Geräumige Villa am Strand

what a wonderful yet challenging stay we had in Arturo Gonzalez's beautiful home during Hurricane Irma!!! we had 2 very comfortable, luxurious days in his very well equipped home before Irma made her presents felt! the bedrooms are very spacious and the mattresses and bedding were very high quality and extremely comfortable. he has many seating areas and you can be together as a group or split up for a little quiet time. the views are beautiful! the kitchen is very well equipped with anything you might need. beach and pool equipment was readily available. the pool was clean and beautiful and that was our saving grace when we had no power!!! plenty of seating around the pool and we had supper outside most nights. thank goodness for the wonderful gas grill!! the beach is small and beautiful and it was a short walk down the beach to the nature preserve/rain forest, where we spent most afternoons walking in the shade and fishing in the small ponds and lagoons. I can not express enough how gracious and giving the people of Puerto Rico are, even in the face of adversity. we had to spend one night in the local shelter due to the storm and the people there were so helpful and kind. one of Arturo's neighbors took my family of 5 under their wing and stayed with us in the shelter, as our knowledge of the Spanish language was very limited! after we were allowed to return to Arturo's home, this couple came every morning with 5 cups of coffee for us. they brought us several sources of light as well as a battery pack to keep our cellphones powered up!!! they invited us to their home for anything we might need as they had a generator, and anytime they went to town they would try to get us ice! we had very limited cellphone reception but this couple was able to keep in contact with Arturo's parents to keep them informed off how things were and to let Arturo know that we were safe! he stayed in constant contact even though his own home in Miami was next in line for Irma!! we made it back home safe and sound late Monday night, Sept. 11th and there was already a message from Arturo asking for us to call and let him know how we were!! let it suffice to say that we love Puerto Rico, it's caring people, and the most caring homeowner, Arturo Gonzalez and we can't wait to go back!!! our next trip though will definitely be in the spring, not September!!!

This house was better than the pictures show, very very lovely place! Arturo is a Great host he tried to answer all my calls and if he missed any he returned them as soon as possible! The beds were great, the rooms were great, the Air conditioners worked Fine! I had kids and they loved the pool it was Clean and very inviting! The neighborhood where the house is at is very safe and quiet and i loved the sounds of the Coqui at night.. (Hoped i spelled Coqui right!) The ocean by the house is a beautiful place to walk by but not to sure about swimming in it, there are mixed opinion on that ocean area!

Great things to do in that area are, the Wildlife reserve right next to the house has Kayaking, and also Great beautiful nature walks! Also a few blocks away from the house there is a children water park.. Great restaurants right by the house. Walmart not to far, Chili's, all kinds of stuff!

What i did not like has nothing to do with the house, Verizon reception was incredibly horrific. If you have verizon it does not work and it will not work for your GPS! Get a GPS or use TMobile that worked Great. My daughter has TMobile it worked everywhere! And also i heard AT&T works great!

Good places to visit el Yungue, and also Culebra, the Boat ride to Culebra is not as bad as people say!

Anyways enjoy this beautiful home i recommend it and the Owner! Great place and people Puerto Rico!

We really do not know where to begin, so we will begin by saying 'THANK YOU for allowing us to be in your home. We had our family vacation there with parents, sibling, and kids and we all enjoyed it. The home is exactly like you detailed in your description as well as the pictures of the home.

We are originally from Puerto Rico but had never stayed anywhere but with family. At first, we were skeptical as the pictures and descriptions seemed too good to be true. We're glad we took the chance. The ONLY thing missing from the home was the actual food. The home was fully furnished so we had no need to purchase anything but the food we were going to eat. Anything we needed to get we were less than 10mins away, literally right up the street from the front gate. I think this home was the best one there, the most beautiful one in the community. The house, rooms, POOL, grill – EVERYTHING was perfect. The restaurant right outside the community where good as well. Good music, food, and service.

One thing we were able to do was visit the Humacao Nature Reserve . We decided to do the bike trail. It was an experience that we will never forget. The kids that came with me really enjoyed it. The view from the bunkers is something out of the movies, I never imagined I would see something so beautiful and be so high on the mountain. Guests – you must do this! If you do, wear a hat and prepare for rain and mud but also the best time of your life! Also, walk back as you’ll be very dirty but it’ll be lots of fun.

AGAIN, thank you so much for opening your home to us. We will return.

Hector & Waleska Martinez and our family

Our vacation was amazing. This property is so beautiful. It is very clean and well maintained also has all amenities needed.The beach and restaurants are walking distance. The views from the top balcony are breath taking. I would definitely recommend this property to friends and family for any occasion.

Perfect setting, peaceful and relaxing with the ocean about 75 yards away. The house is well kept, clean with nice size bedrooms. If you don't feel like cooking or grilling at the house local restaurants and Kiosks are walking distance and less than a mile away you will find grocery store and a 24 hour Walmart.