"Our only regret was not booking longer with Paul. This is truly an oasis in San Juan-- close enough to the beach, old San Juan and the freeway to do whatever it is you came for, but far enough from the touristy main drags to feel like a local. You will probably want a rental car, but it's not essential. We had a car and had no problem finding a place to park on his street. Check in was a breeze. The entire place is clean and immaculately decorated (I even got some tips from Paul for myself!) and he has clearly thought of everything to make your stay enjoyable. My favorite part was the hammock chair on the front porch for relaxing. Just wonderful."
"Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Just wow. If the other reviews haven't convinced you, this is the best host you'll stay with on Airbnb."
We have partnered with Spoon Food Tours and will be offering special discounts to our guests!
Spoon Food Tours takes you "off the beaten path" to savor authentic Island food at dining establishments frequented by locals. An immersive Puerto Rican experience, these one-of-a-kind tours teach you about the history, culture and architecture of the neighborhoods visited.
“Everything you read about Puerto Rico in the media is crisis, crisis, crisis. But there’s another reality to our island,” she told me. “The first phase of this campaign is intended to change the way we look at our own country internally, because many people here feel sad about the situation. I think the first stage of promoting love for country has been a success, because we’ve seen people starting to have a new appreciation for our island.”
The campaign started by enlisting 10 of the island’s top young Instagrammers—with a total followership of 200,000—to do their thing. Their posts inspired a bevy of other Puerto Rican instagrammers and foreign tourists alike to join the movement. In one month, the hashtag campaign has resulted in more than 6,000 user-generated photos uploaded to Instagram, and nearly 14 million impressions on Instagram and Twitter, according to Portela.
The basis of the hashtag campaign, similar to Guatemala’s recent IG tourism-promotion campaign, is to harness the power of social media to influence public opinion about a country whose name is often uttered in the same sentence as the word crisis. But unlike the #VisitGuatemala campaign, which was funded by that country’s tourism board, #CrisisIsland is completely independent and pro-bono.
There's so much to enjoy here in Puerto Rico; these are some of our favorite things. Enjoy!