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Justin V: Beautiful room and extremely friendly hotel staff. Near Plaza de Colon, the entrance to Old San Juan and next door to a string of restaurants with outdoor seating. Loved it.
Justin V: An excellent start to the Flavors of Old San Juan food and culture tour. You can't beat mallorca sandwiches and a mango frappé for breakfast. The regular (non-tour) portion sizes are quite sharable.
La Fortaleza (Cll. Recinto Oeste & Fortaleza), San Juan, San Juan
Monument · 15 tips and reviews
Justin V: Historic mansion at the end of a stunning blue cobblestone street lined with colorful buildings and spanish balconies. It's good to be Governor.
72 Calle de Caleta de San Juan, San Juan, San Juan
Tapas Restaurant · 23 tips and reviews
Justin V: Mashed up plantains for our own chicken Mofongo as part of the Flavors of Old San Juan food tour. I'm not sure if you have to be on the tour to do your own mashing, but it was fun and tasted great.
Justin V: Pretty adventurous uses of chocolate on the menu here. Had a hot chocolate with cheese in it. Definitely curious to try some of the sandwiches. The gallery connected to this place is great, as well.
Ave. Fernandez Juncos (Parada 10.5), San Juan, San Juan
Harbor or Marina · 2 tips and reviews
Justin V: The 'Sail Old San Juan' Sunset Sail on the S/V Chili Pepper departs from here. Fantastic way to spend an evening and incredible views of El Morro from the water.
Justin V: 1st stop on the S.S. Tobias Beach & Snorkel tour. Interesting rock and coral reef wall but didn't see many fish. First time snorkeling though, so I might have just been too busy trying not to drown.
Justin V: 2nd stop on the S.S. Tobias Beach & Snorkel tour. We saw several different kinds of fish as well as sea turtles feeding on patches of underwater grass. Very cool spot.
Justin V: Last stop on the S.S. Tobias Beach & Snorkel tour. Stunning long sandy beach that's inexplicably not crowded. Arriving at and departing by sea made the experience even more wonderfully surreal.
Recinto Sur 311 (In Front Of DONA FELA PARKING LOT), San Juan, San Juan
Caribbean Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews
Justin V: Seafood mofongo was fantastic (the chicken mofongo was excellent as well) as was the sangria. Service and outdoor seating were perfect. Would definitely come back here.
Justin V: Impressive plaza-like outdoor seating area with a great bartender and a friendly cat. Only had drinks here but would love to come back and try the food.
Calle Fortaleza (Calle San Francisco), Old San Juan
Plaza · 15 tips and reviews
Justin V: Had a fantastic time here taking photos with parrots and a snake (not at the same time, fortunately) and watching jugglers and performances during the International Circus & Street Performer Festival.
150 Calle San Justo (Calle Luna), San Juan, San Juan
Coffee Shop · 12 tips and reviews
Justin V: Friendly little coffee spot. They brought us a free smoothie when we had finished our drinks and started looking sad about having to leave soon :P
Justin V: Enjoyed outdoor seating and good service. The Garlic & Parsley Shrimp with Rice wasn't bad, but didn't blow my socks off or anything. The actual Mojito was less than impressive, unfortunately.