San Juan Puerto Rico is Nicer Than I Imagined | Condado
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- Walking the Condado neighborhood in San Juan Puerto Rico.
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San Juan is nice but the best way to really enjoy Puerto Rico is by renting a car and exploring the beauty of the entire island, take my word for it!
That's what I did in my two trips in 2019.
@@catrashoo Where did you went?
@@hedgehogthesonic3181 Where did I go ?
I drove around the Island just exploring the beaches.
@@catrashoo Oh, so you did not went to the center?
That is what I'm doing a couple of months from now when I visit Puerto Rico.
You so right. Puerto Rico is the perfect spot for a first time traveler because it was mine. Great memories.
Hey bro I’m planning a trip gotta couple questions
I been to Puerto Rico a few times love it! Specially condado!
Rent a car and drive the entire island. Too many things to list here but it will be a great adventure.
Agreed
Just came back from San Juan stayed in an Air BnB across Marriott. Can’t wait to go back it was a wonderful experience and the casino was a bonus
Do you need vaccinations card or negative test results??
@@NegusUchiha I took mine just in case but at no time did they ask. I did get an email from the airline saying I needed a negative test result 24hrs before the flight but they didn’t check up on that as well
Won $5,000 drop down bonus betting 95 cents at the Marriott. Best part - no taxes in PR!
San Juan is good for first timers. The West is where you really experience that authentic Puerto Rico vibe with the best beaches.
The West is Puerto Rico
"El Condado District" is one of the city's eight (8) districts of which San Juan is divided. Across that lagoon is "Miramar"☺️ Hope y'all enjoy your stay down here Blessings from Carolina ☝🏾
Hola Amigo 👋👋
Looks beautiful bro
Thanks for sharing your time with us we truly appreciate you friend
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Cheers J&D ✌️🐶👫
Been to condado it's very beautiful upscale and has everything..
@@alfredolopez4092 awesome 💯😎
When you walk to the end and right before the the bridge you will find La Playita del Condado which is nice and clean and a beautiful beach to spend thr day and I highly recommended it!!!!! 😁🇵🇷👍
Thank you for taking the time to show and explore your destinations
I most impressed by how fast you walked up Ashford Ave
Well, he's walking, not on a car. LOL That "tapón" is always nuts.
I miss my island soooo much. 😭
Claro
I went to this exact area back in May and I loved it
4:37 Stop, look to your right, Tayzan. That is where you need to have your sushi. Try the Criollo Roll if they still have it. I used to go there a lot when I was in college. Also, if you go back to Viejo San Juan, try the Chocobar Cortes.
Just visited last month my favorite beach 🏖 was Escambron super nice 👍
Comment by Carmencita: It is a beautiful island, gorgeous scenery if you drive to other towns; the ignorance about Puerto Rico is still prevalent. People think it is a very poor island, like Haiti. Well, it probably is poor in a way, but people there certainly live very well. Old San Juan is full of history and pretty architecture, Condado was a high-class neighborhood with beautiful houses, some of them are still standing, but many were converted into businesses, others were demolished, sadly, to build hotels, but it is still a pretty area.
I hope you kept walking towards the bridge at the end of the video. There is a private beach off to the right, it's protected by rocks hands down one of the best in that area. Their are definitely better one's but for the touristy area it is very good. I was born and raised on the south coast and miss it very much but you definitely brought me back some memories with this video :)
For your information the beaches in Puerto Rico belong to all..they are not private by law
Gringos go home!-Pedro Albizu Campos 🇵🇷
Another great video, thanks. Do you not drive? I hired a car recently when I was abroad and staying a bit further from the central zone, saved a ton of money on Uber rides.
The thumbnail is wild💜🔥🔥🔥
Oh shit! My car on RUclips!🤣 3:34 the beater to the left... Yup that's my whip! I clicked on the video just to see if I would appear in it.
