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John Z

Fine Seaside Inn in La Parguera

4.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Jan 24, 2025
This is not a luxury resort. It does not purport to be one – and there are none in the area. If you are coming to the town of La Parguera to snorkel the reef or the bioluminescent bay, dive the famous Wall, hike or bird the nearby forests and reserves, explore the mangroves, or enjoy the lively music scene, this is a beautifully located, attractive and comfortable seaside inn. Chief among its virtues is its wonderful position right on the water, nestled among the shore mangroves, with well-tended grounds affording stunning views of palm trees, mangrove islands, and sea. There is no beach or direct water access, but no local inns have that. With regard to the rooms – and you will see many negative comments about them on TripAdvisor – I can only speak to ours, Room 2001, a second (top) floor Ocean View room in a recently renovated section of the hotel near the entrance lobby. The room, with two double beds and a patio, was not large but was attractively furnished, clean and comfortable, and provided a knockout view over the back grounds to the sea. The lobby and public areas were similarly attractive. The main drawback to the hotel is the loud thumping music emanating from the bar/restaurant across the street and some downtown bars until 11, 12, or beyond on many nights. Our iPhone white noise app received heavy usage to enable us to counter the music and get to sleep. While the booming music is likely beyond the hotel’s control, it seems they could do a better job of soundproofing – conversations from the hallway and the outdoor grounds also carry quite loudly into the rooms. Another drawback is that for some reason the hotel’s restaurant is only open for any meals – including breakfast – on the weekends. Also it would be great if (a) the inn offered kayak rentals from its little closed off pier and (b) the front desk staff were better equipped to give helpful recommendations including where to get coffee or breakfast on weekdays, top local restaurants (we strongly recommend El Karacol), best kayak rentals, best dive shops (we strongly recommend Paradise Scuba & Snorkeling), and best bioluminescent bay tour (again, Pardise Scuba & Snorkeling). A positive is convenient free parking. All in all I have no hesitation in recommending the hotel – at least the Ocean View rooms - to visitors to this interesting corner of Puerto Rico.
Date of stay: January 2025
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Parador Villa Parguera, Guest Services / Front Office at Parador Villa Parguera, responded to this review
Responded Feb 16, 2025
Dear FarAway573364;

Thank you for taking the time to write us your experience at La Parguera and at our Hotel.
We are very happy to see that you had a beautiful experience and enjoyed your stay. It was a great pleasure for us.

We have taken notes of your comments and recommendations, our commitment to our clients is to maintain an excellent service and immediately attend to all those areas where there is room for improvement.

Thank you for recommending us.

We hope you can visit us again soon

Have a nice day!
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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      Reviewed November 13, 2024

      This place is a dump. The room wasn’t clean. You could feel the people that stayed in it before. The same with the common areas. But, above all, the service was terrible. The concierge and counter personnel were unfriendly and rude. Too bad, because La Parguera was beautiful and the weather was fantastic. But, please, choose another place to stay.

      Room tip: Don’t stay here
      Date of stay: October 2024
      • Trip type: Travelled with family
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      Thank Mercedes R
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      Reviewed November 10, 2024

      Unscrupulous Business Practice. Avoid Staying at this Hotel. I have stayed once at this hotel. On my return trip to PR I had to cancel my reservation due to unforeseen circumstances. I cancelled my room reservation many months prior. I was informed the reservation was cancelled. They have yet to issue a refund for the room reservation. I get purposely disconnected when I request a refund or ask to speak to a manager/supervisor. Horrible Customer Service with Unscrupulous Business Practices. Do not stay at this hotel. There are many other hotels that offer better customer service and respond to consumer concerns in a respectful, caring and professional manner. This is not the place.

      Date of stay: April 2024
      Trip type: Travelled on business
      Thank L S
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      Parador Villa Parguera, Guest Services / Front Office at Parador Villa Parguera, responded to this reviewResponded January 3, 2025

      Dear K7481UWIs

      Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are truly sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations.

      At our hotel, providing excellent customer service is our top priority, and we can assure you that you were treated with the utmost professionalism by our staff. When the reservation was made through our Reservations Department, our Front Desk Agent clearly explained our Non-refundable Reservation and Cancellation Policies prior to processing the payment. You acknowledged and accepted these terms and gave authorization to charge the non-refundable deposit.

