Hostería del Mar

San Juan


With an enviable beachside location, this whitewashed guesthouse is quiet, intimate and unmistakably Caribbean. There’s no pool, but there is a good restaurant in an enclosed gazebo with ocean views (no service to the beach, unfortunately). Rooms come with simple rattan furniture; common areas feature eye-catching antiques. Located in a gated community.


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Nearby San Juan attractions

1. Playa Ocean Park

0.51 MILES

Protected by offshore reefs and caressed by cooling seasonal trade winds, this wide sweep of diamond-dust sand is a favorite of locals. But this…

2. Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico

1.03 MILES

San Juan boasts one of the largest and most celebrated art museums in the Caribbean. Housed in a splendid neoclassical building that was once the city’s…

3. La Placita de Santurce

1.25 MILES

Built in 1910, the Mercado de Santurce has been the center of activity for over a century, vendors doing a roaring trade in fruits and vegetables from…

4. Playa Condado

1.44 MILES

Hemmed in by hotel towers and punctuated by rocky outcrops, Condado’s narrow beaches are busier than Ocean Park’s and less exclusive than Isla Verde’s…

6. La Ventana al Mar

1.56 MILES

This small grassy park – the window to the sea – has contemporary sculptures, benches and shade trees. Best of all, it has great views of and easy access…

7. Parque Jaime Benítez

1.59 MILES

Sitting alongside the calm waters of Laguna del Condado, this park is a popular launching spot for kayakers and paddleboarders. On the first Saturday of…

8. Playa Isla Verde

1.9 MILES

With countless tanned bodies lounging or flexing their biceps around the volleyball net, this urban beach basks in its reputation as the Copacabana of…