just rely on a local service like Aqui Coqui?
Super excited to be traveling to San Juan for 5 nights! I’m staying at Mango Mansion and I’ve heard all about La Placita de Sanctruce and Old San Juan, so I’m very hyped up. I’ve even started brushing up on my Spanish.
I wanted to post here to get some travel tips and potentially connect with some fellow travelers. I have so many questions! For example, I was looking into some bar crawls and I was wondering if they’d even be worth it based on everyone’s experience in San Juan. I’m a little concerned everything will be dead in October and I want to know what to expect. Obviously I plan to check out the nightlife on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and hit the beach when I can (my hostel is sooo well positioned for both), but I’m wondering if there are any cultural or historical attractions I can partake in on a budget without renting a car. I’m also a tennis player and I’m wondering what the tennis court situation is in San Juan and whether or not it’s worth bringing a tennis racket or two.
Any tips to keep myself busy for 5 days would be greatly appreciated!
I'm planning to celebrate my 40th birthday with family and friends in Puerto Rico. I've been there a few times already and I love it. I just want to drink champagne on a boat surrounded by people I love. Looking to host around 12 people. Is there a boat tour near San Juan or Dorado where I can make this happen?
I will be staying Luquillo with wife, an 11 and 8 year old and was wondering what would be better on Christmas day....a day at the beach or an excursion of some sort...Guavate trip, Old San Juan, catamaran...etc...