TAMARINDO ESTATES BEACH COTTAGES CULEBRA ISLAND,  PUERTO RICO

VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL - SPANISH VERSION VERSION FRANCAISE - FRENCH VERSION

 

Tamarindo Estates Beach Resort is featured by Travel and Leisure magazine as one of 20 Great Winter Hotel Getaways, for less than $200 a night (November 2000 issue). It is featured by Outside magazine among twelve value-packed Caribbean resorts (2004 Annual Traveler edition), and is also featured by the Travel Channel, http://travel.discovery.com

You are warmly invited to stay in one of our charming kitchen-equipped villas.

The twelve rental cottages at Tamarindo Estates are situated in the exclusive Tamarindo Beach neighborhood, away from the typical noises of town and its environs. At Tamarindo you will more likely hear the sounds of birds and nature. The villas are nicely surrounded by a large variety of trees and abundant vegetation within the Tamarindo Estates' large and beautiful 60-acre estate. Discover at Tamarindo Estates that peace and quiet Puerto Rico vacation retreat, yet be an easy 5-minute drive from town to resupply your villa's kitchen.

If you are considering a privately owned vacation rental, hotel room, rental house, vacation condos, rental apartment, and the like, look no further! Our kitchen-equipped cottages come with more amenities. Consider also when there are mishaps with an independent, private rental villa/house, when you would have to leave a voicemail and wait for an answer within a 24-hour period. However, at Tamarindo Estates, in case of emergencies or urgent matters -- e.g., if you are locked-out with the room keys inside, a water pressure pipe breaks and is flooding the room, etc. -- you are not alone. There is a Resident Manager on the premises day and night to help you out.

At Tamarindo Estates we have our own water pump systems and ample water storage tanks for those times when the city system fails.

Charming 1 & 2 Bedroom, Kitchen-equipped Cottages on a Private 60-acre Estate
Culebra Island, Puerto Rico

The Tamarindo Beach-house The Swimming Pool - Click on image to enlarge Swimpool, beach-house, and the Estates' beach areas are approx. four minute walk from the rental cottages.

PROPERTY  AMENITIES: For your privacy and tranquility, Tamarindo resort only has 12 cottages in a 60-acre undeveloped estate. On-site Resident Manager, day and night. Exclusive Tamarindo neighborhood. All our rentals are kitchen-equipped units. Air-conditioned bedrooms. 1,800 feet of beachfront. The cottages have roofed verandahs with ocean views. A beach-house for taking shade while on the beach, and restroom facilities. Swimming pool with an ocean view roofed deck. Easy walk-in snorkeling just off our beach in pristine waters. A few minutes walk to Playa Tamarindo's sandy beach. We are located on Culebra's unique Marine Reserve. Tamarindo Estates is nicely secluded, yet only a 5 minute drive to town. For the more adventurous, exciting kayaking across one mile to the Luis Peña Cay. . Click on the photo for snorkeling information Kayak rentals available Come visit us at Tamarindo Estates. Experience an enchanting vacation.... A perfect resort to rest and meditate, do some watersports, stay close with the best of nature, or just enjoy doing nothing, and you might become one of our many repeating guests! This is our 16th. year.

AREA ATTRACTIONS: Home to Culebra's National Wildlife Reserve under the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Culebra is home to the endangered Leatherback Turtle and many breeding seabirds. Several pristine, unspoiled beaches around the island. Many exciting sites around Culebra for scuba divers. Culebra is a secluded paradise largely untouched by development. Culebra is home to Flamenco, rated one of America's top 10 beaches. Good variety of restaurants and grocery stores. Easy access via San Juan and Fajardo, PR Daily flights and ferry crossing from Puerto Rico. For things to do in Culebra click here. No passport needed: U.S. citizens traveling to and returning directly from Puerto Rico or Culebra are not considered to have left the U.S. territory and do not need to present a passport. Flamenco Beach Click on the photo to enlarge Aerial view of Culebra Marine Reserve - Click on the image to enlarge Culebra Map Click on the image to enlarge

CULEBRA ISLAND INFORMATION:

There are no passports or visas necessary for U.S. citizens arriving directly to Culebra Island or Puerto Rico from the United States.  U.S. citizens can travel between Puerto Rico and the United States without going through immigration or customs check points. Culebra is one of Puerto Rico's off-shore islands, 10 miles square in area and 17 miles east of Puerto Rico. It is located midway between P.R. and St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Presently there are about 3000 residents on the island. Culebra was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and was under the Spanish flag until 1898 when Puerto Rico became part of the United States. Presently, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico enjoys a special status of self-government under the U.S. flag.

