Casa Abuelita River view

My place is close to great views, 30 minutes from the beach, family-friendly activities, restaurants and dining. You’ll love my place because of its location in a tropical flower plantation in the mountains, clean stream with fishing and swimming holes, bird watching, hiking, peaceful and private location. My place is good for couples, solo adventurers and family with kids. This is a charming wooden house in a 5 acre tropical flower farm in the mountains of Puerto Rico. This private farm is located in a lush river valley surrounded by mountains and brimming with natural life. The Casey river is a short walk away and it is ideal for a refreshing dip in its swimming holes, fishing for dajao, and shrimping at night. This is an area full of life: lizards, insects, coquís, crickets, birds, and other local fauna. The house and its surroundings are kept free of pests, though the occasional gecko (harmless) might find its way inside. The house is fully screened and can be left open to enjoy the night sounds or closed and air conditioned. Guests can explore the farm, hike the access road behind the farm for exercise, bird watching, and/or to reach different parts of the river. There's a trail that leads to other vacation farms and provides access to other parts of the river, including a waterfall and a large swimming hole. I am retired, live in a granny apartment in the cement house in the same farm, and am usually around and available to personally greet our guests and help them settle in. This is a quiet neighborhood with a church, a bar, and a "lechonera" (place where they make roast pork in the weekends). The lechonera has a bar, sells Puerto Rican fried foods, and "cuajito" (stewed tripe), and roast pernil. About 5 minutes away, in the Rt 352 intersection, there is a bakery, hardware store, tire store, bar, and pharmacy. Both the bakery and the pharmacy are also convenience stores which sell basic groceries, desserts, etc. To get to supermarkets, restaurants, and other amenities you need to drive to Mayagüez, San Sebastián, or Las Marías all about 20-30 minutes away. This farm is near the following tourist attractions in nearby small towns: Maricao: Hacienda Juanita, Torre de Piedra, Monte del Estado, Salto Curet, Fish hatchery. Las Marías: Festival de la China (March). Lares: Hacienda Lealtad, Heladería El Grito. San Sebastian: Farmer's Market (Fridays), Gozalandia (waterfall). Moca: Castillo Labadie. Rincón: Lighthouse, whale watching (February & March), surfing (January - April), many restaurants, bars, live music, farmer's market in the town square (Sundays), beaches, etc. Aguadilla: Crash Boat beach, restaurants, ice skating rink, etc. Mayagüez: restaurants, town square, Tropical Agricultural Research Station (botanical garden), El Litoral (seaside walk), University of PR: Mayagüez, Museo de Hostos, Museo Pilar Defilló, and more. Hormigueros: Iglesia la Monserrate. Cabo Rojo: Playuela, Lighthouse, Boquerón village, Joyuda (seafood restaurants), etc. You will need a car to get around. There is no public transportation available in this area. This is a quiet neighborhood, interrupted by occasional music from a nearby church or bar. Church services are on Thursday and Sunday afternoons for about 2 hours. The bars are further away and their music is distant and faint in volume. You can easily tune these out by turning on the air conditioning. There are great beaches about 30-60 minutes away. Nearby beaches include Tres Hermanos (Añasco), Steps, and Sandy Beach (Rincón), Crash Boat (Aguadilla), Punta Arenas, Buyé, Boquerón, Combate, and Playuela (Cabo Rojo). I have the following beach items available: cooler, 3 folding chairs, and beach towels. There’s an outside shower (with hot water) at the house to rinse sand off before you come into the house.