Isla Verde Ave. Tourist Strip

Isla Verde is a district of the City of Carolina, Puerto Rico. It is bordered to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west by the City of San Juan metro area of El Condado, to the south by San Juan metro area of Santurce and to the east by downtown Carolina. Isla Verde has been, for decades, a main tourist area in Puerto Rico, hosting various hotels, casinos, discotheques and restaurants. Isla Verde is the best tourist strip in Puerto Rico and has one of the finest white sand beaches on the Island (Isla Verde Beach) with a wide variety of activities. Isla Verde Beach was named as one of the top ten City beaches in the world, click here.

Isla Verde is only 5 minutes from El Condado, 10 minutes from Old San Juan and 40 minutes from El Yunque Rain Forrest.  The proximity to these areas and hotels such as the World famous El San Juan Hotel and Casino, the Ritz Carlton Hotel and Casino, Inter-Continental Hotel and Casino, the Condado Plaza Hotel and Casino, the Marriot Hotel and Casino, and the many restaurants and shops in the area, along with the beautiful long and expansive wide beach, make Isla Verde the most popular place to stay.   Isla Verde is also only five minutes from the Luis Munoz Marin San Juan International Airport. Generally, when tourists say they vacationed in San Juan, were most likely in Isla Verde, El Condado or Old San Juan.

To see a Map of Puerto Rico showing where Isla Verde is located, Click Here.

Imagine living in a large city and having a beautiful beach as your back yard. That is exactly what the million or so residents in the San Juan metro area enjoy every day, and share with our thousands of visitors. There is no need to drive away from town to enjoy a perfect tropical day at the beach. The weather averages a warm 82 degrees during the day year round.

Isla Verde Beach is actually a series of beaches that stretch for miles in front of luxury resorts and posh high-rise residential apartments, restaurants and private clubs, guesthouses and private homes and parks.

It is a tranquil place during the week, but on the weekends Isla Verde really comes alive. Beach lovers stream in from every corner of the city and from every major hotel in the area to get some sun, splash in the sea, picnic or party with family and friends, play beach volleyball, walk along the sandy shores, or simply have fun. There is no shortage of places to eat or drink. Many hotels and restaurants have bars and grills with access to the beach.

The more adventurous go parasailing, bodysurfing, water skiing and jet skiing or participate in many of the other water sports offered by the hotels and seaside shops.

Depending on the hour of the day and the day of the week, Isla Verde can be anything from a solitary stretch of glistening sand to a Coney Island crowd of happy sun worshippers, but it is always a delight. 

Nearby Facilities, Restaurants and Recreation

The area offers an endless variety of International and local cuisine, action-packed casinos, exciting shows, dance clubs with both Puerto Rican and American music, cock fighting, and romantic gateways with strolling guitarist and soft Caribbean breezes.    

Shopping is a pleasure with 2 nearby malls within walking distance, and a grocery store and postal business right across the street.  Or just 15 minutes away by taxi, to your choice of the Caribbean's largest shopping malls: Plaza Las Americas, Plaza Carolina  and Montehiedra Plaza. 

Nearby Old San Juan is known throughout the world for it's excellent selection of jewelry, rums, cigars, ceramics, lace, and hand-woven linens.

Tourist Activities

Sun Bathing, Swimming, Jet Skiing, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Wind Surfing, Surfing, Deep Sea Fishing, Para Sailing, Tubing, Boating, 500 Year Old San Juan Tours, Barcardi Rum Plant Tours, Rio Camuy Caves (Underground Caverns) Tours, Arecibo Radio Telescope Tours, El Morro Fort and El Castillo Fort, El Yunque Rain Forrest, Casinos, Night Clubs, Hiking, Shopping, Golfing, Horseback Riding, Cock Fighting, Horse RacingLa Parguera Phosphorescent Bay Tours, Taino Indian Reservation Tour, Restaurants, Museums, Parks, Lots more.  

For a more detailed description of the above activities, Click Here

Isla Verde is also only five minutes from the Luis Munoz Marin San Juan International Airport. The Luis Muñoz Marín San Juan International Airport, which many people mistakenly think is located in the City of San Juan, is actually located in Isla Verde, City of Carolina.

For almost four decades, the airport was given the unofficial name, "Isla Verde International Airport" both by locals and visitors. Residents of Isla Verde also tend to downplay the fact that the area is part of Carolina since culturally and socially Isla Verde is considered to be in the San Juan Metro area. 

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