You can take the bus from Condado to old San juan and metropolitsn area
I live in Bayamon work in the Sheraton, thanks to you I have gone to Colombia 5 times, c beautiful woman and people are friendly,
Let me know if you want to see more of the island no charges you’ve done a lot for me with your channel 👍🏼
The wonderful thing of Ashford Avenue is the convenience of everything with in walking distance so go visit us in Puerto Rico and thank you 😁🇵🇷👍
I love El Condado 😁🇵🇷👍
Condado is an upscale, fancy ocean front resort strip, a little Miami type vibe. Beautiful beach 🏝BUT not safe for swimming in SOME areas there.The waves break close to shore. There are warning signs up . Basically saying swim at your own risk. So KEEP children from going in too deep.
Isla Verde is similar, a resort strip too.
Ocean Park near by, also has a nice beach spot with a neighborhood feel to it. Both areas🏖 (Condado/ Isla Verde) attract tourist mostly because, it is close to airport, beaches, pedestrian oriented, everthing is within walking distance.
The displaying of LGBTQ flags there that day, was bc of their annual parade celebration.
yes,, very dangerous... The Puerto Ricans do not swim there...it is good that people realize this....the tourists often do not listen . I usually go to the Lagoon it is much calmer.
For beaches we have the entire island. Over 250 beaches. We have 78 towns and San Juan is bigger than that. After Old San Juan, Condado and Isla Verde (Carolina Town) we have a great Metropolitan Area (Rest of San Juan and few more towns that forms the Metro Area)
the LGBTQ stuff is getting annoying
I have been considering going to Puerto Rico. Now I definitely have to go. Was there a PCR requirement to enter the country?
Not any more
You drink rum when you are in PR🇵🇷❤️
Speaking of those scooters! Look up all the memes from tourists riding them on the highway after we opened up from pandemic. Absolutely wild time.
The area looks much improved from a few years back when it became a little run down with a lot of boarded up buildings and signs disinvestment. Looks like money is flowing again but more work needs to be done to bring it back to what it used to be in 70s and early 80s. Thanks for sharing.
vienen muchos proyectos ..frente a walgreen ya empiesa el edificio más grande de condado..todo en cristales ..ya todo vendido..28 pisos..mas frente a la concha están construyendo otro ya todo vendido..mas vienen muchos más en caminoo...en unos añitos veras como se pone todo eso.
@@elirivera7511 eso es Coño!!!
Actually it's very high class there
The family and I will be going the end of the month. You walked right by our hotel La Concha. Why are all those scooters around? Are those for anybody? Thanks for the vid looking forward to our trip.
Riders unlock (and pay) scooters using some mobile app. Scooters are dockless. No pick up or drop off stations. They can be found all around tourist spots.
That is a whatever invention to bother the people that needs to walk for they things.
Live in Puerto Rico ! Believe me, west ciast is best and beaches in cabo rojo ( buye, playa sucia, playa el combate ) are great SAFE beaches to swim in.
Too commecialized in SJ...
I live in Rincon
I liked carsh boat a lot 😊
Nice walk around town!
Thank you for the info. I am moving there in July! One way ticket to San Jaun, Bye-Bye Mainland ! I am sooo tired of ALL the BS here in the USA.
Native here, Puerto Rico is beautiful but is rough living there. I’m guessing you are bringing your job/ company to have a better living situation. Also it depends what part you are going. Most people do speak English, but is way easier if you know the language. Make sure you are always ready for random power outages, summers are so hot that you have to save some buckets with water because the wells dry and they ratio the water. Meaning if it doesn’t rain soon , they control the water, so one day you’ll have water and the next day you won’t. People have 0 patience there, so watch out for some locals who think they are tough thugs. Other than that, enjoy endless summer days at the beach
San Juan is beautiful and modern. Also cities like, Guaynabo, Carolina, Bayamón and outside of the metropolitan area you can go to Caguas, Ponce and Mayagüez.
You would like it!
I love this video
Been there same thing as living in the USA
Yes is the Rums Capital of the world, Even though it is a small ARCHIPELAGO, the TERRITORY of Puerto Rico has established its place in rum production on an international scale. In fact, Puerto Rico calls itself the rum capital of the world. The island produces over eighty percent of all rum consumed in the US. Puerto Rican rums are made by five major companies. Also the empanadas are called Empanadillas 🤣 Empanadas are something way different in Puerto Rico, also the Bachata origins are in Puerto Rico, was modernized in the neighboring country DR. Thanks for the vids I love them.
