BEACHFRONT WITH A PRIVATE POOL POR FIN TRES PALMAS

The only thing wrong with this place was the toaster ... it doesn't toast both sides of the bread... but if you are going to Puerto Rico for the toast then you might want to re-evaluate your vacation plans.

Seriously though we thoroughly enjoyed this home by the ocean. It was fantastic to be able to wake up to the sound of crashing waves, walk out onto the back porch, past the in ground pool, out the back gate onto the beach and straight into the ocean for a morning snorkel.

Things to know;
1.The beach is beautiful but bring some booties for walking in the water as there is plenty of coral and other non foot friendly life.
2. I already mentioned the toaster.
3. Puerto Rico has lizards and other wildlife that seemed to have no problem wandering up onto the porch or through the lawn so have your camera handy.
4. Mangos are every where so don't park under a mango tree.
5. The entrance to Por Fin Tes Palmas looks a bit wild but there really is a wonderful vacation home at the end of the road.
6. The drive from the airport in San Juan took us about 2.5 hours but the directions are sound and we did it mostly in darkness.
7. It is really nice to have a pool out back even though you are right on the beach. This pool is not for swimming laps but wonderful to soak in.
8. If you try to find this house on Google Earth know that Google has not updated their image of this area in years.
9. There are at least 3 local restaurants within easy walking distance and a public beach more suitable for simple wading.
10. Puerto Rico like all tropical locations does have its share of sun and mosquitoes so bring plenty of sunscreen and bug spray as both can be very expensive when purchased locally.

Anna and her son Ryan made everything quite wonderful for our stay and Ryan was there when we needed him to open a door we accidently locked.

Will we look to rent this home the next time we vacation in Puerto Rico ? the answer to that question is a resounding yes. Rent this home with confidence and enjoy your stay.

This review is long overdue. We stayed at Casa Por Fin Tres Palmas back in April 2012 and had a lovely time! We were three couples and a baby. The house is beautiful and you can't get any closer to the beach. The views from the porch are absolutely breathtaking. We practically had a private beach during our visit- we would walk for what seemed like forever and rarely see another person. The beach is fairly rocky but it is beautiful and the snorkeling right in front of the house is just incredible. We saw lots of tropical fish and huge sea turtles. We loved using the grill for lunches and dinners and eating outside on the deck. The shipwreck bar & grill down the street was also great. The pool was fantastic- very refreshing after a day on the beach. We kept the french doors in the living room open to the deck and beach during the day (bedroom doors closed) so we did have some wildlife come inside (bugs, lizards, birds). But hey that's beach living! Ana was great to work with and was available whenever we had questions. I would highly recommend this home for a beach vacation!

We've just returned from our amazing, affordable vacation in Rincon for which we stayed at Casa Por Fin Tres Palmas. This little house was perfect for our family of 2 couples, 1 toddler, mother and daughter. Having 3 bathrooms was a huge bonus, as was the gorgeous setting.

Anna, the owner, is a wonderfully responsive host, and she worked with us well above and beyond anything I would've expected given our ridiculous travel schedule!

Why it gets 5 stars from me:
1. Anna & Sebastian (caretaker)'s amazing hospitality and responsiveness were tremendous.
2. LOCATION. It's on the beach in a quiet part of town. It's pretty rare to see anyone else on the beach, so it's nearly private. Then, there's Shipwreck around the corner, which has pretty fantastic fresh food - and you can get there by walking on the beach.
3. We thought about recording the sounds around us and selling them - it's that wonderful. From the coquis to the rolling, crashing waves, it was gorgeous.

A few minor concerns:

1. I wish there were a/c in the living room. It got so hot that we wanted to keep the doors open (front and back) for crosswinds, but when we did, we introduced so many bugs, birds (yes! they came inside!) lizards and other animals into the property that it became a nuisance, which meant that we had to keep the doors closed. We were reluctant to do this because we then had to open the bedroom doors to let in the a/c we would've rather not run, which allowed more bugs into our bedrooms, etc. Little gnats lived in one of our bathrooms' sink drains, and that was pretty irritating. (But not too irritating to cause a real problem for our vacation. It just turns out that the house is in a remote setting on the beach, and that's what you deal with in such a place. We lived!)
2. One of the bedrooms has a mattress that really needs replacing; it has a deep depression in the middle, as if it's been folded in half too many times.
3. The fitted sheets aren't quite deep enough for the beds, which meant that we had to constantly struggle to keep the sheets in place while sleeping.
4. The photographs here show a set of glass french doors in the living room, but the owners have had to replace them with solid doors, which is too bad because it obstructs the gorgeous view of the outside.
5. One of the LR ceiling fans was broken, and even though a floor fan was provided, it didn't make up for the loss of circulation.

Overall, beautiful!!