A luxurious experience awaits the locals and visitors of Puerto Rico as San Juan opens its new hotel Palacio Provincial in January 2021. The new lifestyle hotel offers 43 rooms filled with artistic designs overviewing the most notable sceneries around the area.
Hotel Palacio Provincial is now ready to welcome travelers and serve them with their top-notch service and accommodation.
Continue ReadingThe island is recovering “slowly” from Hurricane Maria, and its museums are opening… but visiting the Museo del Jefe is free.
Continue ReadingChef Ana Ortiz started “Day into Night,” a venture that’s not a catering company but a space to create “celebratory dinners,” including some in her hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ortiz has an upcoming pop-up dinner in San Juan and is cooking for a vanilla conference in the mountains, reinforcing that sense of vitality and community from the meals that she prepares all over the world.
Continue ReadingFrom partying at “chinchorros”, hanging out at town squares and partying it up at bars in the modern hotels of Condado and Isla Verde, Puerto Ricans do it all, and San Juan is its epicenter.
Continue ReadingHope tastes like plantains and pernil. Two years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit Puerto Rico, rebuilding efforts have led to an increased emphasis on sustainable farming, breaking up the colonial legacy of industrialized agriculture and reliance on imported food while also doubling down on native ingredients.
Continue ReadingThe municipality of Trujillo Alto recently announced the launch of a new website meant to facilitate access to information on its municipal programs and services. However, the new platform was also strategically thought of and designed to be a tool that attracts more visitors to the town, according to José Luis Cruz, mayor of the city.
Continue ReadingSan Juan, Puerto Rico is home to a buzzing social scene covering all points on the spectrum: great food, casual local hangs, serious cocktail bars, late-night salsa spots, and so much more.
Continue ReadingAfter the wake of Hurricane Maria, tourists were hesitant to visit Puerto Rico, but according to their tourist promotion office, Discover Puerto Rico, the island is ready for tourism. And if their surging visitor numbers this year are any indicator, the island is set for success. Whether you visit next week or by the end of the year, we want you to have the best Puerto Rican experience and you can do so by following our amazing guide.
Continue ReadingWhen you visit Puerto Rico, you can choose from a wide variety of hotels, including small historic properties and luxurious resorts. Although the island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria in 2017, it is estimated that by 2020, approximately 2,400 hotel rooms will be reopened in the area, as well as more than 850 new rooms in development.
When planning your vacation, be sure to explore beyond San Juan. Visit the western coast and the surfing capital of Rincón, continue on to Ponce with its historical riches and the famed Serrallés Castle. Journey to the vibrant pink-sand beaches of Cabo Rojo on the southwest coast or trek to the eastern side, home to El Yunque, the only subtropical rainforest in the United States with stunning waterfalls and nature.
There is so much to see on this magical island, so venture out and experience this selection of the best hotels in Puerto Rico.
Continue ReadingTwo years after category 4 Hurricane Maria devoured Puerto Rico, the country is finally getting back on its feet. I saw the destruction first-hand as I lived on the island when it happened: collapsed infrastructure, snapped billboards, blue tarps covering homes that had lost their roofs, fallen trees blocking major roads. It seemed like a scene straight out of the apocalypse.
However, regardless of all the obstacles we had to rebuild the island, including the lack of funds from the federal government and all negative press not only toward the country but also its people, Puerto Rico rose from the ashes like a phoenix. The greenery bloomed stronger and better than before, and red and yellow flamboyanes cover the streets and shade Puerto Ricans from the eternal Summer sun.
Historical monuments and public spaces, like our stunning beaches and recreational parks, were quickly rehabilitated, and tourism was highly encouraged to help bring Borinquen back to life. Wherever you go, you’ll see a painted Puerto Rican flag, a symbol of the resilience and strength of our people, and if you don’t take a picture with one of them, were you even in Puerto Rico?
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