This lovely condo was a pleasant surprise with its well-equipped kitchen and everything we needed for a month long stay. The condo was nicely decorated and clean. The beach was very close and many nights we could hear the ocean from our beds. The price was incredibly reasonable! Being seniors, we appreciated the peacefulness and felt very relaxed by the time we returned to Ohio. It was a short drive to two restaurants up the hill, El Yunque rainforest, the Palmer arts district, a post office and a bakery. The legendary kiosks and renowned Luquillo beach were about a 5 mile drive east on PR3. During our 8 week stay on the island, this was our favorite rental.

Perfect combination for us of location, quality, amenity, cleanliness, and safety. My wife and I traveled with our four year old daughter, and stayed for 5 nights. Maria was a wonderful hostess, and kept in touch with us before, during, and after our stay, and she was available if we needed anything. Things went perfectly so we didn't get a chance to meet her - perhaps on a future trip!

The location is a short drive east of San Juan, easily found with clear directions from Maria. It is secluded and OCEANFRONT. We picked a quiet time to go, so not many of the other units were occupied. We had the beach to ourselves, we had the pools to ourselves, nice escape. There are no stores on or near the grounds, so you plan ahead of time (Costco!) and stock the fridge. Within a few minutes drive, there are some very nice places to eat! Don Pepe for dinner, Lluvia for breakfast, Richies for the view, La Familia Bakery 2 for sandwiches, cakes, and treats, La Parilla for lunch on Luquillo Beach, and Fern at the St. Regis for a high-end dinner.

The patio is one of the highlights. Nice table and many seating options, propane gas grill, retractable awning, and a great unobstructed view over the well kept landscape towards the beach. The evenings are amazing with the coqui singing their hearts out.

The other highlight is the cleanliness. Clean and well kept, including the linens, bathroom, and kitchen. The condo is decorated very tastefully and feels like a Caribbean home. Very well stocked kitchen, including wine glasses, coffee bean grinder, basic cooking oils and spices, etc. A/C units and ceiling fans worked very well. Internet and Cable worked very well. The master bedroom had a very comfortable bed, and our little one loved the second bedroom with the bunkbed, double bed underneath, and twin on top.

Finally safety. The community is gated, with a 24 hour guard at the main gate, and another guard riding a golf cart around the community and beach walk all day. These guys were paying attention, and we liked that.

Overall, it was a very memorable trip, and one we hope to take again!

Beautiful apartment on a beautiful beach!
Home was exactly as advertised and pictured, if not better. Maria was very helpful and provided exact direction to condo and great instructions for everything in the apartment and great customer service.

The place was really clean, well maintained and fully stocked with everything you can possibly need from kitchen appliances to beach chairs and toys!!

It truly was amazing having a stretch of beach all to ourselves just steps away from your front door.

Perfect location, just minutes away from Luquillo Beach, El Yunque RainForest and about 30 minutes from Old San Juan.

I would definitely recommend this beautiful home away from home in a heartbeat!

Can't wait to come back!!!

Maria's condo was very comfortable and well-apportioned - lots of towels, beach chairs and pool/beach toys. The complex itself was quiet and felt very secure (the entire complex is gated).

We could not get over the fact that we had a stretch of beach all to ourselves with no loud music/screaming children/people stepping on us. In fact, when we looked way down the shore line we could see the Rio Mar resort beach crowded with people and just sat back and enjoyed the sounds of the surf.

Lots of restaurants, groceries (small and large - english and spanish) and one VERY good bakery across the main highway.

Perfect location for doing all the beach/tourist/rainforest activities.

Great place, great location and great host. Would highly recommend. Place is exactly as represented, if not better. Maria has a lot of little touches that just make your stay great. I.e. beach towels and chairs, pool toys. I loved being able to open back patio and hear the ocean and walking 2 minutes to be in the ocean. Location is at base of rain forest, which is a must see. We also went to Bio Bay and did snorkeling cruise, both only about 25 minutes from condo. Development has two pool areas that are large and very nice. It took us only 1/2 hour to get to San Juan Airport.

Part of our visit to PR, we stayed in San Juan and Isabella. Rio Mar was our favorite.

Maria was a great help with directions and suggestions. We also had problems with another part of our trip (not related to this condo) that she was willing to help us out on.

Would go back.

Our family of 4 (mom, dad, 9 year old son and 13 year old daughter) had a wonderfully relaxing stay at Maria's apartment. What really made a difference to us was the location - just steps from a beautiful beach that we had almost to ourselves most days. The apartment is also a short drive to the rainforest where we took hikes and Fajardo where we were able to sail out on a catamaran tour for snorkeling and pina coladas. As others have said, the apartment has all that one could need for the beach, cooking, etc. and the local grocery store was also close so we could stock up on provisions. Would definitely come back!