San Juan PR Tourism FAQ's

San Juan PR Tourism FAQs - CONDADO TOURISM CENTER at Ashford Ave. & Condado Lagoon

San Juan PR Tourism FAQs

CONDADO TOURISM - We're here to help answer your questions about San Juan PR Tourism and the CONDADO TOURISM CENTER

wHAT DO I NEED TO NOW ABOUT CONDADO, PR?

Condado is to San Juan, what Manhattan is to New York City. Condado Puerto Rico is an upscale neighborhood located on the Atlantic beach and east of Old San Juan, and separated by the “Dos Hermanos Bridges”. Condado is a part of Metro San Juan, and a sub barrio of Santurce.

The community land mass measures +200 acres, and in year-2000 had a resident population of 6,170 (US Census.)

“El Condado” is a hotel-dominated beachfront community, and associated with wealth and status, according to Wiki. As follows, “Properties are scarce, hard to come by and extremely expensive. and may cost millions of dollars. It is one of the most desirable places to live on the island and commands a premium.”

ARE THERE ANY PARKS IN CONDADO?

There are two National Parks in Condado, la Ventana al Mar (Ashford Ave.) and Condado Lagoon Park. La Ventana al Mar Park is Condado’s main public space. The park-space was designed by architect and urbanist Andrés Mignucci. La Ventana al Mar Park is flanked by two of Condado’s landmark hotels: to the west by the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel (1919), designed by Warren and Whitmore, and to the east by the La Concha Hotel (1957), designed by Toro Ferrer. Condado Lagoon (Laguna del Condado in Spanish) is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is an affluent body of water that flows freely between the Condado and Miramar neighborhoods of Santurce, a sector of San Juan. Condado Lagoon empties into the Atlantic Ocean through El Boquerón, an inlet spanned by the Dos Hermanos Bridge through the San Antonio Creek. Condado Lagoon is one of two natural lagoons in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

are there restaurants in condado?

There are many restaurants in Condado. Many are expensive, none are super-inexpensive.

However, Panne’s makes a good breakfast and has a 2-for-1 Cuban Sandwich deal on Wednesdays for $12.

Munchie Burger is next to Stop & Go at the intersection in front of La Concha Resort. Munchie Burger has a good burger and fries for around $15. Stop & Go also has a modest lunch buffet and is more-suited to drinking on the porch area, which can be active. There are decent-priced Empanada’s, and some Puerto Rican food spots that I think are over-priced.

There are also some very expensive places with fancy names, if that is your thing.