Andalucia Guest House

This is not a fancy resort but if you are looking for something quaint, clean and comfortable this is it. Roberto contacted us prior to our arrival to confirm arrival times. When we arrived he spent a good bit of time telling us about the area, recommending restaurants and things to do. They give you a laminated map with restaurants, stores, activities etc to use while you are there which was very helpful. Many things are within short walking distance (and even more if you are willing to walk a bit further). Our favorite restaurant was Molini’s. We found the best beach access to be just a few blocks down across from the park. We did not run into a lot of other guests and felt like we had the whole place to ourselves a lot. We really enjoyed sitting on the roof deck. There is a small jacuzzi pool on the lower level which was very cute and clean but we did not use it a lot. There is also an outdoor shower which is nice when you come back covered in sand from the beach. They have a lot of beach stuff (coolers, boogy boards, umbrellas, sand toys, towels, chairs) that you can use to go to the beach which was very convenient. The only negative thing I can say is that our room was on the street and it was pretty noisy (especially Saturday night). It would be quieter if there was a better window so I would recommend bringing ear plugs. There are also rooms that do not face the street but many of them would then face the common areas so if it was busy at the guest house you may get noise from those areas instead. Overall though this is a very nice place and a very reasonable price. Everyone working there was extremely nice and constantly making sure we were enjoying our vacation.

First time visiting Puerto Rico (definitely will not be the last) and Andalucia was the prefect guest house. The location is perfect, you’re steps away from great restaurants (Prilos and La B De Burro) Walgreens is around the block (they carry everthing) as well as many other places… The location gives you a taste of local living as well as keeping you close to Tourist attractions. Maid service came daily and she even cleaned our few dishes (I was not expecting that) and we were totally grateful for that. Andalucia provides all the little things you need to enjoy the beach, including sun screens, sun tan lotions, towels, chairs, beach toys. Roberto the house owner even took the time out to ask us about our day and gave us a run down of attractions and eateries when we arrived. No complaints! We loved our home for the week and will be staying here in the years to come. Gracias para todo!

This could have been a 4 star review until something valuable came up missing in our room. The owner did nothing but defend the maid, saying she has 3 kids and 2 jobs. Who cares? We are paying customers that were victims of theft. He did refund us 2 nights stay, which was close to the price of the value of the item stolen.. I’ve stayed here previously and have never seen a maid. I think that the owner (Emeo) had something to do with this. Because he knew exactly how many days to refund us so that it would be equivalent to the item stolen. This can happen anywhere but I am never staying there again.

Slow responses, poor customer service.

We always use AirBnB, never hotels anymore! All over the world because it never fails or steers us wrong. We found this gem (like all of our stays) thru them. Studio apartment, no stove but electric burner, fridge, micro, plenty closet/​dresser space, Couch, shower, a/​c, fan, bed is decent. The place has 11 units. Hot tub, patio, beach supplies, common snacks for $ 1 (honor system), plenty of sunscreen, spray, mosquito spray, public computer, great hosts great desk people. Bus right in front takes you to old San Juan, beach right behind!, between tourist areas so this is real residential! Local restaurants everywhere! 24hr walgreens across street, 24hr market about 15 min walk, all for $ 90 a night. Get it thru airbnb because you are supporting 2 great businesses that way.

From the moment we booked our room here, we received instant and kind correspondence via email confirming our stay. Upon arriving, Esteban made us feel at home right away and was so helpful and informative about where to go and what to do in the area.
Ocean Park beach is literally just a couple of blocks away and it’s in a seemingly safe and nice residential neighborhood. Room was super clean and pretty big and the air conditioner worked well on these hot and humid days. While we did have to take cabs to most areas as the location was a bit away the busy areas, we felt safe and comfortable and truly enjoyed our stay. We’d highly recommend this place to any budget traveler looking for a good place to stay in San Juan.

A very homey, comfortable guest house that was clean with friendly owners. There are only a few guest rooms with the owners living on the third floor. The owners were very sweet and helpful and provided us valuable information about the neighborhood of Ocean Park.
Pluses about this guest house:
— 2 blocks from the beach
— great price
— friendly owners
— very homey
Minuses about this guest house:
— cramped room
— bathroom window open to the common area
Cute place for a great price.

I’m giving this place a full 5 stars.
Service was impeccable: Always willing to help, calling taxis for us, recommending AMAZING local restaurants & things to do that’s happening in the city.
Room was small but perfect for what we needed. Very comfortable as well. It wasn’t too hot or too humid. TV was old school black box haha but they had HBO & all that good stuff. Room service was offered every day. There’s an amazing sun deck, met a lot of other foreigners. Small jacuzzi on the first floor with a fridge filled with lots of snacks, goodies, drinks (water, juices, soda and Medella) all for a $ 1 based off the honor system.
Never got to meet the owners in person but Andres & Javier were very helpful and such a pleasure. I enjoyed seeing their faces everyday. (:
I definitely recommend to everyone to stay here! it’s an awesome spot, super super close to the beach and super close to great restaurants within walking distance. Not far from Isle Verde, even closer to Condado, and short ride to Old San Juan.

