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61a Orquideas St, 00765 Vieques, Puerto Rico

#10 of 10 hotels in Vieques

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Review Score

Based on 153 hostel reviews

7.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.6

  • Comfort

    7.6

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    7.0

  • Staff

    7.6

  • Value for money

    7.4

  • Free Wifi

    8.7

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  • Reviewed: March 24, 2025

    6.0
    It was a pleasant place to stay. Close to everything
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Could have had a few chairs outside of the rooms to sit in. We rented five rooms and a couple of the rooms didn’t have the bed completely made.

    I love the location. The beds were really comfortable.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: March 21, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bar next door blasted music until 3am.

    It worked well for the time we were there.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 25, 2025

    8.0
    A clean room & bed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Being in a small island like Vieques, my expectations were low. All I was looking for was a reasonably comfortable bed to sleep in & I got what I was looking for.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 3, 2025

    8.0
    Great location, cute and clean, basic amenities
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Shower was inconsistent- too hot or too cold. One Tiny mirror you couldn’t see. No tv.

    It was pretty basic- few towels, no tv,one tiny mirror, shower was so so. But cute clean great location

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 4, 2025

    7.0
    Would stay again but would need to be aware of the limited space, not sure if other ooms are larger?
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The size of our room was tiny. The beds were comfy but we had very little room to move around or to set up our bags. We stayed in one without hooks to hang wet towels or clothing/suits.

    Location and ease of access was great.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: January 1, 2025

    8.0
    Would stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not their fault, but garbage pickup at 4 am woke us up. Loss of power at 5:30 woke us again. Then at 6:40 a generator started outside our room, but gave us no power! I don’t blame waterside inn for those things, but a rough night!

    Simple and clean and comfortable rooms at a good price

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: August 3, 2024

    7.0
    This is a clean and decent place to stay at a premium location, though we had some initial disappointments and confusion
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We booked 2 rooms: one was great (1 queen bed with bathroom) and one was not what we had booked. The latter was supposed to have 2 separate sets of bunk beds (when booking, there were 2 pictures of bunk beds next to each other, and it said it was a room for 4 people), but there was only one set in the room. We also did not know that the rooms were at two separate, though next to each other, locations. You should know that for rooms 1-8, there are shared bathrooms and shared showers. The room with the queen bed, room 9, had its own bathroom, and was excellent! Also, the email sent beforehand talked about places to visit nearby, which is great, but the places are actually significantly farther than the message says.

    The location is excellent, and the place was very clean and charming! Though neither the owner nor other employees are in the property, the person that I believe is the owner sent information beforehand to my email and was available to take calls and respond to texts when questions arose.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 6, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Musty smell in the room, I understand the excessive humidity in the island, but it could be fixed with some ventilation before guests arrive.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 28, 2024

    8.0
    Great Vieques getaway
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I liked everything for what I was looking for.

    Great location and extremely nice people. This is not a luxury room, it is for minimalist, the room offers a clean place to sleep and a shower. Great for a weekend getaway. Lazy Jacks bar is attached and extremely busy. Open till 1 am with food and drink. Great staff!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 10, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Slightly moldy in shower. I had to throw out the plastic curtain. The town/island had a weird, hostile vibe. Lots of rude people, bums and drunks. There was even a big fist fight on the ferry over from cieba. Also most of the "protected" section of the island is closed because there's UXO/stray bombs. I think they are somewhat misleading about this online. There's only a few accessible remote beaches.

    It was a cozy spot to stay for inexpensive. The bar nearby is a great spot but slightly expensive. The breakfast place next door is excellent! The town is very cute and picturesque along the shoreline.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 17, 2024

    6.0
    Not horrible but I probably wouldn’t stay here again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There’s no natural light. There is only WiFi in the common area outside the guest room and something about the construction seems to prevent cell service from reaching inside the rooms too so you are essentially disconnected when in your room. Which I guess is fine if you’re there to completely unplug, but I found it very frustrating not to be able to do things like call my partner from bed before going to sleep (he wasn’t with me on the trip) or look up the beaches I wanted to go to while taking 20 minutes to hang in the air conditioning. I was mainly annoyed since the rooms are advertised as having WiFi and I don’t appreciate false advertising. Secondly, the room was clean but only speciously so. I looked under the bed to make sure I hadn’t left anything when packing and it was clear they haven’t vacuumed under it in months. The drawers also had some hair and grime in them that I had to wipe out myself. Finally, I didn’t get a single good nights sleep because of the noise. I didn’t read the fine print but there is a bar attached to the guest house that stays open until 2 am, with music and all the normal sounds of drunken parties. You definitely need to bring ear plugs. They say they have them for you but didn’t actually have them when I asked. Earplugs should be fine for covering the bar sounds but because the WiFi doesn’t work in the rooms you also have guests sitting in the common area using their phones/watching videos and the doors don’t block this sound at all. And even if you manage to get to sleep, other guests getting up in the morning and just shutting their doors sounds like slamming. Oh, one last thing and it’s small but they only give you 2 bath towels and no hand towels or any other kind of towel. It was okay for me as a solo traveler, but if you had a second person, I guess you’re stuck drying yourself with a towel that’s damp from drying your hands? Also, don’t forget to bring your own beach towel.