Sir, Bachata’s origins are from barrios in Dominican Republic! Inspired by Bolero.
@@drzfinezt180 Listen the new way of Bachata is Dominican, because what is known today as such was evolved in the Dominican Republic, BUT its origin (where it came from) is in the Jíbaro music of Puerto Rico, which was very successfully popularized in those parts by Odilio González.
Bachata is Dominican, because what is known today as such was evolved in the Dominican Republic, BUT its origin (where it came from) is in the Jíbaro music of Puerto Rico, which was very successfully popularized in those parts by Odilio González.
Beautiful
I'm planning a trip in late and it seems that splitting my trip between old San Juan and a resort would be a good idea. Old San Juan seems like a place I can get local food and culture vs isle Verde and condado. Do you agree? I know renting a car would help me see PR better but I don't feel comfortable driving and don't want to risk traffic violations.
The same as driving in Orlando Fl or Las Vegas.. the Gps works in english very well..
We have stayed in Condado many times - stay in La Concha or the Marriott and never got a car. Taxi from airport to hotel and Old San Juan. We don’t feel comfortable driving around there, either. Isla Verde is also very nice - really close to airport and plenty of restaurants to walk to.
San Juan got whitewashed culture. Thanks too AmeriKKKa
I've been to San Juan around 6 times. Always rented the 3 bedroom condo at ESJ , I need to go back, it's been almost 10 years
Interview some business people and artist salsa groups, traditional cultural groups and cultural centers,dancers , photographers , models,do some model shoots.
Been to PR twice and enjoyed both times. Stayed in the hotel across from the Burger Kings restaurant in video. Beach walking distance right behind hotel.
What’s the name of
@@rockievanescent6025
AC Hotel San Juan Condado they have done major upgrades outside. Lobby still looks the same.
Thank you for great video. Going to Puerto next week. I am vaccinated but do i need covid test coming back to US? Or just show my vaccination card
None
Beautiful Puerto Rico usa territory the number 8 wonder of the world
The Condado of PR is like the Piantini of Santo Domingo, but a bit smaller. San Juan is a very small city.
No one really visits Santo Domingo (city) other than dominicans or investors. Holds no interest for tourists.
Nice video 👍🙏
Love your video, thank you. What hotel is best to stay that’s not so pricey
Hello, Beautiful Video. Awesome. Cool. Everything changed. The Things need to Be done. But, It seems like It is unfinished business….something like that. God Bless You All ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍
I like going to non touristy parts or going to historical spots, and to really see how the locals live. That is why i may have a preference for the DR in comparison to PR. I like more a local feel
PR has many local spots. You just have to get out of the tourist areas. DR also has tourist areas.
I agree with you buddy DR has way more things to do and culture this looks a bit white washed and boring
@@egom1993 I did not want to express that out of respect for Sly, but that is exactly how i felt. Although, the capital of DR Santo Domingo has it shares of tourist, but i sense more a local feel in comparison to Puerto Rico, and the same as Mexico City. I hated the fact Sly, did not visit the historical places in Mexico, which Mexico has alot, but Sly is good, though
Well I'm from Puerto Rico, and I can tell you first hand that the island has a lot of cultural spots. The problem is that he's just going to the touristy spots. Very few tourist go outside of The touristy areas, and they miss out on a whole different side of the island.
I like pR it’s beautiful places and love the people. But I feel like I am in the United States. What I love about the DR is its realism. It’s rugged and in your face. You know what you are getting. Love how alive you feel in DR with the noise and hands down DR beaches are top noch.
Bro of course its nice its the rich area condado is high end and tourist zone go outside its also nice but not fancy more nature you will love it
May I have some recommendations?
Dead ass reminds me of Miami Beach some of the adjacent neighborhoods.
Thanks family ✌🏾
Are those scooters new? We were just there in October and didn’t see them all,over the place in Condado.
Yes, indeed! Puerto Rico is the Rum capital!
Nice nice my amigo
Comment by Carmencita: A City Ordinance forbids walking around in bathing suits; many people think it is a resort, which it is NOT. So, remember and avoid being fined for not complying.