Two words: Bed bugs.
Run like hell.
Giving two stars for friendly and accommodating staff, but the bed bug issue is a nightmare. We were terrified coming home and went to extreme measures to make sure we did not bring them with us. All of our belongings were professionally cleaned and/​or frozen, and we bought a cheap change of clothes on the way home from the airport. That is not something you want to mess around with.

It was like staying with friends. What else needs to be said?

We had a great experience at Andalucia Guest House! The owners went out of their way to be helpful and accommodating– they gave us a map of the neighborhood, recommended a place to eat, let us borrow beach chairs, a cooler, and even lent us a club for our crappy rental car.
This hotel is in a residential neighborhood with a quiet beach. There are several good restaurants in walking distance. I would definitely recommend this hotel for a nice stay in San Juan.

This is my 5^th trip to Puerto Rico from New York. This time I’m on a business trip.
I used to stay at Caribe Hilton. This time I made a change and decided to stay Andalucia Guest House based on previous reviews.
Andalucia is 10 times more authentic than Caribe Hilton, and the best value for your money, and amazing experience. It is next to the most beautiful beach (Ocean Beach and Park), and all of the best local food and bars in San Juan Area. Café Bezos, Kasalta to name a few.
The best kitesurfing location and the most beach part of Ocean Beach is just 3 blocks away.
Owners of the property plus the full staff is at your service ²⁴⁄₇. The Guest House and its parking garage is very well protected by the police, multiple security cameras on site and multiple entrance doors. Feel free to come up here with rental cars. So easy to park unlike Condado or San Juan Downtown. Plenty of fancy houses along the beach.
Rooms are extremely clean. Floor and furniture are wiped every day. Super clean bathrooms.
There is plenty of mosquito repellent, fresh towels, sun blocks, moisturizes available to guests in the reception at no charge. Also free computer for guests with no laptop. Free Internet is super fast. I can watch HD movies. Jacuzzi is on every evening. What more can I say…
The best value for your money and the best place to stay for adventure traveler, young couples, singles, water sport enthusiasts, families and ever for honeymoons. I rather stay here and take amazing excursions every day than spend all the money in hotels that are no fun.

My husband and I stayed here for the second half of our honeymoon and we only have wonderful things to say about it. It’s a great location, only a few minute walk to the beach. They owners let you use their towels, coolers, chairs, sunscreen, just about anything you could need for a great day at the beach, for free! After staying at El Conquistador resort for three days where they charge you to breathe, this was amazing.
Our room was pretty small, just a full size bed and a bathroom but it was perfect for us (and you can’t beat $ 89/​night). We were right by the roof patio and enjoyed sitting outside at night eating our pastries from Kasalta. There are great restaurants nearby (we loved Mango’s) and the owners help with anything you could ever need! We would love the opportunity to stay here again!

My friend and I stayed at Andalucia this past week. Prior to our stay there, we stayed at a pricier Ocean Park guest house. Andalucia was wonderful and what I would call a hidden gem. The design and care the proprietors have put into the guest house showed in every moment of our stay and conveyed a personal quality that was priceless. Just a few of many features of our stay that I highly-​appreciated include: the warm and stylish décor of our room, including a canopied bed; a map the proprietors provided identifying local restaurants, bars, and even food recommendations; sunscreen and aloe vera available in the lobby for beachgoers; and a peaceful rooftop sitting area to read or lounge in. Based on the care the proprIetors have put into the guest house, I can tell they are both wonderful people. If you appreciate beautiful, personal, and artistic things, stay here.

My girlfriend and I had the opportunity to stay at the Andalucia Guest House in the beautiful and tranquil Ocean Park neighborhood of San Juan. The Guest House exceeded all of our expectations.
Esteban, one of the owners and managers of the house, met us when we arrived, showed us to our room and provided us with a glossy map of Ocean Park, the neighborhood where the house is located, complete with tips on which restaurants and bars to visit (and which to avoid).
The guest house is impeccably clean and quite beautiful. There is a lush rooftop deck which is lovely both during the day and at night under the stars and a hot tub that runs each night.
Ocean Park is a wonderful, laid-​back neighborhood and the house is only two or three blocks from a very peaceful beach. The neighborhood is quite safe and much more our style than the pretentious Condado strip a few blocks away.
On a final note, we accidentally left a watch in our guest house room. I called Emeo, the other proprietor of the guest house, and he found it and returned it to us by mail. It arrived three days later. That’s the kind of impeccable hospitality that is very hard to find. I highly recommend the Andalucia Guest House.

