The Surfing Turtle

4.0

Good(141 Reviews)

Hotel in Fajardo

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

About this hotel

The Surfing Turtle is located on the beachfront in Luquillo, 200 metres from La Pared Beach and 600 metres from Azul Beach. With a terrace, the 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom.

Amenities

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Balcony or Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Beachfront or waterfront

Family friendly

Map of Fajardo

Nearby attractions

San Felipe del Morro Castle

Balneario El Escambrón

40.7 mi

Available Rooms

Deluxe King Studio

1 King • 150 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Queen Studio

1 Queen • 75 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe King Suite

1 King • 1 Sofa • 226 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Queen Room

2 Queen • 204 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

2 Double • 602 ft²

Sleeps 8

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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The Surfing Turtle

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4.0

Good(141 Reviews)

Hotel in Fajardo

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

About this hotel

Amenities

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Balcony or Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Beachfront or waterfront

Family friendly

Map of Fajardo

Nearby attractions

San Felipe del Morro Castle

Balneario El Escambrón

40.7 mi

Available Rooms

Deluxe King Studio

1 King • 150 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Queen Studio

1 Queen • 75 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe King Suite

1 King • 1 Sofa • 226 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Queen Room

2 Queen • 204 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

2 Double • 602 ft²

Sleeps 8

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

4.0

Good(141 Reviews)

100% verified reviews

2.0

Jun 2024

Overrated

Location

Extremely humid. Pictures doesn’t not reflect the reality.

4.5

May 2024

Super cool vibe. Hippie with a high end feel.

Loved the vibe, the room designs, the tile, the robes, the common space, the swinging chairs, the picnic tables. Nicely Done!

If you could get the neighbor to clean up their rooftop - it's kind of an ugly eyesore. It'd be cool to plant a garden there!

4.0

Feb 2024

Bed was comfy. Room and bathroom very small.

That’s it’s on a cute street and close to the beach!

We had room 1 which is right in front and very loud because of the street.

4.0

Feb 2024

Luquillo January 2024

Lage war entsprechend sehr gut.

Es gab keine Kaffee oder Tee Küche. Nur leeren Gläser.

3.0

Jan 2024

Veel te duur voor wat je krijgt

Mooi ingerichte kamer

Auto’s rijden vlak langs de accommodatie/kamer. Hierdoor lig je er ‘s nachts van wakker.

5.0

Aug 2023

I would ten out of ten do it again, this was a good value.

Staff was extremely knowledgeable and friendly! Room was comfortable and clean, and had what I needed. Location was very convenient for enjoying the local scenery and getting to the beach. Nearby stores and restaurants were also convenient and high quality!

1.5

Aug 2023

Poor

Proximity to the beach

The noise

4.0

Aug 2023

Very good

beautiful property. very nice

n/a

4.5

Jun 2023

Convenient location.

Very convenient location. Clean room. Comfortable.

Nothing.

4.0

Jun 2023

Very good

close to the beach and a few places to eat

plumbing

5.0

Jun 2023

location was great. room was clean and had everything that we needed for our stay

the room was clean and the air conditioning was awesome

no dislikes. everything was great and more than I expected.

4.5

Apr 2023

Perfect base camp for exploring Luquillo and the surrounding areas

Very clean, cute room right near the beach (5 minute walk). Def more of a surfing beach than a swimming beach. The beds were sooooo soft and the duvets were bliss. Location was within 20 min of Fajardo and El Yunque. Short drive to the kiosks and other Luquillo beaches. Very sleepy little village area, but the few restaurants around were all great. Highly recommend Simple Food. The host was prompt at fixing a few issues caused by the whole-town power outage the day before we arrived. Loved the hammock chairs on the roof, great place to relax with a book in the evenings. The beach robes were a nice touch. Local stray kitty made our stay. My youngest got an awesome haircut at the barber's next door.