    Location was great, just a few steps and you’re on the Malecon, walking along the water. Beds were comfortable and there was decent water pressure with water that gets very hot. It’s self check in and out, but the hosts are pretty responsive via text. Air conditioning works well. All the staff at the adjoining bar are great (just don’t bother them when they are busy! That place gets slammed!)

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 7, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the beds and blankets were damp and smelled bad, the room smelled like mould

    good location and helpful staff

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 3, 2024

    7.0
    Good location and facilities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    There's no reception, so you don't really see anybody who works there... So nosy in the nights. Beds so uncomfortable. A lot of mosquitos.

    Good location. Next to the Main Street and beach walk side. Restaurants and beaches walkable. Once you do the check out you can leave the luggage there and even you can use the shower and bathroom later in the day before you leave. This are in the common areas. Once you do the reservation, they send you a list of things and option to do.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: February 26, 2024

    6.0
    A pub with rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I think they are upgrading, but the place is a bit creepy. Room is ok.

    Location is convenient

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 19, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No food , need to paid extra

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 16, 2024

    7.0
    Nice location
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    - never received the email on our arrival day for the self checkinn ( we were able to see the staff around 3:15) - really loud from the other guest around , walls are thin - hook in the room would be helpfull to hang our things!:)

    - location : very well located , everything in esperanza by walking/beaches around - even with the resto/bar close to, we never heard the musique from there - clean room

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 13, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Could use a coffee pot or electric kettle.☺️ QA

    Location, privacy, cleanliness.and staff.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 12, 2024

    8.0
    Nice place, limited rest.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Limited communication with staff. Restaurant stayed open til 1a and our room was beside the kitchen - so louder for longer than anticipated.

    Easy to reach. Room and beds were comfortable.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 22, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No top sheet, very very small room

    Great location!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 7, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Didn't realize there would be no shampoo or body wash/soap. Couldn't really see any details on the booking sight. They did provide towels.

    Super friendly staff. Close to the bio bay excursion. Many restaurants near by. Beds were comfy for the overnight. We checked out at 11 and our flight back didn't leave till 4pm. We were able to keep our bags in the courtyard instead of lugging them around. If you go, check out the food truck called the lunchbox across from El block, fish tacos were amazing!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: December 31, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The check in was not available not even one hour before....and it was self check in...so they did not have to do much. The room is extremely small with bunk beds and a small table...no room even for the luggage. The restroom and shower are shared. Not very friendly......

    The location is fine

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 10, 2023

    8.0
    Great location! Affordable. No WiFi in rooms, though....
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    WiFi isn't available in the rooms. In fact, the room was the only place on the island I also couldn't get data service. So I had no Internet in my room, only the common area of Lazy Guesthouse. That is my #1 complaint as I like surfing the web while I'm in bed -- especially on vacation where I'm planning my next day's events. I contacted host to see if it was working properly since standing right outside the property my phone wouldn't even pick up the network. They said it works in the common areas only. We were also in a room near the restaurant, which was extremely loud very late at night. We were waking up at 4:45am to leave on an early ferry, so that was an unwelcome disruption.

    The location is fantastic in that it's extremely close to the beach and Lazy Jack's restaurant. It was affordable for the location. The bed was comfortable and we enjoyed having a private bathroom in the suite. The room was extremely clean. We liked keyless entry. The location worked extremely well for us as we were visiting mostly beaches and the bio bay based out of Esperanza.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: November 22, 2023

    7.0
    You get what you pay for - the place was clean, basic, and in a great location. Don’t expect any thrills of course. Woul
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was very basic and the bathroom wasn’t great.

    Location was perfect - doesn’t get any better than being on the shore front in esperanza. It was clean and right next to lazy jacks.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 15, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Convenient location

    Stayed in November 2023

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