Culebra is an unspoiled divers' and beachcombers' paradise, also coveted by bird watchers. If you are looking for a quiet, relaxing vacation, beautiful beaches, good diving and snorkeling, a laid back atmosphere, and away from the tourist scene, Culebra Island is the place to come!

Click on the image to zoom in

Satellite night  photo - Click to enlarge

TRANSPORTATION TO CULEBRA ISLAND:

The easiest way to reach Culebra is via San Juan, Puerto Rico. The flight from New York to San Juan takes 3 1/2 hours; from Miami to San Juan it's 1 1/2 hours. San Juan International Airport (SJU) is served from the U.S. Mainland by American Airlines, Delta, US Airways, Continental, Northwest, Spirit Air, and United. Culebra has daily flights arriving from the San Juan International Airport (SJU) on Air Flamenco (787-724-1818) and Isla Nena Air Service (787-741-1577), and from San Juan Isla Grande Airport (SIG) on Vieques Air Link (787-722-3736) and Air Flamenco (787-724-6464). A 1 1/2 hour ferry ride is also available from Fajardo, a sea port on the east shore of Puerto Rico. For the taxi drive between San Juan and Fajardo you should allow between two and three hours, depending on traffic. Click here for more airline information and ferry schedules.

Twin-engine Islander

Culebra airport terminal. Click on the image to enlarge.

Click on the image to enlarge

Some of the Culebra ferries

OUR ACCOMMODATIONS AND SURROUNDINGS:

Tamarindo Estates is a small, intimate, and unique resort. All our rental units are kitchen-equipped. There are one- and two-bedroom cottages. You will feel a deep sense of privacy and tranquility, as there are only 12 cottages in the midst of a large division of virgin and undeveloped land. With its 60 acres, Tamarindo Estates has by far, the greatest acreage of any inn or resort in all of Culebra. The resort is nicely secluded, yet it is an easy 5-minute drive from town. Our charming and cozy cottages have air-conditioned bedrooms. For those who enjoy natural air, the villas also have ceiling fans, and are screened. Each cottage has its own bath with shower, a separate living-kitchen area with an electric cooktop, refrigerator-freezer, microwave oven, color TV, and a roofed deck with an ocean view. These cottages stand high on a hill within the property, allowing you to enjoy exceptional views while sitting in your private roofed veranda. Typically there are three independent attached cottages per building. There is one computer with internet connection available to guests. We have a staff of friendly caretakers living on the resort's premises to help you have the most pleasant stay at the Estates and the best Culebra, Puerto Rico vacation ever. These are self-catering accommodations. We provide you with a nice, clean villa, with all linens and kitchen utensils. In order to keep rates down, we do not provide housekeeping service. We do not offer the marbled, glitzy nor the luxurious lodging available in the generic resort scene, but a small, quiet, and friendly hotel with simple, though comfortable accommodations in a remarkably beautiful natural environment.

Culebra's Marine Reserve as seen from the Tamarindo beach-house - Click on the image to enlarge	The Tamarindo beach-house - Click on the image to enlarge	View from the Tamarindo beach-house - Click on the image to enlarge
The Tamarindo swimming pool - Click on the image to enlarge. Swimpool, beach-house, and the Estates' snorkeling beach areas are approx. four minute walk from the rental cottages.	For the more adventurous, go kayaking across the channel to Luis Peña Cay in the background - Click on the image to enlarge	The beach-house, pool building, and one of the villas, as seen from the ocean - Click on the image to enlarg

A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR ACCOMMODATIONS:

Facade of one of the villas		Facade of another villa
Typical kitchen area of a cottage	Typical bedroom	Typical kitchen area of a cottage

For a  photo tour of our hotel facilities, please click here.
  .

Rates:

Getting to Culebra

Moving Around

Things To Do

More Information

Rates

Book Online

Contact Us

Visitor Agreement - Disclaimer

 P.O. Box 313, Culebra, P.R. 00775, Tel. 787-742-3343