No closet area to hang clothes. No iron. You need to live out of your suitcase with wrinkles, but it's vacation and no one really cares! The one rooster next door decided that 4:30am was a great time to wake up. Whole town is full of wandering chickens, so you're going to get that no matter where you stay unless you're up in one of the high rise hotels, which isn't our scene.

5.0

Apr 2023

The Surfing Turtle is a perfectly unique and appointed little casita one block from the sea!

Just loved the little details. It's a unique property that surprisingly provides beach chairs and yoga mats in your room! Bonus. The deck up above with chair hammocks gives you a view of the ocean which is only a block away. Luquillo as far as I could tell is a small town that is not so touristy. The square is the towns square with lots of locals milling about. I especially love the one classic restaurant/bar where the old local men have their drinks and conversation! We arrived after staff had just left and there was a quick response from someone via google tele and then Yaya called with more assistance since they are key codes on the doors. You won't regret your sty here in quiet Luquillo at the Surfing Turtle. Visit the Luquillo Kiosks a 5 min drive away and the breakfast place across the street. Also street parking was a plus! Thank you!

Nothing!

4.5

Mar 2023

Great place to stay to have a relaxing time.

the location of the property is invaluable. It is near a great restaurant and the brunch place is a moat visit while staying in Luquillo.

4.5

Mar 2023

Superb

Very comfortable beds.

3.5

Feb 2023

Overall good but there’s space for improvement.

Clean

water pressure was horrible throughout the period of stay. additionally the curtains leave a lot exposed so attempting to properly close and not allow gaps was hard. the location was pretty loud at night as it’s really close to the Main Street in town so there’ll be a lot of noise from cars overnight.

1.0

Feb 2023

The room was noisy, uncomfortable, and had no privacy, and the customer service was lousy.

Clean room, close to restaurants

Terrible noisy room, no privacy, lousy customer service, deceptive description on the Booking.com site. The property lied: it is NOT a 4-star hotel by any standard. It’s more like a youth hostel - but less comfortable and with worse customer service. Our room was small, Spartan, and faced directly onto the main road (the door literally opened right onto the sidewalk); people walking by could see right into our room when we opened the door or window shade. We heard noisy traffic all night, as well as very loud music from a bar a few doors down. We never saw any staff at the property - not when we initially checked in and not later when we tried to get help. (When we arrived, we had to wait half an hour before they even texted the instructions to get into the room; but after that, they did not respond to our subsequent attempts to contact them by phone call, text, or message via the website.) No parking space was provided; we had to park on the street. The location is far away from the actual Luquillo Beach; the beach nearby is ugly and not nice for swimming or relaxing on the sand. Do not stay here under any circumstances!!

3.0

Feb 2023

Pleasant

I saw no breakfast. Dylan never mentioned it.

Heavy duty blanket/comforter is overkill, too warm. A lighter blanket would have been better.

5.0

Jan 2023

I would go back:)

Cute little boutique hotel with thoughtful touches, nice decorating, lovely little roof deck.

4.0

Jan 2023

It was amazing and very comfortable, definitely would recommend to others and be back myself.

It was not to far from the beach and from local restaurants.

I didn’t have a broom or mop to be able to clean up after myself in case of making a mess.

0.5

Jan 2023

Bad

The location is awesome. Have a lot of things close.

I only could communicate with the owner once when we got there. Our air conditioner wasn’t cooling and I tried to reach him but he didn’t answer in any way. We slept without it and it was a hard 2 nights cause of the heat.

3.5

May 2022

Good

extremely loud at night because right next to a street where people show off their cars

4.0

Apr 2022

we had a nice stay at the surfing turtle there was a neighborhood rooster that crowed at dawn, but that added to the cha

cute hotel close to the beach!

would have liked coffee creamer in the room as well as water

4.5

Feb 2022

amazing

This place is amazing, and the property manager Dylan was clear and concise and was ready to answer any questions we had. Mind you, if you look at Google maps this place is in the middle of "old town" luquillo. There are roosters and dogs making noise. This is normal! If you want a seriously quiet place, don't book a place in the middle of all the action!