Sly dude bro!
Fact…80% of all the bottled rum in the whole world comes from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Look it up bro 🤙🏽
And Domino sugar since 1901. AmeriKKKans always stealing from others
5 barilla for dak or 5 estrella for white rum, don't waste your time with Bacardi or don q , thanks for the the old hood don't miss Rincon, or fajardo west and east ends of island
PUERTO RICO comes alive after sunset, because is hot on summer months and cars are the way to go,PR have 2.1 million cars for a population of 3.8 mill that like a car for every 2 souls! A! Forgot that MALL'S are packed on summers, like plaza las Americas!
San Juan is bigger and the modern part goes farther than Condado.
That’s my spot I’ll be there Saturday. Condado beach is like Miami now. It’s used to be no black people there now it’s full of black folks. Sunday is wind down day and a scooter is the ish hit that street 26 that you are on takes from old scan Juan to Carolina
You are right we have a lot of black folks
the have come as immigrants from the West
Indies, Haiti and Dominican Republic due
to economic conditions
Strange zoning here. Small business unit, giant apartment, side by side
pause at 2:58. Is that money at bottom right corner
We appreciate your time and energy in creating content 💫 Peace and Blessings from Seattle
Enjoy your channel, I live in PR let me know if you need some help 🙏🏽 welcome 👍🏼
Beautiful passport,follow the laws
and pay for a good Hotel.
Condado,Dorado or Isla Verde.
them you come back and re/start
working for next year.
Rent a car next year
Looks a lot like Miami. Bacardi was originally a Cuban company. Please show more of the women. The new York Ricans are beautiful.
“ not a bad country for the first time “ hmmm what were you expecting? Puerto Rico is part of the USA. I’m not puertorrican and you just offended me 😖 I’m latina and our countries are not bad!
He’s probably talking about the fact that Puerto Rico is easy for a first timer because there is more English spoken, and they also use the US dollar so there’s no currency conversion. Puerto Rico is definitely easier to travel than probably any other Spanish speaking country in Latin America. For example they speak a lot of English in Costa Rica but you still have to do the currency conversion. PR is also a US territory so no passport is needed.
Is not the modern is a lot of hotel where people get to but Is a local place people live there permanently. When out of Towner's get here they diapers yo have to go inland also.
Anyone know what’s going on with the abandoned hotel at the end of the beach?
The Normandie? Some crypto guy wants to rebuild it, or even bought it, but he is asking the government to chip in. Not going to happen.
You smoke bro, I'm over by la Placita?
Yea you’re in Condado!
Visit Team.Mobile Resort beautiful and visit the mountains carribean side ,like Ponce el yunque ..
I don't think rentals or food there in San Juan are that cheap. $1600 a month for just a bed with four walls isn't good value. Not a particularly cheap place to retire.
It depends where you rent
You get rents In areas 10 minutes from Condado
You can still buy real estate at very good prices
in different neighborhoods where you can get new
and older properties
@@anafranco5733 Yes Ana, There's so many other places in the world much cheaper and better weather for me. I've been living here in Mexico paying $400 US a month for a really nice apartment. Buying would be a huge mistake, especially right now because the R.E. market is going to crash.
What kind of camera do you have and how do you hold it like that ?
Awesome
Why wouldn’t San Juan be a nice place,puertorico is the island of enchantment, a majestic place
3$ for shared taxi ride in 1974 San Juan to luquillo, at least 20 miles.
Thanks for the video. I Just subscribed. They need to just go ahead and make Puerto Rico a state already! Anyway, I'd love to visit some day!
PR cant be a state ..
So much stealing in our government here.. they wouldnt want the statehood bc they dont want to be busted
No, they don’t need to make it a state already. Independence!! Viva Puerto Rico Libre‼️ 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
You need to check out Yauco. A lot nicer! Lots of art and low key.
Best rum in Puerto Rico is Barrilito. Go to their distillery.
Take a scooter if you’re staying on the outskirts
San Juan looks nice. Are the hotel accommodations expensive in Puerto Rico?
very, everything is expensive here.
