Trying to make sure I haven’t missed out on anything before we head out on Tuesday. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TYIA
Hello! I hope everyone is doing great :) I will be visiting Puerto Rico for 10 days starting this upcoming weekend. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for nature? Hikes, sanctuaries, bird watching etc… I’ll be in San Juan for six days and in Rincon for four days. I’ll have a rental car so I’ll be out and about exploring. Hopefully I can see some wonderful places and meet some wonderful people during my stay! Any suggestions would be very much appreciated :)
I’m traveling to Puerto Rico towards the end of the month to celebrate my birthday. I’m looking for a place good for couples and semi-fancy. I’ve seen Marmalade and Mario Pagán, but I’m open to interesting options or any advice. Does anyone that’s been know if these places are good? Any suggestions are appreciated!
Hi everyone! Our anniversary is in the second week of November and we’re planning a trip to Puerto Rico. However many websites warn of hurricane season and advise against travelling then. Do you have any recommendations?
Should we stick to the 2nd week of November or consider a different destination? Thanks in advance!
My airbnb ia in carolina closer to the airport. Is thaf a safe place to stay? First time going for a guys trip. Not aure of what touriat areas are
I have a four day solo trip coming up and wondering if $500 is enough. All excursions/activities, BNB, and plane ticket are all booked so money would be for nightlife, Ubers and food. I don’t plan to eat fine dining either.
most time will be spent in San Juan/old San Juan *
Hi everyone, I'm hosting a bachelor party in San Juan at the end of July. If you could recommend a good restaurant that's not too pricey but has fun vibes for a group of guys, please let me know. Same applies for any bars/clubs/lounges or any places/establishments good for taking a bachelor party crew to.
Should not have trusted AI lol.
It said Condado Beach would have fireworks but nothing happened. Were there fireworks elsewhere?
My uncle and I are trying to move to Luquillo, but we have a few things to navigate. He's from PR, he's getting older and wants to move home. He just got back from his aunt's funeral and he misses everyone. I'm only half Puerto Rican. I'm half Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish, and I saw there's still a large Jewish community in the San Juan area. Antisemitism wise, the last ten years in the NYC area have been the worst years of my life. Destruction of property, carving swastikas into my house, tearing down decor, putting shattered lightbulbs planted into my lawn where my children run and play, desecrated family graves, threats on our synagogue, people being verbally hateful to my face etc -- I want to know how myself and my daughter will be treated, will we be safe to practice and observe our religion? What are people's general attitude towards the Jewish community in Puerto Rico?
We currently live together, and want to keep it that way. Work. We are both in similar lines of work, we work as vendors next to each other. I'm a henna artist with 6 years of experience working the seaside heights boardwalk in NJ, working bourbon Street new Orleans in the fall-spring. I do private parties, work fairs, work concerts in Madison Square Garden NYC. I've been in a fashion magazine. But I HAVE to go back and forth from the south to north every summer and winter, because I don't have year round tourism here. I have to follow the right weather around, and it's not easy. I want to be somewhere with almost a full year of the right kinda weather to work outside. Does anybody know how permits work?
My uncle makes and sells crystal jewelry and decor (like the spiritual kind of crystals, not like polished diamonds and sapphires). We plan on having our mobile shop that folds into a trailer shipped to PR, and find somewhere we'd be allowed to set up. I'll have to tow it w a truck. We'd also need to figure out 2bdr rental, minimum. Ideally 3 bedrooms, but I can share with my daughter if I have to. I see some RVs and RV campgrounds I can afford if I have to go that route. I'm struggling to find affordable property. He's getting older and losing his memory so I need something that can fit 3 ppl, but it doesn't have to be fancy.
I know it's cheaper elsewhere, but I'm pretty set on the Luquillo area because that's where family is, and I plan on putting my daughter in the Grace school, I think it would be the perfect school for her, from my research on them. Eventually I would like to buy land and build on it, but I won't afford that for a while. A jagua orchard would be amazing because I use jagua for my henna work, and it's native to PR. Solar panels and a generator 🤞🏻 I understand to expect the cost of living to be high, and indeed it's comparable to the jersey shore pricing wise nothing new. I honestly do very well for myself with the henna, through both tourists AND locals. I love doing local events and meeting people. I'm a former English teacher and I can teach or tutor again if teachers are needed. My uncle and I have done 15 years of volunteer work with the homeless here, locally, and I tend to rescue every homeless cat and dog I can help, care for and re-home.
I just hope we bring something of value to Puerto Rico. As a fellow busker in New Orleans said, "As long as you're adding to the party ,not taking away from the party..." And I would say we add to the party 🥳
I know gentrification sucks, I hear the kioskos are overpriced and declining in quality now. Are people getting generally sick of gringos? I have a Hispanic last name, but I look pretty white, so unless I lead with "Hi my name is first and last," then they probably won't be able to tell 😕 How tense are things in that area?
Hello!!! I’m going to PR next week and I’ll only have 1.5 days to really explore San Juan (traveling around the island for the remainder of the trip).
