The vistas at El Morro. The celebration at La Placita de Santurce. The flavors (and historical past) at Barrachina. The procuring in Condado. The road meals Piñones. They’re all must-stops whenever you’re visiting Puerto Rico. However the island of enchantment (oh how we want they went again to that tourism tagline) is a lot extra than simply San Juan.
Head to the west coast of Puerto Rico, and also you discover a utterly completely different vacation spot fully; it’s barefoot cool, beachy, palm-laden and low key, with surf cities and seaside cities and a very completely different vibe. It’s a spot for bringing some chairs, some Barrilito and a few positivity to a abandoned seaside for the afternoon.
Whether or not your’e testing the waves at Crash Boat Seaside in Aguadilla or making an attempt an El Pirata at Rincon’s Villa Cofresi, the west coast is a vibrant, enjoyable, participating aspect of the island.
And it’s about to get far simpler to succeed in, with plans for a brand new nonstop flight connecting Miami and Aguadilla’s Rafael Hernandez Airport. Starting Could 24, Frontier Airways, which has an enormous presence in Puerto Rico, will join the 2 cities, with the one regularly-scheduled flight from Miami to the west coast of the island (JetBlue does function one from Fort Lauderdale).
For now, the service shall be flying as soon as each week on Saturdays. The service, which has already launched bookings. So what about costs? You possibly can guide fares on Frontier for simply $118 roundtrip within the airline’s fundamental fare class (that doesn’t get you a carry-on, although). For a pair of checked luggage and different perks like boarding precedence and selecting your seat, it’s about $365.96 roundtrip.
Aguadilla already has flights from the New York market, with nonstop routes on each JetBlue and Newark from the world (JetBlue is cheaper at about $260 roundtrip proper now). Discover extra flight choices right here.
Are you planning a visit to Aguadilla? Then you definately’ll want a lodge room. One factor to notice: this isn’t a luxurious vacation spot — the atmosphere right here is essentially one in all surf cities and small boutiques, and a concentrate on basic, toes-in-the-sand sorts of holidays.
Yow will discover that at properties just like the Rincon Seaside Resort, set in town’s Anasco Bay, with rooms from simply $177 per night time. (Sure, there’s a swim-up bar). We beloved it on our final go to, notably the cocktails on the Pelican bar and restaurant.
The aforementioned Villa Cofresi (and its well-known Pirata, extra right here) is a beloved place to remain, with a privileged perch proper in town’s golden sands. Rooms from $232 per night time.
And there may be one notable exception to what we stated about luxurious: slightly below half-hour from the airport is the decidedly beautiful Royal Isabela, a boutique resort that simply so occurs to be the house of among the finest golf programs in all of Puerto Rico, the David Pfaff-designed 18-hole course.
