Thursday, June 16, 2022

Palmas Del Mar: a Huge Planned Resort in Puerto Rico


When we started looking for a home in Puerto Rico, realtor after realtor recommended that we buy in Palmas del Mar, a massive resort development with six miles of ocean frontage on the southeast coast. This is the largest planned resort development in the Caribbean, and calls itself “Puerto Rico’s #1 vacation destination.” But is it? Not for us.

The many rings of gated security work for some people, but for us they made us feel disconnected from real Puerto Rico. We visited the beach and were underwhelmed, and access to it is extremely limited.

Palmas del Mar started as a vacation spot and evolved to include residential opportunities, and features a golf course, tennis club, athletic club, equestrian area, a forest (Bosque Pterocarpus), marina, school (Palmas Academy), shopping area, hotels, restaurants and more. The residents ride around in golf carts, and their association has regular social events.

So what’s it like? Take a tour and see if it’s your cup of tea. We decided it’s not ours. Lisa calls it Gringolandia.

Links:

Info
Palmas Online Promotional Brochure
Map

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