The Frugal Traveler, part of the NY Times travel series recently visited Puerto Rico as part of its budget weekend series. This is a great article on how you can visit Puerto Rico; enjoy the sights and sounds of San Juan; for under $500.
The Frugal Traveler’s standard weekend budget of $500 rarely buys entree to such trendy zones, but a free-ranging Web search netted a boutique bargain: the Nuyorican Cafe had just opened the upper floors of its bright-blue building, a former Spanish convent, as an art-filled hotel called Da House. My third-floor room — sunny but cool, with colonial-style furniture and tall, skinny windows overlooking the alley — was $80 a night. Perfect. (Matt Gross, April 15, 2007. Frugal Traveler)
Highlights of the weekend trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico included;
Place to Stay
Da House, 312 Calle San Francisco
Things to Do
Casa Blanca loacted at 1 Calle San Sebastian
El Morro, located at 501 Calle Norzagaray
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, located at 299 Avenida de Diego
Places to Eat & Drink
Aguaviva, located at 364 Calle Fortaleza
Bebos, located at 1600 Calle LoÃza
Brickhouse Bar & Grill, located at 359 Calle Tetuan
Café Berlin, 407 Calle San Francisco
La Mallorca, 300 Calle San Francisco
Places to Shop
El Alcazar, 103 Calle San José, (787) 723-1229
El Galpon, 154 Calle del Cristo, (787) 725-3945
Otto, 69 Avenida Condado, (787) 722-4609.
Source: Frugal Travler
