
Set in a stunning valley on 107 lush tropical cuerdas less than two hours from San Juan, Casa Grande Mountain Retreat is an oasis of peace and tranquility. The former coffee plantation, now exquisitely landscaped, has 20 rooms scattered up the mountainside, each with private bath, balcony, and hammock. A fresh-water swimming pool is cradled beneath a green mountain vista. A fully equipped yoga center is used for individual and group practice. The Café serves local and international dishes.
Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association Environmental Awards:
"2006 Green Inn of the Year" "2004 Green Inn of the Year" "2003 Most Improved Green Hotel" "1999 Green Inn of the Year "
Read what others have to say:
“Serenity has arrived. Materializing like a leafy apparition out of Puerto Rico’s gourgeous karst country, the Casa Grande ought to be on the prescription list of all North American doctors as an antidote for stress and rat-race burnout. Nestled in its own steep-sided valley and run efficiently by an ex-New York lawyer, the Casa is an ecologically congruous hotel that stops you in your tracks, forcing you to slow down and take it easy. While there are no TVs or phones in any of the jungle-esque rooms, there are daily yoga classes, a scrumptious on-site restaurant and every available excuse to sit around all day and do – absolutely nothing. Try it, you might just get hooked.” (Lonely Planet – Puerto Rico 2007)
"Picture this: your own private cabin set amid lush tropical gardens; wrap-around views of jungly, emerald-green mountains; and a charming plantation house where drinks are served at an elegant bar and meals are taken on the veranda..." selected one of Ten Amazing Trips Around the World." (New York Magazine, Travel Issue, October 2002).
"...the hotel is now home to a well-labeled botanical garden of among other things, apricot moonflower trees; chinese hat plants, a shrub called yesterday-today-and-tomorrow; and eight varieties of ginger." (Travel & Leisure Family Magazine, Fall/Winter 2002).
"Morning Yoga on a lovingly converted coffee farm, plenty of hammocks and dense greenery make this mountain retreat near Lago Caonillas relaxation central..." Chosen one of the top 10 Places to Stay in Puerto Rico (Hunter Adventure Guide, 2001 edition).
"...a summer camp, with a lot better food and no bullies." (National Geographic Traveler, 1998).
"...a difficult place to leave...where paradise becomes a reality." (The San Juan Star, 1997).
"...the contact with the Island's nature is inevitable...green becomes greener while the flora transforms into a tropical jungle..." (El Nuevo Día 1997).
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