If you’re looking for peace, quiet, and a break from people, this is it! I’ve been booking vacations for some time, and it’s tough to find a house so well equipped and this private. The only noise is tropical birds and your only visitors are stray dogs who sometimes use the pool.
You’ll find everything you need in the house. I appreciated that all fabrics are natural—no sweating through polyester sheets here. Side note: There is no hospital on this island since hurricane Maria in 2018. Bring a first aid kit!
We booked as a last minute getaway, and Lisa kindly helped us with logistical snags that were entirely my fault. If you need a ride from San Juan to the Ceiba ferry, ask for Zack as your taxi in Puerto Rico! Zack is reliable.
I do have a few words of advice for anyone booking and visiting Vieques for the first time: Be aware that tension points of your trip are logistics from the ferry to the rental car, to the VRBO, and then back again. If you can solve this before your trip, you’ll have a better time. Aurelio DOES pick you up on arrival and will take you to your car rental—this is part of the package.
On the ferry headed toward the island, Avis called us and said they were closing at 1 p.m. (Google says they close at 4). Aurelio picked us up, but we were stuck at the VRBO until the next morning. Not a bad place to be stuck, but NO TAXIS were available the next morning to get our rental car. We appreciate that Aurelio was willing to take us to Avis, as it is NOT his job to be our taxi. Without his help, we would have lost another half day from our trip without a car.
On the return trip off the island, we experienced challenges. At the beginning of our trip, Aurelio assured us he would drop us off at the ferry, just message him the day before. We did, but with no response for 8 hours. Certain we would miss the ferry and our flight, and with no taxis willing to take us, we messaged Lisa. Lisa said Aurelio did not have to take us to the ferry--only 1 trip was included. I understand Lisa is likely protecting Aurelio from becoming a taxi service, but I do think she should reconsider given no morning taxis are available and given that ferry service is difficult. However, he did show up, so we are happy we didn’t miss our outgoing flight.
My husband and I travel often--stress is part of travel. We think Lisa’s property is beautiful, quiet, and clean--you’ll have a great time if you can navigate logistics and communication. Thank you, Lisa!