That depends on what is EXPENSIVE for you. Other Islands in the Carribean.. like St Marteen, Curacao, Aruba are as expensive...
I am just wondering what the average price for a typical beachfront hotel room is.
@@dangda-ww7de islands are very expensive
Beautiful
All day
Is renting an apartment in Puerto Rico way cheaper than the United States? 🤔
Probably the same, but harder with PR's lower wages.
@@Mrraugut Okay thanks!
Why is it so empty
Are there any skyscrapers in San Juan? The buildings look small campare to places like Caracas or Buenos Aires
Because is just an island with high risk of hurricanes, tsunamis and other natural disaster
Ok, there is another Island called Dominican Republic they also have skyscrapers and they're also suceptible to natural disasters yet they have enormous skyscrapers they even have two skyscrapers resembling the twin towers it looks amazing it's like new york city in the Caribbean
@@oscargonza2748 oh please get ovet your dominicaness! Santo domingo looks like africa
@@peanutbutter3063 there's always some envious dominican talking about their city built by foreigners.
@@oscargonza2748 lol the DR doesnt have tall buildings at all. i live in nyc
PR might be poorer than the states but if you compare PR to the rest of latin America you’ll see the difference.
PR is poor because of greedy Congress. Starting with Charles Herbert Allen who wired Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 entire sugarcane economy 💰which is Domino Sugar today.
Condado is a façade for tourists. Drive 20-30 minutes out and you'll see the harsh reality many Puerto Ricans live.
@@Mrraugutactually there doing well , go to Cuba , it's horrible, Puerto Rico has advanced and much more will be done to improve...Ponce next big city to be built for tourist
@alfredolopez4092 Of course is better compared to Cuba and other parts of Latin America, but there's still a lot of people who live in poverty all over the island in a polar opposite of what you see in the tourist areas.
@@Mrraugutpoverty all over the world ,come to New York , san Francisco where all u see is tents ...
Alguien sabe que opinan los boricuas de los turistas gringos x lo general? Anyone know what Puerto Ricans think of gringo tourists in general?
They are generally cool and friendly with locals. When pandemic was in full swing😷 we did get SOME tourist from hell!😂🤣 though (cause plane tickets and hotels were dirt cheap). They were on the local news all the time, very amusing and entertaining to watch🙄🙈
@@amgooder Good to know!!! Sorry about the bad tourists :(!
It's good if you like a place with no hot chicks, horrible food, paying twice as much for things, or if you like people acting racist towards you and charging you for entry fees they don't charge the locals. Go to the west side and it's even better for that! If you want the best of their food order the mofongo!!!! That with a side salad haha! The lettuce will be extra slimey!
Puerto Rico es expensive as F. It has the highest sales tax among US territories. The US Supreme Court said that we are US citizen but Puerto Rico is foreign in a domestic sense. 🤷🏻♂️
Y el Jíbaro dice Ok !!!
Is Puerto Rico part of America fully?
America? or do you mean the US?
@@sir.fuentes7642
USA I mean
Calmly I ask you, why do you say it is nicer than you thought? It sounds like you were expecting a bunch of savages and complete dilapidation.
He's walking in the tourist bubble. Went back last week and Condado looks better than when I went 10 years ago. ::cough:: gentrification ::cough:: Even before Hurricane Maria, many parts of Condado looked horrible. Was glad to see improvement. That being said, drive 20 minutes in any direction (unfortunately) is not as clean or safe.
Pinky's is the best place for a good breakfast & price!!!!
Just out of curiosity, how is it meeting local ladies in PR?
For prostitutes and easy women visit Cuba or the DR
@@sir.fuentes7642 that wasn't the question.
Common sense, be polite; worst case, take no for an answer. Don't get fresh because they will yell, hit, or even worse if tried.
🇵🇷❤️
You didn't describe as modern and luxurious
Yeah... pr is owned by the usa but is the rich part of pr
Based of ur title what are you trying to imply about Puerto Rico? If ur going to make a title like that stick to America. I doubt where you came from was any better.
Yeah, I was there, you get that African vibe, it is really an African country in the Caribbean.
There building more luxury hotels there..