5.0

Jan 2022

Overall comfortable stay near the La Pared waves or walking to Luquillo beach

We really liked and appreciated the upgrade to the upper floor. It was a relaxing time. The patio was nice. View of ocean off across the street a bit was nice and easy walking along the beach. La Pared mostly waves but access to a quieter nature reserve. It would have been about a 20 min walk to a good swimming beach on the other side of Luquillo. The proximity to the town and to the beach provided fun food options (we loved La Fonda Gourmet sandwiches across the street). Even though a hostel-space below and a shared patio with grill, the place was pretty quiet and chill with fellow travelers. Small retro mini-fridge useful, but no microwave or other amenity. Fun yoga mat and lounge chair and added touches. Comfortable space.

There really wasn't a kettle (more like a coffee-maker with pods but no coffee). We had our own coffee sock to improvise with the dripped hot water, but without a microwave on the premises, it would have been nice to have a way to heat up food or drinks since lots of food places were closed on New Year's. Overall comfortable.

4.5

Jan 2022

Great place. Would recommend

Dylan was great! He was there when we arrived and it was super easy to check in. Room was spacious and clean. Beach chairs, yoga mats in room. Beds were so comfy! The area was a little loud at night but nothing the air conditioning and tv couldn’t cover up. Nice local restaurants. The roof deck was also very relaxing and nice to meet others staying there.

I thought the luquillo kiosks were closer and in walking distance. We didn’t get to them.

5.0

Jan 2022

Our stay was very comfortable with the extra touches in our room and facility that made it special.

We sprung for the king suite and I'm glad we did. The room was spacious for our 3 day stay and the bed was very comfortable. There was coffee in the room which we enjoyed on the beautiful deck with new hammocks. The beach is a 2 minute walk away.

0.5

Jan 2022

Great if you plan to party all night; terrible if you want to sleep.

The room was nice.

When we arrived, the host said there had been a last minute party booking. There was music blasting from the back porch. He said the music would be off at 10. It was going well past midnight. There were also loud partiers yelling until very late. We had an early morning and got next to no sleep because of all the noise. Also the advertised parking was not available. The WiFi was down too.

5.0

Jan 2022

Exceptional

Location was right by the beach/ocean. Restaurants/bars/convenient store are accessible!

4.0

Jan 2022

I felt the facility could have used a centralized common area for dining and socializing of the patrons.

spacious and clean rooms. location was superb. staff helpful and friendly. Dylan was the perfect host and helped me considerably with useful information about the area and adapting to a life here in PR. Thanks again!

no microwave ovens for heating food or beverages. The wifi signals were very weak.

5.0

Dec 2021

great location, great property

very clean, cute decor! we only stayed one night so we didn’t use the beach chairs or yoga mats but nice to have! property is close to el yunque and the beach as well as the kiosks and some great restaurants! we ate at la Fonda gourmet for dinner and cafe la diferencia for breakfast, both a minute walk from here and some of our favorite meals on our trip! stay here if in the area!

n/a

5.0

Nov 2021

Exceptional

Everything was absolutely perfect!

Nothing, if I would give a 20 as a score I would

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Fajardo?

The average price for a rental in Fajardo is $240 per night. This rental is $92 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at The Surfing Turtle. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Surfing Turtle pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at The Surfing Turtle?

We found 8 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, balcony or patio, and tv.

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The Surfing Turtle

Hotel in Fajardo

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Fajardo

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Deluxe King Studio

Deluxe Queen Studio

Deluxe King Suite

Deluxe Queen Room

8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

The Surfing Turtle

Hotel in Fajardo

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Fajardo

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Deluxe King Studio

Deluxe Queen Studio

Deluxe King Suite

Deluxe Queen Room

8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Fajardo?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is The Surfing Turtle pet friendly?

What amenities are available at The Surfing Turtle?

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