My fiance and I decided to take a quick vacation for 4 days to San Juan because we were stressed from work. We found this condo at the right price.
First, let me say Emannuelle is so easy to communicate with. Emails are responded to within 24 hours. I had even asked her for suggestions on activities and she sent me a long email with suggestions, things to do, and points of contact.
The condo is small but it's perfect for two people. It's the right amount of space without tempting you with staying inside (which, honestly, you shouldn't) but cozy enough to enjoy dinner, sit at the table together, or watch TV.
The condo is in the PERFECT spot. I swear, I'm not exaggerating. My fiance and I landed Saturday afternoon, got the keys, unloaded our shoulders, and started exploring within 20 minutes (props to her mother !). We walked out the main building door (that has 24 hour security, that were nice and welcoming) and just haphazardly decided to venture to our left. We were instantly immersed into the culture of the city of San Juan. We saw the colorful houses, tried the food, ducked into bars and discotecas, the works. Not expecting an afternoon adventure, we got a feel of the neighboorhood, the stores, and the people. On the second day, we decided to venture to the right and found the casinos, shops, and the "night life". It was easy to be social as we made friends with servers, locals, and other vacationers. The second morning we decided to go and visit Old San Juan to go to Barrachina, the restaurant where the Pina Colada was created and literally STUMBLED upon La Morra and took marvelous pictures, ate great food in Old San Juan, took advantage of the open market, worked on our Spanish, and drank well. All of this withing WALKING DISTANCE.
Again, Emannuelle and her mother are a dream to work with, phone calls and emails on both parties were answered promptly. When departing, her mother informed us that if we wanted to spend more time on our next visit, they would help us find and set up excursions. We've already communicated that we will be coming back before the end of the year and will, in fact, go through Emannuelle and use her condo to do it.
You're truly missing out on a great immersed experience if you go through a resort or hotel and this condo really is the best of both worlds.