I’m a Puerto Rican living in the US looking for a beach house at a good value. Nothing beats the value of staying at Moises’ villa at Dorado del Mar, Villas de Playa II. Just FYI, the VRBO map locates the villa one street north of where it actually is. I noticed this before getting there (so it didn’t come up as a surprise), as Moises established a great dialogue with me from the time I started shopping for a beach rental until after I left the villa..! Moises was an excellent host, super flexible and accommodating to my changing needs (which were many..!)
The villa is very comfortable, the A/C in the bedrooms is nice and cool, and the 3rd floor master suite feels like the “top of the world”. The ground floor with dining and living areas is spacious for a families of 4 to 6, plus visitors, especially as we overflow to the back terrace facing the common garden that leads to the beach. Sometimes we’d bring the chairs out and hang out there feeling the beach breeze. The beach is like a 3 minute walk from the villa. The dining area was nicely set up, however the back terrace also has a dining table that fits 4-6, so we had all our meals comfortably there. Also, the kitchen is fully equipped, so we either cooked, or ordered food from the many places within a 1-2 mile radius.
In addition to having Moises available a phone call away, his neighbor Mari from a few doors down was also attentive to any of our needs or questions. We had to check out on an early morning, so she was super helpful for turning in the keys and beepers, and “beeping” us out of the gated community.
The community is super safe and constantly patrolled. I initially selected that villa imagining my kids roaming around the common garden and the “resorty” grounds. (My kids didn’t end up going, but I did see other kids roaming the garden :)
In the end, thanks Moises, it was an awesome stay, hope to be back.