We loved it

Guest: Rockford Woody (Rockford, Michigan)
Date of Stay: 01/16/12 Review Submitted: 02/02/12

We had a great time in Rincon using Casa Palmas as our home base. We had the 1st floor and everything was nicely decorated, clean and functional. The town and its people are very nice. We hope to be able to return. The short walk to the beach was enjoyable, had we been on the beach it would have earned the 5th start. The laundry and roof are not accessible to the 1st floor occupants and that would have been a plus to have. Dealing with the owner Ken is easy and pleasant. Overall, we would like to visit again.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

We loved it

Guest: Rockford Woody (Rockford, Michigan)
Date of Stay: 01/16/12 Review Submitted: 02/02/12

We had a great time in Rincon using Casa Palmas as our home base. We had the 1st floor and everything was nicely decorated, clean and functional. The town and its people are very nice. We hope to be able to return. The short walk to the beach was enjoyable, had we been on the beach it would have earned the 5th start. The laundry and roof are not accessible to the 1st floor occupants and that would have been a plus to have. Dealing with the owner Ken is easy and pleasant. Overall, we would like to visit again.

Owner response:We Do Not Advertise Or Offer a Laundry. Future guests please note we may offer use of our laundry room for Holiday and long-term stays. Please read our listing completely. S e p a r a t e, Up & Down private villas. Only the upstairs villa has roof access, Unless renting the whole house or Both villas together. Sincerely, Ken & Kathy Collings

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

January at Casa Palmas

Guest: Beach Lover (Marietta. PA )
Date of Stay: 01/06/12 Review Submitted: 02/02/12

We spent a week at Casa Palmas from Jan 6th thru 13th. The weather was stellar. Mid 80's each day with a lovely breeze. Temps at night were very comfortable. We did not miss the air conditioning. The villa looks exactly like the pictures. No surprises. Clean and had everything we needed. The only thing I would suggest would be a new mattress for the queen size bed. The other thing was the rooster that was cock-a-doodle-doing starting at 3AM. Not much the owners can do about that. The coqui were cool and had a rhythmic sound so enjoy them until the rooster starts chiming in ! The beach is close by. If you think you can cut thru the neighbors yard don't try, or you will get yelled at. I wasn't able to snorkel at Tres Palmas because of an ear infection and duh, it is a reef! So if you want to swim bring some aqua shoes or take the 5 min drive south to Corcega Beach. Boqueron is also a beautiful area (about 1.5 hours south). Closer by check out the English Rose for breakfast (YUM) and the Black Eagle has nice drink specials while you're taking in the sunset. This is a great area. People are awesome, the water is warm and the sunsets are spectacular. I increased my collection of sea glass two fold. We'll be back to the western part of PR again. We had a lovely time. Thank you !!

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+.

Casa Palmas

Guest: MRW (Denver (Castle Rock) Colorado)
Date of Stay: 10/15/11 Review Submitted: 10/26/11

We really enjoyed our stay at Casa Palmas. The weather cooperated, and even though the waves were a little on the 'small' size my sons and I had a great time. We snorkled around the reef for hours and saw a turtle, and, of course, the fish and coral were beautiful too. We went down past the light house and found the waves for body-surfing. All-in-all, we had a wonderful time.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with teenagers.

Wonderful location, great renters.

Guest: JP (New York City)
Date of Stay: 10/04/11 Review Submitted: 10/25/11

This was our 6th trip to Rincon, and our first stay at Casa Palmas. We always stay in Puntas, but wanted to be in walking distance of the beach this time. Casa Palmas is a 2-3 easy minute walk to Steps Beach (good for snorkeling and wading, swimming beaches are a very short drive away), and you can hear the waves from the apartment. We stayed in the top floor apartment, which was really nice, well-equipped (great kitchen!), and replete with ceiling fans which were more than adequate to keep the apartment cool. Although we spent more time out of the apartment than in it, it was a welcoming place to retire after a day of exploring. The property was clean and airy, and the neighborhood peaceful. In addition to the apartment being very nice, it was enhanced by my interactions with owner Ken, who is a stand-up guy. He was kind, funny, engaging and answered all questions promptly and thoroughly. If I was forced to issue any criticism, it would be that the photograph of the rooftop view is perhaps in need of updating, but everything else was as reported and exceeded our expectations across the board. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this property to anyone traveling to Rincon. We will very likely stay at Casa Palmas again if it is available on our next trip to paradise.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Outstanding

