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Copamarina Beach Resort
Beach Hotels
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Villas del Mar Hau
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Embassy Suites
slung between palms,
and offers good value.
Studio rooms vary -
a “Mamey” room has
a king-size bed. The
restaurant offers romantic
candlelit dinners alfresco.
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Map L5 • Carretera 3 Km
112.1, Patillas • 787 839
6339 • www.caribeplaya.
com • $$$
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W Retreat & Spa
Dorado del Mar
This all-suite resort,
which is popular with
families, towers over a
large pool complex. Most
rooms have ocean views
and are furnished in a
Caribbean style. Some
are self-catering condos.
There is a championship
golf course here too.
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Map J2 • Bulevar Dorado
del Mar 201, Dorado • 787
796 6125 • embassysuites1.
hilton.com • $$$
With its colorful
wooden cabins under
shade trees and edging up
to the beach, this low-key
resort is one of the nicest
places near Playa de
Jobos. The rooms have
attractive furnishings.
Activities available here
include tennis, volleyball,
and kayaking.
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Map C1
• Carretera 466 Km 8.9,
Isabela • 787 872 2045
• hauhotelvillas.com • $$$
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Río Mar Beach
A contemporary
aesthetic meets
luxurious Spanish-style
villa-living at this retreat.
Rooms are a blaze of
whites, and French doors
open to ocean views.
There is a deluxe spa
too.
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Map P5 • Carretera
200 Km 3.2, Vieques • 787
741 4100 • www.whotels.
com/explore • $$$$$
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Hotel Parador
Resort & Spa
This 672-room high-rise
sprawls across a former
coconut plantation near
the beach. Its luxurious
rooms are furnished in
contemporary tropical-
island fashion, with plush
fabrics. Make the most
of its superb watersports
facilities, Oriental-themed
spa, and 11 restaurants.
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Map M2 • Bulevar Río
Mar 6000, Río Grande
• 787 888 6000 • www.
wyndhamriomar.com • $$$$
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Four Points by
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El Conquistador
Resort
The facilities at this vast
resort, which occupies a
stunning cliff-top perch,
include a casino, water
park, spa, championship
golf course, and over 20
restaurants, bars, and
lounges. The rooms and
villas offer cosmopolitan
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Map N3 • Av
Conquistador 1000, Fajardo
• 787 863 1000 • www.
elconresort.com • $$$$
Palmas de Lucía
Nestled between beach
and mountain, this motel-
style hotel offers airy
rooms with balconies
that overlook a courtyard
pool. This is a good spot
for beach volleyball.
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Map M5 • Carretera
Panorámica 901, Yabucoa
• 787 893 4423 • www.
palmasdelucia.com • $$$
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Hilton Ponce Golf
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Copamarina
Beach Resort
All the rooms at this hotel
face a coral-tinged beach
with canopied beds for
lounging. Activities
include parasailing and
scuba diving. d
Map D6
• Carretera 333 Km 6.5,
Caña Gorda • 787 821 0505
• www.copamarina.com
• $$$
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Caribe Playa Sea
Sheraton Palmas
del Mar Resort
The rooms of this elegant
beachfront hotel, tucked
within the sprawling,
gated Palmas del Mar
community
(see p97),
have classical European
styling, but lack ocean
views. There are tennis
courts, two golf courses,
and children's facilities.
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Map M4 • Candelero Dr
170, Humacao • 787 850
6000 • www.starwood-
hotels.com • $$$$
& Casino Resort
The ocean-view rooms
here sport a lively tropical
motif. Facilities include
tennis courts, four
restaurants, a casino, and
a pool complex.
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Map
F5 • Av Caribe 1150, Ponce
• 787 259 7676 • www.
hiltoncaribbean.com • $$$
Beach Resort
This 1960s-era low-rise
has a lovely shorefront
setting, with hammocks
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