I have checked online and found many places but want to hear some experiences from folks who have been. Where to stay, where to surf, what to do at night? Probably going late spring.
What part of the island do you want to go to and what price range. I'm in San Juan, so don't have a lot of info about Rincon lodging. I've stayed at Villa Montaña (in front of Shacks, and really close to Jobos). Really nice, super spacious villas and definitely the place to go with a wife and family, but expensive. Everything in San Juan is pricey, but the nightlife is good and the food is great. If you want a small, non chain hotel in SJ, try the wind chimes inn, numero uno guest house or tres Palmas guest house. As a disclaimer, I haven't stayed at any of these but I have been inside all three and they seem ok. I haven't stayed in Rincon overnight so don't want to give an opinion on a place I haven't physically stayed at. If you are in SJ for a night or two, I can give you some very reliable food recommendations.
This is a great example of surf related material. A question that has been asked again and again and again. This is riveting stuff. I really mean it. Good job, dude.
Not sure of what area yet. Where would be some good waves but not too sketchy bottoms and such? Well I had a question and diggin up old threads is a pain. I would imagine that all surf related questions have probably been asked a dozen times. Only new stuff we will see are youtube vids and news rehashed from Surfline.
I know man. Just a peek into the future. By the way go to the Puntas Bakery, just up the hill from the Tamboo in Rincon. They have some awesome breakfast sandwiches for like 5$
We're going to puntas your ass off this surf forum if we don't pick it up a notch with the trolling. Really been a dismal past few days since that botched invasion of msw, this is completely ****ed
playa jobos is the rockin' nemony and the boog woog flu….don't check it from the side. aj u on this site? tell 'em about your shack...
skip the muffins at puntas bakery. they're not made there anymore. fresh from Sam's Club and taste like it. there's a thousand places to stay in Rincon. Be sure to say hello to the one or two friends out in the water. Oh, I meant two hundred.
No kidding on the 200 tropic. I'm still down here but friday had to be the most crowded I've ever seen it. We ended up surfing at bridges, smaller but way less crowded. Surfed dogmans sat eve, real fun, cpl feet overhead Just got out of the water from wildo, 3 to 4 and real fun. We leave wed so wildo again tomorrow. Egg sammys at puntas every morning. Got really drunk at tamboo sat night. Surfed sandys yesterday off the rocks, fun lefts. Will give my rich price channel bottom review when I get back. That things flys. Oh yeah suckers, its 80 degrees with water at 82.
I'm reading these and getting pumped. Looks like I'm gonna have to head down in a few weeks to take a week of 4-footers and resemble actual surfing more than just a couple rides per sesh. carter, you headed there or what you skaterat
My buddy and I just had to postpone our trip due to the craptacular forecast.... would have been leaving today.
Depends on how much dough you are willing to spend. If got a good amount, check out Villa Playa Marias right on the beach in Rincon at Marias. It's down the driveway at the Marias parking lot right below the Calypso. The pistons are right out front. Dog mans to the south, Marias point to the north. You can see how all the breaks are breaking and can get out before the crowds and the before the winds go wonky. Stu, the owner, is really cool. You rent boards anywhere. We rent ours through Green Room Rincon every year. Just google the place. It's worth the money.
Carter the best thing to do is NOT search the forum for this topic. whats next a wetsuit question kook?
Oh yeah, if you are worried about the bottom, (rightfully so, urchins suck) there is an entry point right in front of the villa's volleyball net so it's an easy marker for getting in/ out of the water. Puntas bakery is right up the hill and there is the breaks at Sandy beach in front of Tamboo 5 minutes away. If you get word that the breaks up North are working better, it's only 30 minutes or so to those breaks.
I already said in the first post I ain't searchin nuthin. I don't want nobody's sloppy seconds for answers. I need fresh info. Everyone else thanks for the tips.
Maybe this summer. Also looking at CR or Nicaragua but the wife is wanting to go to a US territory. Plus one of my Taekwondo instructors is from their and his Uncle has a house on the beach (not sure which one) and he can guide us around.