This is a cozy, comfortable two-bedroom apartment - right next to the beach in safe gated community.When arriving, ask guard to direct you to the apt. The building number is not visible because it's further back close to the beach. However, each apt has a designated car space, look for the number painted in the parking lot.Apartment is on the ground floor (no steps). It has everything you probably need. I did not find a cookie tray - you can probably request it if you plan to bake. Kitchen is well stocked: oil, spices, lovely pots/pans, knives, etc. Plenty of towels, including beach towels, and beach chairs which we gratefully used. It was great doing laundry and packing clean clothes for return trip home. I brought washing sheets because detergent is not provided. Stores are within 10 minutes.We ate breakfast in lovely back patio. You can bring fruit/veggies from USA, but you cannot bring these back to USA. A USDA check is performed at airport when departing.National forest is amazing - about 25 minutes away. Snack shop at top of mountain has amazing food. "Simple Food" has delicious breakfast & brunch food. "Sama" has amazing seafood & their salads are incredible. Both are in nearby Luquillo.Our 20year kids were a bit bored after a few days. They had a lot of fun snorkeling with turtles & beluga in San Juan (traffic is bad!). We also went on a boat ride, close to apt in Rio, relaxing & interesting. Request English translator - all Spanish.

Maria’s place was great and she was accessible for any questions. It was fully equipped for everything we needed, including plenty of beach towels, beach chairs, sand toys, etc. It is a 30 second walk to the beach, which was very private and quiet. There is a nice patio for outdoor dining. We also drove 15 min to Luquillo beach for calmer water and the kiosks. There is a convenience store about 5 min away and grocery stores nearby. San Juan and the airport are 30-45 min away. It was clean and comfortable. Perfect for our purposes with a family of 4. We’d like to return!

Maria’s condo was a great 4-day getaway for our family of four! Our granddaughter determined our morning schedule - breakfast on the patio, a swim in the nice size pools, followed by the beach. The beautiful and semi-private beach was steps away and the beach chairs, sand toys, and plentiful beach towels that Maria provided made it so easy. The condo was very clean, quiet and comfortable and Maria went out of her way to get us a porto crib and booster seat. The kitchen is very well equipped. It would be helpful to have detergent tablets and basic cooking provisions (oil, condiments, spices) to make it perfect. Maria was very accessible and quickly responded to all our queries. We already miss the sound of the coqui in the evening and hope to return!

The beach was wonderful ie, not crowded, relatively clean, warm water, very little sea weeds, area to wash off before returning to apartments, etc. The apartment was comfortable. Some exploring was required to locate restaurants and local cuisine.