Guest: Wendy & Tim (St. Pete, FL)
Date of Stay: 09/28/11 Review Submitted: 10/04/11

Casa Palmas was better than advertised by this website. The house is beautiful and very comfortable. The floor and ceiling fans make it very comfortable even during the warmest part of the day when the breeze wasn't blowing. The location is outstanding. You are within easy walking distance to Tres Palmas and Steps beach making it very accomodating for snorkeling. There are several places to eat and drink within a short walk. We had a great time and look fowrard to going back and staying at Casa Palmas again.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

La Casa de Beautiful

Guest: Nick and Deborah, California Explorers (Sacramento, California)
Date of Stay: 07/05/11 Review Submitted: 09/14/11

Casa Palmas not only met....it exceeded our expectations. We Traveled and stayed at numerous VRBO on the island of Puerto Rico and Vieques, but none were as nice as this. This place was perfectly located walking distance from the beach, local town, restaurants and pubs. My husband and I really liked the attention to detail that the owners provided, such as bottled cold water dispenser and the selection of classy dishes and pots and pans. The decorations and the comfortable bedding was also a nice touch. We did like the top of the line fans you had in all the rooms but sleeping would have been a little better if you had central air (as humidity was like 100%). The only complaint we had was that the laundry was up on the second floor and when we needed to do it, the upstairs resident wasn't home and had locked the gate, also, we were told we could not us the roof area by the upstairs resident and I would have liked to hang my laundry up their and laid out a while. The specifics of wether or not we could use that area were not mentioned in rental agreement. We will rent your place again and tell everyone we know of a great place in RINCON'. THANK YOU.

Owner response:Thank you for your nice comments! We do try hard to make our guests feel 'at home' in our home. POTENTIAL GUESTS: Please note, our listing description does not offer Laundry facilities or A/C!! We feel our great rates reflect this. Listing description does state, "SEPARATE, up and down villas". Also, "Upstairs villa has private access to roof terrace". Again, a reason for rate difference. There are separate clothes lines provided for up & down villas. Sincerely, Ken & Kathy Collings

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Great place, great location.

Guest: Ms. Moe (Floida)
Date of Stay: 08/03/11 Review Submitted: 08/11/11

We loved staying at Casa Palmas. The location is so close to the beach and the marina where we could walk to restaurants and bars. We would recommend this place for families or couples or a group trip. Thank you so much for a great vacation!

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Another Excellent Vacation in Puerto Rico.

Guest: J&P (Woodstock, CT)
Date of Stay: 05/19/11 Review Submitted: 07/11/11

This was our fourth trip back to Casa Palmas since 2009 which says it all. We love the atmosphere, the people and the countryside of Puerto Rico. This trip we anticipated better snorkeling in May and were rewarded with some great sights off of Steps Beach. The Shipwreck is always excellent and we were rewarded with some great music at the Calypso Cafe. Plus...Mangos were in season! We explored the Southwest corner of Puerto Rico as well as our first surfing lessons at Jobos with some successes. Thanks Ken and Kathy and we’ll be back! P.s. we definitely found flying into Aguadilla this time to be the way to go.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, pet owners, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

nice place and relaxing

Guest: Pat (Chicago,IL)
Date of Stay: 06/12/11 Review Submitted: 06/29/11

Nice place in Rincon, neat town , description is very accurate, snorkeling was very good! wife and our 3 kids stayed and enjoyed it, walked to town plaza every morning for cafe con leche and avena every morning. owners very responsive. Would have rated excellent if there was an AC unit for the night sleep - Our trip was in June and it happened to be quite hot with little breeze for our first 2 days, so was hot in 2nd upstairs unit, but it moderated and we were good without it as the breezes did kick in- just a heads up to those needing AC.

Owner response:NO AIR CONDITIONING: We do not advertise A/C. We tell our guests NO A/C. Many guests have commented that the ' the lack of A/C was no problem' & 'lots of fans and breezes'. There are ceiling fans in every room plus some portable fans if necessary. In our house we like to hear the sounds of the surf, the wind through the palm trees and of course the Coqui's! We believe the value of our low rates reflect this.

Recommended for:Sightseeing, adventure seekers, families with young children, families with teenagers.