San Juan Expert Travel Guides

See what the experts are saying about San Juan. Get expert advice on how to get there what to see and more.

Getting there

by Frommers Travel Guides

Visitors from overseas arrive at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (tel. 787/791-1014), the major transportation center of the Caribbean. The airport is on the easternmost side of the city, rather inconvenient to nearly all hotels except... Continue reading »
Getting around

by Frommers Travel Guides

By Taxi -- Except for a handful of important, high-profile tourist routes, public taxis are metered within San Juan (or should be). Normal tipping supplements of between 10% and 15% are appreciated. Passengers traveling between most other des... Continue reading »
City layout

by Frommers Travel Guides

Metropolitan San Juan includes the old walled city on San Juan Island; the city center on San Juan Island (called Puerta de Tierra), containing the capitol building; Santurce, on a larger peninsula, which is reached by causeway bridges from S... Continue reading »
Neighborhoods in brief

by Frommers Travel Guides

Old San Juan This is the most historic area in the West Indies. Filled with Spanish colonial architecture and under constant restoration, it lies on the western end of an islet. It's encircled by water; on the north is the Atlantic Ocean and... Continue reading »
Suggested itineraries

by Frommers Travel Guides

In case you would like to drag yourself away from the beach, here are some suggestions for how to see San Juan. If You Have 1 Day--To make the most of a short stay, head straight for Old San Juan for an afternoon of sightseeing and shoppin... Continue reading »

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Bayamon

Bayamón tenía varias comunidades y hasta una de ellas me dirigí. Desde allí Héctor nos estuvo enseñando el resto de las comu... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Nivariense
Look there's a Curves and a Blockbuster

So we made it to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Good flight. About an hour longer than what we normally fly to in the Caribbean but not bad. This... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Chris & Tracy
Old San Juan

We were lazy and took a cab from the Condado area to Old San Juan, about $20 including tip. The cab driver did not want to venture... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler AK Andy
History in Old San Juan (and good food)

There is so much to do in San Juan, but all visitors must make the pilgrimage to Old San Juan, its rich history and great food. After the... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler E & A
El Yunque

We went on a tour of El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System. We are u... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler AK Andy