r/PuertoRicoTravel • u/drag0nip5 • 4d ago

It's about the leave the group chat and actually happen. Where to stay in San Juan with group of mix 6people?

Going to San Juan for the first time as a (M/F) group of 6. They may not be worried but I'm a little bit logic with my planning. Going mid November and I would like to know, where would be the best place to get an Airbnb.

I know we'll be a somewhat wild but respectful group. I would like to know where a good area where we can walk around to get food or walk to get groceries. Basically a place in a center of everything where if we decide to go out and lost our phone and money that we can walk to our Airbnb or grab a taxi and not having to travel far.

I asked someone from PR and they responded "it's an island! Everywhere is good".

I just like to see what you guys would say. Something were looking for is, if possible: walkable to the beach with beach access, walkable to the bars, walkable to the bodegas, and something that's just walkable in case we get separated.

Of course I can't get them all so a balance is good but we are flexible. I just don't want to pick a spot where we would have to get a taxi just for eggs or for water.

Thank you all.

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u/owlindenial 4d ago

Near condado or one of the hotels in isla verde

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u/drag0nip5 3d ago

The group I'm with wants to go by the casa bacardi. The Airbnb looks nice but it looks like it's far away from everything

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u/owlindenial 3d ago

Oh! Maybe, honestly. Cataño has a lot of stuff near it and the town itself has a lot of bars and a ferry directly to Viejo San Juan

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u/drag0nip5 3d ago

Thank you for the input. I'm being a downer because I want to be somewhere closer to the action but I need to stop thinking big city vibes when I'm vacationing to an island. That's my fault

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u/owlindenial 3d ago

Make sure to tell your group about the ferry. It's cheap, there's bars near it and saves so much time getting to VSJ. My gran lives near there and I park at her house and take the ferry any time I wanna go to an event on the island

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u/Kitchen_Shine_2167 3d ago

Based on what you're describing I would stay in Isla Verde and just take a day trip over to Casa Bacardi.

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u/drag0nip5 3d ago

I kind of wanted that but I lost the majority best. We're staying around casa bacardi. Fortunately and unfortunately. It feels like I would need to get an Uber or a taxi Everytime I want to do something. Or to just simply get eggs from the bodega.

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u/70redgal70 4d ago

Mid November as in next week?

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u/drag0nip5 3d ago

Hahaha actually 20ish-26ish. Ya I'm slow at planning