Pardon me while I interrupt y’all’s holiday content filled with warm fuzzy sweaters and cozy coats with a fun Puerto Rico travel guide, plus my vacation looks from Chloe Oliver. I went with my fiancé last month for a quick getaway (right after we got engaged!) right before we moved to Chicago, and it was the perfect little trip! The flights were pretty cheap (around $300 RT), and we wanted to go somewhere sunny before we moved to the tundra 🙂
So we stayed about 15 minutes from Old San Juan [which is where all the vibrant city stuff is!], and the Ubers were really cheap to and from (~$5 per ride) – but if I were to go back again I’d definitely stay in Old San Juan to make it easier!
CJ & I unfortunately didn’t get to do everything on the travel guide list below because he got sick and then I got sick (total bummer on vaca, right?) but these are the top recommended places to go, eat and see! Love how vibrant and colorful the city is – it’s a bloggers’ dream, really! Enjoy babes <3
Restaurants/Bars
- Punto de Vista Rooftop Restaurant
- Restaurante Raices
- Verde Mesa – Vegan Puerto Rican Latin Fusion
- Castia Miramar
- La Factoria – speakeasy
- La Placita – bar street with different clubs from hip hop to salsa
- Barrachina – home of the first Pina Colada
- El Jibarito
Bakeries/Dessert
- Kasalta
- Mallorca
- Café Cuatro Sombras – Guava Butter Croissant, Coffee
- Chocobar Cortes
- Senor Paleta – Ice pops
Things to do
- Castillo de San Cristobal – fortress
- Castillo San Felipe Del Morro – 16th century citadel built by Spanish
- La Fortaleza mansion – oldest governors mansion
- Paseo de Princesa – promenade with shops, street vendors, views
- Catedral de San Juan Buastista – the second oldest cathedral in the Americas
- Isla Verde Beach
- San Juan National Historic Site
- Calle La Fortaleza
- Cloud Spa and Hospitality
- Calle del Cristo
| All looks: Chloe Oliver |
A huge thanks to Chloe Oliver for sponsoring this post. As always, all opinions are my own.