Andalucia is amazing. It’s beautiful and very cheap. The owners are extremely nice. They provide all the small things you might forget, and more. I was surprised to see beach towels and sunscreen laying out for guests to use. Moreover, it’s right down the street from the beach and a restaurant Obama ate in.
On the down side, the place is far from Old San Juan. We rode the bus into OSJ for $.75 each way, but the bus isn’t very reliable.

I just got back from San Juan (Nov 2011) when I stayed at Andalucia Guest House. The owners Esteban and Emeo were very welcoming and friendly and very accomodating. I decided on Andalucia because I didn’t want to stay at a resort or a $ 200 a night hotel. Andalucia put me in a Puerto Rican neighborhood two blocks from the beach for under $ 100 night for two beds.
The beds were very comfortable. The room was very clean. The room did not have an iron, but they provided one when we asked. A negative was the shower was weak, but it still worked. The room has a small flat screen TV, although ours had a weak signal and many channels had static. The air conditioner worked great!
They had a great looking hot tub. They provided bug sprays, sun block, sunburn lotion, boogie boards, and beach chairs They have wireless internet in the rooms and a mac desktop in the lobby.
The neighborhood looked a little sketchy, but we had no problems. We had a rental car, and they have parking out front. However, there were two nights when we had to park on the street. We were a little nervous parking it on the street, but we had no problems.
The real treat is the guest house is across from the famous San Juan Bakery and Café, Kasalta. YOU MUST GO THERE. In addition, a black down the road is Mango which was a great place for dinner.
I gave 5 stars although it is not perfect. For many people who are use to life in the HIlton, or at a true bed and breakfast (which it is not) it will not be for you, but for me you can’t ask for a place with more simple charm.

Not only is Andalucia the cheapest place to stay in San Juan (possibly all of PR), it’s also one of the nicest! Sure, this isn’t a bed and breakfast, but who needs a big breakfast when you’re just going to walk a couple blocks to lay on the beach all morning anyway?
The hosts are warm and welcoming, and they will help you out with anything that you need. There is sunscreen and bug spray in the lobby by the computer, so use it liberally and often! The neighborhood is safe, lively but not noisy, and just a great place to walk around at night. So many wonderful places to eat as well.
No complaints whatsoever.

Andalucia was an AWESOME guest house!
Esteban and Emeo are GREAT hosts. So knowledgeable, so friendly, and so helpful. The area also seemed relatively safe.
This place was a short walk to the beach (Ocean Park), to food, and to downtown (well relatively…) and to Walgreen’s and USPS! hah!
They have parking area in front too for your rented car (if you have it)
We stayed in the room w double beds and the kitchenette. It was a really nice place. We were able to stock up on booze, drinks, water, snacks and put it in the fridge and what not. it was also a very secure place. the only slight/​minor downfall was that this room couldnt access wifi, i guess, bc of its proximity to the center area (i would say, by the jacuzzi) or lack thereof. but that didnt matter to me. I was on vacation, not there to do work emails/​personal emails.
They also provided beach towels, beach things, sunblock, bug spray (SO IMPT!!!) and it was just an overall GREAT experience. I want to go back!

In San Juan, you get one of two options (from what I can tell):
–Glitzy, tacky, ostentatious hotels (and casinos and/​or golf)
OR
–homestyle inns
When we travel, we try to avoid the former and look for a more authentic way to experience whatever culture we are visiting. After searching high and low (unfortunately guest houses aren’t too searchable using popular sites like expedia, orbitz, and the like), I came across reviews for Andalucia (via
). All the reviews on there were so glowing, and the prices seemed right, so we gave it a shot.
Andalucia Guest House is run by two SUPER friendly and wonderful guys — Emeo and Esteban. (The other people they have there helping out are less than helpful, but those employees are only there 1 or 2 times per week). Andalucia doesn’t look like much from the outside, but there is a lot of heart once you open the gate and enter.
It is small, and not really private. My husband and I had a small room, the only one available at the time of booking, which was right next to the courtyard (where the jacuzzi is located, open from about 5 – 9 pm — what a great way to unwind at the end of the day!). Sure, we could hear people outside, and there wasn’t a ton of privacy on our end either, but that was ok. A guest house is a place to hang your hat at the end of the day — I mean, who comes to San Juan to spend all day (or night!) in their room anyway?!
Room service is daily, and the rooms are kept clean. I think every room has a mini-​fridge at the minimum — bigger rooms have full kitchens. Emeo and Esteban also have beach towels, mats, boogie boards and sun tan lotion/​aloe/​creams all complimentary for your use. There is a bookshelf (modestly) stocked with books, and magazines and board games to help fill your time.
One of, if not the greatest perk of this spot is the location to the beach. No, it isn’t beach front, but it is just two blocks from Ocean Park beach which is seriously one of the most gorgeous beaches in this park of the island. It gets full on weekends, but if you happen to be here on a weekday, enjoy a lot of solitude on the golden stretches of sand.
Andalucia is a great way to get a slice of more authentic Puerto Rican travel. See what its like living in a neighborhood, instead of tourist-​land.