      As outlined in our policy, reservations must be cancelled before 4:00 PM, at least 7 days prior to the arrival date to avoid cancellation penalties. Cancellations made within this 7-day window are non-refundable, but a credit can be issued for a future stay within one year of the original check-in date.

      We understand the inconvenience this may have caused, and we genuinely wish we could have accommodated your request. However, since a claim has been made through the bank, any further actions will need to be resolved through them.

      Best regards,

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      Reviewed July 14, 2024

      I love the location the rooms we stayed in were very clean and beautiful. In observation the rooms have no, not a big thing but why? There is no small fridge which they can put in, the restaurant and the pool bar are not open only from Thur-Sunday. Losing revenue for those other days. There is also which would be good to have a coffee station in the lobby since that is also not provided. The staff is wonderful and friendly overall our stay was nice and calming.

      Room tip: If you arrive Monday Through Wednesday restaurants in the villa are closed.
      Date of stay: July 2024
      • Trip type: Travelled with family
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      Thank Josephine G
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      Parador Villa Parguera, Guest Services / Front Office at Parador Villa Parguera, responded to this reviewResponded July 15, 2024

      Dear Josephine;

      Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are happy to see that you had a pleasant getaway! We have taken notes of your comments and recommendations; our commitment to our clients is to maintain an excellent service and immediately attend to all those areas where there is room for improvement.

      We hope you can stay again soon!

      Have a wonderful day!

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      Reviewed July 5, 2024

      Horrible experience, check in experience was a disaster. Ladies at the front are very rude, bad customer service overall. Room is deceiving and they charge non PR residents way more FYI. Ask a resident to book for you if you are visiting family!!!

      Room tip: Bring a local so they don’t overcharge you for the room
      Date of stay: July 2024
      • Trip type: Travelled with family
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      Thank Tito Q
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      Parador Villa Parguera, Guest Services / Front Office at Parador Villa Parguera, responded to this reviewResponded July 15, 2024

      Dear 689titoq;

      We are sorry to read that you had a bad experience during the check in process. We have taken notes of your comment, our commitment to our clients is to maintain an excellent service and immediately attend to all those areas where there is room for improvement.
      However, we have to clarify that we do not charge clients whether they are PR residents or not. We have different types of rooms with different rates, some higher than others due to the type of room but never because they are residents or not.

      We hope that you will consider staying at our Parador again, we wish to have the opportunity to give you the excellent service you deserve.

      Have a beautiful day!

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      Reviewed March 9, 2024 via mobile

      This hotel is in a good location but like many local buildings, it was built decades ago but well kept. We booked an ocean view room and we enjoyed the view from the balcony. The front desk lady was nice and tried her best to help me when I asked for something. We ate lunch on the restaurant and the onion soup was delightfully delicious. Macaroni and cheese tasted terrible and the pasta was okay. The waitress was very nice. We enjoyed the pool and garden.
      The room was small and I can’t say it’s clean because grouts are black and caulking in the shower was showing mildew. The upper part of the shower curtain had mildew stains. I don’t like the towel bar is so closed to the wall that the towel inevitably touched the wall. There was no hooks or little place to put clothes in the bathroom- it is very small. The floors are clean but dirty at the corners of doors or closets. There are tiny bugs crawling on the wash towel we put on the vanity top and new bugs kept flying in that area. So you have to look at dots of those bugs each time you use the sink. And yes, there are no hooks to hang the wash towel so we put it there. As other reviews stated, loud music outside until late at night but we could all fall asleep. Very safe to walk around. Not sure if we would book again.

      The pool had a very nice waterfall with a bar next to it. There was even a garden with pergola and sun lounges with a view of the ocean.

      Room tip: There was a glass bottom boat near the hotel. You should go there!
      Date of stay: March 2024
      Trip type: Travelled with family
      Thank Jackiezh2015
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      Parador Villa Parguera, Guest Services / Front Office at Parador Villa Parguera, responded to this reviewResponded May 26, 2024

      Dear Jackiezh2015;

      Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We have taken notes of your comments. Our commitment to our clients is to maintain an excellent service and immediately attend to all those areas where there is room for improvement.

      We hope you can visit us again soon!

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