We had a lovely 4 night stay for our first visit to PR. Communication was good with Host and check in/out seamless. We were immediately greeted with nature as there is a pond directly to the side of the house. We saw Night Heron, Bittern, Egrets, Gallinules, Gray Kingbirds, and of course Roosters, Grackles, Doves, and Pigeons. We were also surrounded with the sounds of the Coqui Frog, which took me awhile to figure out that it was in fact a frog and not a bird, lol. Speaking of frogs, some very large ones came out at night so u need to watch your step! And don’t forget the lizards and Iguanas 😊. There were also some cats and dogs that would come around as well.
The house had everything we needed and the backyard pool area was beautiful! Unfortunately the pool is not heated, so we did not end up using it much simply because we were out sightseeing during most of the day and it was too cold to go into in the evenings. The waterfall feature seemed to be on a timer, as I had wished it started earlier in the morning and stayed on after dark to enjoy to enjoy the sight and sound.
The neighborhood itself is ok. And yes you are in a neighborhood with lots of other houses around, however this one is at the end of the block so u just have a house on one side, then the pond area on the other. The pond is situated in the middle of the community.
There is a beach area directly across the street from the community, but it looked pretty run down and uninviting, however you can drive to other nicer ones in the area. The Humacao Nature Preserve is just down the street…is supposed to be a nice area for kayaking. And there are a couple restaurants/watering holes down the opposite direction which I wanted to try but didn’t get a chance to while we were there. We made day trips to Old San Juan, El Yunque National Rainforest and took the Ferry to Vieques. Make reservations for the Rainforest way in advance, we learned the hard way 😞. The Ferry and any paid tour/excursions as well. Things sell out quickly.
Thank you for your hospitality! I’d definitely come stay again 👍🏼☺️