For anyone who lives there/has recently visited could you help me out with some local shops to visit? I’m looking for cute souvenirs, jewelry shops, trinkets, that kind of thing. All feedback is appreciated, thank you :)
Hey everyone! I'm here now, I'm looking for somewhere casual and laid back to eat preferably by the water in isle verde. I'm also looking for somewhere to get fresh coconut water that isn't alcoholic. Thank you!!
Toda mi vida he vivido en los EEUU pero nací en Mayagüez. Mi familia vivió décadas en EEUU y la mayoría se cansó y regresaron a Puerto Rico y mi papá a África de donde él viene.
Vivo en Búfalo NY y estoy harto vivir en los Estados Unidos. Quiero estar más cerca a mi nan mamá y familia. Tengo donde quedarme en San Juan pero lo que no tengo es trabajo.
Dónde puedo encontrar trabajo aunque sea en restaurantes limpiando baño? Ya me quiero ir de aquí. Si tienen referencias lo apreciaría. Trabajo en bienes raíces y en mantenimiento de propiedades pero estoy disponible a hacer lo que sea. Prefiero en el área de San Juan pero consideraría otras oportunidades.
so i land in aguadilla at about 2:30 in the morning.. whats the best way for me to get to my airbnb?
ill have a car the next day when family gets in.. but i heard this area doesn’t really have Ubers. will there be taxis? or whats your suggestion?
Hi, we've been to PR twice before. We've stayed in Luquillo in one of the towers, and we stayed in Dorado in Villa Plata. We got a car and drove the whole north & west coast. We don't know a lot about the interior or the south. We love exploring and finding food. We like learning stuff. We barely speak some shitty Spanish but try when it's not too annoying. Nos gusta hablar con desconocidos hablando con desconocidos. We're retired but we still party, just slower. We've been to DR, Jamaica, FL Keys, but Puerto Rico has the best people and the most chill.
If we went back for a third visit, where would you send us?
Which is less crowded and worth it?
My fiancée and I are planning an intimate LGBTQ+ beach elopement in San Juan/Carolina, Puerto Rico on 8/17/26.
There will only be four people total—the two of us and two friends as witnesses.
We're looking for a package or individual vendors that include:
Ceremony coordination
Assistance with any ceremony logistics
An officiant
Assistance in legal paperwork
60–90 minutes of photography
A simple white arch with minimal tropical flowers or something similar to stand under if possible
We are open to anywhere in the San Juan area. We’d love a beach wedding, but open to elsewhere.
Our budget for ceremony and photography services is $1,100 USD at an absolute maximum.
Does anyone have recommendations for this? Is this an impossible ask?
Thank you for your time!
Traveling to Puerto Rico for the first time next summer. Looking for recommendations of kid friendly beaches that typically have calm waters. Our kids will be 3 and 6 and are not experienced swimmers. We typically stay in shallow parts of waters.
Airbnb owner in Yauco states they don't have a/c as mountain air is enough to cool property. Do you find that to be true?
Coming July 20-26 with husband and our 4 year old for our 5 year wedding anniversary! Just looking for some insight and suggestions on dinners. We’re staying at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar but would rather venture out for meals as we have a rental car.
So far I have:
20th - arrive at hotel late so won’t be doing dinner out
21st - going to try and get resos for La Estacion
22nd - Need something for this day - we’re doing the ferry to Culebra but have the 3pm ferry back so will be back for dinner
23rd - going to try for La Parrilla
24th - going to try and get resos for The Hitching Post
25th - our last day - planning on going into OSJ this day so maybe a dinner there?
Debating on adding or replacing something for Ritchie’s and/or El Oceano but not sure!
Any suggestions appreciated!
The kiosks? 50% more expensive than the food in Old San Juan* (edited/fixed), and I didn’t trust the cleanliness of the food prep very much. Half were closed on the Monday we were there; the other half sold mostly the same things.
The waves? Zero. Which is great if you want zero waves, but a little boring if not.
The sand was clean. The water too. No sargassum. Opportunities for jet skis, or having a guy tow people on his inflatable raft, etc were decent.
But I sat down for 32.4 seconds on a tiny patch of grass on the beach to remove my shoes and instantly my hand had some of the tiniest ants you ever saw and they were biting the hell out of me. After feeling like I’d dipped my hand in lava (and removing the ants) the pain went away in a few hours. It’s about 4 days later and the bites have developed into more significant looking welts, but no pain, so itchiness, so right now it’s fun to scare my fam with my nasty looking hand while feeling no ill effects of it.
Of all the things we did in PR for the last week, Luquillo was the ONLY ONE that failed to meet expectations and I won’t go back.
But damn, PR is a 11/10 for its beaches, water, things to do, friendliness, cheap transportation, flight options, food, nightlife, history, nature and more.
Hand pics:
https://imgur.com/gallery/luquillo-beach-pr-tiny-biting-ants-Z99gKmL
-end of world’s tiniest rant-
PR is awesome!!