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A Caribbean island under U.S. law and the U.S. dollar, with a rainforest, five centuries of history, championship golf, and marinas for superyachts, most of it within an hour of the capital.
The east coast is Puerto Rico's boating country. Fajardo alone has more than five marinas, and Puerto del Rey, widely described as the Caribbean's largest, lists more than 900 wet slips for vessels up to 200 feet. In Palmas del Mar, The Yacht Club Marina takes yachts up to 175 feet.
From there, Culebra, Vieques, and the cays offshore are an easy run for a weekend.
Fajardo guide · Palmas del Mar guide
Robert Trent Jones Sr. laid out the first holes at Dorado Beach in 1958. His son designed Bahía Beach. Rees Jones and Gary Player designed the two courses at Palmas del Mar, Tom and George Fazio and Greg Norman the two at Río Mar, and Tom Kite the 27 holes at Grand Reserve.
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Old San Juan took its name in 1521. Its forts and walls form Puerto Rico's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1983, and La Fortaleza, built from 1533, is still the governor's residence. Restaurants, galleries, and the cathedral are a walk from restored colonial townhouses.
Condado and Miramar, a few minutes east, add oceanfront towers and lagoon views.
Old San Juan guide · Condado guide
El Yunque covers about 28,434 acres of the Luquillo mountains east of San Juan. Bahía Beach and Río Mar sit at its foot, so a morning hike and an afternoon on the beach happen on the same day.
Bahía Beach guide
Laguna Grande in Fajardo is one of the island's three bioluminescent bays, visited at night by kayak inside the Las Cabezas de San Juan reserve. Seven Seas is Fajardo's calm beach. In the city, the Condado Lagoon is home to the Antillean manatee.
Fajardo guide
Rincón hosted the World Surfing Championships in 1968. Each winter the big swells and the humpback whales arrive together, and the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve protects the reef offshore.
Rincón guideDorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, was announced as the first Reserve in the Americas. Bahía Beach became Four Seasons Resort and Residences Puerto Rico in November 2025. The Condado Vanderbilt has welcomed guests since 1919. Branded residences bring housekeeping, dining, and concierge to the door.
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Golf
| Where | Course | Designer | Live nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorado | TPC Dorado Beach | Original courses by Robert Trent Jones Sr., from 1958; East Course renovated by the Robert Trent Jones II firm, reopened 2011 | Dorado Beach East, West Beach |
| Río Grande | Bahía Beach, 18 holes | Robert Trent Jones Jr., his first in Puerto Rico | Bahía Beach |
| Río Grande | Río Mar Ocean and River courses | Tom and George Fazio (Ocean); Greg Norman (River) | Río Grande |
| Río Grande | Grand Reserve Golf Club, 27 holes | Tom Kite; host of the PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open as of 2024 | Río Grande |
| Humacao | Palmas Athletic Club, Flamboyán and Palm | Rees Jones (Flamboyán); Gary Player (Palm) | Palmas del Mar |
Course names and counts at Dorado Beach have changed over the years and sources differ. Ask us for current access rules and membership terms for any course.
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Your brief
Golf every morning, a slip for the boat, a school run under ten minutes. We match the life to the address.
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Checked October 2026.
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